The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01
The State Convention.

The following is Capt. Tom Evans ac-
.ouut Of what he saw:
The State Convention nominated Thomas
j. Jarvis on the first ballot for Governor of
North Carolina He received 623 votes, +
more than necessary to choice, and the
Going over of different delegations soor
ran it up to 600. 1t was the largest Con
vcntion ever held in Raleigh just about
one thousand delegates entirely too large.
They were compelled to meet in the Capitol
square. No hall could hold them. There
VAS little or any deliberatien. 1t was a
mass meeting, not a convention The fault
was owing to tie invitation SO generally ex,
tended by the country conventions to all
citizens in good standing with the parry to
be considered delegates if present. Both
Jarvis and Fowle worked on this. The
friends of one would get men enough to
vote the county for their side and the 9th
ers find it out and telegraph for car loads
to throw the county their way. Hence from
.ome counties there were as many as one
hundred delegates, and we did hear of two
hundred from one. 1t is an honor to Rock
mGham that she was not in the scramble,
also to Caswell also to Pei There was
no telegraphing for ''more men" by either
Of these counties. They went there with
the usual number of delegates and all voted
solid for Gen Scales on first ballot-then
went to Jarvis We think Guilford had
from 3S to 30 present, and most were from
Greensboro. But she threw solid for Jarvis,
though John Barringer cried aloud for his
share of the vote for Fowle, and they would
not: he appealed to Chairman Graham in
the open air convention, but the Chairman's
decision has never been heard, and the call
of counties went on. The nominating
speeches were of the usual sample, Fuller's
rather extra, in setting up Fowle, but II.
e. Jones of Charlotte is said 20 have disap
pointed the tip tOed public in erecting Jar
Wis. Mr., DOrtch nominated Gen. Scales,
but was unfortunate in not knowing the
General had been shot twice, as bullets
pierced carcases seemed in great favor, and
one fellow squaled to know If Scales had
ever caught one; yet the gallant Cox, who
had eleven in him, was then quietly walking
Fayetteville street and did not attend the
convention at all. But there was no
lighting, wonderful to say, though consider
able barking for Fowle and Jarvis. '1vc
got ten thousand dollars in bank down
street. said one gentleman that the reporter
got police nan to touch as he was squall-
ing "Fowle" right in the midst of Col.
George Wiliamson's speech seconding the
nomiDstion of Scales. Aside from such
Interruptions. it was an assemblage. consid-
ering it all, of wonderful good feeling and
harmony. Julian Carr Of Durham was un-
doubtedly elected 1t. Governor on first bal
lot. Why the necessity of another ballot
by which Robinson was elected has never
been explained J t was said the shouting Of
the different delegations going to Carr, af-
ter the roll finished, was so dlstractlng that
the Secretary became confused and the
Chairman made it all h)tchpOtch and Or
dered another call TIE second was over
whelmingly for Robinson. Carr bore it
we'll, and SO did Blackwell. Julie said
b. you were elected, and no one but your
own friends are to blame, they made such
noise Shouting. 1t was grest compliment
TO you, and it is for the best, for wouldn't
have had you 1t. Governor tor twenty-five
thousand dollars" Mr. Blackwell and Mr..
arr at the time were subscribing to Mr..
turner for his Sentinel, and Joe stood stuff
ing the change in his pocket as so much
Trash, for he cares nothing for money. But
some of the Orange delegates were much
tmbttered over Cars loss. Some blamed
The Chairman, others the Secretary. and
lew grumbed at its being 1.-THE second time
happened, "and referred to the Cox Jarvis
vote Of four years ago. Another advised
his friends to subscribe to Turner's Sentinel
Say what they may be blamed if he aim t
told the truth bout the railroads from the
word gs."
The convention assembled in Metropolitan
haIl. Nominating speeches were in order,
olt the crowd whistled them down. Never
Aesrd so many gallant Military men, who
suffered and bled. and were ''the right
land" of Lee, endorsed for simple posi-