The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-06-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP

At the Democratic Congressional Con-
vention of the 3rd District, the proceedings
of which were published last week, the
following Executive Committee was elect
ed: R. S. White, A. McBuie, r. S. Broad
hurst, F. J. Swain, D. E. Mc1ver, J. W.
| Spicer, T. J. Armstrong, j. W. S. Robin
son and 0. Holmes.
The Democratic Convention of the
Second District met in Weldon May cath.
The nomination for Congress was post
poned till another time. Mr.. A. c. Zolli-
Golfer, of Vance, and W. G. Bowen, of
NORTHAMPTON, were elected delegates to
St. Louis. Congressman Simmons was
present and made a stirring speech. Jno.
E. Woodland, Esq, of Wilson, was chosen
| as District Elector.
Nash, we believe, is the first county to
nominate its full county ticket. 1t was
published in last weeks CHRONICLE. We
record with peculiar pleasure the nomina
ton of Mr. j. B. Phillips for the House of
Representatives. Mr.. Phillips is one of
the most successful farmers in that good
old county so full of good men, and he is
| a man of wide reading and full informa-
ton. He will be elected and make a use
| full member.
-"I never saw such manifested love
and enthusiasm for man as l witnessed
| for C. B. Aycock, Esq, at the Congress
| sional Convention at Goldsboro last week, y
| said delegate to that Convention. ''He
was nominated for Elector and the people
cheered and gave such tokens of their
| faith in Mr. Aycock as | have never seen
before given to any man. l believe, from
what | saw at the Convention, that Mr..
| Aycock will be Maj. McClammy's successor
| in Congress.
| A leading Republican said to- day /:
"Nichols has torn up his district by his
action in running J. W. Hardin, of Ala
| nance, for delegate at large to Chicago as
a Knight of Labor candidate. Nichols in
| the District Convention, Tuesday, com
| bined with Harris and Williamson beat J.
| 3. Mason for Auditor. Seeing that he
had made sore spot, he jumped in Thurs
| day morning and had Mason nominated
Superintendent of Public Instruction, over
Alex. McIver. This only made matters
worse. Then Nichols had Stewart Ellison,
colored, elected over James A. Cheek, of
| Orange, on the State Executive Committee.
So Nichols has antagonized several ele-
ments with which be wished to curry
| favor Raleigh Cor Messenger.
The Democratic Congressional Con
| ventlOn OF the ElguC DiSIrlcI IneI aC lemon
Thursday of last week. Capt. }. W. Gid
new was made chairman; A. W. Scott,
Secretary, and J. T. Bingham and II. A.
Deal, Assistants. Hon. w. ii. ii. Cowles
was unanimously nominated for Congress.
Resolutions were passed endorsing heartily
tho administration of Mr.. Cleveland, the
tariff reform as proposed by him and as
embodied in the Mills bill. They also en-
dorsed the course of their able Represen-
tative, W. H. H. Cowles, and especially his
bold and outspoken advocacy of the repeal
of the internal revenue. I. NJ. Vance,
ESQ, was nominated for Elector: Maj }
W. +. Harper, of Lenoir, and Mr.. r.. w.
Sandifer, of Gastonia, were elected dele
ed delegates to st. Louis. N. II. Hardin
and j. S. Graves were elected alternates.
The old Executive committee was re-elect'
ed.