St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-03-04
STIRRING York IN NeW Hampshire.

York IN NeW Hampshire.
This is the week for electioneering in
New Hampshire. Several Republican
speakers commenced addressing the peo-
pie last week-among them Henry l..
Dawes, who spoke to a large crowd OF
people at Nashua last Saturday evening.
A dozen or more well known orators and
distinguished men have done, or will do
the same before the close of the week
The people turn out in large numbers to
listen TO these speakers. This indicates
that they are alive, as they should be, in
reference to the approaching state cleo
ton.
The introduction of a new element in
to this election has contributed largely to
awaken an interest SO cXtensive-the for
nation of Il so-called labor reform party.
Sometime since, under the direction and
at the instigation OF men from oIher states
organizations of this party were effected
circulated soliciting pledges to vote for
men for office who should be nominated
by the party, and for nobody else. y
convention was holden, state ticket
nominated, and since, senators, council
iors and county officers have been put in
nomination in all parts of the state. In
nominating senators and some other otli-
GERS, these labor rctormers have taken the
nominees Of the Democratic party, and
will, doubtless, coalese with the same
party, more or less in the election OF
town representatives.
New light is beamiDg upon the pur-
poses of the leaders OF this new move
ment. The democratic state committee
met in Concord, and so many of the
members thereof favored partial aban
donmcnt of Gen. Bcdel, the nominee Of
the party, that they adjourned in comiu
sion. and concluded to let him take his
chances in the contest but 10 do what
they could i'll etltcting result adverse is
possible II the Republicans in the coun-
ties and SCI atorial districts by coalescing
with the labor rcformers. Not all the
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| these arrangements. although the labor
reform mo, emcmt was initiated to cilrri
just such Il purpo>e-the overthrow "t
the Republican party in the state
With this clear dcvelopm mt OF the
labor rcformers, it is not strange that the
feelings of the people should be enlisted
with considerable warmth in the pend
ing election. Many OF the Republicans
who enlisted in the labor reform move
ment in i!s inception, since they have
discovered the purposes OF its leaders,
lave denounced 1t a. Il cunningly devised
scheme 10 defeat the Republican party ol
the state. and viii have nothing farther
to do with it.
Our friends in the old Granite state
are well aware OF the situation. and are
girding themselves for the conflict, with
confidence of success. We doubt np;
but Mr.. Slcarns Will be- governor o! the
state the coming political year, though
there may he IN ne or less dcrar"rmrnt
in tie elections Tor county officer, and
mcmbcr, of the legislature IA compared
with last year Next tuesday will d.
eide all these matters.
The more re, ent news from New
Hampshire shows that the breach in tie
Democratic party is. widening BY the
action of the safe committee of that
party, a portion of the REGULAR state tick
cts of the party are to he headed by
| Flint, the nominee of the labor reform
erS. The y. II. Patriot denounccs the
committee Is diSruptcr- of the party,
leaving it literally lying around loose .
The Portsmouth Chronicle, another
Democratic paper, calls the action OF the
committee "thc vilest and blacklist lrea-
son." AMI that ''they deserve political
death and damnation.'
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