The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22

might wish Independent dem ocrats took advantaEs
not lew OF ,bom successful, asd In other in.
stances the mocratic vote was SO divided les
OF the party down on Inc senator. aud tha, would
have discouraged less bold and able man, but Merr-
mon IS not made Of the mstsrai Of which weak kuesa
ana scarsy politicians composed. He mas there
fore, changed his tactics jumped squarey Into party
siSy in the interest OF the Democratic Cengrssslona
candidate, but really looking earnestly 70 his own
laureis.
His opponents charge that the Senator Is RESPONSE.
bic for the present demoraIizsd condition OF the
10 1872 his implied defiance Of party discipline
CONTAINED in hrs widely distributed circular last
now in unity aud State positions aud in pursrit Of
Congress, and that u Is rather bold. not "a
hands OF u party that he has grievously wroagod
and seriously injured The old Confederate soldier
:s%so. OLD asU soas ems. unasp n 10. Of
. man who was not during the war Ia every respect
one Of them Tue senator. :, war ss record !. not a.
highest position no evsr neid under the Confederate
government was that OF capaincy IN the mmssary
department. and old soldiers arc Always ''dead down"
IaaUMxxrs or HIS yRIKxDs
IL ia urged by Merrimou's frieuds, and cannot b
denied by his enemies, that he Is an able mau-s
statesman IN the sense OF the word; that he has
doue and tho party much gratutous ssrvcsj
that his noble hght against the old Hoiden-Kirk dy
nasty entities him to the undyiug gratitude Of The
Marty that he has MADE an UNI Senator
and mas as clear democratic record Al any membe
OF tho Senate; that ho has been there six years
''ieArned The ropes" and Is therefore competsnt
Senate utterly Impossible with either OF his compett
tors; and that short ho is In the present stage d
national affairs the only man IN the Ssate iuhy com
petent 10 nil tho bill
The old war Goverpo. IL, as usual, candidate TOT
Senatorial h0uors, anu, In the opinion OF your cor.
holds the inside truck In tho race, though
tho opposition Is strong against him. aud many rsgu
lar Democratic members ana all OF tho independents
the Legislature prefer most any prominent man 20
Vance. The Governor - snrewd politician and
knows how 10 WORK mis- wires. His heart ts, and has
been ever since tho democratic party gained the A.
csndancy In this State, SCI upon seat IN sne Un,.eo
clam twice cheated out OF his proper place In tnai
body, Inc ksen edge OF ns senatorial ambition 70 ~
tho more SHARP, aud think Vance will ever b
happy until no loils on a cushion IN the senate
Chamber OF the nation. He was elected !.
1871 10 succeed Abbott, republican, but Wal
not allowed take his scat. ne having Jailed
forgiveness for the part he took IN the war OF the
rebellion. OF course hs had resign, and the pres
ent senator Ransom was elected. In 1872. wnea
John Pools term expired, Vance was nominated By
the democratic ciucus, but defeated In tho Logsia
ture by Merrimoa through collision OF Aerrinon
boiling democrats with republicans, AZ above do
tailed. Vance is and always has been popular with
tne people, and It Is believed that NO other
the stale could have beaten Judge Settle the ropubi-
can candidalc Tor Governor IN 1876, as Settle was
not only the strongest man With his own party, but
the only prominent republican who could count
any democratic votes Their CANVASS OF the State
was thorough ana warm from tho beginning " the
end aud wound up with tho election OF Vance BY an
overwhelming majority.
Tho Governor has served nsarly two years Of
hts term aud knowing ones say ne mas made good use
ing that his strength was with the people he viz.
