Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-31
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR
THE NEXT LEGISLATURES.
Court Matters-E Encouraging Crop Re
ports Officer stabbed-The Republican
split-Dr. Motifs Address.
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stlll nhft nUmlnattu CaUuluaLeS lOf tue
county Offices. II is too early to tell
what will be the proportion Of old men,
bers in the next House. For the past
three or four terms they have not con-
stituted more than Is per cent. of the
whole number. From the nominations
already made one would suppose it will
be larger the coming session. Some of
the selections made are excellent, and
the body gives promise of strength.
People are now daily passing here
from the coast resorts on their way TO
the mountains. Ithas undoubtedly been
the most profitable season for the noun
tain resorts ever known in this State,
and shows the public appreciation Of
the greater comforts and moro ample
acc omo latiors provided. At More.
head the season, now almost over, has
been profitable one.
COURT MATTERS.
The Wake.county Superior Court be-
gan its civil term to-day, Judge Phil
lips on the bench. The docket is a
light one. The criminal term OF the
Superior Court is in session at KinstOn
for Lenoir county. The docket is very
heavy. Three burglary cases are to be
tried this week if possible.
Reports from all the crops show im-
provement. Even the tobacco shares
in the general progress-certainly in
this section. Preparations for cotton
picking are about complete. 1t Will
begin in a week or ten days.
During the war great quantities Of
sorghum were made in this State. OF
late years very little has been manu-
featured. With the increase in the di-
versity Of crops has come greater at
tention to sugsr-cane, and many peO-
pie are making their own molasses.
The cane grows we'll, and its culture IS
sure to become largely extended.
OFFICER STABBED.
Yesterday afternoon a white man
named Williams, employed at the peni-
tentisry as guard, came into the city
drunk apd created q disturbance. The
police were sent for. Officer Willis ar
rested Williams. The latter drew a
knife and cut the officer, inllictiDg an
ugly wound in the hip, almost reaching
the abdomen. Another wound was H..
flicted on the arm neaT the wrist. The
plucky officer took the man to the
station-house. Williams had stabbei
two men before this. The officers
wounds are not considered dangerous.
POLITICS.
There continues to be a great deal Of
talk Of politics and of what the Repub.
lcans will do at their mass-convention
on the 25th Of September. Some men,
bers of that party say that they will
nominate candidates for the Supreme
Court, but this will hardly be the case.
Ex-Justices W. b. Rodman and w. p.
Bynum are named prominently as pos
sible candidates. The canvass in the
First district by Latham, the Demo
cratic nominee, begins Wednesday. In
ten days there will be an active can
vass in several districts. Although
some people are disaflected towards
Latham, yet he will make a fue can
ysss. lie is an able speaker.
MOTIFS ADDRESS.
DR.. Motifs address as chairman o.
the Republican State Executive Com-
mittee reached here to-day. 1t shows
temper throughout, and makes the anti
Mott Republicans very angry. The adj
dress is quite long, and but few ex.
tracts are here made. Ii says the
committee decided that it would not
call State Convention this year. Every
member Of the committee, and all Others
present at the meeting for consultation,
agreed that there should be no nomna-
tons. even If 8 convention SHOULD
be held. The purpose Of Logan Harri,
and Thomas B. KeOgh, who were pre-
sent and engaged in the discussion, was
to have State Convention to get new
Executive Committee. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that it would be unwise
to have a political contest in the cleo
tion for judges for our courts. The
candidates for judge could not canvas
or otherwise engage in political contro-
yersies, and the result Of such election
would decide no political issue. To hold
a State Convention for the purpose only
of electiDg State Executive Commit
tee would entail heavy expense and
great inconvenience TO our party friends
all over the State, and there was no ne
cessity for it. The committee regrets
that there is no State political election
this year. If there we're they would /
call convention to put State ticket
10 the field and welcome a contest. In !
deciding rot to have State Convention !
this committee does not mean TO pre-
scribe or indicate any course Of policy !
to be pursued in congressional, judi. |
cial, aud senatorial districts and coun-
ties.
ARRAIGNING THE DEMOCRATS.
The address then arraigns the Demo-
cratic rule for the depression in bust /
ness, the labor strikes, railway rings, I
and dozen other things.
The committee repeats that it would !
welcome q political contest this year,
but as there is no State or national ,
election is unwilling to conduct one in |
an election for justices of the Supreme
Court. They therefore decide to wait,
and hereby give notice that they will
in due time call State Convention for
the purpose of nominating full State
,pd electoral ticket for the campaign OF
1883. and to elect delegates for the
State at large to the National Republi-
:sn Convention. The address says
The committee is attacked by Re.
publicans who say that it must
all a convention. 1t goes on !
10 say the plan Of organization
declares that the committee shall be BIZ
,nnially appointed by State Conyen-
ion, but it nowhere directs that the
committee shall call convention every
.wo years. BY refusing to call con-
rention the committee does not sbro-
yate its power or abandon the party I
' hose State organization they repre-