The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-16
THE SITUATION IN NEW HAMP.
SHIRE.

and delighted to read that New Hamp-
shire had elected Democratic Leg
islature which would insure the election
of Democratic Senator 10 succeed Sen
ator BLAIR. Afterwards the news came
that Hon. WM. E. CHANDLER, who was
the chief figure in the HAYES fraud in
1876 was working to steal the election in
New Hampshire as he did the Presiden
tial election fourteen years ago. Refer
ring to his. reputation the New York
Herald said
There is an old saying which we COM
mend to the people of New Hampshire
IF man cheats me once, it is his
fault: if he does it second time, it is
my fault. 7"
The result of the contest depends alb
solutely, 1t seems, upon how the clerk
of the present House of Representatives
makes up the new roll The clerk is a
Republican, who is no longer resident
of the State, having removed to Maine,
but there is nothing in this fact to pre-
vent his acting. His duties are clearly
defined by statute as follows:-
The clerk Of the preceding House of
Representatives, in making up the roll
of members elect for use IN the organi-
zation of the House, shall place upon
said roll only the names of those pre-.
senting certificates OF election duly is
sued in conformity to the requirements
of the amended constitution and the
provisions of this chapter; and if fro M
any town, ward, or class are presented
certificates for more Representatives than
such town, ward, or class is entitled to
by the provisions of this chapter, then
said clerk shall not enter any name
from such town, ward, or class until the
House, after organization, shall have de-
termined which, if any, of such names
may be placed upon said roll.
Under this law there are 33 5representa-
tives-elect about whose right to seat in
! the Legislature there is no doubt, 173
Democrats and 162 Republicans. These
: are legally elected, and are the only
, representatives whose election ic not dis
puted. Ii is from these that the Demo
> Gratis claim the legislature must be or
t ganized.
But there are two other classes of can
didates for seats. There are forty mem
bers elected on eff entitled" tickets; tha
is, elected in anticipation that the town;
or wards that chose them will have made
5 sufficient gains, under the present cen
: sus, to entitle them under the constitu
If these be admitted by the clerl
|. the Legislature will stand 1S9 Repub
it licans and 1856 Democrats. Naturally
d the Republicans want them admitted
:, but the Democrats claim that such ad
o mission would be illegal and refer to tn
d refusal Of the Legislature OF 1880 to ad
70 NIT representatives elected under pre-
% cisely similar circumstances, until afte
le the organized bodies had passed upo
n their qualifications. This preceden
II would seem to finally settle this point i
: favor of the Democrats.
le Another class of claimants are thos
If chosen from what are known as th
~ "classed towns" OF towns not larg
- enough to be entitled singly to reI
al resentatiye Of their own. The metho
I'd of classifying and prorating the repre-
8. sentation of these towns, in force Sln(
1880, was abolished by an ameDt
yo ment to the constitution of tt
I'd state which went into effect la
10 year. The last Legislature neglected
Ia provide any way for the representatlc
Is. of these towns, as intended by tt
to amendment, and accordingly they ha'
ny all elected representatives to the ne
,n Legislature These representatives W
be admitted, probably, without opp
sition from either side. Admittil
oC' these, with the exception of two or thr
%. who are from towns clearly not entltl
on, to elect this year, and the Democrs
5ht will control by majority of ten.
however. the sif entitled members g
=, admitted, there will be 1873 Democr'
ed to 189 Republicans a narrow marg
Ru- but majority for CHANDLERs frlen'
lCar 1t will be seen that everything tul
upon the action of the clerk, whose r
for utation for fairness and honesty is 81
lace to be good. What is altogether like
eng and what would be, on the whole,
INN wisest way out of the difficulty, is
appeal to the Supreme for directions
tells the clerk in making up the roll. I
the would take matter out of the hands
re eS the politicians of both parties and Sc
'o,lo " the controversy on an equitable ba
provided the court is composed of
n. and impartial Judges and not pa