Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-22
For the Journal.
Affairs In GRANVILLE,
OXFORD, N. c., Sept. 18th. 1876.

OXFORD. n. c., Sept. 18th, 1876.
EDITOR DAILY JOURNAL :-Hurrah
for Granville. The third county in
size, 1t is equal to the first in efforts { 0
secure Reconciliation and Reform
There is now Tilden and Vance CLUB
IN every township in the county. These
| CLUBS will be- active in canvassing every
township. in seeing that every friend
OF fIs county votes, in preventing frau
duIent voting, and IN removing some
elements of disaffection that exist in
three or four sections of the county.
THIS unpleasant element originates in
dislike to Gov. Vance. bnt it is not as
threatening now as it was few weeks
ago. Vance, Jarvis, Merrimon, RAM
som and FOwle should all visit this
county before election if possible. The
Hads have always been we'll disciplin-
ed here. Hargrove lives here. and he
Is no mean manager of elections. There
are other sharp and skilled politicians
who cooperate with him very efficient
ly. Then the inevitable Ike Young. of
revenue notoriety, lives here, or says
he does. At any rate, he has very
large connections. the most of whom
are democrats. Ike is hard election.
eerer and knows how to humbug and
to spend money judiciously-that is to
say, where it will tell in the election.
Our county speakers are well posted,
energetic, and some of them dexterous
and forciole. Col. Jas. 8. Amis, chair
man of the county executive commit
tee, is active, vigilant and able. He is
very clehr and forcible speaker, and
an excellent debator. Col Thomas B.
Venable is also a very efficient, adroit
and vigorous speaker. Both of these
gentlemen ars devoting no little of
their time to the work of organizing
and speaking.
Granville will make satisfactory
showing on November Yth, all things |
considered. Young can net beat the |
pure and admirable 10 Davis more |
than 500. although he pretends to be-
lieve that he will get 800 or more ma
Jority. 1t would not surprise me if he |
did not lead Davis more than $50. 1t
is safe, 1 think, to limit his majority
at 500. Capt. Davis made q really
capital speech here some ten or twelve
days ago. It was very full of facts
and made favorable impt ession. He
says he can beat Young 1000, if Young
should carry Granville by tbat majors
ity. You may count Davis election as
certain.
The news from Orange is that 10
Turner is running as an ''independ-
ent", one of the fellows he was accus-
toned TO denounce so III mercifully. I
have card that he is Radical, but
cannot believe it. He will get the Rad
ical vote, it is said. which is bad sign
for Turner. Orange will 60 at least
700 for the Democrats, and Maj. Jno.
Graham will be elected to the Senate.
The news from Person county, which
adjoins Granville, is, that there is no
interest as yet developed. There is
not a club in the county. Our speak
srs ought to visit that county. The
Northern border is too much neglect
ed. Granville, Person. Caswell, and
Rockingham ought to be visited by as
many Democratic speakers as possi-
Die.
Our county convention is to meet on
he 10th inst. A good ticket will be
put in the field. It can not be elected, ..
out it can unite the party more thor
,ughly and aid in securing full vote.
The corn crop is fne-larger than it
las been for years. So too with the
weet potato crop. The tobacco crop .
s very short-not more than a half. ..
The finest tobacco grown in the world
g grown in Granville. Money will be ,
,ery tight here all next year. have
written the above that you Cape Fear
people may learn something of Demo-
ratio prospects in the northern section | !
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