The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-12

The election in New Hampshire Is the most
State election Of the season. Il - i
he frs, Of the Presidential Campaign. im-
usn.e efforts we're made by 10 President
.nd the Democracy to carry It. Great conh-
sdence was entertained in their ability e do
40, and boastful pronunciamentos. backsd oy
careful statistics Of the canvass, were issued
and spread broadcast over the country.
The bes, Copperhead speakers from.every
section Of the country, rushed 70 the fescne
in New Hampshire, and the Federal officers
were faxed, By the National COMMITTEES, at
Washington City, 70 raise an immense cor
ruttion fund for the occasion. Tho Copper.
head press from Maine 70 california, entered
into the canvass, and sounded aloud the
brazen notes Of anticipated victory Great
calculations were made on the effect OF
Copperhead victory in New Hampshire upon
the country at large, and high hopes Of ''s
;naneace on The Presidential election were
indulaed. - IS
The Constitution was sanguine, OF course,
| and treated its readers to profound statisu-
cal disaaisi,ion on the facts and figures eluci-
dated in TIE canvass of the State, closing WIN
the usual boast that the Democracy we're sure
to be victorious. The Editor said
Tho Democrats are confident OF carrying
the State. The majority against them last
year WAS 3, l4o.
The Chicago Times, of Monday, made :
similar boast, and published, in tabular FORM
the estimates of the canyassers IN New
Ham pshire, in which the Copperheads
claimed majority of 2,s74 precisely;
The excitement in this State has reached
almost TO its highest point, but y Is to be pre-
sumed that the changes in the Votes that may
be made ID the few days that ara lett OF the
campaign will be very few. Both parties
have canrassed the State thoroughly ana give
their results as follows:
DEMOCRATIC REPeSLtaas.
s;,c,.i, fpem} 38.is3 Hartman Rep 3s.43I
Hartman lRep, 33,2o9 Sinclair {Dein 1928
Doubtful ........- ,5ne boabtfui ..-'.-.-. @'osi
-
Total ,Sss Total ..-........7s,9si
Democratic ma Rspahatsfh ma
;or;ty counting jority, chanting
| The aonbt;uI / the doubtful
votes eauai-..- 2.ot3 votes fqua $3.50 o,@S'
| Here we have the calculations made before
the election, and the result shows that thu
Republican canvassers were entitled to the
confidence OF their party, and Of the public
while the Copperheads. as usual were tryini
/ to humbag both their friends and the publ;
at large. Each party claimed about 3,oe'
majority. the Republicans have on The vote
and the Democrats fall 6,000 short OF thei
calculations, being in minority instead OF
majority Of 5000.
il The election is over, the votes have bee
cast and counted, and the result is very differ
ent from the representations Of the Demo
cratic leaders. In spite OF all their efforts
! all the e.oanence oftheir great speakers, an
/ all the money raised by the President nkase
f signed by Charles Mason, taxing Federal o.
: fee holders, the Republicans have carrie
New Hampshire BY their usual majority.
, I-nier all the circumstances this is grsa
J Republican victory, victory tolbe proud o.
and to rejoice over. 1t is the first great we
tory Of The Presidential campaign and fur
!, nishes fair indication oil the political sen
timent of the country. The contest was mad
on National issues, and not on my local on
J peculiar to New Hampshire. The same con
, alterations and Influences which affect th
: people OF New Hampshire are common I
. the people of all the loyal States, and the n
8 suit in New Hampshire is q far indication {
0 the probable result elsewhere throughout Ii
: country. New Hampshire ives about Il
, same majority for the Republican ticket no
/, tina, il did at the last Presidential election
e and, taking the election there as fair indie
!. Of public sentiment. on the great Nations
e issues, il is safe to infer that the Rep1blica
i party has as large majority now as 1t had
1864.