The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-13
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The EIectIon-PrObable Republican
Victory.

Victory.
CONCORD, March l2.-The weather
here is cloudy and chilly to-day. The
election is progressing briskly through
out the State, being attended with con-
siderable excitement. The Republicans
are at the polls in full force, and every
indication strengthens the belief that a
very large vote will be polled' Both
parties are very confident, and it is hard
TO predict at this hour which has the
advantage. A dispatch has been re-
ceived at the Republican headquarters
that Fiske, OF Lisbon, took voter to
Littleton last night in order that he
might reach Lancaster in safety. When
returning he was attacked by party OF
men, his horses seized by the bits, while
he himself received several blows from
clubs, inhicting severe cash on the
head, which has been already sufficient
10 cause his death.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Republicans have probably car
ried the State but several Democratic
strongholds are yet to be heard from
The principal cities and towns thus far
heard from give Republican majority.
Fagg, late Minister to Switzerland,
expresses himself confident OF Repub-
lican victory. ,
+ Manchester, Dover, Concord and
Portsmouth, give Republican major
ity up to , o'clock.
THIRD DISPATCH.
CONCORD, March l2.-The following
are the city returns as far as received /:
First ward, Straw, Republican, for Gov
ernor "a; Weston, Democrat 224
scattering 4; a Republican gain Of II.
Second ward, Straw, 66; Weston l57 ;
scatteringl |; Republican gain of %.
Third ward, Straw 90; Weston 81 ;
scattering 4; Republican gain of 10.
Fourth ward, Straw 4l0; Weston 225; Z;
scattering 2; Republican gain of 49.
Seventh ward, Straw 1888; Weston lbs a;
scattering l; Republican gain Of SO.
Twenty towns and wards, including
fiv. ward. OF Concord, gave Straw 34l6;
Weston 2907; scattering So; a Repub-
lican net gain Of 1893.
MANCHESTER, March l2-The fol-
lowing is the vote of this city: Straw
2244; Weston 1860; scattering 33; a
Republican gain OF 469. The gain is
due to Straw's influence here. He is
an extensive manufacturer and en-
ploys large number OF men.
LATER.
Concord, March II, 10 P. NJ
Thirty-nine towns and wards give Straw
S266; Weston, 1887; scattering, l24;
net Republican gain, S74 Seventy-slx
towns and wards give Straw l5,023;
Weston, 1868; scattering, 254; Repub-
lican majority, 1886. The full vote of
this city is as follows: Straw, 1862;
Weston, 1928; Republican gain, l46.
Worcester sends 90 Republican Rep
reseutatives and 4 Democrats; Repub-
lican gain of 3. Ninety-eight towns
give Straw 22,902 Weston, 2O64l;
scattering, 4S5; Straws majority, 40.
The gain in 72 towns is 1898. One
hundred and fifteen towns give Straw
26,4l4 Weston, 23,92S; scattering, 63l.
This is about two-thirds OF the whole
vote OF the State. One hundred towns
give 20O6 Republican net gain. The
Legislature, so far, is 81 Republicans,
65 Democrats and l Labor Reform.
The Senate is 9 Republicans and 3
Democrats. One hundred and forty.
two towns give Straw 30,l69; Weston,
1850 scattering, 7O7; Republican
majority. 2056. The Republicans Of
Concord are celebrating the victory
enthusiastically. The Republican gain
in the II towns heard from is 1885.
LATEST.
CONCORD, March l2-Midnight-So
far as can be judged from the present
returns the entire State ticket is elected
by small Republican majority. Wor-
cester, the home Of both Straw and
Weston, gives the former 800 majority
There is great jubilation in all parts OF
the State among the Republicans.
CHICAGO.