The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-05
AUGUST >, 1880
Political Small Talk.

DIR. j. Nj. Worth, State Treasurer, will
,oaak at Graham's Store, Wayne county,
Saturday,, August 18th.
I'D. A. Covington, Esq, of Union, is
b~aartilv urged by his friends for reelection
10 the House.
lar letter in reply to the Free Lance. The
Nh. j. j. Stewart, of the Salisbury Er-
.,o;per, is in the hands of his friends on
the Legislative question.
ten. w. r. Cox. Capt. Octavius Coke
and ]. S. Carr, will address the people of
orange at Hillsboro next Monday.
The Rowan Democrats will have a flag
.,;s;no in Salisbury Monday. The pole IS
iio feet high and the flag 20 by 80.
-Gov. Jarvis and Judge Buxton, can
Jidates for Governor, will speak at Snow
TII, Monday, August 9th Wilson, Tues
5av. August 10th.
THE Democrats of Onslow have nomi-
ootbed W. =. Ward for the House of Rep
rasentatives; f. Murrill for Sheriff D. f.
humphrey for Register.
Hon. j. j. Davis, Capt. Cooke and
others. will speak at Stanhope, Nash coun-
~, on Saturday, August l4th. Let all who
can. turn out to hear them.
Capt. Wm. +. Audrey, Representative
from Mecklenburg in the two last Legisla
tures. was recently married to Miss Mollie
HOWE, CT Providence. Many good wishes,
friends. 3,
tba Executive Committee for the 4th Judi
cial District at Fayetteville on August 10th,
70 name a time and place for a Convention
70 nominate Judge Buxton's successor.
Carthage, the Inder says, organized its
Hancock and Jarvis Club on the Goth. DIR.
John Shaw is President Vice Presidents,
T B. TYSON, ST., and T. G.. Cole; Secreta-
ries, J. c. Black and n. NJ. Dunlap Treas
urer, Geo. Graves. Moore county Demo
Gratis hold their primaries on August IA.
DIR. D. G. w. Ward, of Wilson, pub
fishes a patriotic letter declining to be a can
iidate for the Legislature. In the same
county John l.. Bailey and Jesse NJ. Taylor
announce their candidacy for Sheriff, sub
iect to the primary election.
The Winston Leader concludes that
under the new plan of organization, Maj.
Robbins will beat Gov. Armfeld from - to
Is votes in the 7th District Congressional
Convention; the former having the largest
counties.
Would it not be better to have the mass
meeting at Salisbury or Greensboro, where
great deal of good might be done for the
pdTlN dulOUS ltlOSc WIZ nave 10 uAeu bOllIl-
cal principles Or, if not at one of those
places, let us help our Democratic friends in
the Third District by having the meeting at
Wilmington, where help is needed Dem
0crat.
-Battleboro Democratic club:-Presi'
dent, T. P. Braswell; Vice President, j.. B.
Phillips, P. H. johnson, G.. l.. Kimberley,
G. C.. Battle and w. H. Powell. Secreta.
ries, F. NJ. Rawlings and w. H. Newell
Treasurer, w. d. Stokes. The following
gentlemen compose the Executive Com
mittee. DIR. w. H. Whitehead, Chairman
4. H. Kicks, S. r. Hilliard, f. j. Bras
we'll, Theo. Lawrence, j. w. Powell anc
v. H. Odom.
The Weldon Nears, referring to a com
munication written to this paper recently
says - An Old Line Wing has no sym
pathizers in Halifax county unless they ar
IN the Radical party where it is probable h
may be found" We have no acquaintance
except by reputation, with the gentleman i
question but as he mentions that Gen. A
NJ. Scales, or Mr.. Geo. Davis, was his frs
choice for Governor, we presume he Is no
a Radical.
-Four men already in North Carolina ar
announced as having asked and received
letter and a photograph from Hancock
IIUDdUly lTOu TWO " ' CoC
calls are made upon him every day. Th
papers report that his mail now mounts
several wheel barrow loads per day. A
officer stationed at his Head Quarters say
that the General is positively suffering
growing distracted, under the incessar
calls, appeals, begging letters, etc to whlc
he is being subjected.
Col. Richard G.. Watts, who was wit
zen. Cash and son at Cheraw, prints
card saying: Capt. Cash did not go to Che
raw for a row, but to sign his fathers bono
Mr.. Pegues was not shut up in an oflce a
day, but was on the street after the ro
and was not molested. Solicitor Sellers dl
not demand bond of Gen. Cash for twen'
thousand dollars. When Judge Mcly'
agreed to grant bail | turned to Col Sc
Iers and asked him would $500 suit hin
He pleasantly replied that slO,o 600 wou
not be too much, or words to hat effee
Judge McIver then fixed it at $500
There was no intention whatever on tt
bart of Con Zach or hiC son IN have al