Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-07-25
Of the State Exc
cufIve Committee.


cufIve Committee.
To the Democratic Conservative Party
Of North Carolina:
The Convention of your narty held
at Raleigh, June 18th, 1873, made
the following nominations:
For the Supreme Court: For Chief
Justice-Williaa n. II. Smith.
For Associate Justices-Thomas S.
Ashe, John II. billiard.
For Judges. of the Superior Court
For the 7th judicial Dlstrict-J essc
+. Graves.
For tbe 9Th judicial District-Al-
: thohso c. Avery.
For the 9Th Judicial District -Jas.
c. L. Gudger.
We congratulate the party on the
favor with which these nominations
hare been received.
The nominees for the Superior Court
are men of attainment in the profess
sion OF The law. and have the conf
dence and estsaId OF all VINO Know
them. while the names of Smith, Ashe
and billiard are well known through
out the entire State, and are in every
section regarded as the synoym of
high professional earning, and integ-
, rity of character.
We present with pride and salts
!, faction this ticket to the voters of
North Carolina-conscious that no
words of eulogy that we might pro-
nounce could add aught to the Just
+ esteem W TIL which the people of the
State already regard these distin-
guished citizens.
Their 'rnest praise is to be found
in the fact, that So deserving are they
| of pubiic confidence; So pdre and
$40 less liave been their lives-so
competent are they to discharos the
important duties Of Lie high offices,
or Th:ch they have been nominated,
that n" opposition has been manifest
ell to their election and we are per-
mitted to hope that they will be called
! to ill these exalted judicial stations
by lie uifitea voice of Il Whole people.
Besides the Judges, we have also
to elect Solicitors, county officers and
i. members OF tie General Assembly
There is much reason to expect that
our success as to these officers will be
more complete than ever before.
The divisions aud dissensions that
, prevail in certain localities in the
ranks oe the Republican party should
animate US to make extraordinary ef-
forts tc seaiire the ascendancy Of our
party ii every county where it is pos
sible throughout the entire State
= E. cry Derf1otrat should see for him :
self that his name IS certainly on the
registration books, and the local com
mittee men should be fully and thor
onghiy organized in every township.
Steps should be taken to have every
man likely to support our nominees
brought up for registration and then
means must be provided to carry eve
, ry Conservative TO the polls. Let ev-
cry man consider himself q COMMITTEE
man to see that all Of our friends are
present at the great rolltall cf their
PARTY or the first day of August i!cSt.
In this CONNECTION we desire to call
attention to the changes that have
: been male in our election l;iw bv the
following provisions Of the act ratified
, 18th day of March 1877, being sec
A tions ! TO 81:
The judges Of election at each pre-
: cinct Shall appoint one of their NUN
bcr to a tend the meeting OF the Board
:, of County Canvassers as a member ot
the Board, and shall deliver to him
, the original return statement of the
: result of the election. The County
Canvessers so chosen shall be TIE
Board of CanTassers. THEY shall
meet August Sd, at y clock, at the
Court House. and without delay pro
ceed with their business.
{ The Board Of County Cdnvassers
q fnot County Commissioners as erro
n neousl5 copied IN tie printed law,
: shall make out ard sign three alb
q stracts of all the votes cast for Judges
/. and for Solicitor, one Of which shal
n be delivered to tlIe Sheriff and 6re L
: the Register of Deeds; and oiie to b.
!. sent by mail, r registered letter t.
II Mai. j. n Erge!hard; Secretary O
State, Raleigh, n. c.
We regret to hear of independent
v candidates in ct ftain counties Th
: tendency of such movements is al
ways to loosen the bonds which birC
o our party friends together, and to de
e stroy our party organ ization. Thos
e who seek their personal promotion a
ir the expense of their party friends en-
! deavor to excuse their detection b,
n decrJing patty organization. If tn
is "rsanization of the party is not main
:, tainti, the party becomes broken Il!
and disappears. We tIust there ar
hui ft" mrn calling themselves Dem
- utrat> Who would willingly contribut
Z. 10 >ti, II II ,TeploraBie end. The peo
d pie OF Nufth Carofiha and of the Sout
cannot regard with satisfaction tina
Ie man who would seek to impair til
II efficiency of the Democratic party. ]
y has within the past few years eve
= under the most adverse circumrtar
a. ces, accomplished too much good t
: be lightly cast aside by our people.
It has redeemed North Carolffif
reformed otr defective Constitution
g rescued our public Treasury from tn
Il sordid and vicious grasp of needy &C