The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-09-29

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OF the district OF the results OF this
election, will be rendered by the
boards OF registration OF the several
registration precincts through the
commanders of the military posts in
which the precincts are situated, and
In accordance with the detailed in,
structions hereafter to be given. ~
Fourteenth. The state officers to be
voted for at this election are: H
/. Governor, etc, etc.
IL, Members OF the general assem-
bly,, as follows, etc:
BY command OF
By't Mai. Gent Ed. r. s. Candy.
yo Louis v. Caziarc,
Aide de Camp,
Act'g ASST Adj. Gen'l
HEADQUARTERS Second Military District,
Charleston, s, C., May IL, 1868.
General Orders, No. l83,
At an election held In the state Of
North Carolina on the 21st, 22d and
23d days OF April. 1868. pursuant to
General orders No. As, from these
headquarters, dated March 2Sd, 1868,
and under the authority of the laws
OF the United States OF March 2, 1867.
letc., etc.; and the election officers hay-
ling made the returns required by
law, 1t is hereby declared:
Third. That the following named
persons have received a majority of
the votes cast by the qualified electors
OF their respective senatorial and rep
Preventative districts, and ar duly cleo
Ireseptatiye districts, and are duly cleo
house of representatives OF the state
Of North Carolina, as herein specified:
The certificates of election will be
sent direct to the state executive and
judicial officers, etc.. but for conven-
ience and safety Of transmission. the
certificates of the members elect of
the general assembly will be sent to
the commanding officer Post at Raj
e.gh, for delivery, upon application
by the persons who are entitled to
receive them.
BY command OF
Bv't Mai. Gen1 Ed. r. s. Candy,
Louis v. Caziarc,
| Aide de Camp,
| Act'g ASST Adj. Gen'l.
At the election. w. w. Holden was
chosen Governor. and Governor Worth
not admitting the legality OF the elec-
ton. he was displaced by force, and
w. w. Holden was appointed by the
Major-General Provisional Governor.
Against all these proceedings Gov
ernor Worth. the governor Of the
state, filed an earnest protest.
Governor w. w. Holden,
Raleigh. North Carolina.
Enthusiastically morning was
verbally notified by Chief Justice Pear
son that. in obedience TO telegram
from General Candy, he would, today
at 10 o'clock a. m. administer TO you
the oaths required preliminary "a
your entering the discharge OF the
duties OF civil governor OF the state
and that thereupon you would demand
my Office. ! intinated to the jndgt
my opinion that such proceeding was
premature, even under the reconstruc.
ton legislation OF congress, and that
should probably decline to surren.
der the Office TO you. At shutdown yes
terday evening received from Co,one
Williams, commandment of this mill
nry post. an extract from Genera
Orders No. IL. OF General Candy, a.
follows:
(ExTRACT.)
To facilitate the organization O
the new state governments, the fol
lowing appointments are made: T,
be governor OF North carolina, w. W
Holden, goyernor-elect, vice. Ionathar
Worth, removed. To be lieutenant
governor. Tod r., Caldwell, origina
vacancy. To take, effect July Isl. OF
the meeting Of the General Assembl,
Of North Carolina"
Il do not recognize the validity o
the late election under which you ant
those cooperating with you claim e
be invested with the civil government
OF the state. You have no eyldenc,
Of your election save the &c rificat.
OF Maior-General OF the Unite,
States Army. regard all OF you as
In effect. appolntees OF the militar,
power Of the United States, and no
as deriving your power from the con
sent OF those you claim TO govern
Knowing. however. that you are back
ed BY military force here, which
could not resist II would, do mo-
deem II necessary TO offer 4 futile on
position. but vacate the Office without
the CEREMONY OF actual eviction, oifer.
Ing no further opposition than thi.
my protest I would submit To actua
expulsion In order 20 bring before IN,
Supreme court Of the United Stale.
the question as TO the constitutionalit,
OF the legislation under which yoI
claim TO be the rightful governor O.
the state II the past action OF that tri
bunal furnished any hope Of speed,
trial. ! surrender the Office TO you un.
der what ! deem military duress
without stopping, as the occasion
would well Justify, 10 comment up
on the singular coincidence that tn,
present state government Is surren
dered Ms without legality 10 him who's.
own Official sanction but three year.
ago proclaimed II valid.