New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
NORTH CAROLINA CANDIDATES.

FX-GOV. VANCE AND JUDGE SIT TILG- THE REPUBn-
CAN CANDIDATE FOR LIhUrENANT-GoVERNoG-
LOCAL ISSUES.
IrR0M AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRTrUNEl
WAsHINGToN, July 14.-Both parties iii North
Carolina have nominated their candidates FOR Gov
crnor and other State officers. The Republicans
met at Raleigh ON Wednesday last and carried ont
the programme which had been agreed upon by the
lea lers in advance, and the Democrats did the same
thing several weeks The respective candidates
for rGoyernor-cx-Gov. Vance on the Democratic and
judge Settle on the Republican side-aIo quite
equally matched as to character and qualifications.
They are both distinguished for their skill rs stump
orators, both were in the rebel army. and they are
alike in being warm partisans although Of different
schools Another point of resemblance between
them is that they are both handsome
and preposscssing in appearance, and are sun
in the prime Of life. EX-Gov. Vance was
originally a Wing. and was strongly OPP
posed to secession, but, nevertheless. volunteered
raised regiment, and is proud of lis achievements
in resisting the "lanhee invasion" AT the same
time lie became a convert TO the extreme views ana
uurpoScs Of the sccossiOuists. Tins conversion Is
said to have taken place near tie close ol the "ar
and wlnIe he WAS Governor. Ii was attributed to
the batteries and promises of Jefferson DAVIS "ho'
If is said induced him to believe that he could sue
rate. marvellous change in cX-Gov. Nances views
followed his visit to Richmond at a critical moment
of tLe war and from having been Southern Cop
prrbcadn with no hear, IN the struggle ioT southern
indepeudencc, he was at once transformed INT"
furious filc-eatcr; and he became the greit war
Governor Of the South, Morton was OF the N"I'h
Gov. Vance does not love the Yankees In lecture
ON the Hebrew race. which he has Ic"eatediy dc-
Eyercd one of the telling points which makes tIe
| Southern youth shout for JOY Is the STATE
! mcnt that the Ncw-Englandcr Is 80 mu'h
sharper and more unscrupalous in his dealings 'h'l
! the descendant Of Abraham that the latter cannot
! live in Yankee land. While he was Governor he
scrubbed at no violence that necessary TO force
the sikcrs au, dcsercrs in;o the Confederate ser
vice Shocking stories of cruelty practiced by his
order upon these classes todone of them 10 the
elect that bis suboIdnatcs. with hIs APPRECIATION,
| put women to the torture IN order to make th,m
| divulge the mding-pacos Of their husbands. lhc'e
descrters were of the poorer classes, and they ale
said to cherish bitter hatred for Gov. Vance. Ihe
Rcpubljcans count largely upon his unpopulanty
with these poor people especially in the west.
While he is obuoxIous to the poorer classes he Is
very popular with the whole secession wing oi thc
! Democracy. As an illustration Of his strength ana
weakness VIII mention the further fact tnat wien
| Jgdge Mormon was elected TO the Senate Gov.
judge Merimon only had about Il frcads in the
caucus, who fused to vote for Gov. Vance. They
were representatives. of the mountain countco-oi
the very districts in which the dcscItcTs ana shulH-
ers from tho Confederate service lived. These u
| boilers united with the Republican minority ol the
! Legs ature and elected Judge McIimon. ii Is snd
that Gov. Vance, though iiEe popular speaker has
made il rule toavoil debate with his political anag
onisfs; whereas Judgc Settle has already givonnoicc
that he will challenge his rival 10 open encounter III
| the field cannot believe however that Gov. vance
| VIII decline the cha lcrec Tie Democratic candi-
dates for the other Offices are of iar character
| and ability.
judge settle is probably a few years younger
than GOV. Vance; and AT the beginning of the war
only asprcd to a captaincy in the Confederate SER
| vice. which he held only short time. Although
originally Democrat he was soon cured Of scces-
sion if he ever cherished the sentiment, aud ut the
close Of the war he was one Of those who welcomed
the restoration Of the Union. He viii be strong
candidate there being nothing especially obnoAiou'
! to allege against him. Since the war he has held
| the Office Of Judge of the supreme Court 81 the
| State, except for year two, when ho was United
| States Minister 10 Peru,
| Ills COLLEAGUE. William A. Smith, the candidatefor
Licutcnlnt-GOycnor was in the NLllld Congress.
lie ~ a Of good natural ability but Of li;ie cdn-
! cation. lie is an active. energetic partisan ana
woald make an adm rabo ward manager in Now
| York. lie is understood to have strong affinity
for nings, and as a railroad president he has ac-
! quiiod notOrley which viii be OF no service To
! the Republican party. Although hc has great energy
and sources, hc will be heavy load for the Re
! publicans TO carry.
! Tho local issues OF tic campaign relate mainly to
the work Of the Late State Convention. called 20
amend tie Constitution. The parties in the Con
| vcnti0n were almost equally divided and tho Dem
ocrats gained the asceniclcy by two very dsopnid-
| bic tri Ks. Tie fiIst 10 throw ont two kapub-
! licans from Robson County who clearly had the
majority Of the popular vote in their favor; and the
! second was 10 nominate and elect to the Presidency
Of the Convention, by the all Of his own vote,
man who was sent MP by lis constituency pro-
! nOnhccd Republican. / feel bound 10 add that the
w0rl. of this political organization, which is tp be
voted on in November, is better than It's source
Ii is di,gqaccfu piece OF patchwork. On the whole
/ the Republicans ogght 10 win; but will thcy3 |
fear not ior besides sloudcring the rcspons bity
Of defending Mr. Smiths railroad management. they
have no minated Ia the Ist District, - learn
with an exceedingly bad record.
MR. STOUGnTON CORRECTED.
! AUGUST B.LM ut DENIES SPEAKING or GOV. TIL
| Den A. u snONEsf--oEH or THE FEW STATES
! aiNE C.aABLE OF FULFILLING THE 81. LOUIS
| PLEDGES.
Ar. August Belmont has published letter
conttaJ ctns certain statements made by hr. j.. w.
ston1 1ntOn at tue recent Republican ratification meet
ing In that speech Mr.. stoughton said he mad
taken no active part since TIE Louisiana troubles In the
politics of our county which, rgHtly UNDERSTOOD il
that science or metHOd 10y which all elective officers
sci ctcd, nominated. and chosen Gy the people" Mr.
Belmont says TINS dcGniuon is 80 highly original and