The daily Argus., 1875-06-09
Ghe @1ailg Argns.
The New Hampshire Cauldron in
Bubble,

Bubble.
The attractive melodrama Of Louisiana
impends in the lodges of the Granite state.
1t is pity that the Establishments of a
Delilah of West Point parentage should
have so shorn the locks of Samson Sheri-
dan that he cannot go to Concord with his
belted whinyard, lead out of the senate
chamber by the lobes of the ears the in
trusive Democrats, put rings IN the noses
of the Republican non-elects, and guide
them into the taurian amphitheatre; but
probably Grant can find some other officer
who will do as well.
Much wrath has been lmproyised by the
virtuous editors Of organs. The lncorrupt-
ible Chandler-not he of No. 6 brogans-
burns in indignation. Union Pacific Kol-
lins, of most immaculate goodness, is sad
over the depravity. The illustrious Ord
way, white-robed and bearing palm in his
hand, is mourntul in meditation. Even
the immature editor of the tall tower. who.
iu his lofty elevation is umpire when the
stars fight against Sisera, is sad in mono
logue over the affair. People of ordinary
intelligence, however, are familiar with
election laws and their stringency Of re-
quirement New Hampshire has not yet
had the graduating education of ballot box
stuffing. Peter Thompson is not declared
elected on votes cast for Pete, with the
surname.
The Springfield Republican, through its
correspondent, gives a graphic and candid
resume of the whole case. The second
senatorial district is the pivot upon which
the control of the senate turns. The Re,
publican candidate was Mr. Nathaniel
Head, and he is the sufferer from the kind
ly elision of his name from the trisylable to
the short of Matt" The sweet-pastured
locality of Hookset is the abode of the alb
breviated Matt" He is listed, assessed,
and pays taxes as Nathaniel. By what
lapse or laches of law can Matt, with
abundant votes, be crowned in the senate
chamber upon such ballots? We quote
from the letter:
Nov, under this constitution, dispute arose
yearly twenty five years ago. concerning the elec
| ton of member who had been voted Tor by two
unlike names and to prevent such cOntrover. les in
future 1t was enacted by law the statute il still il
force) that the the futE Christian and surname OF
every person voted for with the initial letter or let
tiers of the middle name, and the usual authorizations
for junior second, third and the like shall be oCri
ten or printed upon eUery ballot. and every ballot
| not thus prepared and cast shGH be regarded az
blank and not cOuRted' This law is perfectly cleal
and explicit, and under it the votes cast for Nat
Head were blanks, unless that were his full Chris
tian and surname
| Now, in all of the New England states
the election laws are vigorously interpre-
ted We have known case where the
candidate for an important state Office wa!
counted out because the penultimate sylla
BILE of his name being Ian some of his sup
porters, exercising largeGberty of orthog
raphy, spelt it lin and ''len." 1t wa
fair in law, though hard in application
During the election of 1913 in Kentucky
state where John is Jack and William
Bill, primitive husbandman went to tn
polls to vote viUa voce for Taylor and Fill
more, In his simplicity he believed tha
Fill was an abrevjation of Philip, and whe
called by name for his preference he cale'
ont, Il vote for Zachary Taylor and Phil
More" Nobody doubted his intention
but such vote would hardly be counte
in the Lotos Club or even in the femal
suffrage salons of the transatlantic Viz
toria.
It makes small difference to the countr
whether the Republicans have maiorit
in both branches of the New Hampshir
legislature and gerrymander the state in
new distlicting of senatorial precincts {
not We are not advocates for putting
votes by the handful, nor do we aItogetht
admire the Grant innovation of having
file of soldiers to let in those who vote or
way and keep out others who are in otht
support.
Our own opinion is that Gov Westo
and the council have done their duty
their determination,-N,Y Y Sun.