Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-09
THE FOURTH ONGRESS1ONAL
DISTRICT AND T HI e l. A Il i

ton of the State, and also that the
vote shows better organization exist |
ing here than in any other District.
We have delayed, however, hoping to
receive the official vote. But two
months having elapsed, and being still
without official or unofficial returns |
from several counties, we have dis
paired of getting them, and will make |
the best use of the figures in our pos |
session that we can. They will suffice |
for our purpose.
In three Districts only of the eight
was the total Or the Democratic Con- |
sentative vote larger than that cast
for Governor in 1872. These were the
First, or Edantop.. District; 5he Third,
or Raleigh District, and the Fourth,
or Cape Fear District; and the Fourth
was also the only District In the State
in which the Republicans increased
their vo e, as in all the others they fell
Of. Mckay, for Congress, received
seven hundred and ffty-tive votes
more than Governor Caldwell did in
1872.
Ii these three districts the total in
crease Of votes Was as follows: In
the First District in the election Tor
Sureriitendant OF Public instruction,
there was an Increase over the vote tor
Cover nor OF S::}3; in the Congressional
election the increase amounted to
l72I. In the Third District the IN
crease vote for Pool and Purnen was
G18; for Congress 1,303; while IN this
District the increased for Superlnten-
dent Of Pubic instruction was 1,l94,
and for Congress 1859, and IL the
vote Tor Judge, which embraces all but
three Of the counties OF this Congress-
ionaI District, the increase was even
larger. the falling OFF il the otEer
Districts range from l 3D. IN the See
ond to ), 49, III the Eighth or Noun
tain District. This large increase of
votes III this District was obtained
notwithstanding a loss Of quite 800 IN
Carteret, occasion by local dissensions.
The counties in which the vote was
most largely increased in this District
were Brunswick, Columbus, Cum
berland ard New Hanover. Indeed III
Brunswick the increase was quite
ole-third OF the vote cast In 1872,
amounting TO 52S. This was by odds
the largest proportionate increase IN
the State, and shows the interest felt
in the campaign in that county. Her
raticConseryative citizens did
their full duty and received victory
Of which they are justly proud, and
from which they viii never recede.
Columbus presents the next largest
relative gain. With total vote about
equal to that Of Brunswick the increase
amounts to 367. And in this county the
increase IN the Democratic Conserva-
tive vote is Just equal to that IN Bruins
wick, being about 300; but in Colum-
bus the Republicans did not make as
stubborn q fight as their neighbors,
increasing their vote only about seven
tv. The increase IL Cumberland was
$50, and in New Hanover III. These
are popuious counties, and the per
centage was not SO great.
Again: In the Fourth District only
did Colonel Pool run up with the local
candidates, and here he ran ahead, re-
ceiving ninety-six votes more than the
highest District candidate. Except in
Carteret, at q very early day in the
canvass, he did not make single
/ speech III the District, or visit any
/ other portion of it. We instance this
to show the thorough organization
In this statement weexcept the Second
| District, where we had no regularly
nominated candidate for Congress, land
the hopelessness of the contest caused
but light vote TO be cast.
It may be said, however, that the in
crease Of the Democratic Conservative
vote here was not as large as in some
other Districts. This is indeed true,
but in reply we can truthfully allege
that with us we have not the material
to work upon as i'll other portions of
the State. Ia other words there are
fewer white men who vote the Repub-
lican ticket IN this District than in any
other in North Carolina. The vote
cast for Colonel Pool is but ,121 short
of the entire white vote of the District.
and Purnell'svote is but 725 more than
the negro vote. Believing that the ne
! gro vote Vas full we have but 725 white
men out of IS, 7S9 who voted for Pur-
nell, and less than 400 who absented
themselves from the polls. These
figures are based upon the census re-
/ turns of 1870
! We think, therefore, we have made
/ good our claim for the Fourth Dis
trlct, and our citizens have Just cause
! to be proud. The very great interest
felt III the Judicial election was donb5
less one OF the causes for the large in
crease by both parties, but the fact
that there was no scratching" that
all of our candidates received the full
vote of the party, is the best evidence
of the success with which the canvass
was managed, the thorough organic
alton OF the party, and shows, too,
that ourvoters adhere to principles and
not to men.
Beyond doubt the best and truest
fight in tie State was made in this
Congressional and Judicial District.