Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
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WILMINGTON, N. c.,
FRIDAY, April 7, 1876.
LEx us Oi<t,.NIZE.

LEE as - ESGANAZ r..
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee for the county of Orange met in
Hillsboro last Friday and Fixed upon
Saturday, the 18Th Of May, as the day
for holding the convention to nominrta
candidates for the Legis!afnse, county
officers and daipg,stas to the Diatr:ct
and State Conventions. The Township
Executive Con~aittees were ro--
anested to cause meetings to be held
in their several townships on Saturday.
the 10Th of April, to choose deieRates
to tue County Convention. The Coun-
tv Convention is to be a con enti"n Of
delegates end not Il pfom;scu0u5 mas
meeting:
We hail with pleasure this first sep
in the work OF preparation for ~"
great cam paign before us. Nor Is i
inappropriate that the staunoh old
county of Orange should be the first
to step to the front in answer TO the
call upon us all to do battle for law
and order and peace and good govern
ment. We take it as a happy omen.
an.auspicious augury to find Orange
pointing out to US the way we should
go. And this she has plainly done.
What does she tell Us She tells US
by her action that there is great
work before Us and that we must be
up and at it; that there is'a long and,
an arduous campaign before us; that
we must give many and hard blows
before victory will crown our efforts.
She tells us that we must discipline
our forces and perfect our orgaiiza-
ton. She points out to us the import
ance of township organization by
showing that it is the basis and start
ing point of the party in the Congress
sional District, in the State and in the
United States. She forcibIy reminds
us that our party is truly the party Of
the people. the creature aud servant OF
their will, by appealing to them as the
source and fountain of its organiza-
ton; and not only that, but that hon
esty and fair dealing in the broad
y
constitute its underlying principle.
But the most valuable aud The most
needed lesson taught Us i'll the action
of Orange is that we ought to go TO
down on the 18th OF May, Orange
county will have her full county ticFet
in the field, SO that by tho LIST of July,
the State and National Conventions
having met and made the necessary
nominations, the party III Orange will
be ready to take advantage Of the
assembling of the people at the tax
gatherings il July to appeal to them
to do their duty in the great crisis
now upon them. Ii the moath of july
shall pass without our county clndi-
dates being in the field the prospect
for victory in November will be u
cheerless one.
We warn our frien Is that If we
would be successful in our attempt to
wrest the government from the hands
of the faithless, corrupt men who have
81 lOuB OpDISSSSu dufI III pON0IIStibu
US, we must begin to work il time.
Every candidate for the Legislature,
and every candidate for Congress,
and every candidate for every county
office ought to be nominated be-
fore the meeting of the State
Convention in June There need be
but one county convention to Go all
the work The nomination of county
candidates and the election of dele
gates to the Congressional District
Convention and to the State Conven-
ton ought to be done by the same
convention, and that convention ought
to be a convention of delegates from
townships and not promiscuous mass
meeting.
Orange has set timely and good
example. Let it be promptly fol-