New-York tribune., 1872-08-03
THE TRIUMPH OF REFORM.


GETTING TIE RETURNS - DETECTED OFFICE
uoIpERS-LIBERAL GAINS IN THE WEaIEkN
COUNTIES-MERRIMON'S MAJORITY PkobAbL'
5OOO-THE RESULT IN THE CONGRESS us
TRICTs--A CONSERVATIVE LEGISLATURE
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuNki
RuE,GH. Aug. 2-The interest in the result of the
election does not in the least abate. All day long
the telegraph office, which is the headquarters Tor
the reception of the news, has been thronged with
journalists and politicians who have been eagerly
waiting for dispatches and specializing on the
result. The ofice-holders who run the Admin
istration machine in this State have been anything
but cheerful during the day. They talked loudly
this morning. when for few hours some important
Radical gains were reported, but no twisting ol
figures could make it at all probable that Caldwell
elected and this afternoon they generally gaVeup
the State ticket and their organ The Era announced
oditorially that MeTimon was probably elected
Later in the evening they were considerably elated
over the returns from Johnston and Chatham
Counties in this district and the election OF Smith
10 Congress Once more they made their appear
anee at the telegraph Office and loudly boasted Oh
their victory. But they did not have much
to saw about the State ticket, and with one
or two exceptions generally conceded that
they were beaten by about 1000 majority
The greatest excitement prevailed when the first
reports were received from the counties along the
line of the Western North Carolina Railroad. The
Conservatives have never doubted that the Western
counties would give them large gains and it required
only the announcement that a material Conservative
n Grc4 to
report, to make some of the more enthusiastic
predict the most extravagant majority for Merrmon
At this time "a hours after the polls were closed,
scattering returns have been received from less than
half the counties in the State. From some of these
the reports are nearly complete, while from others
only one OF two precincts have been heard FROM In
30 counties which in 1870 gave Ship, Democratic
candidate for Attorney General, 1915 Meuimons
majority calculated from estimates as above, is lV5'
These counties are scattered all over the States and
are believed generally representative in their ehaTac-
ter. If the Conservatives gain at the same rate In
the remainder of the State, Merrmons majority
would be about SOOO 1t would be unsafe, however,
TO predict so favorable result this the changes
since the election of 1870 are so great that very little
dependence can be placed estimates based on the
vote then given. But it is safe to say that the re-
turns thus far received indicate that Merrimon is
elected,
The Official vote of Wake County is: For Cover
nor-Merrimon. $500 Caldwell, 3,sl3. For Con
gress-Rogers, S.2S7 Smith, 1881.
Orange County (nficia Decentralization,
1915; Caldwell, 1871 COngress-ROgers, 1918
Smith, 1851.
Wilmington City loficial Govenor-Merrimon,
l140 Caldwell 2l9l. In 1870 the vote stood; Shipp
(Dem) 9Cs Phillips Rep, 1920.
for- bav lppn received from either
the Ist OF lid Districts but the Conservatives think
they have good reason to claim the latter for Wad-
dell by small majority. From the lst District
the returns thus far received with the exception of
those from Hartford County, are favorable TO the re-
election of Cobb, the Administration candidate
though the returns on which this opinion is based
are mostly from the vicinity of CObb's home, where
he would naturally be strongest, Judge Settle. the
President of Grants denomination Convention,
and the man on whom the Administration at
Washington expended more money than on any
other seems TO have been certainly defeated. Sew
eral small precincts in the With District yet to be
heard FROM but it is not believed that it can change
the result 1t will thus be seen that the Conserya
tves have held their own as far the delegation in
Congress is concerned having elected five members,
while the Administration has gained the additional
district under the new apporiOnment
Returns received this evening from Johnston and
Chatham Counties make the defeat of Rogers, the
Conservative candidate for Congress- certain. john
stOn, the county in which Smith, the Administration
candidate resides, and which has formerly given
Democratic candidates about 500 majority has given
Smith u majority. Rogers also loses about GOO
the vote Of 1870 in Chatham County.
This result is largely due TO the personal
popularity Of Smith. He is President of the North
Carolina Railroad which is now under the control
OF the Pennsylvania Company and has been very
liberal in the use Of money during the campaign.
lie has made many converts wherever he has been.
The following Radical majorities by counties,
with gains or losses: Wake 574 gain 1872; Franklin,
~ gain, p Warren S3 loss, $50; Lenor, 15O loss,
l3; Wayne, 10o gain, CO. Edgcombe, l,SOO loss, 300;
Davidson, 100 gain, 1876; Brunswick 25O, gain, 249;
hichmond. 200, loss, 20; Halifax. 1900, gain, 100;
Granville, 315, gain Is; Greene, 14 loss II. The
preceding figures principally derived from Radi-
cal sources. The following Conservative ma
jortes; Hertford, 1OO gain, &c; Wilson, 167, loss,
20; Cumberland. 100, gain. 30; Onslow, 124, loss,
800; Sampson, 292 loss. $50; Alamance, 25O
gain. sos; Union 4OO gain 2l6: Robson, l75, gain
ll3; Duplin, $50 loss 173; Baden, 10O gain POS;
Ansonn O0 gain, a; Careret 32j, gain, 265; Stanly
800, gain, 154 CASTOR, 246, loss, 16; Lincoln 220
loss, 1872; Rowan, 537 gain 81 Dayie 176 gain. 81;
Bunoombe, 800, gain, 45 Mcdowell. 200, gain 1872;
Burke, 175, gain, 65; Catawba, 9O0 gain,
6; Iredell, 7j5, loss, 104 Orange, GA,
loss. 90; Rockingham 200, loss, 1Ss
Mecklenburg, go, gain, 25 Nash 49, loss 179 Pitt
20 gain, ~ Guilford 80 loss 2j Cabarrus 3s5, gain
27S; Johnston 30, loss. PSI.
The most important victory ia the election yester-
day was the election Of majority of Conservative
members IN both branches of the State Legislature
This gives TO the Conservatives the choice of a
nj IN