The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05

: Official Notes all Around the
State.

hS G1stO VI Az
Convention warrants the epigram that the
Carolina Democrats are for a Tariff for
while the n. c. Republicans
sre-"Reyenuers' for a Tariff.
Lewis f. Churchill. of Rutherford,
the Republican-Libera candidate for
Judge in the 9th Dist, has formally &C
cepted; both the nomination and the
platform
General Robt. B. Vance made a
little speech in favor of abOlishing
the Internal Revenue Department, during
the recent debate on the whiskey aud to
bacco tax. Col. Oliver Dockery, in his
letter Of acceptance, addressed to Col.
VIM. Johnston, says he also favors the
abolition of the Dept.
Democratic nominations for Superior
Court Judges and Solicitors LIST Dist,
j f Shepherd and J Ii Blount, End
Dist, Fred Phillips and W A Bowen
Sd Dist, A A McKoy and Maj Swift Gal
loway 4th Dist Jas e McRae and j ID
McIver Sixth Dist, w NJ Ship spd +
| Osborne.
Republicans and Liberals list Dist.
C c Pool; 2nd Dist, T II Darby Sd
Dist, w A Guthrie; 4th Dist -.
5th Dist Sixth Dist, l. F Churchill
AT TIE First Judicial Dist. Conven-
ton at HEREFORD, three counties tHert-
ford, Tyrreil and Dare) were found IN
represented. W.. ID. Pruden, ]. L. Moore,
Jas. K. Shepherd were put IN nomIna
ton, and received SO, SO. and Ga votes
respectfully. On the Sth ballet, Moore
rs; Shepherd Il6. Mr.. Jas. +. Shep-
herd OF Washington, n. C., is therefore,
the Democratic nominee for superior
Court Judge, and a good ons. For So
%licitor, w. T. Caho, Esq, W. .. Tenn
pie, L. G.. Luke, w. j. Leary, and J. H.
Blount, OF Perquimmans, we're named,
and the latter nominated on 9Th ballot.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania nom
mated Robt. r Pattison (now comptro!-
Ter of Phila.) for Governor; G. +. Black
(son of Judge Jerre Black for 1t Gov;
and Silas NJ. Clark, for Supreme Court
Judge. Pattison is only 80, but is con
sidered very strong in Philadelphia, which
usually turns the State. The Record
which has fought him, and whose editor
opposed him in convention, says lie
has given proofs of frmness, integrity and
and executive ability of a high order
qualities that are eminently requisite for
the proper discharge of the duties Of the
Chief Magistracy Of Pennsylvania. La the
man. cement of the financial affairs of the
city he has brought order and simplicity
out of chaos, and has introduced an &C
countability in municipal trusts which has
saved large sums Of money to the tax
payers"
Similar men are needed at the head of
all State Governments.
The Judicial Convention of the 9th
Dist. was virtually unanimous for Judge
VIM. NJ. Shipp. Paul b. Means nomi-
mated Mr.. T. II. Cobb, of Lincoln, but
the latter promptly recognised the situa
ton by Withdrawing. Judge Ship Is
truly a judge calm, well balanced, well
furnished, long-experienced, yet in prime
of life.
For the Solicitorship there was an
sharp struggle. Calvin E. Grier had
Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and scattering.
Michael H. Justice had Rutherford, Polk,
and scattering. Rufus McBrayer had
Cleveland and scattering. Henry B..
Adams bad Union and others. Sam. j.
P~emberton had stanly, Cabarrus. etc.
When Mr.. Adams withdrew Union raj
lied to Mr.. D. A. Covington. McBrayer
withdrew in favor of Justice. Dir. Cobb
withdrew in favor of Frank |. Osborne,
of Charlotte. Finale: Osborne, IT'S /;
Adams. SO.
SO M~ecklenburg gets the Judge and
the Solicitor; and though both are excel
lent nominations. there is, judging by
notes in neighboring papers, not entire
satisfaction over the result. At any rate,
Mr.. Will G. Means, a brother of Paul B
appears in a card announcing himself
as a candidate for Solicitor, a~lledgina
that a trade" was made between East
.rn and Western Legislators to give the
East the county government, ifthe East
ern members would vote a tax Of $40, O0(
a year, etc., to build the Western n. c.
K. R.; and by Inference endorsing the
Liberal movement.
The Washington National RcpuJh;
con prints a letter from Walter 2. Viii
hanson, Esq, of Talboro, In answer tC
certain il gu res about the Halifax cleo
ion affair. AS he write. over his owl
name, and makes direct charges, his as
sertions would seem to merit attention
from those charged with the direction 0
the Democratic forces. He alleges, 70
example, that false ballot-boxes wer
used at Enfield and that the Registra
ton Books were lost" at other polls to,
late to be replaced; and hat the poll
were unlawfully changed, as an excus
He say,-''By these frauds the Republi
cans lost l, 900 votes in Halifax l, 100 il
New Hanover; and ''at the lowest calcu
%lation" S, 5000 altogether, or more thai
Gov. Jarvis majority in the Who'll
State He proceeds to allege that tn
Halifax Trials cost 81. 500 which wa
shouldered by four prominen, Democrats
one of whom, an ex member of Congress
asked Gov. Jarvis to help raise the mon