The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-03
North Carolina All Right,
The Tar State Still Sticks to
Conservative Sentiments.
Grant Grievously Called and
Greeley Gratified.


just received here from Mr.. D. M.
Borringer, Chairman Of the State Cen
trail Committee, says that twenty-seven
Representative counties have been heard
from. ':hich give Conservative gain
on the vote for Shipp, the Democratic
candidate for Attorney General, oi
2O27. The Republican gain so far is
4s5. The Conservatives are almost
certain OF six out Of the eight Congress-
ional districts, and will probably
elect seven. The State is Conservative
by 5000 majority certain, and it may
reach 10000 The Legislature is large
ly Democratic.
GoLDsBoRo, August 2.-The latest
returns, a good many OF which are Off.
cial leave no doubt that the Conserva-
tive State ticket is elec ted by a hand.
some majority. The Legislature will
be overwhelmingly Conservative. There
is very little doubt that six out OF the
eight Conservative Congressman are
elected. With few exceptions the Con-
servatives show gains in every county.
Such eagerness for returns was never
before known in the history of the
State. The Republicans concede the
State to the Conservatives by from 5000
to 5000 majority. No disturbances are
reportpd whatever.
CHARLOTTE, August 3.-Notwith>
standing the efforts of the Republican
party to carry the State, the Conserva-
tives have gained a decided victory.
Nearly the whole State has been heard
from, at all events sufficient to render
it certain that Merrimap, Conservative
candidate for Governor, and the whole
State ticket have been elected by 5000
majority ct least. Treasurer jenkins,
OF the Republican party, was in the
city to-day. He comedies the victory to
the Conservatives. Hon. Samuel Phil
lips (Republican), }, OF Raleigh, also con.
cedes the total defeat Of the Republi
can party in North Carolina. Promi.
nent Republicans Of Charlotte and
other parts of the State have, since the
election declared for Horace Greeley,
and it is said BY prominent politicians
that the State will 60 for Horace Gree.
lev BY 10000 majority. Many colored
votes were changed by Summers letter.
WASHINGTON, August 2-The North
Carolina election causes much excite
meut here and a great deal of discussion
The Democrats and Liberal Republi.
cans are very jubilant, while the friends
OF the Administration express doubts
as to the final result, which, they claim,
cannot be ascertained till tomorrow.
One of the morning papers here says: ::
Knowing the mighty efforts put forth
by the Democracy for the advantage of
q victory at this stage of the conflict
and the terrible pressure that has been
brought to bear on the result, we ought
not to be surprised at a reverse.
The Republican says: The dispatches
from North Carolina are extremely
meagre and it is impossible to say with
certainty how the battle has gone. A
large portion OF the State is yet to be
heard from and Republican victory is
by no means impossible or improbable.
There can be no doubt that the tactics
OF the Democratic party during the last
two or three days has kept thousands
OF people from voting.
The Patriot says: The President and
his followers have been condemned in
the house Of their friends , the majority
which welcomed Grant into the
Presidency and only last year presented
him with 10000 has melted away
from loss of confidence. and has been
substituted by a vote Of the strictest
censure. Without any disposition to
magnify the result, it is, in our judg-
ment, decisive OF the Presidential cleo
ton. II q close State like North Car
olina, under the concentrated strength
Of patronage and power, poured out az
was never before witnessed, with scan-
dalous disregard Of decency and with
the personal presence OF members OF
the Cabinet to second the abuse, what
must be the prospect in other States
where like advantages do not exist
Everything was stsked by the Admin
istration, and day by day for q week
past the assurance Of certain triumph
has been heralded to the remotest cor
ner of the Republic.
WASHINGTON, August 2.-Various
private dispatches received here To-
night from trustworthy sources in
North Carolina fully coufrm the Con.
servs tive victory in that State, some OF
which place the estimated majority at
not less than 5000, with six out OF eight
Democrats elected to Congress and q
strong probability Of the seventh.
WILMINGTON, August 2-The Con.
servatives will have majority in nearly
every county in the State. They elect
six, and probably seven, Congressuen.
Merriman's majority will not be less
than 5000. The Conservatives will, il
is claimed by the Liberals, have at leas,
so majority on joint ballot in. the Leg,
islature.