The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-12
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The Great Final Pitched Battle In ..'e
Granite State To-Day.
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THE CONTESTANTS IN FIGHTING ARRAY.
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The Presidential Campaign
Weighed In the Balance.
Democratic Phalanx and
Cleaning Cohorts.
THE STUMP TRUMPETERS.
THE STUMP TRUMPETERS.
Administration Speakers Raising
the RalIying Standard.
WHAT WILL THE RESULT BE?

CONCORD, N. H.. March H. 1872
That momentous political contest which so many
believe is to shape the next Presidential election
VIII take place here in New Hampshire tomorrow.
The energy, spirit and enthusiasm which
have characterized the campaign has all
been described IN the HERALD's dispatches
Both parties have employed every
means known to political warfare to achieve q
victory and with propitious weather, which. by In
dications, Is promised, the aggregate vote will
probably be the largest ever cast IN the State. The
labor reform and temperance parties are thOrns In
the sides Of both democrats and republicans, and the
votes from those quarters Will probably be just about
SUFFICIENT In NUMBERS to prevent an election by the
people. AS is we'll known, candidate to be
elected by popular vote must have majority
over all the others. and the republicans and the
democrats are so very evenly divided numerically,
that the thousand temperance and four or five
hundred labor reform ballots Will have the effect Of
throwing the whole question before the Legislature.
the same as last year. This Is
THE GENERALLY ADMITTED RESULT
all around. OF course there are few OF an excep.
tional party both sides who claim that
the popular vote Will settle the question;
the enthusiastic republican insisting upon
thousand majority. and the confident
democrats upon about four or five hundred
sort Of idea to the probable result could
not be formed in advance, and this one OF New
Hampshire IN 1872 will be notable for Its interesting
uncertainty, as well as Its national political Sig
niicance.
During the day nave conversed freely with the
prominent leaders and workers Of both the republ-
can and democratic parties; ana the degree
OF confidence which they both exhibit Is sur
prlsing- The democrats don't for mo-
ment yield the State The nearest they
come to 1t is admitting that the contest
after ALL will be In the Legislature, ana, before
stated, q great many ridicule even this idea. One
Of the members OF the State Committee told me
tonight shat the work which the democratic party
had accomplished throughout the State would as.
tonlsh even themselves when the returns began 10
"But,' said l. .Do You think you win elect Yves.
ton by the popular voteYn
"Of course we will. ! have had no doubt about
1t for the past week. There lots of republicans
who WIN vote with us, or else won't go near the
THEY DON'T LIKE STRAW,
for personal reasons and they won't go for him.
Manchester I'm man and republican n too; SAID sac!
in the way Of furnishing the best speakers IN the
country and aronsing an enthusiasm, but he be-,
done more effective work in quiet and
secret way. A Manchester democrat man who is
nos give straw over two nunded G minority
and the republicans. who fortnight ago
strength was overr.estimated. party canvass
by the democrats comedies only about hundred
majority viii be reduced considerably from last
year, and the democrats will gain ut least two rep
resentatves. This change 10 due 10 great measure
to the discharge or popular railroad cmploye In
that city, who has great personal, as well as pOiti-
cal, influence IN couple OF towns were the repub-
leans mad only five or zen majority.
Here In Concord the home Of Rollins the repub.
lican nominations for Representatives have been
chiefly Patterson men, and this fact will add to the
course benefit the democrats In substantial but In
direct manner tue charges ana e9ua
either slde there is not much to he said The story
OF the
Is recalled whenever they are mentioned. The re.
publlcans come out ana charge the democrats with
base s0t their allegations upon reliable iniorma.
ton. aud then, In o the ros same circular T.,a,,,
offer 900 reward for such proof and the accusers
answer by telling them they are too busy now win
they allege. Really, therefore, these charges OF
fraud from the respective parties les, AMOUNT
forgotten forever but to the republican side OF the
story. Tne disciples OF thai party are more than
usually confident OF success this year. and, as
There is no question among the leaders
OF their clique with regard to the election Of their
Governor for that Is almost IN TdB dccoDptt; but
the only dispute Is III reference TO the method In
which this thing may he Accomplished: ny lar the
the pest posted In the matter avow their belief
that
the issue as was the case IN 1871, but there are
few who are sanguine enough to assume that the
people Will arbltrate satisfactorily. TO Illustrate
w; Would S''i be as well for me to detail the
substance Of an interview which | mad
men OF the state, this afternoon. Briefly, tnen let
me state that the gentleman alluded Is one whose
opinions are generally relied upon wherever he Is
I'm nd aside
sdered as ialrly presenting the popular opinion ON
tile side winch he assums 70 represent CONDENSATION
were over, asked how Will The state go. Mr.; :" -
'wel, / don't know, nor dses ANYBODY else !
sincerely believe that the Legislature VIII nave 10
decide The matter after all, Just as they ala iass
wear In 1877 ine democrats carried 4,
carroll. Belknap. Grafton, Coos, Rockington and
Merrimac counties, and we poled majority in a,
the rest this year we shall h0d w@ comfy rom
them beslGes Possibly We
MAY ELECT OUR GOVERNOR BY THE E, PEOPLE 10 IN
but / donot really think so. The chances are IN
favor Of the choice laying IN the nans Oh the Legs
lature." a. ,., o, ,,,ur Of
ats lust here There are twelve senatorial als.
we we we can surely carry the FIRST, second,
Third Fifth, seventh and Nidth Inc nemocrass are
stand the best chance in the Fourth and Elev,
enth. The Tenth district is doubtful Ills gives us
Six senator's surely against uIou "h Evan ~ tne y
carry the TENTH District there Will be Tie vote %
the Senate, and mere will he big ana possibly
protracted contest for the Presidency OF that pody
ABOUT the House OF Representatives,. In THIS pouJ
think we snail have about twenty ma ority.
sThen, MT. -, to bring the matter down 10
fine polnt-you believe that the election Will depend
upon the Legislature, and that the republicans VIII
elect their Governor thercbyi'
,,Preciseiy. That Is just what mean; but there
is another element In the contest winch may tenC
| 10 divide our vote, and mat Isl
THE FIGHT BETWEEN ROLLINS And PATTERSON
| for the United States Senat0rshp. Mr.. Patterson
thus far Is good wav ahead, Tor ne has mat whic
| IL nine points oil the law; out Robins may como Il
| in front after all. Both are working hard agains
| each other and their efforts may have tende
! somewhat TO divide the party lii the man lssue.''
| sWasn't II In Manchester that the general resu
| was decided last yearSn
"ies mat cs.y went back on us then. The demo