Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-11
NEW KAMPSHIRE'S HITCH.

A Very CfOse Canvass RePEbliean
Trickery-AImOss a C-Ounterpart OF
the Louisiana OOmpIieattOn-Threatl
OF Fedora Interference.
| Concord Correspondence Of the New YOrk
World.
At the March election, it win be re.
membered, there was no chOicefor Gov
ernor; 2 Democrats and / Republican
wtre elected to Congress; the Council
stood 3 Democrats to 2 Republicans;
the Senate was a tie, with no election
in ? out of y districts, and the House
was very doubtful, though showing an
apparent Republican majority of 9.
Cheney rep leads Roberts Dem by
200 votes, White (Prohib.) defeating a
choice by drawing 800 votes. There
is so much discussion about the two
disputed Senatorial districts and
the House, so many foolish threats of
Federal interference unless the Repub-
licans are placed IN the seat of power
that they covet, that some explanation
Of the situation is desirable. In the
second senatorial district the ballots
for the Republican candidate, Nathan
lei Head, were printed Matt Head"
which by the law of the State Ia law
made by Republicans makes them all
blanks not entitled to be counted. In
the Congressional canvass all ballots
for Of" Jones and IS. N" Bell were
rejected. In the Fourth District,
where Proctor Democrat lacks twenty
votes Of a majority, Is votes were cast
for non-residents, and 46 for a (Prohi-
bition) candidate ineligible because he
had only lived IN the State four years.
Throwing out these, Mr. Proctor Will
have a majority of Al. 1t is claimed
by the Republicans hat the Governor
and Council have no power beyond de-
clarlng those persons elected who ap-
pear to be elected, without inquiry into
the legality of the election-an
assumption on which a certificate
might be claimed by Ben. Butler or
Christopher Columbus,
In the House, if honestly counted,
the Democrats have majority, but the
Republicans have struggled in twenty
or thirty members, the peculiar system
of representation which allows men,
bers in proportion to the number of
ratable polls. Thus a number of Re-
publican towns have elected each one
more member than they are entitled to,
IN accordance with a well matured plan
under direct instructions from the
Radical State Committee. Notices Of
contest have been served on these Rep
re~sentatiVes, but the claim is set up
that the House is the Judge of the
qualifications of its members, and that
these members must be allowed to take
part in It's organization and the cleo
ton Of a Governor. The present law
is defective, and the Republicans must
carry their point, unless the old Clerk, |
Democrat, who makes up the roll by |
the House organizes, shall leave
out the names OF the members of
doubtful legality. Should he do this,
no doubt is enteI tanned but that a
majority Of the people Of the State
would indorse his course. The Gov
ernor and Council Will settle the Sena-
bOrial question on the 18th; on the Goth
the Legislature will assemble. 1t is
safe to predict, whatever the com
of the House, that the Demo-
cratic Council and Senate viii stand as
a positive check to the removal of
Democratic officials, remOdeling of the
judiciary and redistFicting of the State.