The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-07-19
REPnBLIcAN CONVENTION

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and 18th. Tuesday and Wednesday 81 last
week. III The FIRST. Ike Young was bemi-
mated sar Congress. Ike Strayhorn was
made clector. and lewis Jenkins, COL. Was
nut Oh the District Executive Committee
and this was all the negro got in this Con-
vention.
Tie State Convention met in Metropoli-
tan Hall on "Wednesday, AID the Right
Rev. bishop Hood, eclored, was made tenn
porary chairman, (notc--religion. politics
and the negro, al III one. and o. Ilara col.
was made secretary. No doubt the negro
thought from this start. thut he was rccog-
nizcd at last and was going to have fair
share Of tie Offices and honors Wc w:ll
see how this pleasant dream was disturbed.
Later in the proceedings, Samuel I. Phil
lips was made permanent chairman. accept
lug the honor in speech before the Com
mittee On organization had reported and
raising laugh among those who had sonse
enough to see the blunder.
1t was evident very soon, that Settle and
Smith had the ear Of the Convention. Our
Son Oliver found himself 50 far behind.
that he made a virtue Of necessity assam-
II the role of magnanimity, and beforethe
banoting was closed. moved that Settle be
nominated By acclamation. Ifthc vote had
been announced it would have been, Set
tie l76,- Dockery So.
For Lieut.. Gov Ike Young put Billy
Smith in nomination, and pfico col. Of
WILMINGTON nominated Alfred lowe. col.
Of the same place. Then it was that the
darkies began to see their visions fadeaway.
Smith got 2l9. Howe II.
On proceeding to ballot for Sta.c officers,
such conmotiou was raised when the no.
mlnation Of Secretary Of State was made.
that the COGycs.;Sn adjourned until next
day.
On Thursday morning The Convention
again met. and the nominations we're made
is follows: Albertson. Secretary Of State
Wheeler. Treasurer; Riley. Auditor; Car
son, Superintendent Of Public instruction,
and IIargrove. Attorney General.
Apparently. the ticket is Is good IS tho
party could make it. Settle and Smith
represent the strongest wing. and the party
has unloaded Bill IIowerton aud las taken
on no dead weight in candidates. Rsall,
tile ticket is weak one apart from the per-
sonaI ability Of some Of the candidates
Settle i the direct representative Of th'
sorst principles Of the national adminisira-
tion and is the organ Of the infamous reye-
nue. system. Billy Smith i odious from bii
rail road record. lie has got the Who'll,
west against him. And III reality. tLr
whole ticket has got the West against 1t
That section has been made to yield 70 ihs
dietation of the eastern Office holders. Il
goes into the campaign sore and dishcar
tened.
The Convention has insultcd another ele
mcnt. O'Hara, MADISON and Lyman de
lnanded place for the negro on the ticket
They were refused. And though the ne
gro will be whipped in, and will vote lii
radical ticket. il will be without eu,husi
: asn, and ii weakened force.
: The composition Of the radical Conyen
tion, - different from that Of tho late Dc.
I mocratic Convention should warn the whit,
2 men fthc State against the political com.
. pany they would keep. The former wa
: composed almUt exclusively .. Office hol
ders aud Of e'groos, these last being abou
one half Of the whole number. l. il posi-
Die u redeem North Carolina by the AID j
the miniOns Of q corrupt natioual 81 ,erl
, ncnt Or TIE wisdom and experience of igno
! rant negroesi
..ss.sse-.@s.s...
r Hayes has accepted lis nomination. in
. very well written and promising letter
But Is Hayes must follow ID Tho fOotsicp
! ofhisi;lustriOas predecessor to tho exien
] of maintaining the same army of Office hol
, dcis-he could not have the ghost Of
/ chance Of election il he indicated any pur
/ pose 70 change theul--hs promises u re
form and biz foresaadOwings Of purer ad
I ninistration offer no encouragement 70 Ii
J. country.
L Tildea las also accepted his nomination
4 and his letter will soon appcar. lIe 4 IA