The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The State Republican
All Over.
A Republican Governor, Republican
Legislature, a Republican United
States Senator Assured.
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A SPLENDID GRANT VICTORY.
RUMOR OF RIOT AND BLOODSHED.
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Humorous Incidents OF the
Election.
REPUBLICAN QUALIFICATIONS
President Grant Sends His
Congratulations.
THE BATTERED DEMOCRACY

weeks Is now over and all the visions Of o demo-
cratic triumph nave vanished into the thinnest
kind Of thin air.
The dominant party Of the nation Is sustained,
Grant and his administration emphatically vlndi.
Gated, and the republicans everywhere have reason
to rejoice and hnrrah to the full extent OF their
vocal powers.
THE RESULT A PARTY VICTORY.
That the result OF the contest has been q most
unmistable party victory there is not the slightest
doubt and although the State very evenly divided
IN the matter OF republican and democratic believ.
ers there is no use in denying the fact that when
Iu vote Is brought out the triumphant party Of to-
day ID q tribe in the majority.
EVERYBODY AsTONIsHED.
The magnitude OF this victory, as slight as 1t is,
has astonished everybody. and none more than the
republicans themselves, for there were very few
who believed until this afternoon the election would
be decided by the vote OF the people.
Both parties went to the polls with alternate APP
prehensions Of defeat and victory, and not until
late in the day did either dare taunt the other
with weakness or Insignifcance.
THE DAY INAUsPICIOUs.
The day Itself was tnauspiclous for an election
1t was cold. raw and cloudy, and In the afternoon
was rendered still more dismal and uncomfortable
by binding show and a chilly wind which pierced
one to the very marrow.
The voters came out early though, and In large
numbers, and In all the cities and towns throughout
the State there was an excitement and interest
characteristic only OF an uncertain and momentous
political campaign.
BOTH PARTIES ARMED CAP-A-PIE.
The republicans had their rallying committees at
every voting place And the democrats had tneirs
and both were commercially vlgilant and indus.
trious, and undoubtedly did effective service for
their respective parties
The polls opened generally throughout the State
at nine O'Clock and closed at four. Only In the
small and doubtful towns were any counts made
until the voting was over; but in these isolated
cases the result was such as fOreshadow repub-
lican victory.
PRELIMINARY sCIRMIsBING.
In many Of the towns the election Of mode
ratio! an Olcia who presides over the voting Is
indication OF what the general vote will be, and
these preliminary symptoms OF the result are
promptly telegraphcd to the hea 1quarters OF the
spective parties Thus 1t was to-day, and the re.
turns from the very beginning indicated that the
brief career of the New Hampshire democracy was
destined to mortality.
THE FIRST GUN.
Charlestown almost the first place heard from,
strongly democratic; but today the sentiments OF
the people had been so changed that they rolled up
other towns Which year year" ago were democratic
were reliably reported as having turned completely
Of
gains. In fact everything seemed to indicate what
the final result has proved 70 be.
There were only rare instances OF gains on the
other side, and in what few there were the MAORI.
ties reported were surprisingly small.
THE DEMOCRACY WEAKEN.
The democracy took in the situation at once, and
admitted that their defeat was an absolute one.
sangutne now clearly saw '.that it was ali up with
them" and IN the place Of cheerful countenances
sas ans THy Realized
that In their victory OF year ago and the event Of
today was an admirable Illustration h r OF brilliant
stick" The victory which they had achieved
energetic erus. works was, indeed, but mo-
meniary' and , each ana every one q the
wonder what was begun for3
HOPE DEFERRED.
AS the shades OF twilight began 10 settle down
over the granite hills Few, very few, fingered in
The hopes that intelligence from some Of the back
counties might be more cheering. But 1t was not
so. Every additional return only added to the gen.
eral democratic despair and dismay. Only now and
reeubcan and every telegram only ADDED unit
after unit and ten after ten to the already astonsh-
Ing majority for MIR. Straw.
THE BATTERED DEMOCRACY
Such discounted set OF po.hicans as this H1ot-
away to their h"%sa lanes and By ways '' tIat
were oa:::x remembering only t,' "'cks mat were
Ya!9.y rS:lnto operation to defeat the o., "''i''nR
apa,us. thern and retain their hold upon the State
s0Ver TmH RsrupnrcAss; N HioT door uumoR.
The republicans, on the other hand, were juS.lant
and cheerful, and as the returns continued TO come
Re Cnama OF s as Conn.,
rrIEeKArHED TO GENERAL GRANT
as soon as the state was assured and continued his
messages hourly until midnight.
THE PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGED
the cheering information, and said that he "always
knew that the Old Granite state was thoroughly
coNeRATULAToRY TELEoRAMs
were also received from Senator Wilson and other
administration members OF Congress, and also from
burn and DR.. iorinS Of au en-.
Governor Claim, Chairman Of the National Repub-
THE REPUBLICANS JoLLrPY.
In the evening there were the customary bon
fires and fireworks throughout the state. Here in
The old men cheered and Inc whole OF Young Amer.
lea paraded the streets with nsh horns, tin pans,
cow bells and various other discordant ana noisy
AN IMPRoMprU JoLIrr1cArIoN MEETING
was got up In Pnenix Hal, and the most enthusias,
tic kind OF enthusiasm prevailed. band OF
music was on hand and played lively and inspiring
airs, and cheer after cheer went up as the various
takers gave vent 20 their feelings.
GENERAL WALTER HARTMAN,
as he is called once Governor OF the state and now
dark days Of the rebellion stated that the demo:
when the guns OF the federal forces were turned
upon Fort sumter, and confidently affirmed that
would remain so for a quarter OF q century.
Barnard, OF Franklin, ana Others VINO followed
the meeting adjourned amid great enthusiasm
Early In the morning the Republican Committee
W ere apprised by telegraph OF
In the town OF Lisbon on the part OF some enthus-
astic and bloodtnirsty democrats Gratis; The facts as
evening @ Mr.. Fisk, republican resident