The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27

or The Columbus conn
convention Instructed for Steadmap hi,
not OH the gubernatoriaI question. excas,
for Col. II. b. Short. for 1t. Governor.Il
The Cleveland county aurora saws ,..In3-
Fowle is taking the lead, and he will douhrl1.
receive the nomination for Governor on fh.
18th of June. THE Hereford Ep9a-
says "A majority Of the N~orrhanr..-
county delegates are for Fowle, aud We -.
lieve quite a large majority OF the Hcrtte-l
county delegates will be for the same.nan
-Correspondents Of the Ob>.rrer qr-,
the claims of Mr.. A. J.. Partin for Audi,~,
and MIR. Donald W. Baiu for Treasure IN
the ground hat for years they have done the
real work, and managed the practical hn.
ness of the Offices IN which they are Cba.
Clerks. This looks like a back handed r.,
at the heads of Department: but no op~
can detract from the faithful services of IL,
young men IN question. I'D utaut zen
eral tombstone Jones is brought out, hy tho
Burke Biuie, as an asplrant for the Office ,,
State Auditor, though the Bfade states
Gen. Jones Is not seeking the place. AMI
we have never heard a word from him on the
subject As we remarked last week n
man in the State would make a better An.
ditor, and we should as lief support him a.
any man, but it IS quite doubtfulif he wouI3
give up lis pICSIilt olIIS W NOiuC dul nv e NJ
Raleigh on the small salary allowed-A
writer in the Observer says a good word for
Gen. W. p. Roberts, of Gates, for Aud,
tor. mentioning that it was upon his sug.
gestion that DR.. Ransom was selected. AMI
by voting for himself made chairman at
the convention. This act alone -savstl =
correspondent, -'should endear him To the
people of Eastern Carolina and the whole
State Gen. Roberts is ~undoubtedly frs
class man for the place ~ Nash couL-
ty (Castalia) letter says: "All are for
Bayard, Fowle and Cox up here, and every
where. They are good leaders aud will &c,
our heartiest support. THE Chapel Hi
Ledger remarks: The judicial contes. VII.
be %livelier than at first anticipated. The
friends of Judge Gitmer, Hon. mo. Manninc
and Col. Thomas Rufin are urging then
claims for the nomination. Orange county,
we believe, will go for Manning. --Thg
same paper says: "old Orange will give
Gen. W. r. Cox a %rousing majority Tor
Congress. "--The castor county Gd-tte
hotly ''denounces' the Mecklenburg mas
meeting for "instructing' the vote Of that
county to be cast as "a unit, thereby permittin-
a mere chance majority (which might be re
versed if another meeting were held to si
lence the voice and preference of one. hal
or a large fraction Of the county. The o.
serrer, land we believe all the Charlotte pa
pers) condemn the action though unwil-
ing to make a fuss about it. That pape-
says: "Ne cannot understand how a cor
v%ention, called for the purpose Of consul
ting as to the best means of representing
the will Of the party, can be a convention a
one moment and a mass-mceting At the next
and vice versa, but it may be that 1t is al
right and proper. The townships were re-
quested to send up delegates to the county
convention, and the voting status pro rat
was liked by a resolution which was though
to be binding, but in the twlnkling q
an eye it was changed into a mass meeting
the strength Of the vote was taken viva
voce, and the weak voting townships Were
almost entirely ignored" These things ar,
unfortunate. Because ifany trouble should
occur in the convention they will be seized u
on as excuses, or paliation, ofinsubordlnation
The Craven county Republican conventlol
endorsed for Grant, for Judge Bynum to'
Governor and for Orlando Hubs for Coz
gress. Tom Powers, Lon Moore, Geo. u
White, and +. r. Dudley, delegates 10 Stat
convention. So says the Neac BeIHlnn.
The Republicans Of Stokes endorsed \. h
Joyce for Congress. speaking OF Gov
Jarvis, Il writer In the Neu Bernta" says
Many predicted that the position would
prove too high for his order of ability. Bo'
his administration has been characterized by
positive strength and wisdom. His ever
move has been of the highest degree pra'
teal and calculated, while reduclng ez
penses OF the government, to promote IL
best interest of the State. Where many o..
our best and ahlest men were weak In regar4
to the sale OF that huge incubus on th-
States prosperity, the Western Railroad
he alone was strong. "-Some time ago
the FARMER MECHANIC mentioned. a.
an item Of news, that very possibly Capt
). Pemberton, of Stanley, would become a.
independent candidate for Congress. one
or two papers expressed doubt The MOI.
roe Cypress this week says: I'VE hear TIA.
MIR. Pemberton says that ifCol. VIM. JONI
son be dominated he will oppose him a '
independent candidate
DEATHs.-We have not heretofore neI.
toned the death during the Dast T0rtnlghl