Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-07-05
THE RADICAL COUNTY C0NVEN-
TION.
scenes at Rocky POint-Schenck vs..
ManminS-Schenck's Chicken Coop
Confusion worse COnfOunded-The
Nominations Manning WithdrRWs-
Nominations for County Officers, &c,
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The much talked of New uanovOr
County Republican Convention was held
at Rocky Point yesterday. The meeting
was called to order by James Lowrey, the
Chairman of the County Executive Com
mittee. Directly thereafter there sprung
up quite 4 discussion between JAS. HeatOn,
a Schenck man, and George W. Price,
one of Manning's prime minister's
AS far rs your reporter could judge, Price
was more than match for any of the OPP
position. The whole aim of his opponents
seemed to be to get him out OF the
1" chicken coop erected for Suhenck's gtme
cOcks,'' and many and desperate were the
attempts for that purpose. But Price had
the sympathies Of many OF the people and
the job was hard one.
Heaton moved that the County EXecu-
tive Committee act upon the credentials of
the delegates. This was the first sign OF
the times, rs all OF the Committee we're
known to be for Schenck, and the result
was thus foreshadowcd. There were dele
gates present who presented credentials
signed by the Chairman of the TOWNSHIP
Conventions, who were not admitted, and
others received whose credentials were
signed by the secretaries. George Il.
French, who made good use OF his four
eyes, saw through it all, and moved that
no speaking be allow cl until vote was
taken. Ills motion was adopted. There
upon there ensucd such a perfect Babel
that it was impossible to tell what was
going on, except that every delegate
| claimed to be " free man." and entitled
| to the tioor-or anything else. Schenck,
fearing the outside influence that was
! pouring in thick and fast, proposed, through
his mouth-piece, French, an adjournment
tor an hour. This was carried, when
! Price, with the Manning crowd, left the
| Convention. Price then addressed his
friends and argued that they were worse
than slaves to submit to such unfairness
as was presented before them.
The recess having expired, the Conven-
ton re-assembled, when Geo. Il. French
was made Chairman and JOS. G. Hill and
Stacy VanAmringe Secretaries. MADISON
asked that each delegate be allowed tive
minutes to speak, and that the rules OF the
| House of Representatives Of the State OF
| North Carolina be adopted as the rules
governing the Convention, which was
agreed to, except as to the time OF speak
delegates be calico. At this point, much
confusion having arisen, Bill Moore, the
invincible, was appointed Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Nominations being then in order, Major
Schenck, Gen. Manning and Duncan
Holmes were nominated for Sheriff,
when Gen. Manning withdrew and would
not allow his name to go before the Con-
ventiOn. Schenck received the nomination
on the first ballot. The other county Off
GERS were then nominated, as follows: For
Register of Deeds, Jos. &. Hill, colOred ;
for County Treasurer, E. r. Brink; for
Coroner, 4. d. Hewlett for Commissions
ers, Silas n. Martin, James A. LoWery, 4.
NJ. Shoemaker, George w. Bordeaux and
A. II. Morris.
| Sheriff Schenck nominated Capt. j. Kent
Brown for County Surveyor, but there was
so much noise and confusion that We were
utterly unable to tell if the nomination
was made. VanAmringe took advantage
of the occasion to say something in refer
ence to Sheriff Schenck, which that indi-
vidual replied to, pretty etfectually, by in
forming Mr.. VanAmringe that, if his re-
marks were intended for him, he would
say that the gentleman had not been bap-
tized long enough to stand up as his accu-
ser in Republican Convention.
The great Convention thus closed. 1t is
needless to say here that there was the
usual amount of the wrangling and lighting
so characteristic Of all such Radical cOnvo-
cations, and that there were several knock
downs during the day.
The Manning men are not only dis
appointed, but diseusted and swear that
they will not give up the ship. They say
that they will call another Convention i'll 4
few DAYS, in which the people of the
county may be heard, and not only few
| individuals. They are confident of Man
nings strength, and seem determined not
to tamely give up the contest.
:. Mormon Preacher i'm Trouble.
Chas. Hansen, Dane by birth, has OF
late been preaching rs Il Mormon mission
ary in the Scandinavian countries, and has
been extremely successful. He shipped, III
August last, in two vessels from Gotheli-
burg, Sweden, 100 Sweedes aud Danes,
mostly women bound for Salt Lake City.
| lie went from there to Warnemunde,
| Mecklenburg Schwerin, and succeeded IN
converting $50 persons in two weeks, and
had cot them all ready for emigration when
he was arrested by the authorities, whipped
| with 50 lashes on the bare back, and SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment on a
bread and water diet. Hansen appealed
to Minister Bancroft to effect his release,
but that official refused to do anything foI
him, and he will serve out his sentence.
The Raleigh NeerS says: Clara LlggOn,
(col.,) wife Of Fayette LiggOn, living a
short distance beyond the western limits
of the city, died yesterday from burns re-
ceived by the careless handling of kero-
sene lamp on Thursday night, while sitting
up with a sick child. The deceased was
about forty years of age, and was much es-
teemed and respected by all who knew her.
s'Mr. Postof1ice-man, want to pay the
postage on this letter." E'Sinole or double,