Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12
POLITICAL
Probable Election Of Boutwell, to U
s. Senate.

Probable Election Of Boutwell, to U.
s. Senate.
State Election Yesterday in New
sf7so Hampshire.
Close Contest between Straw and
Weston. sIE sir
Probably No Election by the People.
CONCORD, March 1.-THE State cleo
| ton is progressing with unusual quietness.
The aggregate vote from present appear;
ances will be considerably less than year
ago, when the Republicans elected Straw
| by 900 majority over all. There is depth
of snow impeding travel to the polls and
another storm threatening. A dispatch
| from Keene says many Republicans are
cutting their candidate for Congress. Mas
sau reports at noon a light vote. The vote
of Portsmouth up to noon indicates about
200 Republi AN majority for Governor
Night Dispatch.
| The annual election for Governor, Rail
road Commissioners, three members OF
Congress, State Counsellors, and members
| of the Legislature took place to-day. Inc
| canvass has been remarkably quiet. In
many localities it was difficult to reach the
voting places in consequence OF the pad
| weather and deep snow. Gov. Straw re-
ceived the support of the Republicans for re-
election, and ex-Gov. James A. Weston the
| support of the Democrats. s. K. Mason and
| John Blackmer were the nominees of the
Liberal Republicans and Prohibitory Ii
quor law men respectively for Governor.
The present Congressional delegation, Hib-
bard, Bell and Parker, are Democrats and
| candidates for reelection. The Republi-
can candidates are w. B. Small, A. f. Pike
and S. G. Griffin.
Eighty-one towns give Straw, Republi-
can, 1856; Weston, Democrat, 1862;
Blackmer, Temperance, 40l; Mason, Liber-
al, 267. The indications at present g P.
NJ. are that there is no election for Cover
nor by the people.
One hundred and twelve towns give
Straw 1865; Weston 1852, scattering
$50. Straw's majority 1877. The same
towns last year gave 1865 majority for
| Straw.
|
One hundred and sixteen towns give
Straw 2l,623; Weston 19,l61; Blackmer
10; Mason 1856; net loss for Straw from
last year is GAO. The Republicans think it
probable that the Democratic Congress
men are elected from the three districts,
and that there is no election of Governor
by the people. They claim the Senate and
House, the former by small majority.
Midnight.
1870 towns gives Straw, 24,971; Weston,
| 21,S57; Blackmer, ten perance, $40 and Ma
son, Liberal, 1866. Relative gains and losses
show Republican net loss of 908.
The telegraph Office al Island Pend was
| burned this evening and the election re-
turns from the towns in the upper part OF
the State will probably not be received to-
night.
| The Vice.President's SuccessOr-CIOse
Contest of Dawes and Boutwell,.
BosToN, March 11.-In the Senate this
afternoon the first ballot for United States
Senator resulted in 10 votes for Boutwell,,
II for Dawes, 8 for Loring, 4 for Hoar, and
the rest scattering; SO of the 40 votes in
the Senate being given. In the House
Boutwell, had 10 votes, Dawes 50, Loring
16, Hoar, Z, Whiting 8, the rest
scattering, 237 votes being given.
Boutwell, Ahead.
LATER.-There were Jour ballots in the
State Senate, and in consequence OF the
great pressure brought to bear on members
| there was no choice on the part of that
| BODY. On second ballot Dawes had ID
votes, Boutwell, 10, Loring s and scatter
| ipg-total So. On the third and fourth bal
lots Dawes had II, Boutwell, 8, LOring 8
and scattering. At this point voting was
suspended.
In the House the second ballot resulted
in the choice of Boutwell,, who received 124
votes of the 238 given, Dawes getting 90,
Loring 10, Whiting 6 aud the rest sat
tering.
The result was surprise to the support
ers of Dawes, and tonight number of
them held a caucus and resolved to stick
by their candidate. 1t was also announced
that Whiting would probably withdraw in
the convention tomorrow in favor OF
Dawes, but even the full vote of Whiting
will not help Dawes, and it is generally Goa
coded this evening that Boutwell, will be
elected on the first ballot in the convention
at noon tomorrow.
Constitutional.
ALBANY, n. Y, March lin the Con-
stitutional convention to-day the following
was adopted as a substitute for the section
prohibiting sectarisn appropriations by the
State and municipal authorities: "Neither
the credit nor the money of the State shall
be given or loaned to or 10 aid of any asso-
citation, corporation or private undertak-
ing.
NEW YORK, March 11.-At meeting Of
the Bar Association tonight resolution
was adopted re ommending to the CoDstl-
tutional Convention now in session the
question of jury trials, suggesting that in
civil or criminal cases the question OF In
sanity be tried by not less than five skilled
persons, and that jury trial might be waiv-
ed in all but capital cases by consent, anC
that in all cases, except the death penalty
is involved; majority of the jury concur
ring shall be sufficient.
The Underground Railroad
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.-Fred Doug
lass lectured last night before a very large
audience on his "reminiscences of slavery
He related the mode of his escape from
bondage during his lecture, the first time
he has ever publicly divulged the means
He stated that he was enabled to leave
Baltimore disguised as a sailor, and was
met and aided in New York City by friends
, of the abolition cause.
Better Late Than Never.
EBRowNsvILLE, Texas, March 1l.-Gen
Augur commanding the Department o
Texas arrived here yesterday. 1t is sup
posed he will take steps for the protection o
this frontier against predatory stock steal
ing bands.
The Missouri Middle POked NJ
Afresh.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE Republican
| / has Especial from Jefferson City which say
it is understood there that memorial wa
drawn up at the Planters House, st. Louis
Sunday, by several leading Democrats il
and out of the Legislature and Forwarded
to the COMMITTEES of Privileges and Elec
tions at Washington, which contains somt
new testimony in the alleged Bogy briber!
matter. The purport of this testimony j
I said to be that during The last Senatorial
Democrat caucus, after Gen. Phelps had
, been dropped, Col. McAfee, the law partne
. of Phelps, determined to urge the Phelp;
men to vote for Blair, and with this view