The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-13
BAFFLED, NOT BEATEN!
TIE NORTH CAROLINA CHEAT TO BE
EXPOSED.
A Sfckening Tale OF Fraud-The Evt-
dence Accumulating-A Protest DEE
termIned on with ALI tho Chances I'm
Favor OF Merrtmon.
RALEIGH, August 10.

RALEIGH, August 10.
Official returns of the vote for governor have
not yet been received here. It is generally
conceded, however, that Caldwell is elected BY
a majority ranging from 1000 to 1900, count
Ing the great mass of Illegal and fraudulent
votes polled In nearly alIof the negro coun-
ties throughout the State. Asideffom these,
there are 80 many instances Of illegal INFORM
allties In numerous Republican counties
which will cause to be thrown out so many
counties, precincts and wards when the
ernor of the State by a handsome majority,
wi hout the more disagreeable necessity Of
contesting the election. The law requires
that The sheriffs Of the precincts and rown- :
ships should publicly announce the vote cast
for all the candidates, from the courthous,
door, within certain specified time after the
day OF election. It this provision Is not ooul-;
piled with, the precinct, township or county
can be thrown out, as established In the COM.
tested case of Edward va. Lassiter. for SEN
atorship by the last Legislature, In which the
vote OF the County Of Granville was thrown
out. =. .sf -
This provision of the lsE vas not compiled
with In the County OF Craven, which gives
Caldwell g majority of 1852. Granville CouE-
~, which also gave him 879 majority, failed In
this legal requirement.. In Warren County
the pnll-hoders. contrary to all Law, carried
home the ballot boxes, and did not count, the
votes uatil the next day. Several other Of the
Republican counties In The First Congressional
Dlstrict, where John Pool resides, are report
ed to have held the boxes over until was
convenient tor them.to count the ballots;
Evidence Of these Illegal informaliiies are
rapidly accommodating. and will be laid before
the Legislature when 1t meets: The first duty
of that body after Its organization Is to canvass
the returns and declare the candidates who
are elected; and as there ls q Conservative ma
jorfty OF six on Joint ballot, 1t Is clear they will
not be slow to act npon The alleged frauds and
informalitles, and proclaim Merrimon the Gov
ernor elect. s...i...t sl.s,t ~ !, ~; st,lssss
The Republicans In the Counties of Clay,
Cherokee and SwaIn, In the west, not having
received their printed tickets, were forced TO
write their candidates names on slips Of paper
and vote; and it now appears that In doing
this they omitted all the State officers but
Governor and Lieutenant Gov ernOr,S which
may defect all the remainder of the State tic
ket IN the present count. Reports OF fraudu-
pubIlcsas here arg beginning 10 lose conf
dence in the election Of their candidate, and
to-day their enthusiasm has slmmered down
to a weak and superficial show of triumph.
The following Republican counties cast g
vote exceeding the r4ung population estab-
lished by the census Of 1870: In Bladen County
Tue VOlluR sLTeuSLu ~ puL uoUu dt IoiVt .tu0
number Of votes actually Cast is 1856. In Cum
berland County the voting strength iis: put
down at 1882; the number Of votes actually
cast is 3773. In Dupin County the voting
population Is put down at 1858; the number o.
votss actually cast is 1886. In Franklin Coun-
ty the voting strength Is put down at 22l0;
the number Of votes actuallyicast is 3035. In
Halifax County the vollng strength Is put down
at 4455; the actual number of votes cast for
Governor In the late election Is 5S07. In
this county the registration books were eAld
to have been lost. In Lenoir County the vol
ing strength is put down ct 2osl; the number or
votes cast was 1884 In Nash County the vot-
Ing strength ls put down at 2lSl; the number
of votes cast is 2527. This increase Is In part,
| no IeVer, accounted for by the recent annexa-
| tIon OF part of fEdgecomb County to Nash. In
s cast ss is is soss. % "a Robson County
strength Is put down at 3043; the number OF
votes actually cast is 1914 In Sampson Conn-
ty the voting strength isput down at 1885; the
| vote actually cast Is 3l3l.