The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-07
POLITICS IN THE STATE.

Solicitor B F. Long, of Iredell,
was nominated for his second term by
acclamation.
The Republican State Conven-
ton is called to tet at Raleigh, Au-
gust the 2Sth.
1t is stated that Capt. Badly
Williams will begin to spank Brewer
in joint canvass about Oct. the 1st.
Judge R. F. Armfield was no,.i-
mater! f,r reelection on the first bal
lot. The vote was Armfeld 1852;
Robbins 103.
The First judicial District Con
vention, held at Edenton, endorsed
Hon. w. D. Pruden, of Chowan for
Judge of the Supreme Court.
The Democratic county conven-
ton for Watauga instructed for Mr..
w. II. Bower for Congres j. b. By
mum for Judge and w. b. Conncil for
Solicitor.
-Ashe county Democratic conven-
ton, which was held on the 21st, in
structed for w H. Bower for Con
gress. @. F. Neal for Judge and G. w.
Bower for Solicitor.
The Oxfoid Dag is mighty good
authority and it says that Capt. Will
liams is not only supported by au
united Democracy, but the best Re
publicans In the District are for him.
In Catawba comfy J. F. Herman
has been nominated for clerk, H. P.
Rudisill for treasurer, g. W. Cochran
for register of deeds, j. NJ. Yodor for
surveyor, and NJ. Sanders for coroner
Lincoln county has instructed
for Mai. w. A. Graham for Congress.
Major Graham is the Alliance candi-
date and it will take the combined
strength of the friends of Col. CowIes
and Solicitor Bower to beat him.
The Judicial Convention of the
tenth District at Morganton last Fri
day nominated Bynum for Judge and
Newland for Solicitor unanimously,
and enthusiastically endorsed Judges
Merrimon and Clark and Senator
Vance; and denounced the author of a
receut circular assailing Judge Clark.
Judge McRae has published a
letter in the Ne,O aud Obser ger declin-
ing to be candidate for a place on
the Supreme Court Bench and asks
his friends to support Clark. He
says that the anonymous circular, at
tacking Clark decided him to take
this step as he did not wish to profit
by the cowardly attack of Clark s
enemies.
-Jno. S. Henderson, the wise, con-
servative Congressman from the Sew
enth District was renominated at Sal
isbury last Friday. He received 176
votes and Hon. A. Leazar (Alliance
candidate) of Iredell received 1913.
The convention passed resolutions en-
dorsing Vance for the Senate, Merri
mon for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Conrt, and Clark for Associate JUS
tice.
Mr.. L. ]. Moore, a promin ent
Republican OF Eastern Carolina, has
formally withdrawn from the Repub
lican party, ard rendered his services
to the Democratic executive commit
tee for this campaign. The conduct
of the present Republican administra-
tion is such, Mr.. Moore says, that no
self-respecting white man in the
South can longer affiliate with that
party.
The Alexander county Demo-
cratic convention was held last Thurs
day. 1t endorsed Merrimon and
Clark for the Supreme Court and
Vance for the Senate. The delegates
to the Judicial convention were divi-
ded evenly between Col. NJ. L. Nc
Corkle and Capt. J. J. Vann for
Judge, and were instructed to cast the
vote of the county solid for Frank l.
Osborne for Solicitor; and the delega-
tion to go the Congressional conven-
tion divided between w. A. Graham,
w. H,(Bower and Col. w. II. H.
Cowles with the majority for Graham.