Wilmington journal., 1876-07-21
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
First Gun from Vance's Artillery
Grand and Enthusiastic Mass Meet.
ing I'm Raleigh. t..- "

First Gun from Vance's Artillery
Grand and Enthusiastic Mass Meet.
ing I'm Raleigh. '.. ...
On last Friday large and enthu-
siastic mass>meeting assembled in
Raleigh under the auspices OF the
IElde,a and Vance club of that city, to
hear Gov. Vance speak and to take
part in opening the brilliant and i'm
portant campaign that is now upon us.
There were over three thousand
present. The stand erected for the
speakers was on Oak square, just
south of the court house. The centre
structure was completely enveloped
with United States flags, and beneath
Gen. Cox, chairman of the Democratic
State Executive Committee, and W. FL.
Bledsoe. President of the Iflde,a and
Vance Club. The old war Governor
must have been lifted up with the in
spiration of the hour, as he stood
calm and serene on the elevated stand,
and made his first talk of the cam
paign, to the immense multitude, for
two and half hours, about the corrup-
tion and ,ascality in high places. This
speech, as we learn from our ex-
changes. was ole of marked ability,
even for Vance, and from their &C
counts RE must have out Vanced
Vance. His speech was a glorious
enunciation of the reform issue in
voIved in this contest; en- eloquent vim
dication of himself against some Of the
false and malicious charges made
against bim by the radicals; and pow
an u effective appeal to the white
mes II North Carolina-all who desire
honest government and the fair, de-
lightful ways of peace, to unite in
the good, the great, the glorious
cause of redeeming the country from
the grasp of corrupt men, and staying
the hands of those who would subject
the Anglo-Saxon to the control of the
negro. .la...
At night tie whole city of Raleigh
was ablaze with tar barrels and torches,
and balloons were sent up in different
ports of the city. The pyrotecnic dis
play was grand, and the whole city
was aroused and enthused. General
j. M. Leach, Hon. D. g. Fowls, Gen
w. r. Cox, Captain Samuel S. Will
liams and Fabius Busbee spoke.
The Edgecombe Democrats.
The Democrats of Edgecombe held
their nominating convention in Tar
boro on the 11tb. It was presided
over by W. F. Lewis, Esq, who ex-
planned the objects of the convention
to be the nomination of candidates for
the Legislature, and county officers
BY resolution the County Executive
Committee was empowered to appoint
an Executive Committee for each town
ship.
On motion of Gen. W. &. Lewis,
committee of two from each township
was appointed to report names of can
didates for the respective Offices. The
committee retired and during its ab-
sence the Convention was entertained
with speech from Dossey Battle,
ESQ. The committee then reported as
follows:
For the Senate--John M. Perry.
For House of Representatives
T. Cobb, DIR. A. B. Mobiles.
For Sheriff-Spencer L. Hart.
For Register of Deeds-Frank
Powell. ..-
For Treasurer-Wm. W. Parker.
For Surveyer-R. 6. P;ttman.
For Coroner-Thomas W. Toier.
For Commission ers-C. b. Kille-
brew, Hiram Webb, D. B. Bats, JAS
K. Lawrence, M. B. Pitt. :,
The report was unanimously
adopted and the candidates all being
his nomination in few we'll timed re-
marks.
On motion of the Hon. George How
ard, it was resolved that the conven.-
tion urgently recommends the organi-
zation in every township in the county
of Tilden and Vance clubs. =
The following resolutions presented
by Gen. w. G.. Lewis, were read and
| adopted:
Resozved, That the democracy of
| Edgecombe give their hearty endorse
ment to both the State and National
nominations and the platforms adopted
by the State and National conventions.
ResOlved, That we have abiding COP
| fdence that the end of State and Ma
tional corruptions and expressions is
at hand and hail. with patriotic de-
light, the cheering prospect of a speedy
] return 80 good and honest govern
| ments.