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NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



A long series of resolutions was reported 

 from the committee appointed for that pur- 

 pose. Some of them were the subject of much 

 excited discussion before they were adopted. 

 Among other points set down in this platform, 

 the association charges the legislative and ad- 

 ministrative departments of the State with 

 dereliction of duty in failing to uphold the 

 cause of temperance ; blames the Eepublican 

 and Democratic leaders on the same ground, 

 declaring that the aim of both these parties in 

 shaping their policy is merely to obtain the 

 favor and vote of anti-temperance people, and 

 that the differences between them are only the 

 continuation of old feuds and a contest for 

 office; denounces the Republican party for re- 

 pealing the prohibitory laws, and avers that all 

 endeavors at retrenchment and reform are vain, 

 unless they are strengthened by simultaneous 

 action for the cause of temperance. One of 

 the resolutions declared "that, to establish 

 prohibition as the policy of the State, experi- 

 ence demands that the legislative, executive, 

 and judicial departments of the government 

 should be in the hands of its friends, supported 

 by a constituency and public opinion which 

 such control will secure." 



Several ladies attended this convention. 

 Prior to the ballot on the competitors for the 

 office of Governor, a member moved to allow 

 the ladies present to vote in the selection of a 

 candidate, which motion was lost yeas 14, 

 nays 16. 



STATE SEAL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



The people's vote at the election on March 

 14, 1876, resulted favorably to the Republican 

 candidates generally. The whole number of 

 votes polled in the State for Governor was 

 80,681, of which Person C. Cheney received 

 41,756, Daniel Marcy 38,500, Asa S. Ken- 

 dall 411. For Railroad Commissioner it was 

 80,324, out of which William A. Peirce had 

 41,721, Thomas Dinsmore 38,190, Joseph A. 

 Roberts 406. 



The election of Councilors resulted as fol- 

 lows : First district Charles A. Foss, Repub- 

 lican, had 8,768 votes; William Rand, Demo- 

 crat, 7,192 ; Daniel Emerson, Temperance, 161 ; 



whole number of votes cast, 16,126. Second 

 district Moulton H. Marston, Democrat, 

 9,224; Charles A. Hackett, Republican, 8,876; 

 Edward P. Prescott, Temperance, 62; whole 

 number of votes, 18,170. Fourth district 

 Albert S. Scott, Republican, 8,737; Jonas Liv- 

 ingstone, Democrat, 6,347; David lleald, Tem- 

 perance, 62 ; whole number of votes, 15,147. 



In the third and fifth districts there was no 

 choice, neither of the candidates having re- 

 ceived one-half of all the votes cast. 



The political complexion of the legislative 

 body in either House was as follows : Senate, 

 Republicans 9, Democrats 3 ; House of Repre- 

 sentatives, Republicans 207, Democrats 178. 



At the same election the citizens of New 

 Hampshire voted upon the question "Whether 

 it is expedient that a convention be called to 

 revise the constitution of the State," in ac- 

 cordance with the requirements of the act. 

 passed by the General Court at the session of 

 1875 for that purpose. The people approved 

 the calling of the proposed convention by a 

 majority of nearly three yeas to one nay, the 

 aggregate number of votes polled on that 

 question having been 39,683, of which 28,971 

 were cast for the convention, and 10,712 

 against it. 



The members of the Legislature assembled 

 at Concord on June 7th, and opened the regu- 

 lar session. In the Senate, Charles H. Hoi- 

 man, of Nashua, was elected President. In 

 the House of Representatives, Charles P. San- 

 born, of Concord, was elected Speaker by a 

 vote of 204 against 168 given to his competi- 

 tor, Frank Hiland, of Manchester. 



The State revenue during the last fiscal year 

 amounted to $503,328.19, of which $400,000 

 was derived from the State tax, the rest from 

 all other sources. The public expenditures 

 within the same period were $391,536.23, 

 classified into ordinary, $139,461.87; extraor- 

 dinary, $29,395.05 ; and interest on the State 

 debt, $222,679.31. Compared with the pre- 

 ceding year's, the revenue showed a decrease of 

 $2,326.02; the expenditures a net reduction, 

 or gain in favor of the Treasury, of $26,332.39. 



The sum of $111,791.96 was paid during the 

 year toward canceling the principal of the 

 State debt, which was thereby reduced to 

 $3,629,538.49, its present amount. 



Notwithstanding the extraordinary outlay 

 to be incurred for the holding of the Constitu- 

 tional Convention, the sum of $400,000 was 

 deemed sufficient to cover all the expendi- 

 tures of the State, and leave a reasonable 

 amount for the reduction of its indebtedness. 



There is only one bank of discount in New 

 Hampshire operating under a State charter, 

 namely, the Salmon Falls Bank, located at 

 Rollingsford. It has a capital of $50,000, is 

 in a flourishing condition in every respect, and 

 pays a yearly dividend of ten per cent. 



The number of savings-banks doing business 

 in New Hampshire is sixty-eight, and all of 

 them are reported to be in a sound condition. 



