New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-10
SOUTHERN POLITICS.
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.


,-rrsu EVIDENCE OF ADMINISTRATION FRAUDS
SrvCIFIC PROOFS OF ILLEGAL VOTING IN
SEVERAL COUNTIEs-AN INVESTIGATION TO
RE HAD-RETURNs FROM THE WESTERN
COUNTIES KEPT BACK TILL THEY COULD BE
TAMPERED WITH.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNBl
WELDON, Aug. 9.-Evidences of fraudulent
voting and irregularities the manner Of holding the
election OF this State coming in from all dlreeon
No formal investigation has yet been made III 'no
Uahfax) County, but enough is known TO "afI', '-
assertion that Of least $50 Illegal votes were cas-. III
precincts Weldon. Iittleton and Scotland NeoA ere
there no other evidence OF fraud, comparison " 80
vote NJ This county with tho census tables WOMB ~
sufficient According TO the census returns " 80, 1qo
voting population Of Halifax County was $50
same year, within month OF the ume "heh 'iio 80
was taken 457 votes cast in the county Vi 141
- ,ho, tbo entire voting population The Democrats
knew that they had been cheated at least SOU
- zoo votes but they had carried the state and so there
WAS no need Of an investigation and the people were 80
completely broken spirited 10y the expressions VI 'e
Administration state Government that IL Is uouptn
II they would have made effort to ferret OUT the
frauds even had there been any nducement to do So
In ISL the vote this county stl further increased
90 that il then exceeded the voting population IN 1917 by
es5 The Democratic vote increased between 1870 ana
1871 900 and the Republican 354 At the election just
held the vote exceeded the voting population IN 1870 py
g. The ADMINISTRATORS poed 40 more VOTES '""n III
1870 and the Conservatives $40.
II such state OF things as this should occur IN
community rapidly increasing in wealth ana population
IL would not ali strange, but the fact 49, tnat tue
popuation from which the Grant men get their entre
vote in this county the negroes, has changed 1t ALL u
has decreased rather than increased This is owing 10
decrease in the amount land cultivated In the county
since 1870 and to removal Of hundreds ofbaek from
the county TO the Turpentne Woods OF South Caroline,
and TO other counties in this State and TO work on rail-
roads building in various parts of the South NO data
are now at land to show the number Of these removals.
but gentlemen who reside here believe that they
would amount to at least 1oOO of the voting popua-
ton. on the other hand, the increase in the
Conservative vote is easily explained. For the
first time since the did the Conservatives OF the
county poll anywhere their vote. The young men
OF the county out carriages in every direction on
the day before election and brought in to the voting
precincts numbers Of men who have not for years eit
an interest politics There has also been natural
increase by young becoming OF age &c, and also
the accession about 40 negroes. But it is unnecessary
10 pursue the subject any further for the direct evil
denee OF fraud is at hand and will soon be made known
ID it's full particulars.
Weldon is within eight miles Of the Virginia
line. and 10 was not at all difficult
for coOred TO come here, register
and return election days Another source was found
in the from other counties who are working ON q
bridge this place well as those who are working
upon new railroad. An attempt was made to get In
the votes of all these men, but after of them had
voted 1t was discovered and the remainder were success
fully challenged The registration in Lttleon precinct
was irreguary conducted. The law requires the regis
traton be open all Of the time for month be-
tore election. The registrar IN this place. negro was
many Gays and when voters went to his house
refused their names saying that they must
come another day. Numerous witnesses are ready to
make affidavit to this fact These only few Of the
evidences Of fraud this County Others will be brought
Dut on investigation.
I met gentleman from Charlotte who told me an
OF irregularity in Berry Hill Precinct, Meek
enbuTg County. Tie Registrar, Ray, the Grant
candidate for Sheriff. and his wife kept the registration
Books open all Of the election day, and persons who
registered then allowed to vote. In Wake County
he election went FIVE six hours at one Precinct
Without reference to the registration books. During
hat time about 400 negroes voted The County Com
uissoners refused notice of the fact and notice
Of contest has been given.
don't think the conjecture that the returns In the
West we're held back in order 70 hear from the East
correct one The county officers In all OF these Western
.ountes Conservatives and many have no object in
delaying the returns. The heavy falling of Of the Con-
servstve in surTy, Yadkn and Stokes. is fully ex
planned by the threats Of prosecution made by Admins
raton agents for violation Of the Internal Revenue and
laws.