Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
State Democratic Conn ,Iftce.
Fem h Il ieig', >ewi.
Rooms OF THs STATE TX Com OFl
THE Coz. DsMOCRATIC PATTY,
| RALEIGH d @ March Ii 1876 \


Fem h Il leigh >ews.
Rooms OF THia STATE Tx. Com oFl
THE Coz. DEMOCRATIC PATTY,
RALEIGH, d. c., March Is, 1876.
Pursuant to Gail, the Exe cutive Com
mittee for the State at large of the
Q .ns"rvatIye DemJcratc party met
this day.
The Chairman. G u. w II. Cox,
lied the meeting TO order, and ex
plaiurd the obj cis embraced in the
cal whereupon the following proceed
ings Were had:
After full interchange of opinion
as to the proper place for the Stale
Convention to meet, ballot was had
and Raleign selected as the place.
Tne proper time for holding the
Convention was then thoroughly can
vsssed, and resulted in fixing the time
ON Wednesday, the !4.h of June.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
Res0lUed. That this committee, III
issuing the call for the State Conven
ton, cordially invite the hearty CO
oper ation of all, without regard to for
mer Oh still ctlons or personal estrange-
ment who are opposed to the reckless
extr.ivag nee, glariug cDrruptions aud
daI gerouS uou rpatlOuS of the Radical
party.
ResolVed, That the chairman of the
| diff, rent county organizations be
requested to put themselves at once Ill
| correspond; ce with the Centr ! Execu-
! tive Committee, and where there are
no county organizations, prominent
members of the party will notify the
commit ee of the ftct, and recommend
! suitable persons to constitutes--sucI
cam nittee.
Rcsotced, That the basis of repre-,
seutatioI. in the State Convention,
subject to its tification, shall be tht
Merrimon aud Caldwell vote, and that
one delegate be allowed for each lOt
Democratic votes and nn addition
one for each fraction of so votes.
ResOlUed That the non1in"tiOns fol
Offices should be mad. aru Regular con
vcn.ion called 70, that purpose to II, e
at some central point, of which dn,
and timely notice shall b" given
ResOtrcd, That the accusation agaius
" Il. Cox, chairman o. this comm t.
tee, of conspiring to deprive r. n
Norment, of Robesou county, of hI
rights as a citza the election fo
delegates to the constitutions cOnvt II
ton Is. IL our opinion, utterly ground
less, and that the instiga ION Of pro
ceedings for his arrest so long afte
the alleged off'nce. and on the eve O
the meo ing Of this committee is
wretchcd attempt at intimid alton, nnt
bnt al Illustration Of the vile prostl
tuition of law aud legal process to tn
purpose of manufacturing politica
capital, SO generally practiced through
out the South by the Republican party
Resolved, That we doubt not that al
good people of whatever party afilia
ton, will see the base purpose of thu
unfounded prosecu+i ion. and that its in
} stigators, whoever they prove TO be, wi
receive their merited reward of con
demnafion and contempt.
The following resolution of thank
was introduced and adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of thi
committee be rendered to the editor
, of the Wilmington Star, Elizabet
City Economist, Aheviile Citizen an
, Statesville Landmark for copies c
, their papers sent 20 this committee.
A J. Galloway, of Wayne, was ap
pointed member of this committe
Uice Lot W. Hunphrey, resigned; an
: James E. shepherd, of Beaufort Uic
T. B. Satterth waite, deceased.
: W. r. Cox, Chairman.
j. I. LITCHFORD, Secretary.