The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-30
Prospects in North Carolina.
THE DESPATCH GOKKESPOSDENT
INTERVIEWS JUDGE aiERRINON.
HIS OPINION OF TIE RESULT;
WHAT OTHERS THINK.
Special telegram 10 the Dispatch.

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. July 29.-On the train
from Greensboro to Charlotte list nigh.
yollr correspondent met Judge Mcrrimon,
the Conservative candidate for Governor OF
North Carolina. The Judge was as radiant
aS Il May morning and literally slept on Ills
arms in confidence of victory. As the
opinion Of tr Conservative Standard
bearer in this close contest must have some
weight and be of interest ut this stage oil the
canvass, when any fair estimate OF the result
is eagerly received, we had short con-
ycrSation with the Judge on the subject.
give in brief the result in reply to questions
Judge MerrilnOn stntcd that he had been TWO
months and half in the field, Speaking oil
an average three hours daily, and had
visited personally every collilty in the STATE.
On "Wednesday evening the hottest caInlniSh
ever known in tile South will be brought TO
Il close, and it will rtnain with the people to
do their duty. Of the rcsttlt he had TO
doubt whatever: indeed, | thought him
almost too confident. The western Coull-
ties, about which there has heen so much
appreLenSon, are. in his opinion, safe. ia
them he has devoted special attention, and
he thinks he k..ows thc sentiment and inten-
ton of the people we'll enough TO prStl'St 'f't
the Conservatives will carry nearly every
county in the west, except Rutherford,
Polk, and Cleveland, where the United
Stltcg deputy ,rarShals have crdeayored to
inlimitatc the young mel! BY TIE terr'rIsn'
OF Indictment under the kukluN laws; but;
said the Judge; our young mcn cannot bc
driven into voting lie Radical ticket: We
will not lose more than hundred votes II,
ctch of these counties, and the young men
who would have pollcd them have fled their
homes to escape Federal persecution.
| asked: -! !lls there been much ot tlili
sort of Intimidation III the statef"
"Ycs," was the reply, 81 think there has
been. They are using every means to carry
she election, including intimidation, bribery,
and fraud.
caldwell, the Radical candidate for 10;
vernon. is frightened, and as the election ai'-
proachcs they are becoming desperate.
have been told there will be numerous ar
rests made on the day preceding the election
| Of men who arc charged with sympathy with
the krlsIuX. but whose real offence Is tlat
they refuse To- tOte Tie Hadira' ticket or stay
away from the polls. We may thus los" u
rood many votes, but rot enough TO affect
the result. We will carry the State i'll spite
of them.'
| then asked. "What do you think your
majority will be?' sour majority III the
State" said Judge MerrimoE, "wlll, bcyona
question. lie 1900 or $4,000. | cannot
believe it will be any less. Our vote VIII De
LARGELY increased in the east and in the mld-
die of the State and in the west the kao'cai
white vote will not be increased in the
SLIGHTEST degree. They will not efen poil
tbe Convention vote of last year. L don
think the negro vote will be as large us III
any election before"
Your correspondent then intimateo 'liat
the Republicans also were san9uIne. 1es'
was the reply; "but the maJorltles arc 20
ridiculousy large that they cannot mean
what they say. Senator Pool, tor III
stance, says they will carry the state
nv 10000 and the Legislature by oo,ooo
ON ioint ballot. Now that is all gas
Pool, through his spies, has every doubt
fl man reported to him. Then they stun
him with documents, and if that fails then
plv him with money, and threats OF fraud L
brought into requisition. But it Is no Use
;xe will elect six or seven Of The eight coh
oressmeu. In the fifth district the vote VII
no close, but we will eject Leach over Judge
Settle. who was president OF the Phuaue!
mia Convention. We will carry the Legs
lature by thirty, and we may have two-thfo'
nm Joint ballot. In fact, the prospects arc d:
bright as possible"
Here our interview closed, rs the Juds'
got off at Lexington to fill an appointment
in that vicinity. he was exceedingly ali''
be. | could not but imbibe some OF ms en-
tb,Istasm. but candor compels me 10 'einpe
his predictions with the statement INIT man.
nrominent Conservatives arc not SO hopeiu
Of the result.
They are al sure OF victory, but will D
contented with minority of iIom 1000 {