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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1876
Page
2
Explanations seem to be the order of the day. Blaine scarcely gets out of one difficulty before he is saddled with another. This time it bids fair to be a chili Blaine. Verily, there is no royal road to the white house.
The Old Dominion again defeats radicalism and dissident Democrats. Every city except Lynchburg elected conservative tickets. The urban vote suggests further victories as colored voters gather in towns and influence results.
The num berless friends of Maj Joseph Engelhard formerly of the Wilmington Journal urge his name for Secretary of State. They praise his wartime service and party work and say Raleigh Convention nomination would honor him and strengthen the ticket.
In the May 30 1876 note Witttaus defends explaining the editorial absence of Dr I E T Manning and distances the piece from him. The writer calls the Roanoke News article imprudent and not conservative in tone.
The piece argues that silver is finding its way to the region yet being hoarded by ignorant masses. It contends the Silver Bill harms the public by reducing local circulation and favors shinplasters instead. It notes the current money supply is the lowest in memory and warns against hoarding silver half dollars.
A Washington report for the Chicago Tribune tabulates early delegate counts for the Cincinnati convention. Bristow 132 Blaine 121 Morton 83 Conkling 92 Umtranft 58. Other shows from Troy Times and Utica Herald project varying totals for Blaine Conkling Hartranft Hayes Jewell with broad anticipated totals.
The Conservative State Convention meets in Raleigh to nominate state officers and two delegates for the St Louis convention. It urges unity, condemns prejudice, and emphasizes the impact of Amendments on the East and state governance while noting white male support and Western cooperation. The Fayettville Gazette reports a Black man entering Miss Alice McDuffie's room, escaping through a window, leaving her in critical nervous shock.
The Baltimore Gazette recalls Hambleton s naming of his child John Wilks Booth and Fitzhugh s insulting letter. It notes Republican attacks on officials for bad taste and self importance, contrasts with Democratic exposure of Belknap Schenck and others, and mentions a Senate jurisdiction issue.
The Goldsboro Messenger reports a harmonious Second District Convention with broad representation, praising Henry R. Bryan and endorsing John F. Wooten as elector. No congressional nominee was chosen. an executive committee is named to lead the Democratic effort and keep the campaign momentum.
The piece reports 1868 to 1874 per diem figures totaling $400,580 under two republican years and $300,700 for four democratic years. It argues reform via constitutional amendments to change session timing, reduce per diem to four dollars, mileage to ten cents, and limit service to sixty days, urging ratification as a fiscal measure backed by Goldsboro Messenger.
Mr Will states he cannot express views on the upcoming presidential election. He notes Northern sensitivities to Southern political interference but argues the South seeks cordial reunion and racial peace. The South has abandoned old ideas and wants equal rights, national sentiment, and support for a constitutional man who will do justice to all.
The speaker urges reconciliation between North and South, prefers Tilden or Hendricks as a nominee, and warns against division within the Northern Democracy. He attacks the Republican party as sectional, defends the South, and hopes the St Louis convention settles the currency issue without further quarrel. He pledges loyalty to the Union under the Constitution and laws. Mr Will speaks earnestly and sincerely.
The Louisville Courier Journal comments that a Tilden and Thurman ticket would be the most powerful in America if allies concede. It notes New York’s five million people as essential to Democratic victory and warns that Ohio’s Thurman or Missouri’s Broadhead for second place could frighten disorganized Republicans.
A Washington letter claims Blaine loyalists will seize control at Cincinnati convention name him first in opening remarks then trigger持续 cries for Blaine to push his nomination. It suggests a deliberate plan to rally delegates and secure votes by a "small army" of supporters. Democratic reactions echo confidence amid broad press and public sentiment.
The article discusses the St Louis Convention’s likely nomination of a Democrat who can attract the largest support from Republicans. It argues Governor Tilden’s strength in New York counters opposition, cites Thurman and Allen dynamics in Ohio, and notes the aim to elect a President who can draw from the enemy. It also covers related vetoes and investigations affecting Grant era politics.
The Baptists in Beaufort report a large revival triumph with many souls won to Christ. The Methodist church in Beaufort, led by Rev. A. R. Raven, reports about 70 new members added during the revival.
Reports from Hertford note a colored boy killed by a mad dog, a newborn’s watch running a year un-wound, and ground broken at Wilson for a railroad warehouse. Events include Madame temperance shifts in Greensboro, June meetings of Royal Arch Masons in Charlotte, and a Republican district convention in Hertford on June 22. Burwell Newson, an 18 year old mulatto, hanged at Windsor for rape after a full confession, while Dr. Newbell of Milton dies in a buggy accident. Governor Brogden names W C Kerra to the National Prison Reform Congress in New York on June 5. Luke Olive, guilty of barn burning in 1871, is pardoned. The Rockingham Spirit reports cotton stalks sprouting from last year’s growth after mild frosts, a phenomenon unseen for years.
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