The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-19
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.


In Guilford county, last Year,
only 719 negroes paid poll tax, and
1923 voted.
South Carolina 5has three candi
dates for Governor: Bratton, Earle
and Tillman.
Congressman Cheatham has been
addressing the Radical caucus in favor
of Federal control of our elections.
The Democratic County Conven-
ton of Guiiford county will convene
in the Court House, in Greensboro, on
the 28th day of June.
Senator Vance, who introduced
the sub treasury bill by request, has
written letter stating that he cannot
support the measure.
Old Ben Butler says "never do a
mean thing for money" Spoons!
The devil can quote scripture aud even
old Ben can talk morality.
w. w. Dickerson, of Grant
county, KY, has been nominated to
succeed Mr. Carlisle in Congress. Two
hundred and seven ballots were taken.
"A farmer of the ALTERNATE
section says that his people are unani
mously in favor of Gen'l. w. P. Rob
erts, of Gates county, for Congress.
As we survey the field everything
we see goes to show that Hon. Alfred
Rowland will be renominated by the
approaching congressional convention.
-Latmbertoae Robesonian.
The Republican Senatorial caucus
has nominated S. K. Valentine, ofNe-
braska, as Sergeant alarms oAthS
Senate, to succeed w. P. Canadyi
whose resignation takes effect ON the
3Oth inst.
Ingalls, is standing on the narrow
edge of defeat. Thirty-nine Kansas
Alliances held meeting. There
were 101 delegates and they were
against ingalls,. The men nominated
were all pledged against him.
The Democratic convention for
the fourth congressional district has
been called to meet in Durham on the
24th of July. At the risk of slipping
up in its prediction, the Durham Globe
announces its belief that there will be
but one candidate before the conyen
ton, and that candidate will be Hon.
B. H. Bum.
John Wanamaker is certainly be-
ing fired into now by leading papers
in the North. They call him thief.
The N. Y. Evs',iny Post asks if"Thou
shalt not steal' does not apply to John
Wanamaker the politician, why should
John Wanamaker, the shopkeeper, be
restrained by it?'- Wilmington Mes
senger.
An intelligent and observant
gentleman who has been in majority
of the counties of this district and con-
versed with some of the leading Dem.
ocrats, gives it as his opinion that
Hon. John S. Henderson will be NOM
mated by big majority. So mote it
be.-SaHsbury Herald.
Secretary Blaine is opposed to a
national election law and says that if
it is carried he will resign from the
Cabinet and openly fight the admins
tration. Harrison is in favor of the
law. He advised it in his message.
Blaine says that if it is passed it will
drive from the Republican party
many northern men whose money is
invested in the South.
Mr.. Frank G. Chillcutt, of Brown
Summit, this county, one armed sol
dier who lost his arm at the Battle OF
the Wilderness, was appointed by
Supervisor Webb as sensus enumera
tor. After doing four days hard work,
he received orders from Mr.. Webb Cat
the command Of Jno. M. Brower) to
turn his papers, &c. over to J. w.
Scooolield, a wooldyed Republican.
There can be no cause for this removal
but purely partizan feeling, for Mr..
Chil.cutt is in every way the superior
of his successor. The only objection
we can see that Mr.. Brewer can have
against Mr.. Chillcutt is, that he is
Democrat, and will not sell his "birth
right for a mess Of pottage." If Mr..
Brewers intention is to gain notoriety
he most surely is succeeding, and it is
Of such nature that a man of his
calibre may not be able, as his days
draw to close" to look back upon
with PRIDE Greensboro Patriot.
Ruckien's Arnica SaIve.