The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
New Hampshire.


After the election to-day. the political in
tercst which has heretofore attached to the
vote Of New Hampshire in the spring will
cease and the party managers must look
elsewhere for signs upon which to forecast
their calculations. BY amendments To the
Constitution adopted last year, the state
elections will hereafter Ice held in November
instead Of March, and will he biennial in
stead Of annual.
Although Governor and Legislature.
which will have the election of u Senator
Of the United States to succeed Mr.. WAD-
LEIGH, are TO bc chosen, the canvass has
been exceptionally quiet on both sides. In
fact. there has been no stir at all. except
that made by Mr.. CHANDLER and other Re-
publicans Of his stamp, who are bitterly op-
posed 10 HAYES and the policy of his Fraud
ulcnt Administration. How large their fol-
lowing may bc and how effective their cam
paign has been will bc soon known. Any
breach in the ranks Of that party ought nat
urally to throw the state into the hands Of
the Democracy, from the smallncss of the
average Republican majority during the
last few years.
However, two Independent factors with
separate organizations are now to hc taken
into account They are the Prohibitionlsts
and the Grccnhackcrs. The former will draw
most votes from the Republicans, and the
latter from the Democrats, though their
hcresy is said To infect both parties nearly
alike Being fresh and active, they will seek
to exhibit some show Of strength to encour-
age the movement in other States. All the
probabilities point TO a light vote.
IL L..
this campaign, and money heretofore has
had great deal to do IN deciding elections
in the Granite State. Indeed the scandals
caused 10y the open purchase Of votes, and
the decentralization Of such a practice, led 10
the amendments Of the Constitution already
referred to- While the Republicans had a
certain fund to draw upon, derived from as
sessmcnts on ofliccholders, they could al
ways rally the party and keep their or
ganization in working order. The Demo-
Gratis tried TO compete with voluntary SUBJ
scriptions, but the larger purse generally
carried the day. The absence Of these
sinews Of war will be felt to-day in the di-
minished zeal Of those who are always anx-
ious 10 serve their country for consdera-
tion.
From long possession Of power, the Re-
publicans would ordinarily have great adj
vantage over their opponents. But the de-
lection now led by some of the old chiefs
and the introduction of the prohibition and
grcenback issues, may impcril even the
Legislature In 1874 the ProhibtiOn~f- were
strong enough to throw the election FOR Gov
ernor into the Legislature. aud held the bal
nncc OF power there, 80 that WESTON. Demo-
crat was chosen. The Republicans now
have "A majority of seVenty-threc on joint
ballot, or about double that of 1876 ~.
While this majority allows wide margin
for losses. if there be any mdcrcurrent at
all, such As We have been led to expect ii
may either be- swept away entirely or result
in a Republican majority Of hostile factions,
each prcfclring Democrat to its rival.
In 1876 HAYES had n popular majority OF
B,0}D over 'llLDEN, while CHENEY was elect
ed Governor by 1923 in the spring previous
Last year PRESCOTT Republican, now again
a candidate, beat MARCY by i,o3I votes. This
time he has To- confront popular young
competitor, without any faint Of Bourbon
ism, while there j. n confusion in his own
ranks which prevents any vigorous disci-
pine. Ii the Republicans now fail to carry
the State IT Will be because thcy have put NJ
a candidate tincturcd with Hayesi-m and
placed him on platform with a thin and
rotten HAYES plank in it,