Year: 1872

DISAPPOINTMENT IN RALEIGH UNDOUBTED


FRAUDS BY THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


MON WILL PROBABLY CONTEST THE ELEC-


TION-THE REAL VALUE OF THE VICTORY.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYEl


RALEIGH, Aug. IA stranger arriving in
Raleigh, to-day, would suppose that some dreadful
Baamty had befaen the city The people have returned
% their places with long faces and sad hearts The ele
graph office, which, for week. has been thrOnged al
to suocation, is almost deserted The operators
who have been working night and day, until they are
entirely exhausted, relieved, ana business
has returned 10 its accustomed channels The
coolest among the Conservatives did not finally
give up the State until this morning. The
OF last evening very discouragng, but Merr-
anon election stil seemed possible while the majority
against him. far reported only 800 400 with
several western counties to hear FROM and the returns
from many others TO be corrected; but when by mail
and telegraph the official votes of nearly half the
counties in the State in this morning and swelled
Caldwers majority 20 than 900 votes they were
forced TO give up and admit the Administration triumph.
And yet the election is far from being complete
triumph for the Grant party The Governorshp Of this
state only empty honor unless the incumbent has
the Legislature to back him. know that will be said
that the Liberals would not have thought so had they
carried the State but the fact lie that the Governor in
this State has power veto b and therefore
In way affect legislation except by his personal nu
eDee. He has no important appointments to make
unless a judicial vacancy occurs, when he
name Judge pro TEN. His duties are, there
fore comparatively unmportant except in extraordinary
tes On the other hand the Conservatives have In the
FIRST place chosen majority Of the members Of Congress
and will send to Washington another Senator in accord
with the Liberal Administration should that party be
successful in the November election In gaining the
Legislature they also get rid Of John Pool The people
here ala call their senior This man. North Caro-
hDans look upon the author Of all their woes and had
they been asked before the election TO choose between
defeat yksh John Pool beaten, and with John
Pool In the Senate another six years. they would have
unhesitatiDgly chosen the former.


Almost Tho only thing that gives this apparent Ad-
mnistraton success any importance is that 70
indicate that the State is for Grant by small majority.
This is think amstske II the official majority proves
TO be small 10 promises to be- Judge Merrmon
will contest the election with good prospects Of
There is dOuh that there was fraudulent voting by
negroes all over the State especially in the east. In
Raleigh the Of less than found
gstered who not entitled VOTE and IL was only
by the vigilance of the Liberals that they were cot
cheated to that amount right here in the capital OF the
Gtate The Eame thng done IN al OF the principal
railroad towns wes OF here. but 20 the eat the names
net only regstered but the votes were actually
east 10 be easily proven that in Brunswick and
Bladen Cogntses at eaet 800 Illegal votes were given In
eastern township the election on from sunrise
uDt without the registration books There Is also
positive proof OF the importation OF negroes FROM Viz


Dia into Beaufort and other counties, ta5 900 having
been ueaa by tAe AdmnstrsfaOnise IN comfy alone
The GraE1 men are very jubaDt to-day and pcedic that
the State vii fF Grant almost without effort by
1900 aeTjty. The Conservatives have little 20 say,
but are alre0ay preparing for the campaign, a1t viii
give the Administration harder cOntest between now
aud November than iSey have had this Summer.