Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-10
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

To-day New Hampshire viii elect 4
full State ticket. The canvass has
been unusually devoid Of interest to
the general public, and but very little
local excitement has been manifest.
Three lists Of State officers are In the
field, viz: The Republican. Demo-
cratic and Temperance tickets. The
latter has probably small strength, As
1t polled last year but little more than
1000 votes. For twenty years past
the elections In this State-and also
those In Connecticut. which occur In
April-havo been the closest and most
evenly balanced Of any In the. Union.
In the words Of a contemporary:
Neither Of them seems to have been
subject to the great changes aud reac-
lions which from n cause or another
In some other States have transferred
the power, by large majorities. from
one party to the other. Under the or
binary conditions they have been al
ways close. aud almost always the
scenes Of ~hsrd.fought political battles.
We recall but u exception-to wit,
In April, 1866, when Connecticut, on
tho strength Of the fall OF Richmond.
news Of which came the morning OF
election day, gave q Republican ma
jority Of 10000 and upward, a result
so significant that the Republicans
have never ceased throwing IL mp at
their opponents, and the Democrats
have never been able TO explain II sat
isfactorily or listen to the reminders
OF II In patience.
The New Hampshire Republicans
thi, year have an exceptionally strong
candidate for Governor In Mr.. Nc.
Cu,chlns. Ills strength arises from
the fact that no Isa practical and &C.
tual farmer, aud the further fact that
he Is prominently connected with tho
Grange movement. Weston, the Dem.
ocratlc candidate, who was elected by
a very small majority In 1871, Is said
to DO weak aud the disalioctfon to-
ward him has o~ccasioned a bolt, which
Is being turned against his party BY
Republican managers. The ticket,
says an exchange "is further weaken
ell by the platform accompanying 1t,
which favors n license law on the
liquor question ; and, contrary to the
expectations Of those who adopted 1t,
meets with serious opposition In the
ranks OF the party. a token, perhaps,
Of the spread OF the temperance re-
vival to thar State" Add to this, that
when the Democratic party came into
power In 1871, they made fools OF
themselves, and that n Of their
members Of Congress last year, after
opposing the back pay, drew his share
Of the plumber Immediately alter the
election, aud 1t will be see that their
chances for success are not particularly
brilliant. The Republicans are con-
ildent OF carrying the Legislature and
securing their Governor by an election
In that body in tho event that no
choice l. had by the people, which Is
quite possible, as there are three can
didates In the field, and, II our mem
DRY Is not At fault, a majority over all
- required TO elect. As we said, there
Il not the usual Interest manifested
over this election, nor about the n
lif Connecticut, which will on
tho first Monday In April. In the lat
ter State the canvass has hardly begun
yet, although 1t Is much moro import
ant, and will excite moro general In
tsrest from the fact that the Legs
laturc to be elected will choose a sue
cessor to U. s. Senator Buckingham.
In Connecticut there Is also q tenn.
psrance party, which, should the pres
ent excitement In the West extend 10
that State, may poll an unexpectedly
LARGO yote.