New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER
CONTEST.

pagn in North Carolina will be more quiet though no
less earnest and effective the part Of the Liberal party
than that through which the State has recently passed.
On the LIST OF August tho Liberals went TO the polls con-
den Of victory; they had mado such canvass Oh tno
state as had never been mado before not crossroads
precinct had been neglected by their stump speakers
the enthusiasm among white voters was unbounded
Grants officers had no such stump speakers as the other
side had put into the field, and where they "ero
assisted by Cabinet Ministers, tho assistance was Vi
doubtful value. But they had what proved Hore onoo'
i've than stump orators-they had money, feue'"'
patronage and the power TO frishten mon away io'i
tho polls and they had an orgahlzl"oh
which enabled them to use each to inc very DeS' ad'
taoe with their money they bought up men who were
In the market or imported voters TO swell their MAORI
ties I'm the large negro counties. With their patronage
they multiplied offices without end and sent the men
who were paid TO do the work OF tho government o'o
tho State picking up the broken political threaus anu
binding together closely their party Orgazauoh'
Attention has before been called to the fact that numer-
GUS mon had been appointed Deputy United States
Marshals and Internal Revenue officers. But the De
partment OF Justice and Treasury Department are
not the only which kept men In this state working
IN the interest Of the Administration conductor on
the North Carolina Railroad told me Saturday that
the Post-Oce Department now has at least four general
and special agents the State instead Of one as hereto
fore He had learned this fact from having registered
their passes.
FACILITIES FOR FRAUDULENT VOTING.
The liberal party was entirely without organization
in the last campaign except in few cities 1t did not
lack workers enthusiasm but 1t lacked the means TO
make them effective Outside Of half dozen cities the
Grant able TO register and cast their fraud
ulent votes with impunity Wherever the registration
was systematically watched frauds invariably dis
covered and prevented. Wake County would have in
creased her Radical majority at least 400 than she
did had not the Conservatives OF Raleigh discovered
that number OF Illegal voters registered, aud caused
them TO no stricken Off But in most of the counties
there was no scrutiny Of the books before election day,
and then challenges were Of no avail, men who viii
vote Illegally rarely hesitate to peure themselves when
the proof against them is not at hand. Already
the Liberal leaders prOfng by tho lessons Of the
Summer campaign, and are organizing in every
county and township. II they have little aid
now they will not only DO able TO keep thousands
OF fraudulent votes Of the baOtbOxes, but also 70
bring out tho entire Liberal vote. This organization Is
especially desirable in the eastern part OF the State.
great many Of the negroes there have Names they
belonged to two masters at different periods in Slavery
times, and arc known by the names of each. Some Of
them have also changed their since they became
Free assuming the OF their ancestors two or three
generations back they have been able to trace their
lineage. These men easily vote at two precincts
and comparison Of registration books will show the
fraud In these counties of tho voters in each
township should DO taken between now and election day
II this attended to by the township Committees it can
be done without much trouble expense Every land
owner can furnish list OF legal voters his plantation
with their aliases and the number OF negroes who
their homesteads is small that OF them
be easily made.
GREELEY STRONGER THAN MERRIMos.
find the!COnseryatives and Liberals much more
dent OF carrying tho State for Mr. Greeley than they
were OF electng Merrimon Tnis conf enco is believe,
sst..
lid Congress Districts about which hope be betor
informed week hence, but which nobody pretenis
Increase the Radical majortes gwen in August think
the Conservatives will at least hold their In the lid
District. Owing TO afsp In the Radical party In Will
mington Caldwell did not get large a majority in
New-HaHover County as he was entitled to. Price,
very intelligent and influential negro who a boiling
candidate at the Late election has been removed from
his position in tho Customhouse and it IS reported. will
vote and work for tho Liberal cause. If he does 3d.
Grants majority in tho county may be larger than
Cadwell's was. In Sampson County. in the same dis
trct, there two Democratic candidates for the
office OF Sheriff at the late election, and the diversion
thus caused prevented Merrmon from polling the entire
strength of the Conservative iparty. 1 think we may
expect small gain there. and am quito positive
there will DO no loss. Cumberland County
will also give small Liberal gain.
think it possible that negro converts might 10
made IN this county by sending cOlOred orators 10
number OF negroes there had about
made their minds to vote for Merrimon when Secre-
tary Delano visited the place. He accompanied by
cOlOred speaker, through whose efforts the most OF
them back. In this distrct-the Iyth-the
Liberals estimate that "Billy" Smiths
personal influence kept away at least 100 Conservatives
from the polls in August the most OF whom will
out and vote for Greeley In November. In addition
this 1t Is believed that considerable nroads will be made
the Radical ranks in Johnson and other counties
through the efforts OF the Hon. T. w. POu the Liberal
Republican electoral candidate. He a Republican
member of the Legislature OF 1s67O and the
Or third day Of the session, introduced resolution in
favor of universal amnesty. He voted against all OF the
Infamous bills by which the State was robbed OF
OOOOOO and has had the confidence aud respect OF
both parties. shall be disappointed If Mr. Groeley
ioes carry this district by at least 800 majority
Caldwells majority was 5O7.
THE FINAL CAMPAIGN OPENING.
The With District is the one In which 50 much money
was spent by the Administration in Settles interest
before repeated Gen. Leach assertion that he can
prove at least 800 fraudulent that district He
publicly said that he could promise to change
enough votes there give the State to Greeley IL he holds
derrimODs vote In the rest Of the State Speaking with
Judge Fowle, whose predictions received with more
confidence than those OF almost any other man In the
state, he assured me that Mr. Greeley would get large
hare OF the Quaker vote, which Is principally In this
district and amounts TO about 5000 votes He says that
he Qlakers thinking men, and always, from princi
Die, upon the side OF peace They would not for
derrimOn, because they look upon the Democrats us q
party and cannot feel confident that II IL should get
ntO power again In this State, II would not involve the
state in another But when the choice of two Re-
jubhcans Is presented TO them the a military
md the other civilian they win support the latter.
Judge FOwe says that OF the QuakeTs assured him
If this during tue state campaign.
] don't know what changes, II any, may be expected
n the With and With Districts, nor have heard any
epOrts from the VIIItb Gen. Morgan the commandment
II the United states troops in this state aud an officer
who, by his gentemany bearing and nOninterference
n political affairs In this State has the respect OF
All good citizens irrespective OF party returned today
rom tour OF Inspection OF the troops IN Rutherford
Cleveland, and Lincoln Counties The first two are In
Ihe With District and tne last In the With He says
hat he was everywhere assured that Merrimon could
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