The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-26
a CAaP N.
: Official Notes all the
State.

can nomination tor Solicitor In q -
Dist.-Nr. VIM. Wooiard declines th,
Democratic nomination for the HOUSE
from Wilson county.
Monroe Enquirer warmly favor
Mai. Dowd's denomination Waderbor'
Times advocate, Judge A>he, but with
out knowing il he would accept.
Rutherford Banner says Capt. 10,
{. Mills. of Burke. will have a strone
following 10 the S.h Dist, Dem Conven
ton for Congress. \ good soldier, d
loyal friend, TO see him honored wouIo
please much.
First Cong. Dist. Convention a
Elizabeth City last Thursday. Judge Ben
Iett aud Gov. Jarvis spoke 10 a very larg,
as~embiage, and we're warmly welcomed
Mai. L. e. Latham, brother IN law o.
Mrs. Jarvis. was re~nominated Tor Con-
gress. Ne>srs. Woodhouse and Manning
were re nominated for the State Senate
from Gates and Currituek.
Alex Ii. Stephens was nominated
for Governor Of Georgia, Col. Alfred BA.
con having withdrawn. About a. dele
gates declined to vote for Stephen; but
the great majority swallowed him.
Col. Thomas lIardemtn, whom wC
knew a. a prisoner Of war in Fort Della
ware, was nominated for Congressman.
at-large. He is an eloquent, magnet,
campaigner.
The Republican convention ut WI
son broke up in a row Lott Humphrey.
who was supposed to carry the bag, wa
found without a pinch, and withdrew.
jim O'IIara. colored. was then nominated
by the crowd :" aud Orlando Hubbs by
the county votes" The Raleigh Tunes
calls tor a new convention to settle tie
row.
The Republicans in Congress man
aged to raise a quorum by means of the
Speakers vote, which was not justifiabIe
by parliamentary law and ousted Col.
Geo. ID. Tilman, of South Carolina, in
favor of the negro Robert Smalls, who
began his public life by a piece Of black
treachery, which naturally commended
him to the embrace of the Yankee.
When the wal began, Bob was a likely
darkey whose pretended affection tor his
masters led them TO entrust him with the
pilotage, or engineership Of a steamer H.
Charleston harbor, He saw his chance,
and slipped out of the harbnr one night.
stealing the vessel and his own liberty.
The Yankee papers Of course went wild
over him, and he was taken into the arm
Of Stanton. Seward, Grant, and Co, who
after the war sent him back to South
Carolina to help steal the State. IL
some county funds, but was PARDON
ed out of the penitentiary by CIV. iiamp-
ton : Ito make capital with the neeroe-,
it was said. Now. Bob i, the Bon9rabl,
Mr.. Robert, Esq.
In the 81 Dist. Convention at War
the attendance wa very large. The
was crowded, and beds were al
high premium that night. Edward +
Esq, was made chairman. A
strong fight wa made over the point
whether the county should demand a con-
of County Government" OF
endorse the rather polite and in
definite platform fthe State convention.
Bruce Williams and Stamford
cad the "Stalwarts, and MeSsrs. w.
+. MurchiSon and n A. Steadmap, the
State Platformists." The latter won BY
~ 10 -. Is this a straw MeSsrs. e.
". Williams, John K. Paldf,on. J. ID.
Mcneil. and others. were chosen as Sees
~'etaries. Sheriff y. II. Paddison, of
Fender, nominated Hen. \. NJ. Waddell;
'eyeral gentlemen seconded warmly. /.
Il. Smith aud Capt. Ellis nominated Col.
4. b, Short, and many endorsements fol-
owed. Il. S. Huske nominated Daniel
Iugh Mclean, Esq Of Harnett. j. w
POWELL nominated Capt. Snackleford. the
present incumbent.
Col. Waddell at once took the lead,
moving what an hold his previous ser
ice won from the people. lie had New
hanover, Brunswick, half Of Sampson. :
n Daplin. Il to 3 in Cartcret, and IL to
in Penier. Baden and Columbus voted
or Col. Short. IIarnett, Moore, and
Cumberland for Mr.. Mclean. Next bal
OF, Geo. NJ. Rose, Esq, was presented,
nd rapidly rose to 90. On the 3sth bal
Ut he withdrew, and the vote stood
Nadaell ID, Short 1913, Shackleford Al.
Col. Wharton j. Green, Of Cumber-
and. was soon after nominated by Mr..
}. B. Nicholson, Of Duplin, and amid
much uproar. the 9th ba lot stood
ireen 1893, Waddell III5, Short H..
he Wilmington Star report says
"Ninety-ffth ballot Before the re-
OF this ballot was announced Col.
Ireens nomination was assured. and the
ountIes began changing IN rapid success
ln the confusion incident the sec
got the votes mixed. and on no
ion the ballot was ordered r.taken. Be
ore this was done Col. John ID. Taylor.
f New Hanover, withdrew the name Of
'ol. \ VI. Naddell and nominated D.
1. Mclean, Of Harnett. Mr.. Mclean
withdrew his name and declined in favor
f Col. Green. The result OF the ballot
yas-Green -lJz. Mclean Ii1l.
On motion Of Mr. Mclean tol. Whar-
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