The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-08-15
North Carolina Election.

The radical papers are claiming the
election OF Caldwell, their candidate fol
Governor in North Carolina, and max ing
that claim the occasion of great deal OF
rejoicing Even allowing this to be cor
rect, and it is all they do claim-stlll the
result is a great triumph for the liberals
We have five ont of eight Congressme
The Legislature is carried Ivy our friends
who will at once elect Il liberal to succeed
Pool who At present diSgraces the posi-
ton. These are gains and are worth a
hundred times more than the office OF
Governor, with his hands tied by an ad-
verse Legislature.
Of Caldwell can be based only on fraud
The facilities for cheat in the vote have
been improved to the utmost by the ad-
ministraion. The New York Herald
which always obtains the most reliable
intelligence has the following from
Raleigh, under date of Aug s.
The result of the election still continues to be
in doubt, though the Democrats have general "
conceded that Ca dwell is elected by a small
majority, which the fraudulent votes poled in
| some OF the negro counties could easily over
| come if successfully est ahlished.
| In Halifax County in the east the census OF
voting population, rs shown by the officials,
was in 1871, 40. The vote in that county the
same year was 4,511. or I'D III excess of the
voting population. This wear the fraud there
is sill greater, the whole vote pollad being
5,;,01, an increase of 30 votes over the vote OF
| 1870. and OF SJ2 votes at the election lust held
over the voting population. Now, here is Il
most palpable fraud, which, according to my
| present estimates, would easily neuturalize the
| majority Caldwell will have probably been
| elected by An estimate Just made on &C
counties officially heard from shows CaldwelPs
| majority to he l.35S The remaining 80 counties
Still to he officially heard from gave Ship Dem
| ocra.} in 1870 4 majority of ,123, leaving Cald.
| well 22I majority to he overcome. But the I'M
! official returns received from nearly all the
! counties foot up a majority for him of from 500
! to 900 This latter estimate il by no means
| to be relied upon, and consider the result as
much at sea AS ever, until the full official re-
turns are received. with all the chances in favor
of Merrimon, owing to an immense number of
! fraudulent votes reported. Several districts are
reported AS having polletl. like Halifax County,
| "A larger vote than was registered. and some OF
| them are said to have counted more votes than
| were actually east.
The Secretary of State. who is in receipt OF
| the official returns as they come, and who COM
piles the vote and gives the certificate of election
| is of the opinion that CaldW ellis majority will
not exceed 300, if he is elected at all. In one
precinct IN Brunswick. 50 more votes were cas-
than We're registered. In Harnett township,
New Hanover, one or two companies with
| arms marched to the polls. In the First Ward
at Wilmington, and other precincts OF that
county, men registered on Sunday and on the
day of the election. Having Radical County
Commissioners, the votes of these precincts
We're. of course, not thrown out. There is no
doubt Of frauds in Columbus and Baden They
are believed to be general throughout the State
In short, upon full summing up, the
| radicals find themselves beaten in the
fight for the Legislature, with only three
of the members Of Congress out of eight,
losing their IT, S. Senator, and called
upon to explain a vote in many localities
amounting to more than the whole adult
populati on, Localities which give their
heaviest maiorities, and only by counting
| which can they elect their Governor
And this they call victory.