The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04
EXCITEMENT AT FEVER HEAT.
Condition Of Partisan Politicians Victory and
RXultation-. defeat and Dependency.
The Blue Ridge Returns Confused
and Mixed Up.
PROBABLE MAJORITY FOR MERRIMON.
Holden Comedies a Conservative
Victory by 1900 Majority.

Holden Comedies a Conservative
Victory by 1900 Majority.
RALEIGH. N. c., August 8, 1872
There is little change to note in these dispatches
Mnce last night Returns nom the extreme
eastern, western and southern counties come in
slowly and the reports are confused and conflicting
tending 10 increase the general doubt and uncer-
tainty instead Of indicating Enthusiastically the result
Sixty-three counties have been heard from of1cialy
and unoficiaiy, leaving twenty-nine counties to
hear from. The democrats continue to assert
the election of Merrimon by q majority ranging
claim the day by 1000 or l.soo.
RKPUBLIcAN GAINS OVER THE SHIP VOTE
As far as heard from CALDWELL republican, gains
over the democratic majority for Ship. in 1870,
24eT votes Should this ratio of democratic losses
continue in all Of the remaining twenty mine coun
ties the republicans will still have to neutralize
l,92s votes Of the majority given for Attorney
General shipp in 1870 in which election the
conservatives carried the State by 4,095. 1t
il hardly probable that the same ratio
counties to hear rom are mostly democratic.
think II safe to predict the election Of
Merrmon by majority ranging from 1900 to
AsOo, but 1t is impossible to approximate the re-
sult with certainty until the oicia vote of all the
counties il received The State in this election
has polled in round numbers two hundred thou
sand votes ana when 1t s tax into consideration
that It Is often more dcult to ascertain the vote
IN single county than Of the whole State for New
York, 1t win be readily seen that when the best
Information on both sides indicates only ma
iority Of few hundred how utterly impossible it is
70 arrive at any definite conclusion by estimate
comparison, especially when the reports are con-
nicting and county maorities In 80 many instances
reversed on both sides.
GREATLY INCREASED VOTE PoLLED.
Another difficulty in the way is the increased vote
polled by both parties. Therefore, while l. with ex-
treme caution, adhere to my majority estimate OF
last night, still admit the possibility of the neces-
sity OF resorting to the oicia count by the State
TO determine the result. One hour the DEM
ocrats are in high spirits and confident
OF success, and the next they are depressed, and
Dtce reren. All this morning the democrats were
eastern counties of heavy negro majorities, and
not until the train rom the mountains had reached
Geographic communication at Salisbury, bring
Ing the report OF an increased democratic majority
of1,1O4 In eight Of the western counties, did the
democrats recover from their dependency.
CONFUSION OF FIGURES.
am in regular receipt Of all the returns, but
deem 1t supernuous to give any further details by
countless as these but lend st1l more to the gen.
eral confusion; and am satisfied that many OF the
unonlcial returns get are totally unreliable as
my experience Of the past two days IL that the re-
ports OF one hour may be contradicted the next.
H the democrats have carried the day 1t Is
Q miracle, especially over the best party organiza-
ton OF the country backed by the federal admins
tratiOn at Washington and an army Of officials,
detectives, spies and runners, to say nothing Of
the damaging effects OF the Ku Klux outragcs Of
few years past which still cling to the de-
mocracy like pertlnacious ruin. The republicans
have not shown the same nuctuation OF feeling
manifested by their opponents, but assuming an air
Of moderate confidence, have maintained logged
resistance and yielded less readily to the depress
ing Influences Of unreliable reports; but two or
three times even they have given up the contest
aud to-day Ex-Governor Holden admitted the elec
ton OF Merrimon by probable majority Of fifteen
hundred.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT RALEIGH.
All the afternoon and tonight the telegraph
once has been besieged by q large crowd OF anx-
lOus watchers of both parties. white and black, and
as the contest s prolonged to speak, the public
interest increases, instead OF diminishing Every
body asks for news; all speculate and nothing
seems to occupy the minds of this people but the
all absorbing question Of "Who Is elected 7"
For the past two days business in the
city has been virtually suspended, employees and
clerks oil giving themselves to the great
patton of waiting for the verdict Some are bet
ting on the result still, and a leading revenue
onicial who has several thousands at stake on
Caldwell is constantly seen driving from the
National Hotel in the United States Marshals
carriage, drawn by pair of fine grays.
''sPoRrs'' ON 1.-THE MAKE"
leading sportsman of the city has telegraphed
John Morrissey to hedge on Merrimon This
gentleman Is OF the radical persuasion, and has
hedged all his on Caldwell.
FIVE DEMOCRATIC CoNaREssMEN ELECTED.
i'm. Leach, democrat, of the Fifth district, tele.
graphs that ne has beaten Judge Settle, republi-
can, by 900 in that district. r. B. Vance, demo-
crat Of the Eighth; W. NJ. Robbins democrat,
OF the Seventh; Thomas s. Ashe, democrat of
the Sixth, and A. M. wadden, democrat, OF the
Third districts are all elected to Congress, the
majorities not having been ascertained. W. A.
Smith, republican, Of the Fourth, and G. r. Thomas,
republican, or the Second district, are elected by
handsome majorities, but IL Is not ascertained
what are the exact figures. The democrats con.
Cede the election Of c. L. Cobb, republican, OF the
First district by small majority, while the repub
licans claim his election by majority of from goc
TO 1900
Another and the latest estimate made from the
returns received up to the present moment (mid.