Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-08-09
AUGUST 8.
Ntus uf tie Dun.
The ELECTIONS.

hAhE &HN NeNANAA0AlGo III HIS
county were @. II. Wilder (dem.) and J. M.
Fleming (reform) for the Senate-Wilder
received It's votes, and Fleming LAT. MIR.
F. did not canvass the county, bat merely
went 70 three Of the public gatherings-yet
his vote is very respectable; and it is be-
lieved by many that, had he thoroughly and
energetically prosecuted the campaign and
canvassed the county, he would have been
tr~iumphantly elected. For the Commons
there were eight candidates, viz. S. Hines
Whitaker and Everard Hall, on the Reform
ticket; ". G. Rand, w. ". WhiaEer and
Alsey Hunter, democrats Jacob Mordecai,
w. +. Collins and w. III. Harrison, wings.
The following is the vote Rand received
1902 votes w. w. Whitaker 1894 Hunter
1898 Mordecai 1918; Collins GAL; Har-
rison S57 Hines Whitaker 262 Hall 201.
Those in italics are elected, being three dem
ocrats and one whig. s. II. Whitaker at
tended most Of the gatherings in tho county,
and won golden opinions everywhere for his
able and manly defence Of the cause Of re-
form. Under all the circumstances his vote
is highly hattering. And his influence and
vote must have been dreaded, Judging by the
false impressions endeavored to be made about
his name being Withdrawn, Notwithstanding
the fat deuials that bad been given to the
rnmor beforehand. We learn that a respec-
table and influential gentleman made public
announcement on the day of election, at
one Of the precincts, that Hines Whitaker's
name was withdrawn Fortunately there
were present those that c~ontradicted at once
the statement.
We have been surprised to learn that lem
ocrats are trying to attribute the election OF
Mr.. Mordocai, (whig) to the effect produced
by having the Reform issue in the contest
Now, during the tendency Of an election We
are not surprised 10 hear any sort of non
%scnsical arguments and reagonings, but aftel
the matter is at an end and cannot b.
changed, what good calSbe accomplished b.
misrepresentation and absurd statements
We hesitate not 10 say that had the Reform
ticket been out Of the way, Mordecai woul
have received nearly if otquite two-thirds 9
the votes given the reform ticket. Ofthe II
votes given for II. Whitaker and Hall at thi
box, we are told by a gentleman who say
he counted, there were only % that ha
Mordecai's name on them. Ofthe other lO(
Mt least GO were wings and would have vote
for Mordecai had the Reform ticket not r
ceived their support-that's an undeniab
fact-and in that same event had Mordect
received the same vote he has, his maiorit
would have been over 100 largely. Sure
no one who looks at the facts without perve
sion, can believe any thing to the contrar
M If those Of the democratic party wi
make this false statement, and who oppose
the Reform movement, arc really anxious
divine the cause Of Mr.. Mordecai's success
we think they can readily find out by asct
tanning how many anti-reform democra
voted for Mr.. Mordecai. Whiskey elect
Mr.. M. by getting democratic votes-tha
the cause OF his election.
For Governor, Bragg received 1871 a
Dockery 1880, being a wing gain ofo6 Vot
II. S.-Since the above was in type,
have soon the Standard of Saturday last,
which the charge is made that Mr.. Nor
CATS election Ia treating whig) is attribu
bic to the temperance men, &c. The ass
ton is so absurd that we cannot believe
- thing. D~6hfUcrsts- %Hr5 atrgfded Eng 81
closely, and the democratic poll holder of
Commons box, can bear testimony that
this city at least so to IS wings refused
put Mr.. MOrdecai's name on their tickt
and we doubt not nearly or quite as ma
more did the same in the county. So tina
is positively certain that but for the Refo
issue, Mr.. MordecaTs majority would hi
been over $50. nSS~ We ask the Editor
the Standard in oil candor to state, if il
not his opinion that whiskcy secured Mr.. \
election-and If anti reform democrats h
not contributed ten times more to it by vot
for him, than by reform democrats refus
TO vote for Mr.. Hunter? Mr.. Hunter,
ceived 100 votes less than Mr.. Rand-wt
did they vote for Mr.. Mordecai, of coul
"Let the devil have his due"
We have no defence or apology to make
temperance wings or democrats who "
for either Of the treating candidates-for
are certain those of both parties did it
leave every man to answer to his own
science as to his action but we protes
gainst any intimation that q party de-
originated and controlled the movement.
By The Returns received are in many
stances confused, but we give below the n
reliable statement we could gather:
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