New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-05

have ever been so far from home as Raleigh unless
the army, aud who are not naturally anxious to see
something OF the world Such men as these consider
summons TO Raleigh Juror an important oyent In
their lives. ana when The condition Is only TO
vote the Administration ticket, which 1t will be
proved that Carrow has demanded In moro than
one instance weabminded men have not bcsitated.
But the positive evidence Of fraudulent voting in ths
county Is accommodating very nIidy. An examination
of tho registration locks shows that the number u
white voters registered in the cOvny exceeds the mum
Der Of colorcd by moro than t0n. Caldwens majority
was 2S4 This fact alone Is Suspicious Parties nave
always been divided In tins county, since rec &
n every surrounding county, almost stretn ny d
lines Two years ago, when many Conservaia ar AGO
o. vote, Ship had majority OF 10, am oH 100
though the pubcans carried the county Nv a"' V'
they cas-; smaller vote than In 1870 me cnv of
cratic loss ut that time due tho unpopulhIl W
the Convention question. This year. inc 'OhseI 49,,
were aroused as they have never been peois, u h ns
can be named IN every precinct WIZ cao -, ho,d N
for the first time since the war; On the oIher ha,
WAS believed that the Repuicahs nao Pov nce The
entire strength Mt the two former eIecIIons s h cbt
Republican vote III 1871, when every negro was Dlongne
TO the polls defeat tue Convention showed no
that cast by the same party tno SG'i ~ iso
But this year the Conservative vote ien Daek lou
below that OF $780, while the Administration p0led 22O
more than they have before during the past Two years
Taking consideration the excess OF white VOies tue
the Radical ticket and the reversal OF mY9leS sneo
1870 these facts cannot be honestly explained some
improper uSt bam thew have known and
respected all their lives TO face pn6lc opinion ana 10
OF confidence. Carrow's money did II. But Carrows
money not tJe only agent used. comparison OF
the registration books Of TIE county with the poll BOOKS
shows that "a men voted ~ the county VINO were n1t
registered. The names OF these men nave all neen oD
tanned from the poll books aud each one as wen hs inc
registrar who checked the names OF voters on ms novh
on election day and Gd not inform the officers OF eec
ton tnat the names were not there are haDie 10 III
LARGE NUMBERS OF NEGROES CoLoNIzED
Next TO the use OF money and having men vote who
not gered the Grant adherents resored 10 the
colonization Of negroes from adjoining counties Here
again. Carrow had hand lie brought to his three
farms which lie near the line OF Craven County, great
number of negroes, who came chiefly from Newbern.
and registered and voted In this county. They may
have in this county the requisite 80 days. but none
OF them have heard that one of Carrows oyerseers
admits were bona hde residents OF the county as the
law requires am permitted 10 make the following ex-
tract from letter written by W. A. Thompson, the Reg
strar at South Creek Precinct ia which two OF these
farms are situated. He says:
sent ND my books with tho returns. that do not
remember the names. There were some l6 or 70 new
names which were not upon the taXlsls; most II not
all of these, were | learn, from the CarrOw farms
and though they swOre to being actual residents OF te
township understand that their homes are IN New,
bern where their families live. They voted early, ana
left for Newbern, and have not returned yet
(Aug 49,"
Surprising that these men did not vote later in the
day in Craven County, it will probably be proved
that they did they were not needed there where the
Radical majority was 1900 except to swell CaldweUs
majority in the entire State. Another strange crcum-
stance is that the united votes of Craven and Pamco
(Which has been cut from Craven within year. lack
nearly Of the voting population OF craven, as re-
ported I'm the Of 1870 while in almost every negro
county the vote exceeded that population. Washington
County which adiOns this upon the north, Is another
which had 400 votes to spare. man named
ElmundstOn, who lives at Leachve, in TINS county,
near the line OF Washington County, employs great
number Of negroes I'm cypress swamp across the me
About the 4h July he brought out to his place about
20 negroes who registered and lOunged about MS tf
until election day, when they voted. Their families al
reside i'm Washington County. Very naturally the Rad
ical vote polied in Washington County this year was
81 less than it two years ago, Ihese
are the only instances OF colonization or
which have been able obtain anything like positive
proof but hear many reports that the same thng was
practced other farms along the entire northern ana
southern boundaries Of this county The nyestgatOn
now making will. doubtless, bring more OF tho par
tculars TO light The last resort OF the Grant people
was TO bring the polls coOred boys who were under
age with other to 10 the time OF their
BIRTH IL any challenged them. The examination of
this branch committed has not gone Tar
enough 10 enable give any estimate OF the extent
10 which IL was praCtced, though enough Is already
known to prove that 10 had small effect upon the re-
suit l am convinced that enough unquesti0naOle
frauds will lie proved in this county to reverse the re-
ported result and that If Merrmon contests CadwePs
election he may look to Beaufort County for change or
at least $50 votes In his favor