National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-05
THE NEWHAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

THE NEWHAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The first gun of the political contests OF
the year comes from the Granite State Of
New Hampshire. On this account the re-
suit of her annual State election is always
looked for with more than ordinary inter.
est The canvass there may be compared
to the skirmishing between the pickets OF
the two great opposing parties, as they are
posted preparatory to the general Congress
sional battle of the following November.
In New Hampshire we ''fecl the enemy in
March and, if possible, drive in his pickets.
In April we push forward with our skirmish
line into Connecticut, and there make a
fight for position. These preliminary State
skirmishes are supposed to indicate some
thing of the temper of the people, and the
results to show whether any considerable
change has been effected in their views in
these localities by the new issues that are
springing up and gradually engrafting
themselves upon our political catechisms.
In New Hampshire the Republicans
have nominated solid, practical farmer
for Governor by the name of. McCutchins,
who is represented to be person Of level
head, sound judgment, and good common
sense. General McCutchlns is extremely
popular, not only with his party, but
among the people generally over the State,
to whom he is well known for his devotion
to the interests of labor and education.
He announces that he wishes to prescribe
no class of professional men, but simply
claims that the farming interest shall have
its due weight in the legislation of the
country He thinks the way to secure this
is for that element of the Republican party
todemand it within that organization, which
he knows is willing to concede all the just
demands of any of its component parts.
The Democrats and Prohibitionists have
also tickets in the field, and as the consti-
tuition requires majority Of all the votes
cast to elect, and the vote is usually pretty
close, the choice of Governor may be thrown
into the Legislature. This will greatly de-
pend upon the magnitude of the vote cast
by the temperance men. There is not
much doubt, however, that McCutchins
will be elected, even if the Legislature
should be called upon to choose.
The latest advices from the State show
that lively interest is being manifested in
the canvass, and it is daily enhanced by. tenn
perance excitement in the West. Nearly
all the liberal element has declared for
McCutchins. The Democrats seem to have
lost heart. They have a weak candidate,
and he is rendered still weaker by his affilia-
tions with the railroad firing of the State.
The Democratic platform is considered
favorable to liquor license, which, added to
the faulty record of the Democratic members
of Congress on back-pay, make a heavy
load for the party to carry just now, and
the leaders are quite Respondent.
On the other hand, the prospects of
Farmer McCutchins and his party are
frightened and strengthened by all these
Universities and mishaps Of their opponents,
and there is little room for doubt that New
Hampshire will lead off the Republican
column on Tuesday next with one thousand
or fifteen hundred majority, We hope
every voter in that State, now in the Dis
trict, will 60 home and lend his aid in
securing so desirable result.