The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE ur TINE HERALD.

The General Sentiments Of tho Peopie-Thc
CampaigO Excitemont Daily Increasing-A
Radical POw-Wow In Manchester-(;e enc.
rails Sici6ics and Cochrano. OF New York,
the Platform.
MxScHSsryR, Feb. H. 1903.
Politics are being stirred vigorously IS the time
for election approaches and, 70 speak Of them In
liquid scnso, 1t may be said with truth that there is .
tolerabis fair bead, foam, the surraca In this
section Of the State IN particular the cam
paign. lively. In the extreme, and The
general business interests Of The community
seem 70 pasally neglected, absorbed the peo
pie In the progress Of which will have bearing
upon the results Of contest DO decided IN March
In the stores hotels, cars and all places OF public
sort there nothing talked of-and probably iittls
thought of-sxcspt polscs Democrats boast that they
will carry all before thsm: the republicans believe
themselves capable Of doing the thing, and Is
goes Heavy bets aud small bets are proposed by ono
and readily taken By another, and there are few
wagen begging Cor takers IL win be readily that
the opinions Of the people the probable result
about equally divided.
Tho greatess OF ell the casnvas Of the republican
party thus fss in the campaign hold this city ,hs
evening. under tho auspices Of tho Manchester Grant
Club. Il was hold In Smyths HAIL. the largest In the
state and probably not less than three four Thousand
were crowdsdinsds Of ts portals The speakers were
sieklss and Gsasrai John Coohrans General sickles
was the nrs. speaksr and in bsgianlng he paid .o
soldiers. General Hartman among the res after wheh
he appealed 10 them bis comrades 70 suppor Hsrri
man for Governor for vote for him also vote for
General Grant, tbs man whom New Hampshire as we'll
NswIYork has declared in favor Of for the Chief
the issues before the country were the
same a. dunhg the waf, and with Grant
a. safely - whoa he led them in time OF Turning
his attention for few moments 10 the President, he
charged upon him the obstruction OF oil or
~ nj h,o
probable motive being TO please and crafty tho traitors
who sought to.assat up ths.goysrnmsnt From bis own
gressonA policy OF reconstruction was adopted tho
South would be in prosperous and nourishing
themselves worthy and capable Of becoming useful
intellectually, socially and lndastriouay and for
the democrats and osppsrhssds were determined
TO oppose thsm. So, long, hS added, zs they
have Tho government Of Me country. and II
Sinclair chosen Governor Of New Hampshire the
chances for claim 70 Office would depend wholly on nov
when ~ war with ths'Unioa soldiers: AID in visw 81
such faciss these he hoped the State would bs
advanced BY she speaker touched the popular feeiDg
Of his hearers, VINO interrupted him with applause m
the way troagh and gave him three ronsng rounds Of
cheers wnon he had finished.
John Cochrane, who wss Immediately Introduced
was not az doubtful issue bui the work before ns was
great yes he could the before Them who 70
psriormh he then lsdaigsd IN som onows,y passagss
argued ~ length TO sAow how. utterly is)
disrsgaraed BY their opponents. mo conSrsssionsi
plan Of rscoas truosion and dennton Of ths inter n
and meaning Of the consultation occupied gsed porti
Of ths speakers time. his theory bssng thAa In
Congress was right and the Exeeu.vs wrong.
J. Conserving the present connies between Grant md
the President he said that II had been preciptAtsd
upon the m,scy chiefsain By more skilled khan
him controversy He defended Grant for the reason
that no believed he acted In good faith N kespuAz the
once until no found BY tho Tenure Of once H.ii that
hs could stay CONTRARY 10 We viii Of the Senate
Following tAis brief exprvsssaR Of his epipou on the
matter he proceeded 70 ridculs the Preside nj In
manner whiah kept the audience In Of langhss
for half an hour AFTER WHICH he closed with 40 elo
quent appeal to ths voters to the asson o,
Hartman and the defeat OF Sinclair.