Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-04
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Editors Journal Til. good people
of the City of Oaks, indeed, we may
say, Of the county Of Wake are agog
for the news has gone forth that the
polls are still open for the election of
the high sheriff of the county. In ex-
PLANTATION, as a faithful chronicler we
must narrate that on Saturday after
noon it was announced that the official
returns for sheriff from the Western
Ward of Raleigh, We're misread by the
defunct Radical Board of Co omission
ers-and that the redoubtable Tim
othy instead of receiving only 415
votes, did actually receive 465 at that
polling place. As sheriff Dunn's ma
io1itvi is but - this alteration would
elect Lee by votes. Wien the an
nouncement was made last Saturday,
much feeling WAS evinced and ~
side and the streets were alive with
groups of int rested partisans discus
sing and "oussing' little too, at the
development. Now. however, 1t is
considered by Mr.. Dunn's friends as
a made jUb-as one of the tricks of
the trade and as the last stroke OF
Timothy to ave his bacon.
In this view it is hardly exceliei by
the late performance, i'll the line OF
jugglery, which was witnessed at an
election for tax collector by our City
Fathers. In that case, there being
nine aldermen, it took five votes to
elect, and Mr.. Alderman German, Adj
jutant General of the State, &C., &c,
who drew the ballots from the hat,
counted out five ballots for one Sorrel,
oil
that they did not vote for Sorrel
On par with this legerdemain is
this latestfeat in counting in defeated
candidate. Timothy had just made
unusual efforts to have the tax-Ests,
for the current year, placed in the
hands of one of his friends; but as the
sheriff elect thought it possible per
quisite of his Office, Tins colleague
and nominee, Harrison, was attended
to before the Board and required to
Justify his bonds as tax-coliector,
which he failed to do,
Next i'll order were sundry passes at
defeated conservative candidates at
the late election, hoping to make
some compromises, &c. But these
declined the dishonor of political
job. Still another name has been
mentioned in this connection, supposed
TO be cordially in the interests Of Tim
othy, but as yet defeat alone awaited.
AS last resort it is said a return
Of fourteen hundred ballots should
have been read 465. In support OF
this they say that the young gentle
men who kept the tally at the polling
place has memoranda which satisfies
him that 465 was the correct return.
But then, they say, again this young
gentleman recently spent day or SO
at fishing with Lees man Friday, out
at Timothy's place. To be sure, of
this we know nothing. They are
rumors and counter-rumcrs; and We
barely report what men say and what
men think. Tim has evidently deter
mined to make hard fight before
dying, for he has employed host of
attorneys, and has declared his atten-
ton to hold over and not submit to
the Hinstallation of Sheriff Dunn.
Dunn's friends are confident that he
was duly elected sheriff by the popu-
lar vote, and do not fear the result of
the Judicial Investigation that is likely
to arise. The new Board will induct
him into office, and Lee will probably
bring his suit, when will begin the
hardest and most bitter fight that has
ever been witnessed in the State of
North Carolina, partaking throughout
of political cast, and both sides
being backed by ardent personal and
political friends, as we'll as animated
by partisan feelings.
With Lee it is dying effort; the
stake is his future continuance in
power in North Carolina. Hence his
devious ways. tricks. and strategems.
Indeed, for ''ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" always commend
us to Timothy. Yours, X. X. r.