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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1880
Page
2
The record notes HON. WILLIAM I. ENGLISH of Indiana as a Vice-President candidate. The brief item identifies his candidacy position without further context or date details.
Campaign Sentinel reports party newsletters urging subscription rates and the Democratic county convention in Winston on August 10 1880 to nominate candidates for legislature and county offices. It notes statewide district meetings at Statesville and Yadkinville and mentions candidates and supporters, including Vance and Vaughn, plus a remark on Garfield and the push for a free ballot.
At the Court House on Tuesday night a Garfeld and Buxton club formed after delays. Starbuck chaired. Dr Wheeler and A J Pinkham led remarks and a large slate of vice presidents were proposed. The Robins Armfield nomination fight drew flaring letters urging third candidates like Watson or Clemment to unite the party. Hancock’s nomination drew strong praise and predicts unity after the election.
A Statesville correspondent argues against publishing a lengthy political appeal about Congressional nomination in the district. The message says bitter opposition exists to Col Armfield, with only three local merchants supporting his renomination, and warns that a non endorsement would be a political assassination.
A letter argues for Cyrus B. Watson as a compromise candidate amid Democratic discord over Maj. Robbins and Col. Armfield. The writer urges a mass meeting at Yadkinville on August 5 and proposes J. M. Clement of Davie as Congress candidate, advocating party harmony and a strong, united ticket. Also notes Poland committee report, Garfield stock matter, and North Carolina finances with bond funding progress.
Special to the New York Herald outlines a Republican campaign strategy to ignore personal attacks on Democrats and focus on GOP merit. It calls for hard fights in four to five Southern states including Virginia North Carolina and possibly South Carolina Florida and West Virginia. The plan assigns Connecticut New Jersey and Indiana to state committees while New York will receive targeted national committee support.
The Springfield Republican condemns Gen Garfield as a demagogic politician on civil service and Chinese policy, while noting Hancock’s untested stance. It cites the letter as lacking high statesmanship and warns of its effect on independent voters. It also covers Massachusetts ballot restrictions and summaries of related political clashes.
The alleged revolutionary style letter attributed to Gen Hancock and to Gen Sheridan or Sherman is denied by Sherman who doubts its delivery or existence. The Asheville Citizen notes Geo E R Hampton supports Hancock in Jackson county. W A Guthrie of Fayetteville declares he will vote for Hancock for President.
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