The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-03
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The Aupust Electlons


The August elections are not usually of
much consequence, and this year are tli-
vested OF what little importance they ever
possessed by the absence of any opposition
to the democratic nominees In the four
states whore they take place.
To-day Tennessee and North Carolina
hold judicial elections. In the former
state five judges of the supreme court are
TO be elected, the unopposed democratic
candidates being, For the state at large,
James w. Deadriek and Peter Turney,
for the Eastern division Robert Mcfar-
land; for the Central. VIM, r.. Cooper,
for the Western. Tnos. j.. Freeman.
These gentlemen are distinguished alike
for their talents and requirements and for
their high standing in the community, and
would hardly have been opposed even it
the republicans were not in hopeless ma
iority of nearly $4,000. No platform was
adopted at the time of their nomination.
The people of Tennessee will also elect
county officers, judges. sheriffs. clerks.
registers. &C., to-day.
In North Carolina, at the last of the
August elections to-day, the people will
elect three judges of the supreme court,
besides Judges of the superior court and
solicitors in the judicial districts, members
of the legislature and county officers. The
democratic nominees are: For chief JUS
tice, w, N. H. Smith; for associate jus
tiees, Thomas s. Ashe and John II, Dill
lard. At its meeting on the 9th ult. the
republican state committee resolved TO
make no nominations and to virtually dis
band the state organization, and leave the
4 In he oil OF
'aud in the several counties to take their
affairs into their own hands and manage
them in their own way" The reasons
then alleged were that it was inn
possible TO defeat the democratic ticket,
| that the $500 necessary for the expenses
OF state campaign could not be raised,
and that apathy and Indifference existed
| everywhere. When the committee issued
its address to the republicans Of North
Carolina" it did not, however. hold
similar language. That document declared
that the nomination of Messrs, Smith
Ashe and billiard was triumph of the
moderate and conciliasory wing" of the
democracy, and that the republicans de-
sired to recognize and encourage the
Esprit thus manifested" 1t declared thai
liz had reports of harmony and zeal On ths
part of its friends and dissensions aD6
demonstration among its enemies" ant
that North Carolina is republican by
good majority upon fair ballot" 10 tn,
new registry and election laws the republi
leans profess to find innumerable pro
visions preventing the negroes from votin
in numbers; hence they abandoned tn
field, though in November, 1876, the,
cast for president los, 419 votes 1ilden'
majority being l7.l0S. 1t is probable tina
the republican banner will never again b
raised in North Carolina 10 state contes
though the party may still put fort
sporadic and spasmodic efforts in the cor
gressional districts. The legislature to b
elected TO day will choose successor i
the United States senate to Mr.. Augusta
s. Merrimon, DEM. whose term expire
on the 4th of March next, At present th
democrats have 40 of so state senators an
81 of 100 members of the house, givin
them on joint ballot majority of 78 TIL
majority is likely to be increased 10 tn
next legislature, where the contest for til
prize of the senatorship will be betwee
. MIR. Merrimon and Governor Vance. a
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