Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-16
ELECF1oN RI U|R'l1s.
Person Count.

Senate without opposition-vote 412. Robt a.
Hester, Dem. elected to the Commons. Hester 639;
Bumpass, K. N. 400.
Burke, Mcdowell and CALDWELL.
The vote for w. W. Avery, Dem. and B. S.
Gather, K. N in this District is as follows: Burke
Avery 1852; Gather 161. Mcdowell, Avery 2l6 !;
Gather 147. Caldwell, Avery 2l1; Gather 22O-
Avery's maj. 161.
Gen. G. w. Clarke, Dem. elected in Caldwell over
Maj. E. P. Miller, K. N. Clarke 436; Miller 4s4-
R. G. Tuttle, anti-K N. elected Sheriff by 297 mai
over Hartley.
In Mcdowell j. G. Whitson, Dem. elected to the
Commons. Whtson 562; Halyburton, K N 3d.
For Sheriff, Geo. Glass, Dem. 6O2; W. B. Halybur-
ton, K. N. 332.
In Burke, F. P. Glass, Dem. elected to the Com.
MONS Glass 5ls; Erwin, K. N. 4s4. Sheriff, j.
Britain, anti K. N COS Duckworth, K N $40.
Wilkes, Iredell, SC.
Richard Parks, K. N elected to the Senate from
this District Peter Eller and A. W. Martin, K Ms
to the Commons from Wilkes. Eller 1877 Martin
1876; Maj. NJ S. Stokes, Dem. TT. Sheriff, E.
staley, K. N. 1880; J. s. Call, <. N. 51s.
Alamance.
The cDfcial vote in Alamance is as follows: Wm.
Patterson, DEM for the Senate, 351 Holt, K N 2s7
For the Commons, Dr. D. A. Montgomery, DEM
9S3; Geo. Patterson, DEM 92l Watson, K. N 1884,
Stockard, K. N. 6O9. Sheriff, Tapscott, Dem. 929
Hunter, X. N. GEL.
E. W. Fonville, Dem reelected to the Senate
without opposition-vote S91. Commons, Col. L.
W. Humphrey, Dem. reelected. Humphrey 600 !;
Foy, Dem: 247. M. L. F. Redd, Dem. reelected
Sheriff without opposition-vote 754.
Northampton.
Gen. Thos j. Person, DEM reelected to the Sem
ate without oppostion-vote 4l6 NJ. W. Small
wood 647; Mason 657 Williams, K N. All Flythe
K. n. 44S. S. A. Warren, Sheriff
Caswell.
Samuel F. Hill, Dem. elected to the Senate, aud
VIM. Long and E. K. Withers, Dems to the Com
MONS Hill 3S9 Dr. j. E. Williamson, Dem, 157
Long s46; Withers 653 Allen, Dem. $50; Gooch
Dem. l7s. c. Strader, Sheriff
Martin and Washington.
Andrew L. Chesson, Dem. elected to the Senate
from this District. Martin, Chesson $40; Williams,
E. N. IA. Washington, Chesson 1O6; Williams
ia. Chesson's maj 1877.
Stephen W. Outerbridge, DEM, elected to the
Commons from Martin. Outerbridge 672; Moore,
K. N. 344. w. W. -. ard, Dem. Sheriff.
In Washington, H. A. Gillian, X. N. reelected to
the Commons. Gillian 800; Downing, Dem. $780,
Chas. Latham, K. N. Sheriff.
Beaufort.
Allen Grist, T. N. elected to the Senate without
oppositon-vo:e 1926. Commons Jesse R. Stubbs
and John Eborn, K. Ms. Stubbs sO7 Eborn 799 !;
Israel Brooks, Dem. 275. j. B. Harding, K. n
Sheriff:
Arson and Union.
We learn that DR.. W. L. Terry, DEM and Dr.
Myers K N. are tied in this District for the Sen
ate and that the Sherifs are also tied! The vote
is as follows: Arson, Terry, 80; Myers s72 Union,
Terry, 4s7; Myers, 2l4-makng each $50 votes.-
The 18th section of chap. 81 of the Rev. Code pro-
vides, that " if two more candidates shall have
equal number of votes, the said officers sherifs]
shall determine which shall be Senator and if no
decision is made by them then they shall determine
the same by draaoing, in like manner as the grand
jury Is drawn" If it should come to that, may
good luck attend the Democracy.
Haywood, Jackson, &C.,
William H. Thomas, Dem, reelected to the Sen
ate from this District. In Haywood, DR.. Samuel L..
Love, Dem, elected to the Commons. Love 533 !;
Kian, K. N. 272. In jackson, Dills, Dem, is re-
ported as elected to the Commons, over Bryson and
Keener.
Ashe, Surry, Yadkin and Catawba.
All the Districts heard from but Watauga, and
Dobson, DEM, goes to that County with about 100
majority. Result doubtful
Buncombe, Yancey, &C.,
David Coleman, DEM, reelected to the Senate
from this District over z. B. Vance, K. N. Cole
mans majority in Yancey is 16l; in Madison 1oi +;
in Buncombe SO. Vance's maj. in Henderson So
making Coemans maj 274.
I. A. Pearson, DEM, elected to the Commons
from Yancey, over j. w. Garland. Dem. Pearson
63e; Garland 553. j. Steward, DEM, Sheriff, over
Wesmen, Dem. Steward 587; Wesmcn 5S6-some-
what close.
Rutherford and Cleaveland.
The vote for DR.. Columbus Mills, Dem, and
Dr. Miller, K. N, in this District is follows -
Rutherford, Mills 1872 Miller 433. Cleaveland,
Mills $50; Miller 221. Maj for Mills 1854.
In Rutherford, Edward Toms and Amos Harrell,
Dems., elected to the Commons by the following
vote Toms ll12; Harrell 966; Shipp K. N. $40
Webb, X. N. 765. A. B. Long, Sheriff of Ruther-
ford, and E. L. Allen, Sheriff of Polk-both Dems
| Alexander.
| A. G. Mcintosh, K. N. elected to the Commons
Mcintosh 495 Oxford, Dem. 1913.
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