The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-07

OF North ~aroina, and shall be pleased to have
notss. and items Of Personal intelligence. from men
Of an snsdss OF political sentiment. But, news
not views, VI if you please!
Suggested in various papers for Cir
cult Court Solicitors: Hon. w. T. Caho,
of Pamlico w. W. King of Stokes.
Suggested by correspondents for the
Office of Congressman-at- large:-Col
Wharton j. Green. Judge Merrimon'
Chas. G. Clark, Esq, Judge Bennett,
Col. L. L. Polk, Henry r. Bryan, Esq.
Suggested, by correspondents, for th'
office of Judge: Jas. B. Bachelor, Esq.
Fred Phillips, Esq, Hugh F. Murray
Col. L G. Edwards, Judge Gllmer.
Suggested for Congress in Sd Dist.
Col. w. j. Green, Gen. A. NJ. Waddell
W. P. CanDady, Esq, (Republican)
Col. H. B. Short.
Suggested for Congress in 9th Dist.
Mai. G. Dowd, Col. Chas r. Jones, Judg'
Bennett.
Granville Republicans endorsed B
q. Cozart for Congress. Currituck
Camden, and Perquimmans Republican,
favor C. c. Pool for Judge.
-Smithfeld Herald warmly endorses
Col. l.. l.. Polk, and says Johnston woulc
give MIN 500 majority.
Democrats of Greene county, en-
dorse Maj. Swift Galloway for Solicitor
Wake Democratic Township Meet
ings. June 10th, County Convention,
June 18th.
DR.. A. B. Chaplin heads the Chat
ham delegation to Republican Cenven-
ton. Dockery for Congressman-at-l arge.
Capt. Thos. p. Devereux did no,
fill bis appointment to speak at Pitts
boro on Monday. An ti-Prohibition
meeting was held there, however.
DIR. Ward and MIR. Jake Fl Hallibur-
ton were introduced to the Burke county
Republican Convention. The latter
made an Anti-''Bourbon' speech, and
wss voted a vote of thanks on motion OF
Charles +. McKesson.
We have no knowledge of the Anti
prohibition programme; but It IS not
unlikely the Convention to-day will re-
frain from nominating a Congressman
at large ueaving that for Col. DocKery;
will nominate Col. Geo. n. Folk of Cald
well for one Of Supreme Court judges
and four or Eve Superior Court Judges.
The Programme. 1t is pretty well
understood that Col. Dock cry will re
ceive the regular Republican nomination
for Congressman-at-la large. Col. Isaac
Young and others are understood to OPP,
pose him. on the ground hat he j. toe
moderate but mild hammered men,
have often ''scuttled ships" Col. VIM.
Johnston is on. Of the most courteou.
gentlemen east of Cherokee; but he has
6rmness enough to put an augur-h hole
through the bottom of the old Democra.
tic Ship, to the une of "Greenland's icy
mountains"
"A rather spicy letter from Raleigh
to the Chatham Argus says
''Col. Ike Young would be much
pleased to secure the nomination for
Congressman at large and is SAID to be
strai every point to accomplish that
end, but it will be labor lost, in fact it is
not improbable that the Col. will be
called on to make another fight to keep
his office. 1t is an open secret that his
removal was determined on just prcvi-
Gus to the shooting of President Garfield,
and had that lamentable event not &C.
cured, he would nave gone out of Office
last July. Among the Republicans here
the impression prevails that Commits
sioner Raum would nor fell at all badly
+ the Col. found it convenient to re-
sign
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1.-THE Col. has during the last fifteen
years drawn many hundred thousand
dollars from the public treasury, prob
ably much mor han any one man in
North Carolina ever received before, and
that must content him."
Isaac will go for that chap!