tuuiy transferred tight tor national honors from
Governor he inxugurated the present State Agrouk-
tural Department, an institution immensely popular
with the sturdy grangors all over the state 10 mas
OF Norm Carolina, one OF the states most De-
loved pets He also established there state
by storm. All these schemes and others OF
smaller magnitude known as vances progressive
mcasureG Tho Governor ''swung around tho circle"
no little In getting these measures foot and ~
working order. He madc speeches TO the granyers,
tickied their concot scratched thor Backs visited
tue Uutssrsity aud started the Normal school hmsclf
got u OH rough the Legislature aiding and cncour-
aging the vast fisheries in the part OF aha
STATE, and then went down and spent week among
thc fishermen; did all IN his power to push along
tho system OF narrow gauge railroads II the
western part OF the State and went and drove
the nrst SPIKE In several OF them with much
eclat, and, nnslly, whom the circle was completed
the ttno had ABOUT to hold county
conventions nominate candidates for the Lsgisia
turo, and what tncnf Why, Wherever 'Vance's pro-
gressive measures" mad been put IN working order,
or whorever Vance had ceen ticking the yranyers
with his funny speecaos. or Wherever no had been
isssiu,ve nominees 10 vote Tor Vance for Senator,
nrst and all tho time, were carried unanimously
and with much eusto ~ conventions rhe result OIL snls
Is tnat nearly half Of the regular democratic mem.
bsrs elect ~ the Legislature are instructed by their
constituents to vote for Vance and toey darc not dls-
obey Merrtn on - friends made btter var on thta
m0ds OF wircworkng, and arc still donouncng H.
COUNTER CHARGES
Tho Governors opponents cuArgo him with unfair
slecttoneeriug gonerny and say no ~ attempting bis
old game OF packing tue caucus They say also
Inat Vance makos good enough Governor and ought
to DO retained whore The people put hun until
his Of oice express that they elected him Gov.
srnor tor tour Years because snoy waatea n 20 W.
HIS enemies In the west attack MS war record a.
Governor, While III tho east they object 70 MIN on
account OF his anti and Union sentiments he 10
also charged with 0eina loo lenent win oriminan
and 700 free Of tho pardoniag power. but
friends can't Sec ana SO Il goes Vance wi, certainly
20 INTO the with the largest following. and
| Junk VIII be the nominee, though Aerrmou may
control enough votes Ia caucus Kill or Vance, bus
still fail Of a nomination himself, whom u viii b
| necessary 10 trot out q third nag.
| GENERAL THOMAS L. cLNGMAN.
This gentleman, ~bo nkely 10 BIO inc third caadt-
date referred TO, mas held many high aud
POSITIONS. Ho was for several years, from 1881 up
member OF Cong rcss and ~ the breaking out OF the
war, was u United States Senator by appointment:
Ho ieit Washington with his southern brethren AID
entered tho Con srato army US captain and rose
10 brgador general before It's close General Cling
but no s vsry old iogyisn unprogrcssvs. In the
army he received, on account OF these traits, the
souGruque. OF sofa Granny Cnngman," BY wh,ca
| thing would please Clipgman moro than TO 0e
severe thorn In Vance's nesn, Tor ne nases 'n'
Vances lack oil love Tor HIN but the HkRALD repro
sentative is Of the opinion shat the Gensras DOLL
| chance is TO come IN u compromise man when
snail be found That tho Vance light will END
IN the behcading oil both OF tnem Or the d'sropsioa
| Of the party.
| nave mus given tho status OF the Senatorial con
test IN this state which attracting small amo 81
of attcuton aud interost-oi interest. because VIII
tho Legislature divided It 10, Is hard 10 figure
| out tho result beforehand.
now rnE LgaIsLAruaK STANDS.
rho iout ballot Will ahow VI roy ulAr democrats, II
dependent democrats, 1 grssnbaoker or national
who Is u democrat, and " republicans Or tho u
regular democrats about 10 arc pledged 70 vote FOL
Vance IN caucus, but to abide BY the acsson OF th'
In tho election, whatever that may be, and tbt
balance arc unpicdgsd. II Merrmon succeeds II
,t,vding The democratic caucus aud making bolt. a
he did In 1872, he can reasonably count upon tn
votes In Isatve halls OF all the republican,
mud independents. the republican platform bsin
s.anyb body, not excepting tho devil" TO beat Vance
and tho independents having a fellow feeling 10
Merrimou. which will make Thorn wondrous KIDD
nd In nat event tho senator stands fair showin
TO get another six years. lease his present seat
gKvikw or rnE SITUATION
But taking NIL things into consideration your Ger
req pendent docs not believe Msrrimon can centre
sunlcient votes Ia the democratic caucus 10 make
re. psctable bolt Tor mind you, most OF tho member
aLxn dx from The Mcala and u