Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-10
EDITORIAL CnRRESPoSDE
RALEIGH. n. c., Sept. 3. 1878.

pect now is that there will be no miss
ing members when the hour for organ
izition shall arrive
OF course, there are all sorts O
rumors afoat, aud about all sorts O
matters pertaining TO the Convention
its orgl; z2tion and oction. None o
oar people are buoyart, while many
arc drspou1e 1T: some, however, ar,
hopeful. It. IL qnite COL tnOn 20 heal
D,mocr:.t| Pxnr So the far that the
Rad Is will play us some trick ol
other. th"ngh It ), ms easier to express
the opinion than TO give any solid rea
son for Il beyond tie general couvic
ton, that for ways that are dark anG
tricks that are vain, the Radical party
is peculiar. And, indeed, if that party
possessed 1.-THE of the brains and ca
pacity for tricks that it is supposed tc
have, it is terrible party sure enough
for us poor innocent, unsuspectine
white men to deal with. One cannot
help being amazed, at times, at the
deep cunning and willy Vaccinations
attributed to the enemy, andis tempted
to ask what sort of an Internal devil is
this one we have TO fight? But there
are some men who revel in mysterious
forebodings, aud to whom the shadow
of a coming evil is a positive luxury
if SO be it, it only viii assume fan
tastic shape; other men are not SO
credulous The fact that the county
of Wake, with near q thousand white
majority. should elect such men as
Madison Hodge and Richard Badger,
is certainly suggestive of something.
But truce to speculations,
Among the rumors current here is
one saying that Messrs. Sin clair and
McEachin. of Robeson county, will
not take their seats III the Convention,
Notwithstanding the fact that Judge
Settles action in their case removes
every obstacle i'll their way. The reason
given for this course is the belief
said to be entertained by these gen
tlemen that the action of the Com
missioners declaring them elected was
illegal. This statement it is under
stood is made OIL the authority of DR..
Normont one of the contestants
from that county. 1t is said that this
same Robson county case has not
given uumixed delights to Judge Set
tie, and some are uncharitable enough
to believe that his not being present at
the time and place appointed for its
hearing was not so much owing to for
getfuIuess as to iudi6positiOn to take
any part in the matter. If We mistake
not his honor was not ~un down uu
til he had reached the county seat of
another county. 1t is said further
that he regards the fact of having
b zen selected for such work as a re4lsc-
ton upon him that Will tend to inter
pose with his prospects OF future pro-
motion. All this is gratifying for
when men like Settle become thin
skinned about their records it shows
they realize that the time is nigh at
land when the negro shall no longer
be ALI powerful.
Another rumor is that 10. DobSOn,
rs he is famiiiarly called, and who by
the way is one Of the clovercst aid
most level headed gentlemen i'll the
State, viii not appear as the deieg tie
elect from Surry county, for the reason
that he doubts the legality of some
of the votes cast for him. Il is said,
too, that there was a mistake IL adding
up the returns III Harnett county, aud
that A correct addition shows thai NeiIl
Mckay, the iniiv. dual Of mo parlor
and no kitchen" notoriety. wa7 elected
instead cf his Democratic opponent,
Mr.. Harrington.
To counterbalanca these Democratic
losses there Is rumor that Mr.. JCr-
dan, Of montgomery, is seriously op-
posed to the adjourn and go home
policy, ami is now seeking to get
orders from his constituents to remain
in Raleigh, and that he will be too
sick or otherwise to get here i'll time
to vote for adjournment. L do not
think there is much faith to be placed
in this rumor, however. for the reason
that believe the individual is already
in the city. Mr.. Boyd. the delegate
from Al,mance, and three other Radl-
calls, it is said, are dissatisfied, and do
not Intend to take any part IN thelf
party caucus. Judge Buxton is here.
Judge Seymour will hold court for
him in Montgomery next week. The
exchange of circuits could be made
Only with the consent of the Governor,
but it seems there was no difficulty III
difficulty IN the way, Gov. Brogden
has been very jealous in his efforts tC
effect the exchange, going even so far,
indeed, as to telegraph to Judge Sey-
mour to return to the State and hold
the court. The Judge it seems was on
visit to the home and friends be
made happy at the North, before the
light Of his countenance shOne upon
the South, and it Ia said thaG when he
got the Governors telegram he dropped
everything aud make tracks fol
Raleigh, thinking some great emer
eency had arisen that required 6
spec al term to be held here. Con
trasting Governor Brogdeu's great
official zeal to secure the presence of {
Radical delegate from Cumberland
with his great officia! zeal 10 prevent
the attendance of a Democratic dele
gate from Orange, an impartial obser
yer cannot escape the conclusion tina
Gov. Brogden is prostituting his higl
office in a most shameful manner tt
secure a partizan triumph.
AS everything depends upon the &C
ii IN of DIR. Wilcox of Ashe and D.
Rlnsom If Tyrrell, of course every
; .dy is exceedingly anxious to kn