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The saving to the taxpayers would be about 

 $300,000, which will be added to the surplus 

 on hand, if no reduction is made. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. The Republican par- 

 ty of New Hampshire met in State Convention 

 at Concord on the 10th of January, 1877, for 

 the purpose of nominating their candidates for 

 Governor and Railroad Commissioner. Nearly 

 700 delegates from all parts of the State were 

 present. The nominations resulted as follows: 

 For Governor, Benjamin F. Prescott, of Ep- 

 ping; for the office of Railroad Commissioner, 

 Granville P. Conn, of Concord. 



The following platform was adopted by the 

 Convention : 



The Republicans of New Hampshire, in Conven- 

 tion assembled, declare : 



1. The first and paramount allegiance of the citizen 

 is to the Constitution and Government of the United 

 States. 



2. That the United States Government is in turn 

 bound to maintain and protect each and every citizen 

 in full, free, and open exercise of every right and 

 privilege appertaining to citizenship. 



8. That we view with alarm and indignation the 

 attempt by the Democratic party of the South, coun- 

 tenanced and upheld by its Northern wing, to rob 

 the freedmen of the elective franchise by intimida- 

 tion, violence, and murder. 



4. We condemn as disloyal, inhuman, and as 

 fraught with the utmost peril to our institutions, the 

 conduct of the late Presidential canvass by the Dem- 

 ocrats of the South, in that they undertook, by pro- 

 cesses whicli shame our civilization, to nullity the 

 constitutional amendments adopted to conserve the 

 fruits of victory over the rebellion, and to overturn 

 the large majority against them in several of the 

 Southern States. 



5. We also condemn the attitude of the Demo- 

 cratic leaders, especially of the North, since the 

 Presidential election, in' striving to secure by illegal 

 and violent means an advantage which does not be- 

 long to them, and by such methods to "count in" 

 Samuel J. Tilden as President of the United States. 

 The incendiary appeals and rebellious threats of 

 Northern Democratic orators and newspapers are 

 such as to put to shame any declarations that have 

 thus far emanated from Southern sources, and are 

 deserving of the severest censure and condemnation. 



6. We tender our earnest sympathy and pledge our 

 undivided support to the public, members of Con- 

 gress, and to the National authorities in their en- 

 deavors to conserve peace, maintain the laws, and 

 preserve the precedents so essential to the safety and 

 perpetuity of republican government. 



7. In Efutherford B. Hayes we have a man who is 

 fully identified with the great principles of the Re- 

 publican party, and imbued with a proud appre- 

 ciation of its past services, who is fitted by ability 

 and experience in public affairs for the responsibili- 

 ties of the high office of President of the United 

 States, and whose name and career are a guarantee 

 of an administration of the government in the inter- 

 ests of all the people upon the principles of honesty, 

 economy, intelligence, and fidelity to public trusts. 



8. It is a matter of especial congratulation that m 

 this trying hour of the nation's experience we nnyo 

 in the Presidential chair the great chieftain and dis- 

 tinguished civilian, Ulysses 8. Grant. Invincible 

 upon the field of battle, he has proved himscir equally 

 courageous and wise in administering the affairs of 



government, and upon his patriotism, honesty, and 

 courage the hearts of the loyal people of the land rely 

 now, as ever, with unchanging faith and confidence. 



9. We welcome all evidences of a disposition on the 

 part of those lately in arms against the Government 



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to accept in good faith and entirely the reconstruction 

 policy of the nation, anil we pledge to all such our 

 sympathy and aid in their efforts at building up the 

 waste places of their section, and cementing anew the 

 bonds of union, harmony, and brotherhood. 



10. Inasmuch as a stable currency is an essential 

 factor in the prosperity of any Government, we reit- 

 erate our conviction that the nation's promise to re- 

 sume specie payments in 1879 ought to be redeemed, 

 to the end that the varied industries and interests of 

 the land may regain their normal condition, and be 

 freed from the uncertainties and dangers that inevi- 

 tably attend a fluctuating medium of exchange. 



11. That while we hail with pleasure and bid God- 

 speed to every instrumentality intended to promote 

 the cause of temperance, such as State alliances, tem- 

 perance unions, reform clubs, we believe that our 

 duty does not end here, but that the cause demands a 

 faithful execution of the laws, and that the time has 

 fully come when temperance should be pressed all 

 along the Hue, to the end that the last victim to the 

 debusing habit of drink should be rescued. 



12. That in the Hon. Benjamin F. Prescott, our 

 nominee for Governor, and Dr. Granville P. Conn, 

 our candidate for Railroad Cotnmi&sioner, we have a 

 ticket that can confidently be recommended to the 

 voters of the State as worthy of their support, and 

 we hereby pledge them a triumphant election. 



STATE SEAL OF NEW UAXP8BIBK. 



The local nominations of candidates for State 

 Councilors, representing their respective dis- 

 tricts, were as follows: District No. 1, Joshua 

 B. Smith, Durham; District No. 2, John M. 

 Parker, Goffstown; District- No. 8, Edward 

 Spalding, Nashua; District No. 4, Francis A. 

 Cushman, Lebanon ; District No. 5, George W. 

 Libbey, Whitefield. 



In District Conventions, held by the Repub- 

 licans of the several localities among them- 

 selves, the following persons were nominated 

 as candidates for Congressmen : District No. 1, 

 Gilman Marston, of Exeter ; No. 2, James F. 

 Brings, of Manchester; No. 8, Henry W. Blair, 

 of Plymouth. 



The Democrats assembled in State Conven- 

 tion at Concord on the 17th of January, 1877; 

 725 delegates attended. 



On the first ballot for Governor, eight can- 

 didates were voted for, and the aggregate num- 

 ber of the votes cast was 624. Daniel Marcy, 

 of Portsmouth, who had 885 votes, was de- 



