Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1874 — The Republican Farmer Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire. [ARTICLE]

The Republican Farmer Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire.

Concord, N. 11., January 7. Should the Republican party be triumphant again in March next, as it has been, with a single exception, for the last seventeen years, the next Governor of New Hampshire will be a working farmer, and, strangely enough, the first to fill the office since the adoption of the State Constitution. The Convention was one of the fullest ever known in the State, there being 686 present of the full Convention of 708 members. General Luther McCutchins, of New London, was nominated for Governor on the third formal ballot, by a clear majority of 38. General McCutchins’ strength increased wonderfully during the forenoon, and the informal ballot showed that the contest was already narrowed down to two candidates, Bell and McCutchins, with the latter considerably ahead, although scattering votes were thrown for almost every available candidate in the State. On the formal ballot McCutchins showed a much larger gain than Bell, but on the second ballot all the Richards vote went over to Bell, and though McCutchins lacked but two of the necessary number of votes, Bell was only 29 be hind. On the third ballot there were 50 more votes than on the previons one, so that it is not easy to say whether any changed to Bell or not, but from all appearances the Bell party stood close together. The two men represented the two. extremes—one broadcloth and kid gloves, and the other home-spun and bare, hard and horny hands. General McCutchins is unquestionably the farmers’ candidate. He has been a farmer all his life, digging his own potatoes, hoeing his own corn, and milking his own cows,and has by strict attention to business secured property worth several thousand dollars. The Convention was comparatively quiet and there was but little excitement except after the second formal ballot, when some eager partisans could hardly find sufficient vent for theirfeelings in eagershouts of “Bell!” “McCutchins!” After the nomination of General Luther McCutchins was announced, that gentleman was called for and spoke as follows: "Perhaps there is no one here more surprised than lam at the result of your action, and I do not receive it so much as au houor conferred upon me, but ae conferred upon the class whom I represent, the farmers of New Hampshire. [Applause.] It has been said of New Hampshire that it is a good State to emigrate from, but I should wish it to be a good State to live in, as I believe it is. I accept rue nomination, not to set at variance any parties at this or any other time. Although myself belonging lo the farming class, wc have here men of all classes—ministers, lawyers, doctors, railroad men and manufacturers; we need all these men to make up the one stupendous whole in the body politic. But personally I represent here more particularly the farmers of New Hampshire. This is the first lime since the adoption of our Slate Constitution that a working farmer—one who works in the fields with his hands—has been nominated for the office, and I trust, gentlemen, that I shall ÜBe the powers of that office to effect no special purpose whatever. " “Manufacturers, railroad men, lawyers aud farmers have come here to-day, aud, meeting in convention, have asked you to nominate their respective candidates. It fell to-my lot to be nominated, ■but you have conferred the real honor on farmers, and they will acknowledge aud take it as such. You are well aware that the farmers are a claßs of men who are disposed to act. They are the men who do the work while others find capital, and it is necessary that they and the other classes should work hand in hand. It has been said of me that I was opposed to all appropriations. That is not the fact. I believe in sustaining our institutions as they are. and appropriating what is necessary for their benefit. lam well aware of the responsibility that 1 am to assume and take upon myself if I am elected. lam well aware of criticism and the hard words which may he said, but be assured that, according to my ability, the best powers of my ruiud, the best of all that is in me shall be devoted to theintcrests of the Stale of New Hampshire—[applause]—and if any action I shall take shall elevate our farmers so that they shall staud an equal chance w ith other men of equal standing or calling with them, then I shall have accomplished my object, Gentlemen, aguin I return you my eiuctsre thanks for this mark of your esteem. I appreciate it. and it shall be my endeavor, wherever 1 am located, to work for the best interests of our noble little State.”—[Applause, j