The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-11-15

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sosiAhTUkSER- THE ISDEPENDESr.
CANDIDATE. 81
w another article. we refer TO the rosi
tion Of the Democntic party Of Orange i,
relation TO this individual. Those. 70,
marks are limited solely to his relation,
WIN his own countryn,eh. Blu. heba,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and may hereafter seek
" Dear, most important relations ID the
general politics ofthe State, and we bro
pose to review briefly the steps which
have finally brought him into direct anita.
s"nism with his former principles and N.
former friends
For more Than two years past Mr.. Tur-
ner's ndelity 20 his party has nat been n
that uiireseryed or submissive Kind bv
which alone PARTY discipline is n,nin.
iained and party success achieved. he.
lraied IN the Congressional Conveotion
IN 1874, u Is matter Of fact that he yielded
Reluctant ascent 10 the voice Of the Cons
sei'il"n, and was scarrely a secret on.
ponet OF MI. Davis thereby jeopardizinr
ms election, and sowing broadcast the
seeds Of disafiection In the District.
IN 1910. the mode by which he obtained
The nomination To the Constitutional Con.
veiltion was resented as an unusual anil
unautiio' ized assertion 81 personal claims
aud tended still farther 10 ,lissenslon and
dissatisfaction Ia the party. NJ
In the latter part az 1875 and the aar,v
part Of tile present year il became
evident that the same in,liyijua,
sought I" forestall tile action OF nom ina.
ing conventions BY direct appeals To the
people long before tile time for the
holding Of Conventions had approached
The minds oftlie people were prrn,atureIy
agi'ated. aud suggestions Of topics Of n no
liiical eamlnign made without the know.
ledge, cnnrent' or corporation ar IN.
most Judicious leaders OF the Democrats
party.
The Orange County Convention was
held In the latter part o. April last. Tn
llle sriectinn Of a candidate for tine seu,.
loTial District there was Gle between |
Major Graham and Mr.. Parish. nnd ilan
: was that Mr. Turner was waited upon
~ u member Of the Convention. No we ~.
informed. and told that lie could Al onc,.
'olve the difficulty by allowing his name
o he presented. he perrmp,ori,y ~.
lined. saying he was no candidate Tor the
senate.
He had his eye on higher game at that
line He looked either to the Guberna.
orial % The Congressional conyentiun FOR
nomination. But NJ HE time nm.
lac unsnlinYls denomination
y Jos. J. Davis,-was frpsone cou.
lnslon; and rs Tor the governorsh,p n
'opnlal clamor for Vance had gone an
'hicl' could not bsresisied, and IN antici.
alton Of the action af these Conventions.
|, very spirit Of desperate defiance.
'urneT announced himself ma Aa in,l..
eildent candidate Tor Governor.
The Gul'e inaiorial conSention. nssen,. 4
led few days after; was mot alarmed or
istnr''e'i ~ lis equanimity. hut non,ina.
- vanceby reclamation; aud Turner's /
'ndidacy fell still born, and was for. |,
Dtfen. M flf p
Buthe could not allow. himself 10 lie
sept down The stream aftin,e unno,Iced !
nj 1rroiten. Aud IL be,ame eyid.at. !,
i'g before the county campaign began \
M u was 10 be embarrassed by the IN.
usion Of this apostle of ,liscord. He
'rly INTERCEPTED himself Into the dis.
lSsions. but only towards liz close did n
throw ofi'the mask aud openly avow ]
e candidacy and his deiermlna,ion In = !,
feat Maj. Graham. But II was neces- \
~ that he should have the sanction Of I,
me body OF meeting, and he found this u
the Bowling Mill Convention. COM. =
'sed Of four OF Eve whites, and M many
'grors; aud armed with tins auihen- =
alton OF his claims. be boldly declared
inself aud entered the field as com. N
titor Tor The prize.
Here was The opportunity for the ops A,
slt.nn. They saw discor,l some III The ~
ranks Too weak 10 do any. i,
Ing by themselves, they seized upon
'risefs candidacy 10 widen breach No
rough which they might hope 10 enter. :
u u became ut ohcs eviden. that the
party could not DO fatally
'ia'ed against itself. Then began that Al
me 81 coqueitlng between Turner aud
Radical party which, IN his own
'gnase, en'le,lin webbing. rorna,ly
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