The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-21
Dailp ARGUS.
Ncw Hampshire.

The latest returns from New Hampshire
vary the details Of tuesdays election with
out affecting the substantial result. The
Republicans have met disastrous and NOR
tiying defeat. The advantages gained by
the Democrats are even greater than the
first news encouraged us to hope.
FIRST. Ii is conceded that we have made a
clean sweep of the Congressman, ell three Of
whom were republicans before, and are ell
democrats now. In the congressional dis
tricts, il was square fight between the two
parties, the labor reform people ruuning no
candidates. The fact that the democrats
have carried every district, shows that Gen.
Grants unpopulsrity pervades every part
Of the state, aud that the democratic tri
umph is not owing to local reasons or the
personal qualities Of candidates. If we had
carried only one district, the result might
be attributed to the personal popularity OF
the democratic candidate, or dislike of HE
republican opponent But 1t is incredible
that the republicans should have made IN.
fortunate nominations in every COMPRESSION
al district The great democratic victory is
clearly due to political, not to personal or
local causes. 1t is only the congressman
that are Of any significance in national pol
itics. The country at large has little inter
est in the local government of New Ham
shire. 1t is only through its members
Of congress that the state exerts an
influence in national politics. That al the
Congressman have become suddenly demo
cratic, is singing rebuks to General
Grant.
Secondly. The Legislature is more fay
orable Than the first news permitted us to
expect. According to Wednesday, returns
the democrats had majority of one IN the
Senate, and the republicans very consd-
cradle majority in the House. Fuller infor
nation shows that we outnumber the re-.
publican in both branches. The democratic
majority in the House will be from FIVE to
ten, counting three or four labor reformers
with the democrats. To the Senate six
democrats have been elected and four repub-
licans. and in swo Senate districts there is
no choice When the Senatorial vacancies
are filed there can be no doubt that the
democrats will have majority. The repub-
icans, disheartened and de oralized BY
their defeat in the state will make feeble
fight in the supplementary election in the
two Senate districts. Both branches of the
Legislature will be democratic, which is
better than we expected.
Thirdly. It is bu; slight drawback 10
these substantial victories, that it is not
certain that the democrats have elected the
Governor. IF it should turn out that there
is no choice Dy the people, the Governor
viii be elected by the Legislature; and az
the democrats will outnum Der the republi-
cans in both branches, Weston the demo
cratic candidate, is therefore sure ofan cleo
ton. The returns from 2lS towns give
Weston, democrat, 80 ISL votes; Pike, re-
publican, 80 1889; Cooper and scattering,
1914. In New Hampshire the highest can
d,dste is not elected, unless be has an abso
Lutte majority Of all the votes cast. Although
Weston is ahead Of his republican compe
t,or by 542 votes, the indications are that
h. is not elected by the people, but will be
chosen BY the Legislature. If we add the
labor reform to the democratic vote, the re-
publican candidate is in q minority of ,Gl6;
Il loss by the republicans Of nearly 5000
since the Presidential election. No wonder
that General Grant is glum and morose and
that the republican mem bers Of Congress in
Washington are fighting each other like
cats and dogs.