The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-03-14
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AMEND

MENTs,
Tuesday of this week the Grant,
State voted on seven amendments to il
constitution, which may be SUMMARY e
as follows
1. Changing the time of meeting o
the Legislature from June to January
?. Fixing the compensation of Mem
beers of the Legislature at 5000 for thu
session.
3. Providing for filling vacancies II
the same by death, resignation or re-
moval from the State.
A. Providing that the Speaker of thu
House of Representatives shall become
acting Governor in case of the death o.
absence from the State of the Governo
and President of the Senate. The STATE
has no Lieutenant Governor.
., Prohibiting the manufacture, salt
or keeping fer sale as beverage of alco
holic or Intoxicating liquor, excep
cider
6 Making Article of the bill of right
nonsectarian by discarding the word
Protestant" and Evangelical
Z, Giving towns having less than 6OI
inhabitants proporlionate representation
in the Legislature.
OF course the contest was over No, D
and the results are summarized IN pres
dispatches
In New Hampshire the prohibition
amendment was voted upon Tuesday
and was decisively defeated. OF thu
three States-Massachu Penney
vania and New Hampshire-th prohibi
ticnists considered their chances of sue
cess much better IN New Hampshire
than in the other States, and the result
very forcibly foreshadows further anC
more overwhelming reyerses. Pub!i'
meetings were held, the majority of pas
tors openly favored the adoption of thu
amendment, and the Woman's Christian
TemperanceUnion made personal can
vass in many towns. The day was ia
vorable for large vote, and yet les'
than two-thirds vote was polled. II
view of the fact that only one vote II
sixty was cast for the prohibition party
in New Hampshire last fall, it would
have been curious, indeed, if the amend
ment had prevailed. A strong prohibi
tory amendment is apt to find expires
sion in the third party"
The returns show many surprises
both for those who favored and also
for those who opposed prohibition. Fol
instance, Nashua, which is now prob
ably the third city in size in the State
and containing large foreign element
II its population, has giving MAORI y
for the prohibitory amendment, but the
supporters of the same did not expect tc
carry that city, Neither did the tenn
perance people expect TO carry Far
mington, but the report shows that they
did. On the other hand, the prohibi-
tory people are greatly disappointed al
their small strength in many country
places which they regarded as theiI
strongholds. They were also most hap
PLY disappointed in carrying Pttsfield
and Groveton, Their victory in the for
mer place may be attributed at least in
part to the fact of its being the home Of
DIR. Carr, late Prohibition candidate foI
Governor.
ut is, perhaps, needless to state that
the Prohibitlonists are greatly surprised
that Concord, with Republican ma.
jority of 700, should go against this
amendment. The temperance head.
quarters were Established here, and No
labor or exertion was spared to have the
capital city of the State take position in
line of prohibition"
Several times New Hampshire has at.
tempted to amend its bill of rights, re-
presented in the sixth amendment, but
has failed, as at this time; all being
adopted except five and six.
A two thirds vote of the electors exer-
cising the right of suffrage is necessary
for the adoption of any amendment.
But the prohibition amendment failed
to secure even majority of the electors.
As Mr.. GoodeIl the Republican candi-
date for Governor last fall failed of an
election by the people, though having a
plurality of the votes cast, an election
of Governor by the Legislature to meet
in June must be had. The Legislature
is Republican and Mr.. Goodell will un.
doubleday be elected, but scare is at
tempted by the Democrats and High Lii
cense Republicans who, combined could
elect the Governor. Mr.. Goodell is in
favor of the constitutional amendment
Just defeated and now the two elements
above named threaten that unless he
will agree to sign a bill repeating the
prOhibitOry law now in force in the State
and enacting high licence they will de-
feat him in the Legislature and elect a
High License Republican, Governor.
No such scheme, however, is likely to
work.