The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . ecent years was thesteppinii stone to higher office, hisreadiness in debate and liis knowledgeof parliamentary law gave him acommanding influence. His electionto the Constitutional Convention of1876 from the same ward was the nat-ural sequence of his service in thehouse. That convention had in itsmembership the ablest men of thestate, being presided over by JudgeDaniel Clark, at one time presidentpro tempoie of the United States Sen-ate. With these seniors in experi- ing member of both branches,
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . ecent years was thesteppinii stone to higher office, hisreadiness in debate and liis knowledgeof parliamentary law gave him acommanding influence. His electionto the Constitutional Convention of1876 from the same ward was the nat-ural sequence of his service in thehouse. That convention had in itsmembership the ablest men of thestate, being presided over by JudgeDaniel Clark, at one time presidentpro tempoie of the United States Sen-ate. With these seniors in experi- ing member of both branches, diligentin committee service and active uponthe floor, framing and amendingmeasures and leaving his impressupon the legislation of that legislative experience was notonly valuable to him when later hewas sent to Washington, l)ut it helpedhis promotion by extending his ac-quaintance throughout the state. Some of the people of New Hamp-shire will readily recall Doctor Gallin-gers introduction to the larger poli-tics of the state in 1882. There hadbeen a strenuous political canvass for. U. S. Senate. Office Building, Washington. D. C. ence and legislative service DoctorGallinger held his own in debate andin the parliamentary management ofthe measures he advocated. Two years later he was elected tothe state senate from District No. 4,the last session of the old senate oftwelve members. As he participatedin the old order, so he became a partof the new. He was elected to thefirst senate of twenty-four membersfrom District No. 10 and was chosenits presiding officer. As a state legis-lator, Doctor Gallinger was a work- the Republican gubernatorial nomina-tion between the supporters of MoodyCurrier of Manchester and SamuelW. Hale of Keene. The latter wonthe nomination after several ballotsby a narrow margin. The canvasshad engendered bitter feelings, andHales nomination was bolted by theRepublicans in Cheshire County andin Manchester. The Republican partyof New Hampshire had
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