Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-26
Radical state Ticket.


In the nomination of Governor CALD- !
WELL, for another term Of Office, tl!o adj
uinistratOn wing Of the Radical party has I
met its first defeat We, by no means, in !
tend to be understood rs intimating that
Governor CALDWELL or his supporters
favor in auy ,Iccrcc the Liberal Republican
movement. Indeed, we arc happy TO say
that this new increment has attached to it /
no such badge Of suspicion. 1t is well /
known. however, that the whole Washing
ION CITY influence was thrown in favor of
the late Minister to Peru, and against .
CALDwEII. The Presidents private Sec
tary who happens to lie a relative OF ldr.
SETTLE and Senator Pool, were both i'll I
attendance at the Convention, and doubt (.
less exerted all their influence, but IL vain. /
The moving cause of Mr.. Fool s Interest .
in the matter was doubtless his anxiety to ,
get Mr. SETTLE ont of bis way in the
nited States Senatorial election, 10 take
!,Iace next winter. Indeed, to further his /
design in that djrcctiom--it j. said his
brother Judge Pool will resign his place
rn the Bench and seek a scat in the L"9iS-
Iuture The Washington pressure was
brought to bear 50 heavily upon our chOl-
oric Governor, that he is said to have be-
come quite profane upon the impudence
of Washington City officials attempting to
dictate candidates for a State ticket TO a
North Carolina Convention.
We confess we are somewhat ut 4 loss
to account for the variance between Gov
error CALDWELL and President GRANT.
We venture to say that in the whole coun-
try there can be found 10 more bitter rad
ical, no more unscrupulOus partiZan, no
more obsequious slave TO Federal power
than this same TOD r. CALDWELL. has
proved himself 10 be. If President GRANT
is not satisfied with Governor CAIDWELL'S
subserviency to his admiration and dicta-
ton, he must indeed be hard to satisfy. So
much for CALDWELL.
rs tor SETTLE, il would not sur
prise lis to hear that he Was q
candidate for the Presidency either at
Cincinnati or Philadelphia, possibly at both
places. Nor indeed if the poor old Pope
of his temporal power, would we be ut all
surprised 10 hear that the late Confederate
Captain SETTLE was Il prominent caudi-
date before the College OF Cardinals at
Eome for election to the Ponlificate.
The other nominations made by the Con
yentions Indicate even more plainly the
completeness OF The triumph OF The native
or sca!aWag element.
General CURTIS II. B1:0GDEN, late Of
the militia, has long been Il wheel horse iii
North Carolina politics, III old times as
Democrat Of the most straitest sect, and
recently as Il Radical Of the darkest hue.
For more than quarter Of a century he
las been on the Winning side, always de
sertinc his colors in time to gain or retain
office. lie has indeed been a wheel horse
of the true Conestoga breed.
Lieutenant CononeI TAzWELI l.. HAE-
GROVE, late of the 4Ith Regiment y. {.
Troops Army Of Northern Virginia, did
some good fighting during the late war,
and welcomed the men now his warm al
lies with bloody hands to hospitablc graves
wherever lie met them. lie is :. fire.
tried Republican," and lawyer 10y prOleS-
sion, but, rs the Sentinel says, has = pent-
I'd himself" of all lie did during The war,
aud is now an earnest allocate of peace
and office.
DIR. WILLIAM III. HoWEETON, late an
officer of the 9TH REGIMENT y. {. Troops
Army Of Northern Virginia, is another
fire-tried Republican" indeed hc 1nay be
put down as the prince Of scalawasS for
the State at large. Upon reflection, We
viii not risk our reputation for veracity
uron the assertion OF insinuation
that lie was ever under fire.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave"
and DR.. UowERroN'S career in Virginia
was short.
Treasurer JENKINS is also = man Of
military predictions, and during the late
Kirk war, proposed to raise a company in
IIolden's service. We presume he too is
iire-tried Republican,
REILLY, nominated in the place OF
u. Adams, for Auditor, is entirely I'M
known to us.
Of the Rev. JOSEPH REID, We know
nothing, save that he lives in Franklin
county,
Just SO. The cuiored troops fought
nobly," but not single one do we find
upon the State ticket. The coiored voters
compose seven-eighths of the Radical
patty, and yet upon the State ticket not
siuel. colnrcG mans name appears.
The ouly recognition OF the coiored man
Vas to make JAMES II. HATRIs the tenn
porary Chairman Of the Convention. Just
81! Our colored troops tight nobly and
vote solidly, but have rather a strong odor
foI otfi.e. Just SO!