Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-09
ELECTION RETURNS.

ELECTION RETURNS.
The peorle of this State voted, Thursday last,
for Governor, members of the Legislature, and for
Sheriff.. The candidates for Governor were Thomas
Braeg. Dem, the present incumbent and John A. :
Glmer, Know Nothing, of Guilford County.
The returns thus far received are meagrc, but We
have heard enough to warrant us in announcing to
our readers that Con. Bragg has been reelected By
largely increased mnjority, and that the Legisla-
turs pil be Democratic By from tacenty to thirty on
Joint ballot. We give such returns below as we
have received; and having kept our paper back I'M
i'll after the arrival Of the Raleigh and Castor cars
on Friday evening. We are thereby enabled to pre-
sent the very latest returns.
Great Result in Wake County!
The Democrats of Wake have achieved the great
est victory ever won by them since the party had
an existence in the County. Gov. Bragg runs 152
votes ahead of his vote two years ago, while Mr..
Gimer falls behind Gen. Dockery Sc votes. Gov.
Brags's majority is FIVE HUNDRED AND sIxTY-NINE-
being clear gain of 20S votes. He gained 81 votes
at the Raleigh box; and especially at Laws and
Forestvlle his gains were also large. All honor to
the Democrats at these precincts! But the whole
County has done not merely well, but gloriously.-
Col. Rand, The highest the Democratic ticket,
leads Mr.. Rogers, K. N. and anti Nebraska cahdi-
date, 400 votes; and Mr.. Bedsoe, the lowest on our
ticket, leads Mr.. Rogers 32l votes. Mr.. High, the
Democratic candidate for Sheriff, has also teen re-
elected by an increased majority. See table of the
vote by precincts, in another column. Comments
hereafter. We may add however, that the appeal
Of Mr.. Rogers to the people of his native County,
to sustain him in his vote against the Kansas-Ne-
braska act, has been answered in manner and with
an emphasis which cannot soon be forgotten.-
In 1852, before Mr.. Rogers gave that aLtNorth-
Carolina vote, he ran as a candidate for the Com
mons in this County within ten votes of the lowest
Democratic candidate now he is overwhelmed by a
majority of 32I votes. We may also add, as a mat
ter Of justice to Mr. Bledsoe, that his vote was cut
down by very unworthy trick resorted to by some
Of Mr.. Rogers friends, with the view of increasing
his vote. Tickets were printed at of the K. N.
offices in this City, with the names of N. G. Rand
and NJ. Lewis, two of the Democratic candidates,
and that of S. II. Rogers emitting the name Of Mr..
Bledsoe. The object of this trick is apparent. 1t
was to deceive uniformed and unsuspecting Demo-
Gratis and we learn that number of these tickets
were voted. or course Mr.. Rogers gained, and Mr..
Bedsoe lost votes by this unworthy movement land
voters were thus deceived, imposed upon, cheated
out of their right of suffrage We do not wish to
be understood as charging or intimatng that Mr..
Rogers himself had any hand in this thing; but it
was the act of some of his INSCRIPTIONS friends
and we have heard it spoken of by men of both
parties in terms of just indignation The vote Of
Mr. Bledsoe is, therefore, most Aattering one; and
but for this deception practced upon Democrats, he
would have polled much larger VOTE Democratic
gain of one in Wake for the Legislature.
Glorio7u Result in Orange!g
Orange has been gloriously redeemed. A friend
writes US as follows:
~ HMLsBoRoUGH, Aug z.
Nessrs. Holden d Wilson We have heard from
all the precincts, but not officially, and the whole
) Democratic ticket is elected in Orange. Cameron
has beaten Turner K n, for the Senate about fifty
votes. Lyon and Strayhorn, Democrats, have beat
en- Strudwick and Patterson, K. Ms, from 25 to 40
votes Jones, DEM, reelected Sheriff by about 300
majority. Yours, in haste, P.
This is Democratic gain of three members of the
Legislature. We congratulate the people of Orange
and our readers generally, upon the triumphant cleo
ton Of Paul c. Cameron, Esq, to the Senate.
Alamance fully Redeemed!
We have carried the entire ticket in Alamance
ana made gain for Gov. Bragg of 162 votes. A
friend writes US as follows
GRAHAE, 7th Aug.
We have polled about 1000 votes in Alamance. -
Bragg's majority about 275, and the same for thu
Legislature. The vote is not strictly official. bu
will not vary materially: For Governor. Bragg s77
Glmer GIG. For the Commons, Dr.. D.. A. Mont
gomery, Dem. s91. George Patterson, Dem. $40. Dr.
Watson, K. n. 635, Col. Stockard, K. M. bs4 =
Senate, Maj Patterson, Dem. $50, Dr. Holt. K. N.
272. Randolph not heard from. For Sheriff. Tan
scott, Dem. $780, Hunter, K. n, 646 This is a tru
" glorious result. Yours. n
AIamance has done well--eycn better than W
expected. A Democratic gain Of one in the ssLegis
lature.
Johnston County.
friend writes US that the d emocrats have ear
,'ed their entire ticket by triumphant maiosites w
have no details.
Wayne County. {
GoLbssoRoueH, Aug g.
Ass'rs. Holden q Wison All the precincts hear,
10m Thompson beats Dortch Eve votes, thous]