The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
WHERE THEY MIGHT ELECT 4 NON
KEY OR KANGAROO.
Grants Friend, Judge Tom Settle, Locking
for n Se.t In the United states Senate-An
Interesting Fight for n sent in the House.

Grants Friend, Judge Tom Settle, Locking
for n Sest In the United states Senate-An
Interesting Fight for n seat In the House.
NEwBERN, N. c., May 15.-There Is war
in the Radical camp In this State, accustomed by
the unsatis1ed political ambition Of two lending
Radical ONCE lders-one the long wlnded Gov.
Curtis II. BroRden, white, ard the other the
Hon. John A. LYMAN. colored present member
Of Congress from the Second (Newbern) DIS
trict, the only district In the State represented
at Washington by a Republican. This di'trct Is
very largely populated by sons OF Afhca-ih TACT
they embrace fully three-fourths OF the popula-
tion-and Hyman Is the nrst colorsu "'n VINO
has ever been Lucky enough TO represent the
s,ate nj Warrington. He has tasted the sweets
OF legislative ufc and he says he must do so
sNain.
The trouble lie. Just here; Tom Settle. Grants
friend, and at present one Of our supreme Court
Judges wants to he Governor, and in order to
get the nomination Broeden must not clam 4
Realization. BfogdeD Tvs lie wunt, II they Will
send him to Congress from Hyman's district.
Uyman saws he'll "be ID II he doesn't run
again" 30 now the trouble IL to get HUMAN out
OF the way monkey or kangaroo could be
elected. " nominated, In the Second ID strict,
Congress generally ranging from 900 20
500 Hynan saws bis branch Of tho party
meaning the African wihg-nas been badly
treated, not one cOlored man ever having boen
given 4 numin ton on the State ticket. Unle IS
the nomination Of LieuteDant-G Overnor Is as
sured him, or unless set 10 and his friends come
down handsomely, the negroes will rebel, and
there Will lie the deuce to pay IN The Republican
State Co uventiOn.
Snouid the Reuubllc can party nominate n col
cred man for Lieuten. MTG Overnur bv way OF
compromise, the Democracy wi surely have
the next Governor, LrRisl ture. and senator
Oulv In the Second District coult cOloIeu
candidate pcs ably he elect d to Congress. An
experiment was tried some wears ago IN the
Fourth Congressional District, by Nominating
James n Harris, culored, snnrt speaker. and
man Of acknowledged ability, for Congress: Ito
was defeated, though the Republican maJOfitv
two years yisvluus was rye. There are III the
central and western sections of The Site lOOO
white men VINO " III vote for white hepub lcdn
candidate II he IL anyways decent, Out VINO
would not vote a ticket If the Ia me OF u colOred
man 10 upon IT,
II the Republican party can harmonic, It
staDds very good snow Indeed u carry tbe
electi o In November. settle knows THIS, anu
Is therefore anxious to run for Governor. he
sees n vac Mt seat In the United states senate IN
the dist ance, and this he aspres to. Gov. BrVg-
Den and Mr.. Congressman Hyman, however, see
according o the old auaee, that "a bird In the
hand Is worth Two In tue bGsh, and they want
to hold over.
Some time AGO Secretary OF Site Howerton
taxpayers uy oyercharsinR lireely for stationer,
purchased IN New YORK. HIS case IL still before
the courts. Now the State Superintendent oil
Public Instruction, Col. :. ID. Pool, his beef
CHARGED with being oeiaulter III wrongtuill
spvrOprlating or uis ippropriating moneys I've
queathsa by the or, at phil .ntnropist, GeOrg'
Peabody, for the maintenance OF free schools
for poor cnldren IN the State. Dr. sears. III
letter tu Gov brogden, charged that lilRe sun
OF money sent by hun. "a agent, 70 COT. Pool q
absent at the Centennial, had not fully inyesti
kaleQ the case,