The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-03
THE COLORED VOTERS MORTIFIED
The Result of the Polling Not
Definitely Known.
CONSERVATIVE GAINS ADMITTED.
Republicans Determined Not to Yield
Till the Last Moment.
RALEIGH. N. O.. August .


The North Carolina election returns are In
muddle. All the returns received to-day would I'LL
the HERALD. Correspondents and local politicians
have been figuring all day, and yet they make out
nothing definite or reliable. IL may take an
offical count to ascertain the result; only an
ofical count can give the actual ma 0rities.
THE STATE CLAIMED BY CONSERVATIVES.
The democrats now claim the State by majority
ranging from 1900 to $1,000 Republican politicians
and State officials decline to give up the result,
although the Era, the Republican organ OF
the State, half comedies the election OF
Merrmon by A." small majority" But these
concessions are worth nothing, and indicate moth
ing. Returns come In slowly confused and In
complete, showing largely Increased vote
for both parties over that of 1870. This in
crease tends to the general confusion. Friends
of both parties telegraph to hcadquar-
tiers gains, without reference to majOritles;
and in their comparisons they totally discard each
others reports. Thus it is impossible to figure with
any intelligence for the result. It is more than
probable that Merrimon is elected by small ma
jority and it is certain that both branches of the
Legislature are democratic.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL GAINS
From the First Congressional district enough only
Is known to place the result in great doubt. Demo-
Gratis are OF the opinion however that O. L. Cobb,
republican is reelected, and that G. r. Thomas, of
the Second Congressional district, republican, Is also
reelected. A. M. Waddel democrat, In the Third
district Is probably reelected. w. A. Smith, re-
publican of this the Fourth Congressional district,
is probably elected by majority Of several hun
drcds. J. M. Leach, democrat, beats Judge Thomas
Settle, republican, Chairman OF the Philadelphia
Convention, in the Fifth district. william Rob-
bins, Thomas s. Ashe and r. b. Vanse,
Seventh and Eighth districts. The democrats are
as jubilant as they last night, while the repub-
licans, though depressed, are stubborn and do not
yielu the result in the GubernatOria contest.
The oflcial vote of this, Wake county. shows an
increased republican majority OF 1872 over the vote
OF 1870 Johnston reduces the democratic majority
267.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN THE EAST.
The counties of Sampson, wilson, Lenoir Onslow,
Rockingham Franklin, CASTOR, Lincoln, New Han
over, Brunswick, Halifax, Edgcombe, Craven and
Wayne, heard from to-day. give republican
gains on the vote for Attorney General OF 1870
of 1884. These counties mainly lie In the east, and
vote large negro Najorities. There are few slight
gains for the democrats In some of the counties OF
the east but too indefinite and small to take into
account.
THE CONSERVATIVE VOTE IN THE WEST.
Buncombe, Davidson Mcdowell Burke, Cald
well, Iredell and Stanly seven specimen counties
of the west. from whence the democrats looked for
their greatest strength, give only ssl demo-
cratic gains. The republican gains in the
east much larger prOportionally than the demo-
cratic gains in the west, but by the vote OF 1870
the republicans must overcome majority OF 1895
to carry the State. Orange county, the home Of
Governor Graham and Josiah Turner, Of the Senti-
mel, by the ofncial vote gives
MAJORITY OF SIX HUNDRED AND TwENTY-FoUR FOR
MERRIMON,
a loss OF ninety-three from the democratic majority
Of 1870. Greene, Pitt, Union and Alamance, former
republican counties, give a democratic gain In the
aggregate of 617.
The greatest interest has been manifest in the
city all day. Both parties awoke this morn
ing with the conviction that they were
beaten. At about ten O'Clock the demo-
Gratis rallied and the republicans slightly gave
way At two O'Clock the democrats shouted
they had the day by 1900. This took the republi-
cans completely or their ''pegsn and the negroes,
County Court House, presented sorry sight. They
regarded the day as lost and ''al up with them"
HORRORS OF DARKEYDOM.
Various specuations and apprehensions were in
dulged in. Some thought they must inevitably
lose their right to vote others thought they would
be remanded back to slavery, and declared their
intention OF going back to their old masters
while one approached me and seriously asked If
in the case Of Merrimons election there would be
any more law in the State. One Old darkey
wrought himself into terrible passion, and swore
with an oath that he would never vote for Horace
Greeley, for he had been an abolition man for
twenty years. II Merrmon could have carried the
State by majority Oftwelvc or fifteen thousand the
democrats would have hepelessy split the negro
vote beyond the hope OF reunion, but unless the
republicans are soundly thrashed they will rally
galantly to the reserve this fall and make them
selves troublesome in the Presidential contest.
TEE RESULT FROM FORTY COUNTIES
Al the democratic headquarters they have been
figuring closely on the returns, and they make out
gain for the democrats in the forty odd counties
heard from officially and unoffcially Of three
thousand two hundred and seventy four and the
republican gains OF 2197-majority of gains
over the republicans, LOTT. The remain
ing counties gave the democrats a majority
in 1870 Of 1893, that by calculation
Merrimon will beat Caldwell by 5o4o, supposing
that the democrats hold their own In the remaining
fifty odd counties, about which there is great
doubt.
MERRIMoN SLIGHTLY BEHIND IN THE WEST.
In five Of the best democratic counties OF the
west Merrimon falls behind the democratic
majority OF two years ago l4l votes. The figures l
have first submitted are my own, made from full
and careful comparison Of the returns received by
both parties. While the figures from
democratic headquarters are based on In.
formation received from Democratic sources
l am confident that Merrimon is elected but
place his majority, the best information Access
sble, at twenty-five hundred The anxiety Of the
negroes Is very great and increased, and at this
time (midnight) the telegraph ONCE is besieged
by them.
Additional Details OF the Election.
RALEIGH, August q
The election returns come in slowly, but informa-
tion is to hand to safely claim the election of Mer-
rimon, the conservative candidate for Governor,
by from 1000 to o,Ooo majority. The
conservatives have made large gains in the
western counties far as heard FROM and gains in