The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-11
HOPE FOR A CLEAN SWEEP.
Democrats of Now Ham pshire Mean t.
Garry the State this Year.

S0TIy tne StAtS tll SoC
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., July 1O.-New Hamp-
shire should not be put down as a reliably
republican state this year, for it is about.
40 likely to give its four electoral votes to
Cleveland and Stevenson As it 10 to support
the republican candidates. 1t isn't hard to
find democrats who are freely predicting
a great triumph for their party next No.
vember. putting in no ifs" Perhaps ii
would not be too much to say that most of
the leading democrats of the state expect to
win everything in the campaign just open-
ing--to elect a democratic governor and
two democratic congressman and to secure
the popular vote for the presidential ticket.
A large number Of prominent New Hamp.
shire democrats within a few days have
said in substance that they believe the
state will this year, for the frat time since
Buchanan's day. help elect a democratic
Portsmouth Times, said yesterday: II nm
not much of q rainbow chaser. but |
am firmly of the belief that New Hamp-
shire will this year turn over a new leaf md
cast its electoral vote for the democratic
candidates. The democrats of the state
nomination Of Cleveland. On tho Other
hand, there is not a state in the union
where the anti Harrison feeling ia 80 strong
among the republicans as in New Hamp-
shire. I went on to Chicago with several of
the prominent democratic leaders from
this state, and l also attended the meeting
Of tho democratic state committee at Con-
in saying that every man with whom I
have conversed is enthusiastic for the
Chicago ticket. and honestly believes that
We shall carry it to victory in New Hamp-
shire.
'Of course, you remember we carried the
4 4 -- l.l -Il --
victory by the theft of the Legislature by
the republican party. We are stronger to-
day than We were then, and our opponents
are weaker. They quarreled over the di-
vision Of their swag, and you remember the
old saying that whom :oRues fall out honest
men are likely to get their dues. Had
Blaine been the republican nominee he
would have car. led the state. Harrison
cannot. To eum it all UP. | would say New
Hampshire will caste its vote for Cleve.
land and Stevenson, because the democratic
party is to-day the majority party of the
state. The democrats are United and nre
enthusiastically in favor of their ticket.
The republicans are divided, and the nomi-
nation of Harrison and Reid came like Il
frost in August. The rsnk and file of thu
party wanted Blaine, Scores of republi.
cans who have hel etOfore done effective
work for their party will cast their votes al
usual. but they will not 'sweat O drop in
their efforts to have others vote with
them
o. W. Farrar. business manager of the
Dover Star. md one of the most export
encsd politicians of his state. when asked
what New Hampshire would do this yeal
said: "a full democratic vote in New
Hampshire will insure Cleveland and
Stevenson electors. Since 1884 there hal
been no election of governor by popula'
vote. 1t requiring a majority of all tho votes
cast. None of the gubesnatorial candidate.
having had the requisite number, the mat
ter was settled by al election in the lepis-
lature in 1886. 1888 and 1890. The rspub.
llcan candidate III 1899 had only q plu.alit,
of ninety over TIE democratic candidate
In the choice of electors a plurality elects
With a full democratic vote and the lare,
number Of independent republicans VIII,
will support Cleveland. the democratic
electoral ticket in New Hampshire is sur
of an election
1t seems that the democrats expect t.
gam n grent deal this year from the new
been placed at n great disadvantage on nc
count of the greater ability Of the republi
cans to purchase votes. and on account o
the bulldozinR of voters by Republican
manufacturcrs. A. g.. Whittemore.
prominent democrat of Dover, says: @
have often seen the overseer OF a certai,
mill uosted alongside the moderator OF tn
election watching eagerly eve y emplove q
the mill who has voted. A man couldn'
put IN "A democratic vote without his know
ing it, and to put in IA democratic vot
wonld be sufficient ground for the discharQ
OF the man depositinR it. Now. that cam
20 on under the new law. We shall pai
IN that way in nine ont of every ten man
ufacturlng towns. My opinion is that tn
new law will help US enough to give US tn
state. We shall not need many voles, evs
II We do no better than We have dom in an
year since 1884"