Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-08
NEW EdNP.SHIRE.

| sIlift tO-UlOIIOW, Will TIE CildHCsS III III
vor of republican victory The State is
now under democratic control, but the
signs are that the telegraph tomorrow
evening will announce the election of the
republican candidate for Governor. A
year ago there was no election Of Govern
or by the people. as there were three can
didates in the field, neither of whom had
majority The vote was as follows
Weston, (democraD 35,G0s; McCutchins
(republican) 34,14S; Blackman (prohibi-
tion) 2l00. There being no choice by
the people, the election went to the legis-
lature, and that body having majority
of democrats elected Mr. Weston Govern
or. Had the prohibition vote been cast
for the republican candidate he would
have been elected.
This year there are again three candi-
dates in the field for Governor, but the
appearances are that the most of the pro-
hibition votes will be cast for the republi-
can candidate. The startling condition of
things in the South, the evidence which
has appeared during the late session of
Congress that the nation is again become
| imperiled as in 1861, and the feeling that
stern necessity demands the union of loyal
men to prevent the government falling
into the hands its enemies, are bringing
the republicans of New Hampshire as Of
the whole country together again shoulder
to shoulder under the republican banner.
There is therefore good reason to believe
that New Hampshire will elect republic
can Governor before the sun goes down
tomorrow
That the republicans will elect major
ity of the members Of the legislature is
more doubtful. During the briet space
which the democrats have had the power
they have not only reconstructed the Ju-
dietary so as to remove republican
Judges and place democrats upon the
Bench, but they have re-districted the
State for the election of members of the
legislature and by the most shameful ger
rymandering given the democrats an ad-
vantage which may secure them the leg
islature though their candidate for Gov
ernor be defeated. The republicans may
therefore fail of obtaining a majority of
the legislature though they have major
ity Of the popular vote and succeed in
electing the Governor.
The campaign has been short but vigor-
Gus. At late meeting in Concord, Mr..
Pike, the republican Congressman from
the second district spoke of the democrats
as follows: "On nearly all the important
Questions OF the day they have only a
"shuffling and underlined policy They talk
"about free trade, but Canada when coup
lied with the United States shows the dis
advantages of that policy. They condemn
"the salary grab, but themselves steal both
salaries and offices. The last Legislature
Sin 'gerrymandering Manchester, ex-
"tended the term of office of the Mayor
"severa months beyond the limit to
(Which he was elected by the people. The
Governor himself signed the bill that
"extended his own term of office. The
"same bill also provided for new Board
"of Moderators without vote of the peo-
"ple, and further they also took posses
'sion Of all the voting lists of that city.
"Now if the democrats can extend the
term of office four months, why cannot
'they extend it six years. In this Legis-
"lature The democrats also cut down the
expenditures for educational purposes,
land consumed most of the time in turn
sing good men out OF office. They reor-
"ganized the courts. but the new system
"is infer ior to the old one"
The campaign closes to-day with the
farest omens of republican success II
the victory shall be in our favor the loyal
men of the country will hail it with re-
joicing. Every election from this time
until Nov. 1876, will be but step towards
the national victory which we then hope
to achieve.