Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-07
The Campaign in New Hampshire.
Especial Correspondence of the Her.ld.l

The Canvass BE coming More In
leresiiDS and Exciting The
Democrats Jubilnnf and Conf
deht-The Republicans Defiant
Growis About Taxa tiOn- The
Conservatives Promise a Reform
The Democrats Actively I'm
gagged i'm She Naturalization Bus-
sected by BntIer. sc.
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 1, 1868.
Throughout the length and breadth of
New Hampshire, from Coos to the Mas
sachusetts line. from the ocean to the
Connecticut valley. there is little thought
of OF talked about except politics and
the probable result of the coming State
election. The careful preparations of
the Democrats and the extensive ar
rangements of the Republicans which
have been going on in every city, town
and hamlet for month and more past,
have finally eliminated in the most Wig
orous campaign ever witnessed in the
State, and during the four or five weeks
intervening between now and election
day the contest will be more lively, the
struggle more fierce and the canvas gem
orally more exciting even than now
Public meetings are being held nightly
in all sections of the State, campaign
documents food the mail bags and
Post Offices, Republican clubs, Demo-
cratic clubs, Grant clubs, Constitutional
clubs, equal taxation clubs, peoples lib
erty league clubs and other clubs too
numerous to mention have been formed
or are in process of formation every
where.
Here in Concord there is the utmost
political activity. 1t seems to be the
grand center where all the leading poll
ticians of the different parties gather for
consultation. The Republican State
Central Committee has its headquarters
in suit of rooms at the Phoenix, as does
also the p L. L. branch of the Republi-
cans. The Democrats assemble at the
Eagle, a few doors below, and the Tam
many Democrats have their headquar-
tiers with Mr.. Anson S. Marshall, who is
chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. The Mozart wing of
the Democracy, composed of the young
and active politicians, are the most con-
spicuous for display. They have Sc
cured the whole of the second floor in
Whites new block, and from now until
election the room will be open day and
evening for Democratic visitors. They
have large illuminated transparency
and other ornamental toggery to at
tract attention outside, and after
person enters they have documents
and speeches to convert him if ne
is of anti Democratic faith. To-day
there are no less than hundred
leading Democrats in the city from all
quarters of the State, their mission being
to report pro gress and consult upon the
details necessary to push the campaign
through to a successful termination
They are all very sanguine of carrying
the State, and claim that every day they
are gaining accessions to their ranks
from disaffected Republicans. From
close observations in this and other Sec
tions of the State, must confess that
am not prepared to dissent materially
from the confidence manifested by the
moderately sanguine Democrats. The
work which is being accomplished by the
Democrats through the P. L. LIS will
prove to be most effective, and the other
organizations will undoubtedly do some
thing towards swelling the Democratic
vote. The reports received by the DEM
ocratic State Committee to-day show
that there have been organized ninety
one councils throughout the State !; and
wenty-four of this number were in
stituted during the present week. A
great many Republicans, have, it is
claimed, been brought over through this
organization. The p. L. LIS here differ
from those in Massachusetts. There the
object aimed at was aliauor license law;
here the only end sought is triumph Of
Democracy. With the accessions gained
to their party from this and other secret
sources, the Democrats claim that they