New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07
NORTH CAROLINA.


Election Returns, COniectures and Specu-
lRtiOns-Republicans DespOndent-COn-
servatives Hopeful OfficiaI Figures
Coming In-The Contest Close.
New YORK, August 6-The TI'iblale now
| estimates MerrimOns majority, from the
dispatches which nearly cover the whole of
| North Carolina, at 1911.
| The Worlds Raleigh special says the cleo.
| ton will be very close, and that if Caldwell
! obtains the same ratio of gain in counties
! to be heard from, he will be elected by a
| very small vote.
| OnslOw county gave Merrmon gain of
| 400, which made his chances more favor
able.
The Herald's Raleigh dispatch says it
| will take the official count of the vote to
! decide. Democratic and Republican gains
! come in alternately, causing excitement
! and suspense If Caldwell is declared
| elected MerrimOn will contest An esti-
mate made by Mr. Phillips, chairman of the
| Republican State Central Committee, Civ
| ing the State to Caldwell by 400 majority
| is generally disCTedited. No confidence is
| to be placed on reports Of maiorities on one
| side or the other.
Cobb, Republican, has a majority in the
| first district of 1000. Thomas, Republican,
| in the second district probably has 1000
majority. Smith, Republican, fourth dis
trict, 800. WOOdell Conservative, third
fifth district, GOO. Ashe, Conservative,
seventh district, and Vance, Conservative,
eighth district, are elected by large MAORI
ties.
The dispatches of Collector Young to the
Times claim the State for the Republicans
WILMINGTON, August 6.-The following
are the official majorities as far as received
here New Hanover county trevised) 1862
for Caldwell; Brunswick county 80 for
Caldwell; OnslOw county 400 for Merrimon.
We can get the official vote of but few
counties here, as nearly all are sent to
Raleigh.
The Conservatives here arc all very hope
full relying on the western counties to elect
MerrimOn. Many of the leading Repub-
licans cOncede MeTimOn's election by o
small majority.
The Star and the journal both claim
Merrimon's election by about 300.
Second Dspatch.l
WILMINGTON, N. c., August 6, 1855 P. M
The following official majOrities have Just
been received at the Star office, direct from
the register of deeds of several counties:
Rockingham county, Merrimons majority
352; Burke county, Merrimon's majority 100;
Gates county, Merrimons majority 2i2;
Pearson county, MeTrimOn's majority $50;
Nash county, Caldwelrs majority 9.
A comparison Of the official vote of the
counties, received at the Star office, with
are based at Raleigh shows errors in at
least half the counties heard from. In the
report from Union county alone there is an
error of us votes in MerrimOn's favor. 1t
is believed here that nothing but an absO-
lutely official count of the vote will decide
the result, Both parties seem hopeful to-
night
First Dispatch,l
RALEIGH, N. c., August 6-The official
returns to-day from those counties already
heard from change but little in the aggre-
gate the estimate heretofore given. The
Conservatives still hold some $50 of the
Democratic majority of 1870, eleven coun-
ties yet to hear from, which counties, it is
conceded will hold the vote of 1870. The
Republicans are Respondent to-day and the
Conservatives are hopeful Both parties
are figuring with apprOximating results.
Information from the west this evening
will doubtless decide the matter, with the
chances at present in favor Of McrrimOn.
Second Bispatch.l
RALEIGH, August 6, p. NAL counties
have been heard from with the exception
of ten western. In the vote so far as heard
from, Caldwell has got even with the
Democratic vote Of 1870. In the remaining
counties each candidate stands an even
chance Eight of the counties to hear from
are in the eighth district, and the eleven
counties already heard from in that district
give MerrimOn a net gain of over 100 each.
Everything turns upon this, and the Con
servatives are hopeful of maintaining their
gains The Republicans are quite conf
dent and claim Caldwell's election, The
excitement is subsding, as the people have
become exhausted from anxiety.
New YORK, August 6-Judge Merrimon
telegraphed to Alex Mcclure, Of Philadel-
phia, at P. NJ to-day, as follows: II be-
Iieve l am elected by majority of from
800 to 1000"