Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-03-22
The New Hampshire Election.

ne election LOT bOVernor; tneWDeiS VI
the State Legislature, and members of Con-
gress, was held in New Hampshire on Tues
day, March 18th, and may be summed up
as follows:
The Democratic candidate for Governor
has about 500 more votes than his Repub-
lican competitor, but third candidate be-
ing in the field neither is elected, the law of
the State requiring majority of all the
votes cast as necessary to a choice.
A Democratic majority on joint ballot in
the Legislature, which would secure the
election of a Democratic Governor.
And the election of three Democratic
members of Congress.
Later advices, however, involve III doubt,
the result as above stated Neither candi
date for Governor is elected, while the COM
plexion Of the Legislature is involved 10
so much doubt as to render it entirely un-
certain which party will gain the day. The
Labor Reformers really con troll the House,
the Republicans and Democrats being so
evenly balanced that the four labor Reform
the two parties are tied, the majority de
pending on the filing up of vacancies. So
the widely heralded wonderful triumph of
the Democracy is but myth as yet.
But, be that as it may, the Republicans
have been worsted in the fight. as the result
of apathy; superindaced, perhaps, in some
measure, by the transfer of Mr. Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of the Committee
Oh Foreign Relations 20 that on Privileges
and Elections, few days before the cleo
ton. The result, meagre as it is, has been
source Of much rejoicing with the Democ-
racy, and they are, in consequence, already
predicting the utter overthrow of the Re
publican party at the next election.
True. bs the election of three Democratic
Congressmen from New Hampshire. the
Republican majority in the House has been
decreased from thirty-fve to thirty
Bat there are thirteen vacancies in the
House, four of which will be filled on the
Sd of April by the election in Connecticut,
and three more in September by the election
in California The other vacancies are from
the States of Texas Michigan, and Illinois.
The first named will have to elect an entire
ly new delegation of three members, and as
there is no law by which it can be done un-
til November, 1872, the present Legislature
will have TO provide for special election
Next fall Michigan and Illinois will elect
successors at the same time to MesSrs Ferry
and Logan, promoted to the Senate. Leav-
ing out of the count the contested seats, it
is not probable that the relative strength of
the two parties in Congress will be at all
changed before the expiration Of the Forty
second Congress
These facts, taken in connection with the
attitude of the Democracy on the Sumner
are favorable signs for the sn-
premaey OF Repubicanism, notwithstanding
the papers of that party declaim that the
party Is entirely split apart, bro
ken up, demoralzed, and hence the Democ
racy have only to walk over the political
course at the Presidential election in fSF2.
Surely, these fellows are possessed of an
unusually sanguine temperament. With all
the odium attached 10 their political course,
by sympathising with the Southern traitors
during the rebellion, they see, in the simple
change of a Republican Senator from one
to another, and the loss of
Governor and three members of Congress
in State that was very close last year and
Democratic until comparatively few years
since, enough to assure them of the imme-
diate trTur,ph of their rebellion and
traitorous organization. Not so fast, good
friends. The Republican party does not
depend either upon Ar. GUNNER President
Grant, or the election OF Gubernatorial
for its existence, but upon the
II. -mutable principles Inherent Within its or
gan1z ?tion. And notwithstanding inevid-
al lnerlSers may differ in opinion as to local
questions, O. temporary apathy exist in
certain localities, the party will continue 30
live and triumph Until jls mission, in resso-
ring The country to itz pre- l'ebelllous pros
perity, is fulfilled.