Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-15
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Republican Candidate for Governor
Elected Senate Republican, the
House Doubtful.
A Close COntest-MajOrities Small-The
BeIknap Radicals Successful In
Desperate Effort.


patch from Concord, New Hampshire,
SAYS that the election opened with one
of the brightest OF March days. The
fears of bad travel have disappeared, as
the mud and water froze sOlidly last
night. A large vote is now predicted.
No result can be reached till after mid
night. Reports from various towns at
noon indicate Repuh, Jean gains. Little
ton 1s Democratic on the State and
county ticket. In bonneville the Re-
publicans elected their representative by
one msiority. In every town, it Is said,
evidences of fIaud on both sides are APP
parent, and challenging at the polls is
brisk. In Portsmouth some excitement
was caused by Democrats challenging
T, 81. Kent, q United States detective.
He finally gained his point. Dover
elbows Republican gains up to noon.
southampton elected Democratic rep
resentative by two majority.
CONCORD, March 14.-Little or no ex-
element prevails at the various voting
places. The vote up to noon has been
unusually large, and the Republicans
have made an increase over last year;
they will doubtless gain between one
and two hundred over last years vote.
In the central wards-the fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh-a count was made at
noon, which gave on the State ticket
$50 for Cheney, the Republican candi.
date for governor, and $50 for Marcy,
the Democratic candidate. George E.
Todd, the Republican candidate for
State senator in the fourth district. is
running considerably ahead of his
ticket in this city. Dispatches giving
the votes for modeTators in various
towns are being read at the rooms Of the
State commits es of each party, and so
far they have been generally favorable
to the Republicans. Among the towns
which were Democratic last year, and
which elected Republican moderators
this morning, are Newport, Pittsfield,
CabelbrooB, Mortified, Orange, New.
ton, Surrey and Harrisville. The Dem
ocrats have received favorable reports
from Bedford, HillsbOrOugh and Antrim.
In Laconia hard contest was antici-
pated; also in Pennington, and both
parties are anxiously awaiting news
from them. The moderator votes are
not by any means absolute tests or indi.
cations of the result, but still they show
the tendencies OF the popular vote.
Both parties claim to be confident.
BOSTON, March IA dispatch from
Manchester at one o'clock this evening
Gays that at that hour the third ward,
the only doubtful ward, is reported to
have forty Democratic majority. The
best informed Republicans concede four
wards and the city government to the
Democrats, but claim the election OF
Ira Cross as mayor.
BOSTON, March IA Concord special
to the Post (Dem.) comedies Republi-
can victory ia New Hampshire, ma
jority in both branches of the legislature,
and the election of Cheney by the peo-
pie by q small majority; but as was the
case last year, later returns may materi-
ally affect the result. One hundred and
sixty-six towns and wards give Cheney
| "a, 7Sl; Marcy Dem. =, "a; lAendaii
and scattering, 254. The same towns
last year gave the Republicans rs, 583,
Democrats, q, 1863, and scattering AL.
Republican net gain, 2l1S.
CONCORD, March 14.-The Republi-
cans are confident that they have made
9 clean sweep, and are very jubilant.
There is no doubt that they have elected
q majority Of senators, and they claim
a msjority of fifteen in the house. The
| Democrats do not concede that the
house is Republican. E. II. Rollins, Of
| Inc fepuDIlCAu Cbdt0 COuuILlccj COA.
siders that the Republicans have elected
nine of the twelve senators, and that
they will have a majority of twenty in
the house. He thinks that Cheney's
majority will be at least 1900.
CONCORD, March IA Returns from
sixty-nine towns and wards give Cheney
IL, 931, Marcy 1852, Kendall and scat
tering 92 In 1875 the same towns and
wards gave the Republicans II, 1852,
Democrats 1851, prohibitiOnists, ETC.,
It's. The Republican net gain this year
Is GIL. The estimated returns from 103
towns show that the Republicans are
still gaining.
CONCORD, March l4-A summary OF
all the returns received up to one O'Clock
is rs follows: 1893 towns and wards give
Cheney 81, 1853; Marcy, 2S, 1915; Kendall
and scattering, 80. The Republicans
claim eight out of twelve senators! The
Democrats claim q majority in the coun.
Gil. The Republicans have probably car
ried six out of the ten counties. List
year the counties were five Republican
and five Democratic. With the excep
ton of the house, the status Of which
can only be determined by further re-
turns, and the council, which is doubt
full, the Republicans have made q clear
| sU1An.