Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-15
McCutchins, (rep.)
Weston, (dem.

Blackmer, (prohibitlon) Z,loo
1t will be seen by this that Weston had
a majority over McCutchins of l465 votes,
but the vote for the prohibition candidate
was sufficient to defeat choice by the
people. The Legislature had democratic
majority on joint ballot of IL, and that
body elected Weston.
The exact vote on Tuesday Of last week
is not vet known. but nearly so. The IA
triot, democratic authority SAYS II has
returns from POI towns, which is all but
four in the State. The result in these on
Governor is it says:
Cheney, (rep.) 3o,94o
Roberts, (dem.) $3.50
White, (prohbition) $50
A comparison between this vote (which
cannot be changed much by the vote OF
the four towns not included) and that OF
last year, shows that the republican vote
is larger than last year by 1903, the demo-
cratic larger by 3,l77, and the prohioitory
vote smaller by 1864. The republican
vote increased 1926 more than the demo-
cratic vote increased, and this net gain
over the democracy was 262 more than the
decrease in the prohibitory vote. The in
crease of the democratic vote is attrbut-
ed very largely to naturalization frauds
that of the republicans is due in part
to accessions from the prohibitory par
ty Good aud popular nominations. a
thorough aud we'll conducted canvass,
and the feeling that the condition OF the
country requires loyal men in the North
TO act together as in 1861 and during the
war, were the reliance of the republicans
Depending on these they ,riumphed. 1t
is evident that prohibition as separate
issue is dead until after the Presidential
election at least National questions are
now supreme in the popular estimation.
The prohibitionists are taking their places
generally in the republican party again,
again to give it hearty support until the
danger threatening the country is past by
the election of republican President in
1876 and the election OF republican ma
JOrIty IN the house.
There being no election of Governor by
the people of New Hampshire the legisla-
ture will elect. The republicans have a
majority of some dozen in the House, and
in the Senate there is a tie with two districts
undecided. This gives The republicans the
power to elect Governor and Mr.. Cheney
ha oil I'D In he
democrats elected their Governor by the
legislature, having only one majority in the
House and the Senate a tie.
On members of Congress it appears that
the democrats have gained member in
the second district. For this they are
indebted to the scattering or prohibitory
vote. The congressional delegation from
New Hampshire in the last Congress stood
two republicans and one democrat; in the
next Congress it will stand one republi-
can and two democrats. The democrats
have elected Jones in the first district and
Bell in the second. while the republic
cans have elected Blair in the third
The vote in the second district as re-
ported in the Patriot was as follows:
Pike (rep.) 1891; Bell (dem } 1905;
temperance aud scattering vote. 1877. The
plurality Of the democratic candidate is
only 104. Had the temperance and scatter
ing vote been cast for Pike he would have
been elected instead of the democratic
candidate. The election of Bell is worth
less 10 the democrats. for they already
have a ma ority OF seventy in the next
House, and all additions to that majority
are an incumbrance rather than an ad-
vantage. The larger the majority the
more manageable and uncertain it be-
comes. In 1876 the temperance and scat
tering vote will all go for the support OF
the republican candidates, and that is far
more important than all other considera-
lions.
In every practical view that may be
taken of the New Hampshire election the
republicans nave ample cause for rejoic-
ing 1t is Il grand victory. honestly, nobly
won, against an INSCRIPTIONS opposition
that lett no means untried to accomplish
its ends. 1t shows that republicans will
forget personal grievances, lay aside mi
nor questions. turn deaf ear to the en-
treaties of the enemy to abandon their
party, and sustain with manly spirit and
purpose the loud appeal which is made to
their conscience and Judgment to stand
firm in the day of trial for the good cause
again imperiled by those who attempted
with arms to destroy the Union and gov
eminent.
A fellow by the name of w. +. Gerhardt
has played nice swindle on the leading
democrats of Connecticut. He got a