Electors and State Officials Named in Craven District Vote
For Electors of President and Vice President OLIVER H DOCKERY of the Sixth District GEORGE B EVERITT of the Seventh JOHN Bb RESPASS of the First WILLIAM 8 OB ROBINSON of the Second SAMUEL W WATTS of the Third TAZEWELL L HARGROVE of the Fourth G W PATTERSON of the Sixth For Secretary of State RICHARD M NORMENT Ul Robeson Var Treasurer AARON Db JENKINS of Gaston For Auditor RILEY H CANNON of Jackson For Attorney General AUGUSTUS M MOORE of Chowan For Congress Second District ORLANDO HUBBS of Craven
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Oliver H. Dockery
George B. Everitt
John Bb. Respass
William
B. Robinson
Samuel W. Watts
Tazewell L. Hargrove
G. W. Patterson
Judge Buxton and the color judge issue in Weldon News
The Weldon News cites Judge Buxton's remarks on electing magistrates and appointing Black officeholders, noting Democratic internal laws restricting voter choice. It claims about 150,000 North Carolina voters want to restore the natural right to select county and township leaders, likening the situation to postwar norms and rail road mileage reaching 7,573 miles.
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Buxton
Weldonews
North Carolina
Vermont saga shows Barnum plan to flip state votes
The piece claims a Democratic scheme led by Barham and Barnum to reduce Vermont GOP support in the 1878 election. It alleges ex-Confederates urged Vermonters to back Hancock, but returns show increased Republican majorities. It notes Census-related pride in North Carolina’s growth and contrasts past and present population trends with skepticism about 1790 state counts.
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Baldy Smith
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St. Paul
Marshill
Barnum
Waddell &O
Tyrol
America
Democratic Party
Maine
North Carolina
Tex Missouri
Grant on the stump and Whittaker as a politician
The article notes Grant supporting Garfield and Arthur, urging unity and continued voting strength. It cites a letter from Grant to Logan, praising perseverance and electoral participation, and reports Whittaker’s New York speech praising equal rights and Black prosperity under Garfield.
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John A. Logan
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Arthur
Mary
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Con
Locan
San Louis Park
Gunnison
U. Ed. Grant
Whitpaker
N.Y. Herod
Srd
Whittaker
New York
Ambriey
Edmonia Lewis
Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Proposed North Carolina constitutional amendments on public debt and care for disabled
The legislature proposes two amendments. One would restrict state debts and bonds unless approved by voters. the other would allow the General Assembly to provide funding for indigent deaf mutes, blind, and insane at the state’s expense. Ballots will read for or against each amendment.
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Legislaware
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General Assembly
Tate
Readjusterism in Norfolk district debate with Lamb and Goode
The Norfolk discussion pits Colonel Lamb Readjuster and Hon John Goode Funder as rival campaigns for Hancock and English electors. Lamb attacks Goode as a fraud while praising Readjusters as the people’s party. The scene includes a Nettie tug voyage to Norfolk and the Boston-like clash ends with mention of a Bayboro county meeting and anticipated speakers from Governor Jarvis to Senator Vance.
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John Goode
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Wm. J . Be
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Thomas J. Jarvis
ZB Vance
M. W. Ransom
Fowl
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James M. Leach
Brunswick Republicans Convene to Ratify Delegates
A Brunswick township meeting adopted a resolution to appoint delegates to the County Convention. Whitfield Griffin chaired with Abram Hawkins as secretary, and Joseph Spells and L. A. Galloway spoke as part of a harmony filled gathering. A Garfield Buxton Adanaday Club formed with Wm. Brown Jr. as president and officers named. The group planned another meeting Saturday night with books opened for the club and speeches.
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Smithville Township
Whitfield Grifin
Abram Hawkins
Joseph Spells
L. A. Galloway
Mabry Griffin
W. Watts
Garfield, Buxton and
Canaday Club
Wm. Brown, Jr
Robert Jordan
Franklin H. Gardner
Whitfield Griffin
Trim Wortham
London Gibbs
Sea Shore
Jnre
Brunswick
Hope and Hancock Defend Republican Stand in Indiana Address
An Indiana Branston Club speech extols Republicans while denouncing Democrats, praising Gen. Garfield and Hancock's military record, and warning that Democratic control would shift laws and threaten voting rights. The piece critiques southern influence and urges unity under the Republican banner amid claims of ongoing prosperity and lawful governance. It also cites a health sales pitch for Compound Oxygen, urging readers to request a treatise from Philadelphia advertisers.
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Mississippi
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Maine
North Carolina 1109 Todians and regional updates
The Norfolk and Edenton telegraph trade remains strong while Laurinburg Enterprise rebrands as Rap ner and relocates. Gov. Jarvis names Cal. RT. Bennett of Anson to fill the Buxton judgeship term. Bennett’s first court sits in Catawba county. Reports cover political alignments, station chatter, and notable local incidents.
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