The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

THE CoMING MEN. Caldwell county
nominated Mai. Geo. W. +. Harper for the
House bv a vote Of 52S, to 400 for j.. n.
Harshaw Edmund Jones Esq. was not a
candidate for denomination. No nomina-
lions fer county officers were made.-
The Democrats OF Chatham county met in
Convention last Monday. 1t was a large
and harmonious gathering of the best peo-
pie of the county. Hon. John NJ. Moring
presided. The following popular ticket
was nominated: Senate, A. II. Merritt
House of Representatives, Hon. john Man
nlnu and Orren Hammer; Sheriff, Capt. Ste
phen Brewer; Register of Deeds, Capt. l..
r. ExIine, County Surveyor, Rufus Clegg
Coroner, DIR. Bryan StrOwd.--Nont-
gomery county nominated vi. S. Martin for
the House; r., Il. Rush for Sheriff. &c.
s. Wlnstead esq, is an independent candi
date for the House 10 Person county
The Concord Sun speaks boldly in reference
to the discor. in that county If we mistake
not, all of the present dissentions and an
tagonism within our ranks is the result Of
alleged unfair township conventions. There
is too much talk about rings" and we
regret to say, there are grounds for this
talk. Probably were we to go into discus
sion of the matter, it would make things
worse for the nominees, SO we refrain. Sup
pose hereafter all nominations be made by
mass meetings Then the people can come
and express their wishes This system
would bury the past evils of breaking up
county conventlons-aS was done in 1873
and would preclude any possibility Of u
picked set Of men meeting IN each t0tcaship
and naming their OtCn candidates as has
been done. If our Democracy is to be harm
oniZed, we must have no more such farces
aS at the late township anpunntiopu-n
more such outrages as was practiced in 1878.
There Is split IN our party this year, but
1t Is a direct result of the rs outrage. Its
coming was f~oreseen and no power could
ward 1t Ot. 1t Is now regretted that the
ticket was bolted in 1878 and those who
were the leaders In the boiling movement
then, must suffer the consequences BOW
The San adds that the dissatisfaction with
the local nominees, Messrs. Means K Co.,
will not affect the vote of Hancock. TIN
Loulsburg Times says: Hon ID. G. Fowle
is making speeches also, and there is no
man IN the State who can come up to this
distiD guished gentleman upon the stump.
He spoke at Warrenton on Tuesday last,
and we learn. to Il very large crowd, it be-
ing court week. He will speak at Louis
burg some time during next month. -
Democrats of Richmond county nominated
for Representative, William W. Graham;
for Sheriff, William F. Gibson; fer Register
of Deeds, Andrew j. Connelly for Survey
or, b. w. E. Capel; for Coroner, jacob
Perkins, cor Sub Elector, DIR. T. NJ. Wat
SON. The Republican Convention in Hal
fax nominated for Sheriff, J. T.. Dawson /;
for Register of Deeds, R j. Lewis; for
Treasurer, John Jackson for Senate, Jack
son Barnes; For House of Representatives.
Henry Davis. - Mayo.--Columbus
A,- ~ "
gallant Old Goth n. c., for the House /:
Sheriff McCallum: Treas. Byrne; Register
Kew. }. w. Dickson. Col. II. b. Short was
Chairman Of the Convention, and made q
patriotic speech. county Repub-
means nominated w. f. Clarke for the
Senate: and Geo. Green, Jr., and George
Whit" thltck for the Honse.