The New York herald., 1872-08-11
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Official Count Not Yet
Completed.
GLARING REPUBLICAN INF0RMALITIES.

RALEIGH, N. C.. Aupust 10.

RALEIGH N. T., August 10, 1877.
The full Official returns OF the vote for Governor
have not yet been received here. 1t is generally
conceded, however, that Caldwell is elected BY a
majority ranging from 1000 to l,5Oo counting the
great mass OF illegal and fraudulent votes pOlled
in nearly all of the negro counties throughout the
State. Aside from these, there are so many
instances of illegal informaties In numerous
republican counties which will cause to be thrown
out 80 many counties, precincts and wards when
the Legislature meets
AS PROBABLY TO ELECT MERRIMON
Governor OF the State ny handsome majority with.
out the more disagreeable necessity of contestng
the election. The law requires that the Sherrs Of
the precincts and townships should publicly an
nounce the vote cast for all the candidates from the
Court House door, within certain specified time
after the Gay of election. If this provision is not
complied with the precinct, township or
county can be thrown out, as established
in the contested OF Edward vs.. Lassiter
for a Senatorship by the last Legislature IN which
the vote OF the county of Granville was thrown out.
This provision OF the law was not compiled with in
the county of Craven, which gives Caldwell ma
jority OF 1,462. Granville county, which also gave
him $40 majority, failed in this legal requirement.
In Warren county the poll holders, contrary to all
law, carried home the ballot boxes, and did not
count the votes until next day.
GLARINd NFORMALITIES.
Several other OF the republican counties in tho
First Congressional district, where John Pool re-
sides, are reported to have held the boxes over
until 1t was convenient for them to count
the ballots Evidence Of these illegal informalities
Is rapidly accommodating and will be laid before the
Legislature when it 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 is q
conservative majority OF twenty -four on
Joint ballot it is clear they will not be slow to act
upon the alleged frauds and informalities and pro-
claim Merrimon the Governor elect. The repubi-
cans 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 ap-
pears that in doing this they omitted all the State
officers but Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
WHICH MAY DEFEAT ALL
the remainder OF their State ticket on the present
count Reports OF fraudulent voting accumulate
so rapidly that the republicans here are beginning
to lose confidence in the election Of their candidate
and to-day their enthusiasm has simmered down
to weak and superficial show of triumph. The
following republican counties cast vote exceed
ing the voting population established by the census
Of IS70:-
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
down at 2610; the number OF votes actually cast s
1855 In Cumberland county the voting strength
Is put down OF 3,252; the number OF votes actually
cast Is ara. In Duplin county the voting popula-
ton Is put down at 1859; the number Of votes &C.
tually cast Is 3sS5. In Franklin county the voting
strength is put down at 227o; tie number of votes
actually cast is 3,O35. In Halifax county the voting
strength is put down at 4455; the actual
number Of votes cast for Governor in the late
election is 5,307. In this county the regis
tratiOn books were said to have been lost. In
Lenor county the voting strength is put down at
2,0s1 the number OF votes cast was 22el. In Nash
county the voting strength is put down at 2,1sl;
the number OF votes cast is 2,577. This increase s
In part, however, accounted for by the recent an
nexation Of part OF Edgecombe county to Nash.
In Northampton county the voting strength is put
down at 1901 the number OF votes actually cast is
S,os5. In Robeson county the voting strength put
down ut 3,O4s; the number Of votes actually cast Is
a,2A. In Sampson county the voting strength is
put down at 2,9ss; the vote actually cast Ii 3,l3l