Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12

with id liar. He said he intende
to submit to insults until after tn
election and them let his opponent
look out. He did not want to get int
the hands of the Mayor.
| AT the close of this delectable ha
rangue Hill and Moore both attempte
to speak. The confusion confined TO
a long time. The Major appearing o
the stand, Moore and Heaton with
| drew their friends from the Hall
! leaving the other party masters of tn
| situation.
Joe Hill then addressed the meeting
about one half remaining. He sal
that five townships would not vote 70
the ticket. (These we understoo,
were Harnett, Grant, Cape Fear
Rocky Point and Federal Point
Heaton would be defeated and on tn
10th of August would not be in thu
county. We want respectable men il
office, not frequenters of brand,
houses. We intend to put ont re
spectacle man against whom no charges
can be brought.
MADISON next addressed the meeting
IN very temperate manner, bu
taking strong grounds against the dis
reputable persons who sought to con
troll the Republican party in thi:
county.
Mayor Canaday rose and said thai
he had come to renew the attack or
Heaton which he had made i'll the
Court House to-day, but he had moi
had the manliness to face it, for as scO1
as he said that he was in the Hall he
had cowardly run off with his followers
He knew what was in store for him. He
could prove that Heaton knew of the
City Charter bill month and hall
before it passed, and had lied about
it throughout the county. He had the
papers with him to prove his asser-
tlOns. He understood that Heaton
had said tonight that if the Mayor
had papers to prove that he knew any
thing of this bill before its passage lie
had them there in his pocket and
would read them to Heaton if he would
give him the opportunity. eve heard
incidentally that the Mayor has tele-
gram from Heaton, asking for $50, as
promised, for his advocacy of the bill.
A crowd rushed up to the Mayor to
see his papers, but we did not get a
look at them.
About IL o'clock Rourk got up to
address The meeting, but we left.
Arson County Convention
The Conservatives of Arson county
met in Nominating Convention at
Wadesboro, on last Saturday.
Col. VIM. E. Smith was called to the
chair. and Capt. W. Fl. James and F.
b. Flake were appointed Secretaries,
with John A. Polk as assistant
Col. E. r. Lilies made short ex-
PLANTATION and read some letters from
gentlemen of Union county in regard
to the Senatorial nomination, request
ing to be allowed to withdraw his
name to prevent confusion between the
C counties.
Major Fladger made a few remarks
his name as Il candidate.
Sheriff Wall desired to place himself
in position properly before the Con-
vention.
Not wishing to be a candidate, Capt.
also made an explanation
and called upon Col. r. T. Bennett to
endorse what he said and Col. Bennett
made short speech fully endorsing
the statements of Capt. Mclaughlin.
Col. L. L. Polk then addressed the
III explanation of his posi-
ton and begging to be excused from
being considered a candidate. He
made n powerful blow at the Civil
Rights bill and was applauded in the
most hearty manner.
The Chairman was called upon and
spoke, urging unity Of action and har
mony of labor for the good of the Con-
party, reviewing briefly the
action of the Radicals in involving the
State in debt and almost anarchy. He
alluded to the whites who had joined
the Radical party, &C., and closed by
Offering a series of resolutions to gov
ern the mode of balloting, which, af
ter amendment, were adopted.
On motion the delegates to the
Senatorial Convention were instructed
to insist upon the right of Arson conn
ty to the Senatorship next term.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate member for the House of
Commons and on balloting Col. VIM.
f. Smith was elected and the ballot
declared unanimous.
The others being merely for county
we refer to the proceedings as
published in the county papers.
Mai. Fladger was called upon and
read to the Convention the resolutions
adopted by the Wadesboro Grange on
the subject of making use of the
Oranges for political ends.
The resolutions assert that the
Oranges are strictly non-political. &C.,
and denOunce the conduct of any one
who attempts to divert them from their
true purposes. They declare that the
conduct of E. C. Davidson, in announce
ing himself as a Grange candidate for
Congress, does not meet their approval
and they will not give him their votes.
The nominations for county officers
were then made, and the whole pro-
ceedings were conducted in the quiet
est and most harmonious manner,
evincing the determination OF the
party to permit nothing to Interfere
between them and entire success.