The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05
Facts Of ahe Election fn HHfeeSs.
S1pP1"--SVha9 akAe Figures

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show.
We have said that the Radical tcke
did not receive a majority of the voter
actually registered in this, State, AM
that the voters who staid away from tn
polls in the belief that the election 0
Grant was a foregone conclusion afte
the October election, were sufficient Il
have carried the State for the Liberia
ticket. To prove this statement, in ad
vance of the official returns which vii
unquestionably verify it, we will submit
the results in a number of counties a.
shown by the returns now before us.
HatobalstG. -The aggregate vote o.
this county, says the Cofeeville Times,
was 1913. Whereas the total registered
vote of the county is about 1900
showing falling off Tin round numbers
of l, 400 votes.
Ledke.--The full returns, says the
Carthagenian, show that 400 Conserva-
tive voters failed to attend the polls.
Madison. The Citizen states the fall
ing off from last year, was nearly 5O0-the
white men, of course, not voting.
Monroe. The registration OF the coun-
ty, exceeded according to the Examin-
err 5000. Only 1882 votes were cast
"a falling off of more than ], 200.
Ne,Oton. THE Ledger gives the voting
statistics of this county, by which it is
shown that 663 whites, nearly half the
white vote of the county, did not 90 to
the polls.
Amite. According to the Herald only
| two-thirds of the votes were cast 1t
states that fthe Radicals were assured of
the success of their ticket and the Con-
servatives equally assured of the defeat
Of their candidates
Laurence The Monticello Advocate
states that out of nearly /, 400 only 967
were polled.
Lee.-Says the Standard: " In the
State election of 1871, Lee county gave
the Conservatives about twelve hundred
majority, now when the Radical uote is
about the same, the Conservative vote IS
about seven hundred less"
Lafayette. Falcon says large
number of whites who went to the poll
ing places failed to vote The cause as
signed was "the great rush and crowd of
the colored Republicans in front of the
polls. The whites gave way rather than
permit themselves to be drawn into what
seems to be a preconcerted plan to pro-
duce collision"
1ishomingo. this county there are
1,617 votes-of this number but $50
were polled-showing falling off of l.
049, according to the Herald, a straight
out paper, which hurrahs luststily for the
delinquents.
Hppab.-The Advertiser states that
"a very small vote was polled-the peo-
"ple seeming to manifest but little or no
interest in the election. A great many
democrats came to town without even
bringing their certificates of registra-
''tion, who, of course, failed to vote.
GickGsaw. -The States says that there
was "no gain by the Radicals on their
'1ast years vote, and our defeat is solely
lowing to a want of activity on the part
"of the whites"
Winston. Banner states that
"the average poll of the county for sew
"eral years has been 1000 and this year.
cit was thought on account of the am
"nesty, the vote would be swelled to at
'1east 1000, but as will be seen, only
'1040 persons exercised their elective
franchise"
BentOn-The Argus publishes the re-
turns to show that only two-thirds of the
registered vote was polIed.
Jasper. This county," (says the
Messenger,) gave Grant majority of
"eighty-fve, the vote falling seven hun
"dred below the registration"
Attala.-The editor of the Leader in
forms us that nearly 800 white voters did
not attend the polls.
Marshall. The same story over again.
according to the Reporter, upwards of
1000 registered sufragans did not vote.
As rule, the falling off was from the
Conservative side. There may have been
a few instances ON the the Radical side, but
they we're exceptions. 1t will not be
claimed that the Radicals did not poll
their full strength. There was no sort of
pressure which could have given their
ticket a larger aggregate vote. 1t may
be reasonably assumed that they cannot
under any combination Of circumstances,
poll a greater number than were cast for
Gen. Grant, and as this number does
not constitute majority of the whole
vote, the opposers of Radical misrule
have only to put forward their whole
strength and devote themselves strictly
to the issues of the canvass, to secure
reform of the State administration next
year.