New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13
WILLIAMSBURG.

New-Hampshire shows Republican losses.
| The returns are not complete, but they prove
considerable losses on the vote Tor toy
ernor. In $50 towns which gave Governor
Prescott 4OS9 majority last year, he has re-
ceived this year majority of bat 2,loI
showing a falling off of 1892, while the total
vote in these towns is almost exactly the same
as was cast last year. While the returns
for the Legislature are meagre, they
seem to show that the Republicans
will hold in the new Legislature almost the
same strength they had in the last. Governor
Prescott can safely be declared reelected.
While the falling off in his vote seems uni
form, throughout the State, his election Is
now conceded by the Democrats.
This result will probably he greater dis
appointment to the Democrats than to the
Republicans. Many of the latter were not look
ing for success and some, we are afraid. did not
greatly wish for it. But the Democrats were
really quite hopeful that New-llampshire was
to mark the beginning of the end of the Repub-
lean party and expected, in this election. to lind
the signs of the sweeping Democratic victories
this Fail which they have already begun to
prophesy. They had all the advantages OF the
situation. They were united. They had the
inspiration of success elsewhere, and OF the
general belief of their party that they
are coming into National power. There
was no effective or united opposition.
The Republicans have saved what they
have in spite of the odds against them,
SIMPLY through the tremendous vitality
OF the party organization and the pro-
found popular diSrIst Of the Democrats.
These New Hampshire Republicans are mainly
sincere and disintcrested men, who care very
little for factions OF great leaders," but very
much for the welfare of the country.
which they honestly believe will be pro-
NOTED by the success OF TIER own party.
To such men Yesterdays result ought to make
two or three things pretty plain =
There are no Republican voters to spare.
Whoever clamors at Republican newspapers
for not cracking the whip over THIS
or that person, and driving him and
his supporters either ont of the party or
into the traces, does not quite understand the
needs of the time. There never was greater
occasion to study those things that make
for peace. The iomentng Of quarrels, and the
building mp of factions will soon convert yes
terday's losses into rout.
Votes do not seem to he gained by
thick and thin Endorsements Ncw-ilamp-
shire Republicans, being obviously greatly
divided in opinion rs to the National
Administration, their Convention WIS, never
thelcss, made to indorSe il. a great deal
was made last Fail of the Massachusetts
victory as a proof that the hcartIest support
OF the Administration secured the fullest Re-
NH NJ Ia -
sets Republicans owed their victory to
their Endorsement of the Administration,
the same influence does not seem to pro-
ducc the same results in Ncw-ilampshire.
Everybody can see now that 1t would
have been just as well if the ma
jorty III the New-Iiampshirc Convention
had not been understood TO sympathize with
the foolish description of one of their
own most conspicuous and heretofore trusted
organizers AS a political tramp"
The Republican party is in no condition 10
tolerate sulking. If men like Mr.. William Z.
Chandler have. for any cause, kept ont Of
this campaign or away from the
polls, they have missed their purpose.
They meant 10 damage the Administration,
but the chief injury they have really wrought
is upon the Republican party itself. This
is no time to be holding ont of
the contest with view of teaching
anybody lesson. When the field
has been lost, il will profit no one who hopes
for political future to be only able to up
braid his associates and say, " | told you So"
New Hampshire does not show that the Re-
publicans need to lose their power. 1t only
shows that either wing is able to throw it