The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-09-04
POLITICS IN THE STATE.

the State Senate from Onslow.
-Chas. H. Moore is the name of
the negro editor of the Greensboro
Progress, who will run against
Brewer.
Pitt county has nominated Willis
r Williams for the State Senate and
Col. Harry Skinner and Jno. d. Cox
for the House,
1t is reported that Jno. S. Leary,
colored, is candidate for Congress in
this district, or the Republican ticket.
-Jonesborn Leader.
The convention of the Second
Senatorial district nominated w. H:
Lucas. of Hyde, and w. r. Chesson,
of Washington, for the State Senate
Vance was endorsed.
One would naturally SUPPOSE
there is something brewing when Col
Linney and Cam Pearson both visit
the town the same week and caucus
considerably with the brethren. But
we shall see what we shall see-
Wilkes6oro Chronicle
The Greensboro North State says:
$50 far as the owners of the North
State are concerned, they have not
sold Mr.. Brewer or anybody else a
controlling interest in the paper, nor
has Mr.. Brewer proposed in any way
to buy the North State, OF a controll-
ing interest i'll it.
The prohhilionists of Wake met
in convention in Raleigh August 23d.
A full c'.unty ticket WIS put in the
field. In the platform adopted the
demands of the Farmers Alliance and
the Sub Treasury bill were endorsed,
aud declared to support no nominee
who was not in favor of the bill.
Union county has endorsed Vance
AMI nominated the following county
tick ct: V. 7. Chears Representative;
j. P. Horn, Sheriff; F. II. Wolfe,
Clerk of Superior Court; j. w. Biv
ems, Register of Deeds; James Nc
Nicely, Treasurer; M. d. L. Biggers,
Surveyor; j. &. Austin, Coroner.
The bosses have made up. Mott
and Eaves have shaken hands and are
on good terms. Eaves is to be again
chairman of the Republican State
Executive committee. The Eases
faction regards this as victory and
thinks it will act as an Endorsement
and cause his reappointment as collec,
tor.
AT 1:3O o'clock last Friday
morning, Hon. William Henry Har-
rison Cowles was renominated for Con
gress by the Democratic convention
of the Sth district, held at Lenoir.
One hundred and forty seven ballots
were taken before a nomination was
made. On the 147th ballot, the vote
stood: Cowles, 134; Bower, ia; Ora
ham, 16.
d. p. Lane, the colored candidate
for clerk of the court of Wake county
has issued circular charging Chas.
d. Upchurch, the present incumbent
and Republican candidate for re-elec-
ton, with some serious things. The
Democrats are better organized in the
county than ever before, and there
will he no difficulty in electing
Thompson.-Paleigh htelligencer
Alex McIver, of Chatham, who
has Just been nominated for congress
by the Republicans of the Fourth
District in opposition to Hon. B. H.
Bum, was at one time professor at
Davidson College, also chairman OF
the county court as it was constituted
just after the war. He went from
this county to Chapel Hill, and after
ward removed to Chatham county
Charlotte Chronicle.
AT the Republican convention al
Raleigh Thursday, the following State
Executive Committee was chosen
First district, j. T. Cheshire; second
j. w. Pope; third, A. R. Middleton;
fourth, E. A. Johnston; fifth, Rufus
Amis; sixth, S. II. Manning; seventh
Zeb V. Walser; eighth, w. G. Boyle
ninth, V. S. Lusk; at large, M. l.
Mott, Cameron Morrison, John H
Harmon, John H. Williams, John c.
Dancy, w. Hardin.
will G.. Newland, of Lenoir, was
nominated for Solicitor at Lenoir last
Friday. This is the second time he
has been nominated this year. Oul
readers will remember that he was
nominated at Morganton, but refused
to accept the nomination because
there was mistake in the vote Of
Mcdowell county which, if it had
been righted, would have given the
nomination to Mr.. w. b. Council, ol
Watauga. Uuder these circumstan
ces, Mr.. Newland declined the nomi
nation and requested that a nsw con.
vention De called. iris convention
decided in his favor.
The Ninth Congressional district
Democratic convention was held al
Asheville on Wednesday of last week
The candidates were Gen r. B
Vance, Elk Congressman Thos. D.
Johnston, both of Buncombe, and w
T, Crawford Esq, Of Haywood
Vance was strongest on the first bal
lot. Johnston Withdrew on the 11th
and Crawford was nominated Oh the
18th ballot, receiving 161 votes. Mr..
Crawford is an able young lawyer
about 80 years old. He has served
in the Legislature and was presiden.
tial elector in 1888. He was engross
| ing clerk of the House during the
last Legislature. He is magnificent
stump speaker and will probably beat
Ewnrt.
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