The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-03
Campaign Currency.
Mr.. 4. J. Cox was nominated for the
House in Hyde county.

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sent Mecklenburg in the Senate his
winter.
-Hezekiah a. Gudger nominated for
the Senate by the Democrats OF Bun
combe and Madison.
Jones county nominated l.. Nj.
Pcarsall for the House, and DIR. =.
Thompson, of Onslow, for the senate.
Mr.. Il. b. nerner was frequently
mentioned for the Legislature in For
sythe, but declined.
MIR. Ashley Horne had a fattering
nomination for the Senate 10 Johnston.
1t was virtually unanimous.
Geo. +. Basone got the nomination
on Sd ballot for Senator from CASTOR
county; Jas. w. Reid, Esq, for the
House.
-Alamance nominated on Saturday
last, j. L Scott Of Graham, for the
Senate. Col. Thos. M. Holt for the
House and the old ticket for county Of
ficers.
New Hanover Republican Conven.
ton, amid the usual disorder, nominated
". II. Chadbourn for the Senate L. W.
Foster and Chas. l.. Guier for the
House.
Col. Coke, Thos. w, Mason, and Maj.
W. \. Smith spoke at the big Demo-
cratic barbecue at Grove Hill, Warren
Co, on Thursday last.
The Arson Democrats nominated j.
J. Dunlap for the House, ia. Crowder for
Sheriff, +. j. Coppege Register, +. IL.
Gaddy for Treasurer, j. T. Potter for
Coroner, and W. L. Tillman for Survey
or.
Granville Democrats nominated
Robert w. Winston for the Senate: Capt
A. II. 4. Williams and II. w. Ilobgood
for the House. Jos 4. Crews for Sher-
If, Thos. Washington for Register: VIM.
L. Mitchell for Treasurer.
-Forsythe Democrats nominated j..
c. Buxton, ESD, for the Senate, aud
w. III. Sheppard for the House. Mr..
Buxton is a brother of Judge Buxton,
and was a leading delegate to the Ma
tional Convention.
Durham county Republicans nomi-
mated John V. Rlggsbee for Sheriff, John
G. Wilkerson for Register. The conven-
ton met with closed doors rest of the
ticket unknown. 4. G. Oakley
himself an independent candidate for the
House.
Winston Sentinel prints a supplement
containing charges by Robert NJ. Doug
lass, G. y. Reynolds, and Others against
collector w. III. Wheeler. Douglass
says Wheeler prowled around Washing
ton under the name of j. f. Smith work
ing against him. 1t appears to be a case
of Outs versus Ins.
Panther Branch township conven-
ton, g. +, McCullcrs, Secretary, endors-
ed Mr.. Walter Wyatt for the Legislature.
The following delegates were appointed
to the county convention which meets
on Saturday u. NJ. Turner, J. w.
Wyatt, Jas. Adams, Y. +. Young, S. G..
Hobby, o. II. Rand, S. d. Williams.
The Republican pow-wow at Green's
bOro, by the aid of Senator Plumb, and
Generalissimo Jno Mott, patched up the
split in the party waist band, withdrew
Col. Wheeler, to put up Col. Leonidas G..
Edwards of Granville. 1t was wise work
in the party point of view, and beneii-
cial in other respects, as We like to see
both parties put forward their best ma
terial.
Mai. VIM. A. Smith OF Johnston
was serenaded by the Democrats of
Iouisburg, and made 4 little talk. Sena-
tor Matt Ransom acted as pall-bearer to
the late John Pool. Col. VIM. John
ston is charged with saying that a bloody
disturbance at RutherfordtOn would fire
the Northern heart and help to carry
Ohio for the Radicals. Carl Churtz and
John Kelley smiled sweetly together last
week.
1t is said that punches of grapes
can be kept fresh for months by sticking
the end of the stem into a raw Irish po-
tato, and laying the punches on hay, in
a dry room. The French have long
presei we'd grapes by sticking the stems
i'll bottles of water; but the potato an
swers equally well, and is less trouble
some. Cat flowers can be kept fresh a
long time i'll the same way.
Vance county Republicans, like
those at Charlotte, Raleigh, Tarboro.
and elsewhere had a noisy '-chin-chin,"
with the usual complaints by colored
speakers that they coUldG't get 'jcs-
tiss, '-meaIing a share Of the Offices.
Col Ike Young WAS at hand, and made
his usual oily talk. lie has held the
cheerful end of the party for nearly
twenty years at $1,000 year. The con-
ventiop finally nominated III. T.. Eaton,
black, fof Senator; w. II. Smith for
Sheriff, Il. +. Young tr Treasurer, and
John w. Nicholson for Register.
The Wake County Republican Con-
venuon on Saturday was the talk of the
town. the cOlOred element banded to-
gether and "kleked" most energetically.
Several of the local waite leaders were
called liars to their faces. and l.r. Tom
Purnell charged that a certain man had
borrowed $1,000 to buy up negro votes
that Jim Harris had sold out for $4,000.
1t became necdssSfy to call in the police
nee or twice. A long struggle oc-