New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-02
NEW. HAMPSHIRE POLITICS.
LETTER FROM Ex-sEcRETARY CHANDLER

CONCORD, n. H., Sept ZS.-On wednesday
evening the 22d inst, the Republican State Com
itteo appointed by the State Convention Of the l4th
inst met at the Eagle Hotel in this city and organ
he'd by the selection Of the following officers D. H.
Gallinger. chairman; Frank ID. Currier. secretary,
and John KimoaIl, treasurer; aud an executive
committee of one from each county.
New Hamp hire was first carried against the Demo"
cratic party In 1s46 by combination OF wings ana
Free Sellers. Anthony Colby, Whis, Was coosen
Governor BY the Legislature, Joseph Cflley. Free
Soil Democrat pow living, United States Senator for
the short term and John p Hale, Free Soier. for
the long term beginning Marsh IA ls47 Mr.
Hale was the Speaker of the House. 1t was OF tais
victory that Whittier exnltingly wrotei
Once more the voice 81 Stark and Lansion speaks"
But tho State went back into the hands Of the
Democrats In the spring election OF 1S47 and re-
NAMED in their contro! for eight years. during which
Franklin Pierce was chosen President, and New
Ham pshire became through her Democratic majority
the most subservicnt and vilest tool OF tn" slave
power. and proved herself unworthy Of Whitter's
glowing eulogy.
In 1855 however. o combination Of Wings. Frce-
soilers anti slavery Democrats Prohibitionists and
sKnow Nothngs" carried the State against the Pierce
Democracy by over 10000 majority the Legislature
elected John =. Hale. Fsce-Soiler over James Bol
Wing, the United States Ssenate. and passed the
prohibitory liquor law which has since remained on
the statute book and been fairly well enforced In
1856 the Republican party succeeded to the control OF
the State and has held it Except during the partial
defeats of 1871 and 1874 to the present time
although rearly every election has been seriously
contested and the result has many times seemed
doubtful the majority varying from 5000 down to
500
Careful and deliberate observation OF the situation
a indicated by the recent State Convention and the
meeting of the State Committee tor organization leads
to the conclusion that the prospects never were better
for a complete Republican triumph In both 1857
and 1854 there serious troubles, and Governor
Hale in tho former year and Governor Currer In the
latter lost many votes. aud their elections by the
people were made doubtful ty little controversies
connected with their contest for the nomination in the
convention OF 1882. This year there was no bitter
ness 10 the struggle for the nomination; no unairncss
a. corruption was SO much limited at Mr. GOodell,
se defeated candidate will be among the most Jealous
and ehclent speakers in favor OF the whole ticket;
and Colonel Charles H. Sawyer, tue candidate for
Governor is OF the fairest, most honorable and
pooular men In the State and will ahead OF his
ticket in his home at Dover and In Strahord County.
The enthusiastic demonstration which welcomed him
nm hi. return from Concord after his nomination came
from both parties the whole city, Republicans ana
Democrats. rose Up to do him honor The candidates
for Conpress the present incumbents, Martin A.
HAYNES and Jacob Ii. Gallinger, were nominated by
exclamation and are both exceptionally strong in their
districts There is therefore not ripple OF DIS
satisfaction with any OF the Republican nominees.
In New Hampshire as it was in Maine the reliance
for success the part OF the Democrats Is on the So
called Prohi Dition movement Unfortunately for their
homes under our Constitution it requires majority
vote to effect tho choice by the people OF Governor
Councillors and State Senator's aud il there is no choice
al. Nv ia T.agis
utmost which can reasonably be claimed tor the Prohib
ton and all other side parties that they may throw the
eleelion OF some OF the above officers into the Legs
lature But any tur.bor claim that the Legislature
VII not be Republican by good working majority
would be absurd. The figures of recent elections tell
the story:
In1ss2 the vote COR Governor Hale 3S.429,
Edgerley 36.77a. scattering 1.Of6.
While Governor lIale's majority was but little over
GOO Edgerley the Democratic candidate. lacked
27OO of ueing elected by people, and the Legs
lature was Republican by about 80 majority
In lss4 the vote Tor Governor CuIrier 42.5l3,
Hill 80 637 Prohibition and scattering Isis.
While Governor Curriers' majority was only ooo'
hill The Democratic candidate, lacked 3l9i OF being
elected by the people and the Legislature was KeDuo
hcan by aoout 20 majority
In each OF these years it viii be seen that willie the
third party votes operated to reduce the Republican
Governors clear majority over ALL they also operated
IN swell the II majority against the Democratic
candidate The result this year will be the same An
increase OF the Prohibition vote may possibly keep
Colonel Sawyer's majority low, but such an increase
will be ali insuperaLle barrier against the election OF
Cooswell the Democratic nominee, by the pe0Dl, /;
and no sensible person will claim that the Legislature
Will not be strongly Republican
The only Kepn bican candidates against whom thru
party might operate unfavoraoly' because
plurality elects the Congressman. But the last
two Congressional votes have been as follows
In lSS2-Ist District, Haynes 19,1U2, u. b.
Chandler IS 904, scattering 3o3
lid District, Ray 81 4O9. Hosley 19,1S7, scattering
$685.
In 1ss4-Ist District, Haynes 1885, Mckinney
l767s, scattering 81.
ia District Galinger 1880. George 2O,4O7,
scattering 1907.
Haynes's two maorities of 800 and 1900 and
Galingcrs majority of 2.4OO cannot POSSIBLY be
entirely destroyed By Prohibition third ticket Bott
are strict temperance men in theory and practice anc
tho placing in the field OF Prohibition candidates with
the view Of defeating them is as inconsistent and
indecent performance pretending to labor for
temperance reform be guilty OF. But II Will DC
unavailiug There is not Democrat In the State
Who believes it possible to defeat Private Haynes Oh
Dr. Ganger
The Democratic hope OF partial or total success In
the election being entirely dependent upon the Pro-
hib,ton movement a little consideration shows no"
sxtile will be theI hopes unless the genuine temper
.nce people OF the State are demented The Repuo-
Ncao party having declared for aud maintained The
prohibition policy tor over thirty years' the
ocrac party has been hostile to 1t tor the same
,erod But It's declaration OF hostility at its STATE
Convention Of this year more pronounced than even
before namely IN favor Of jndicious license law
This means legalized saloon for crinkng purposes
IN every town in State In which during whole
generation there has not been single lawful sale o.
LIQUOR TO be used as beverage. Such bold oid toi
the support Of the liquor interests has dsahected