The New York herald., 1871-01-12
NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS
The Campaign Fairly Inauguratcd
by Both Parties.
The National Importance and Significance Of
the Coming Election-Jeslousy Among
the Republicans and Local Quarrels
Among the Democrats

gnlro during the next ten montnS. Already IneEe
arc unmistakabe signs Of the political turmofs now
engenderinR, and soon after this appears IN the
HERALD the opposing parties VIII have decided
upon their plan Of campaign, and 1t will then be
continued with increased vigor during the inter-
vening time between now and the March election.
II may be added, too, that this campaign imme.
diately pending win be the most exciting OF any
ever witnessed In the old Granite State not except
ing the one OF three years ago when the democrats
were only vanquished on account OF internal
troubles among themselves, and then only by
scattering plurality. the ncarness OF the presden
tIal contest will render the struggle here one
of universal interest. as 1t VIII DO one OF
national Importance; Tor 1t is O chronic belief among
Americans that early election Is In many respects
a forerunner OF those which VIII follow Immediately
afterwards and az there Is great deal OF venera.
ton for the wisdom OF the New Hampshire voters
their verdict upon the merits Of the two existing
political parties will be awaited with great deal of
anxious interest at this particular political juno
ture, II they endorse Grant and his administration
It viii have great deal TO do iI perpetuating the
power Of the republican party; but II, on the other
hand, they declare for democracy tnere may be
whole series OF political somerscts OF like
nature from one END Of tho country TO the
other. Now, while there is so much at
stake upon the election in this State 1t Is reasonable
10 assume that there is more than local Importance
attached to the result ana 1t is also quite Sely
that outside counsellors win be imported in large
numbers to educate the people I'D to tie Importance
OF their duty IN tnis momentous crisis OF the ma
ton history. or course there VIII bo the CUSTOM
AIRY rouud OF rallytng meetings, the same plentiful
abuse OF the rival parties. and, IN BRIEF the time
honored hullabaloo all around, and then In March,
the people Will declare the political destiny OF their
| State, II not OF the whole Yankee nation.
hnl1 ttntn ,I,apn
torial aud Congressional conventions and to-l0rrow
| the democrats VIII assemble here and unite upon
/ their platform and candidates fer Governor and
Railroad Commis ssioner. Tne republican gu5erna-
! torial nominee, James Pike, Gi South Newmarket is
not claimed by his party 10 have been the strongest
man avaIabc, although there were some twenty
| candidates for the honor which accorded him
by the convention. He got the largest number OF
votes on th, first ballot but not sullcIent for
choice and motion was then made to nominate
| him by acc.amation. Onc-haf the delegates were
opposed to him. but notwithstanding this their dcsre
| To hurry matters along and start for home over
came their devotion the candidate OF their choice
and in the hurry -burly ana excitement Of the mo.
| mcnt they yielded TO the promptings OF Pike's
! friends aud gave him the nolnlnat,on. Mr. Pike ls
| a Methodist minister now, but was formerly rolf-
tciaD, and believe, served one term In Congress,
after which he atOned for this by going to the
| as q common soldier and coming back fun blown
brigadier He Is very obstinate prohibit0ry liquor
man and unfriendly to the interests OF labor, and
for these reasons he will not receive the support OF
| many who voted for Stearns during the last two
| years. Now, apart from these qualifications or dis
| qualifications, as one may be pleased to call
/ them there are other existing elements which are
calculated to diminish the strength Of the republican
| party In New Hampshire. There has been q great
deal said ABOUT row in the democratic family here
| but rarely q word about the internal dissensions
! among their opponents. The fact Is there Is a
! quarrel among the republicans as serious as among
I the democrats, and the prospects OF "makng up"
are not near so natterlng The dissatisfaction about
the nomination OF Pike is but cypher compared
with the ll-fceling created by the republican nomi-
nations In the Congressional districts Not single
one of them mas met with anything like party
approval and in one district there has been not only
an open revolt, but committee OF conference has
waited upon the democrats and asked them to put
up man whom they can consistently vote for, and
understand the request will be complied with.
awe are morally certain OF one Congressman pro-
badly two and perhaps all three" one democrat
told me- "You see seekers for post office and other
appointments, together with their friends, are we'd
ded to the present ncumbents while there Is large
class who believe ia rotation In the distribution OF
the public spols and SO long as they can't get at
to secure their revenge they will not hesitate to
for a democrat If he Is good man. You may laugh,
but tell you 1t Is a fact, and there have been q
dozen prominent republicans In my Office to tell me
this same story duriug the last ten days.n
This last remark of my friend may be regarded rs
foreshadowing events of some significance, for he
one OF the most influential and active democrats in
the State, and his counses sought by the party
far ana near.
talked also with q re1-hot republican, man
VINO has something TO do IN The management OF u
prominent party paper "The democrats he sad,
.have now got the golden opportunity OF going into
power here in New Hampshire. All they want to
do is to keep together themselves ana nominate
some such man as jim weston, o Manchester, aud
they are almost sure to win.n
"What do you think OF Fike's nomination by the
republicans ~ asked.
II regard 1t as the very weakest that could have
been maden he answered, sand, as I told you, il
the democrats can only harmonlze they can beat
him with MI. Weston, for he is popular with every
body, and, besides, he is strong labor reformer'
'.How about the Congressional distrlctss"
"Well, shall be surprised IL the democrats don't
carry one or two, and, perhaps, three. There Is q
great deal of feeling, you know, among the republl-
cans about the nominations which have be en- made,
and there is another thing will tell you tn at looks
bad for our party. There Is Ned Rollins-y0u know
him well-he begins to see that we are tottering
here In New Hampshire, and he says he WON'T act
on the State Committee. 1t has been through his
management that the party has kept along here as
well as 1t has, and II ne abandons us we are gone
up sure He has been chosen OH the committee, but
he told me the other day that he wasn't going 10 do
any 0rK."
In conversation with democrats mere have
learned that the trouble among them still xists, but
tney all nope oil will be poured on the ruined waters
at the state Convention, aud thar every man will
leave with q determination to light the common
enem and to conquer him. The whole row seems
TO be between The editors OF the Pattot and People
newspapers and some Of their friends. The latter
journal persists In dragging some Insignificant rail-