The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-01
Campaign Currency.

-Yadkin Democrats nominated Dir.
W. r.. Williams for the House.
Mr.. Walter X. Henry's speech al
Tranklinton is much complimented.
Mr.. p. II. Winston, Jr., Is expected
to speak 10 front Of the court house to-
night.
Mr.. Geo. A. Sparrow was nomi-
mated for the House by Beaufort county
Republicans.
The Philadelphia professional nine
beat the Swiftfoots on Monday at the
Base Ball Park III to >.
Union county III. b. Adams Tor
the House; J. Z. Horne Sheriff, n. l..
Stevens, Treas, III. j. Wolfe, Reg.
Richmond county nominated Squire
J. W. pnead for the House: and IL.
Bryant for Sheriff.
Gen. Scales was greeted by a large
turn out, with a mounted escort OF sew
cral hundred gallant citizens OF Ala
a from the Railroad to Graham
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, an emf
nent Presbyterian divine, of New ORR
city, and a Republican, is out for st
John.
Cumberland Democrats nominated
W. {. Troy for the Senate, Isaac y.
Murchison and G.. G.. Mcclellan for the
House. Neil Mcqueen for Sheriff, Ill. L.
Fisher for Register.
Judge Fowle AMI Col. Coke are
winning warm tributes of praise for their
speeches i'll the campaign. The Sta
~pronounces Judge FOwle the mos
s.maonetic'' orator in the State.
-Surry county Republicans nomina-
ted Hasten Bcamer, for the House. maJ
r. f. Reeves, chairman of the Demo
cratic committee in that county, has
Joined The Republicans.
The Republicans of Wayne pomina-
ted John r. Smith and DIR. John b. Per
son for the House; w A Heans for Sheriff;
Nc Holland, Treas: w A Deans, Reg.
Gen. w. Il. Cox, Josiah Turner,
and John NJ. Moring all spoke from the
same stand at Hillsboro on Monday
Moring refused to say which party he
favored.
Wayne Democrats nominated for the
Senate, Col. J. L. Kennedy; for the
House, +. NJ. Aycock and Ira w. Hatch;
for Sheriff, D. A. Grantham; for Register,
VIM. I Gardner; for Treasurer. II.
Edwards.
-Cabarrus Democrats nominated L.
d. Miller for the House.-GuildforC
county Democrats nominated j. J.. King
for the Senate: J. II. Gilmer and j. A
Turner for the House.
Fender Democrats nominated Mr.
J.. T. Bland for the House; A. c. Ward
for Sheriff; A. Ii. Paddison for Register
Capt. j. r. Paddison called the meeting
to order, and IL. & Colvin was Sccre-
tary of the Convention.
Col w IL SrBurgwyn has been nom
mated for the Legislature in Vance. L
was done by reclamation. If elected be
will make an influential member and
Vance would do wisely to elect him, re
CARELESS of party.
Senator Vance spent Sunday il
Raleigh on his return from Carthage
where he spoke on Saturday. He viii
be at this point ''off and on'' for severa
weeks, speaking in adjacent counties
On Friday he will speak at Apex. Mrs
Vance is in the city, the guest of Mrs
Il. III. Battle.
The meeting of white Republicans
to protest against what they called the
mob ticket put forth by the negro
convention in Wake, was strong IN mum
bers and the personality of the kickers.
They formally adopted a resolution de.
claring that they would oppose the ticke'
aforesaid.
-EX-Gov. Curtis III. Brogden wa:
nominated for Congress in the Third
District by the Radical Convention tina
met at Fayetteville. He washed himself
partly two years ago when she penteC
HIMSELF but he will not stay washed
But this time he will not get his nose il
the swill-tub. Mr.. w \. Guthrie, o
Fayetteville, was chosen Presidential
Elector.- Gazette.
The extraordinary enthusiasm with
which Mr.. Blaine has been received a.
every depot along his OUT from Boston
to Cincinnati, shows how little the
Northern people care for the ''Mulligan''
and other scandals. We give it as our
deliberate opinion that Blaine is twice
as strong to-day as he was the day he
was nominated. If the next month
bring nc change in the situation, tho
election will turn on Butler aud st
John. The Louisville Courier-Jounak
thus prophecies:
Just as went the New York San
so the New York World is going. Il
will be a miracle if it is not found sup.
porting Butler before the campaign il
over. 1t ought to be supporting him nou
as far as agreement is concerned.
TIE LATE GEO. LATHAM.-Two o