The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
CLOSE IN THE GRANITE STATE.
OLD TINE REPCBLTCAN SWEEP
NOT ENPECTED THIS FALL.
The Great Question Of Prohibition " II.
cense stirring New Hampshire Deeply
Democrats Out for LiCense-PrO-
hibiiion Doomed Whatever the Result.

CONCORD, y. II -. Oct. 3l.-The State cam
paign about to close in New Hampshire
is in many respects one of the most inter-
esting which has been known here for a
generation.
With a long lead the Republican party
Is dominant, and has been 40 almost without
a break, for half a century. There have
been times. however, when in strictly
State campaign with national candidates
and ma ional issues out OF il, tn. Democratic
party has made great inroads upon the
solid wall Of Republican ma orties
Going back but a decade Charles II
Amsden. the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor received 4? $3.50 votes, his opponent,
Hiram A, futile, polling but s3 more.
Mr.. futile won by comparatively narrow
margin in the Legislature.
Periodically some local State issue has
acted in this same direction. though never 80
strongly, since the AmsdenTuttle cam
paign, In Presidential year a Repub-
lcan plurality of 5000 has been considered
ordinary, though these figures have been
clippeA in recent campaigns.
-Four years ago in the State campaign,
which is the only fair comparison TO the
present one. Ex-Gov, Frank W. Roll
Inns had a majority of little more than
1900 He was opposed by Charles +.
Stone. now a Justice of the Superior Court
The campaign was not as vigorously pushed
by the Democrats a. Is the case this year,
but the issue was similar, that is il was
prohibition versus high license or local
option. On this issue Mr.. Stone cut the
Republican majority in two against as
popular a man, in Gov, Rollins, as ever
held the chief magistracy Of the State.
In tie resent campaign the Republican
party has taken no decisive stand on the
license question, but has peigei its can
didate for Governor, Nahum j, Bachelor,
TO support whatever legislative enact
men,s may lie effected at the coming Sos
| sion For moe than forty years previ-
| ously it has taken, almost without varia-
| ton in phra eology, a fiat stand for statu-
| tory prohibition, but this year the Gust ON
WAS brok en- and the question is left TO the
lawmakers Of the State without recon-
| mendatiOn.
The Democratic party was quick TO an
| nounce iiself squarely for license or local
option and has called the Republican plank
| n "straddler Tho Democratic candidate
! for Governor. Henry +. Hollis of this city.
has been the chief stump speaker on his
own side and has devoted practically two
months TO the campaign He has stuck
closely 10 the liCeHse question and has
alternately addressed audiences in English
French and German, the last especially
being a drawing card with the German
voters in the State
Had not the license question been forced
TO tie front 80 strongly the Republican
candidate would undoubtedly have swept
the State with an old-time majority No
well posted man looks for his defeat as IL
is but he il not expected to win by an old
fashioned margin. He is strong can
didate personally. He and ex-Gov. Rollins
have done more for the State in the last
few years than any other two leaders, Mr.
Bachelor especially having, as master
of the State Grange, brought its numbers
in few years from 1900 to above the
80 600 mark.
ilc started movement to reclaim the
states abandoned farms which has given
him great popularity and was popular
secretary Of the state Board Of Agriculture,
All these things will not be forgotten.
He will Win, but by the narrowest ma iUritv
since the Amsden-Tuttle days That the
maiority will be much less than two years
ago is practically conceded by the Re-
publican managers. II Is generally thought
that the ma ioritv will be nearer the 5000
mark than the figures Of that campaign.
The PEE pie are thoroughly aroused on
the license question, and majority of both
IA rites believe the time has come to blot
out the prohibitory laws which have been
dafetl for forty years and to set up in their
place statutes which will keep the LIQUOR
traffic within reasonable control New
Hampshire is in condition not unlike that
which existed in the recent Vermont cam
naign, though the parties are not split by
dangerous opposing candidates within their
ranks.
The representatives 10 the General Court
| TO be chosen at the election, will for tho
| most part stand or fall BY their views on
| the liquor question. From the nominations
that have been made bv both parties. II
| seems evident that the Prohibitorv law Is
| 10 be swept away. but the fact that the
| Republican party Is not openly pledged 10
! this course, will swing many independent
voters to Mr., Hollis and he may even cut
| The Republican majority down to smaller
figures than are expected.
There are also to be elected two Con-
| grcssmen. but thew will admittedly be their
own successors, For the rest the State will