Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-19
The New Hampshire senatorship.


1t is pleasant to see how readily our "hbera"
friends find comfort and encouragement in
events, which, TO the ordinary mind, seem not
at all adapted 10 yield such solace. One of them
few days ago prolessed TO be much gratfed al
the nomination OF Mr.. WadIeigh for senator by
tbs New Hampshire republicans, because it was
said this looked like cutting loose from the
politicians and selecting man for his personal
qualities in spite of the dictations of political
rings. The only apparent ground for this
opinion was that Mr.. Wadleigh lis not much
known out of the state in connection with
politics, while his principal competitors,
Patterson and Rollins, had held office and had
some national reputation. What the republic
cans in the New Hampshire legislature think of
politicians aud political rings" we do not know,
but we see no evidence that the result of their
caucus was determined by other considerations
than those which usually control such contests,
where the friends If the two leading candidates
have become embtteEcd by heated canvass,
and others are ready TO take advantage of their
hostility in the hope of forcing an agreement
upon some new candidate.
Mr.. Rollins found that his own nomination
was hopeless, and was determined that Mr. Pat
terson, who had defeated him, should not him
self succeed. The friends of other candidates
saw how the case stood, and were sure that Rol-
Inns would rather see either of them nominated
than Patterson, and that Patterson would prefer
any other candidate TO Rollins. The choice fnally
rested upon Mr.. Wadleigh, gentleman appar-
emily of very respectable talents and character,
but neither more nor less of politician than
Mr.. Patterson or others among his competitors
for the office. The struggle was conducted by
politicians in theusual manner and with result
such as might have been expected If by "cut-
ting loose from politicians" is meant the rejec-
ton of both Patterson and Rollins, each Of
whom has been doing his best to secure the
nomination, there is no evidence that the repub-
licans in the legislature wanted to do that, but
the strongest evidence to the contrary. great
majority wanted to nominate one or the
other of them, and it was only when this
proved to be impossible that there was any dis
position to select Mr.. Wadleigh.
The same people who saw in the nomination
of Mr.. Wadleigh deliverance from the sway of
politicians and something that looked little
Athe d uauheIlHR hlteI the purify ana elevation
Of the Cincinnati ticket, were also disposed to
encourage the report that the Connecticut game
was TO be played over again with tLis variation,
that while the Connecticut ntriguers refused to
60 into caucus, the New Hampshire men were
represented to be ready TO repudiate its choice
after they had taken part 10 it, and were fully
committed to its action by all the rules of party
obligation and political honor. Accordingly
the rumor, which was current Monday and
yesterday, assigned to Mr.. Patterson the part
acted in Connecticut by Mr.. Ferry, or,
10 be more accurate, attributed TO the
friends of the former the purpose
OF forming an alliance with the democrats to
defeat the candidate OF the republican party as
Mr.. Ferry's supporters succeeded in doing.
Some of the proceedings 10 the legislature yes
ierday morning looked as if coalition of this
Kind was contemplated; but, if SO, it was fail
ure Probabably no considerable number Of re-
puhlieans could be found to join in it, and we
are sure Mr.. Patterson could not have been
Drought to approve of it, nor do we believe he
would have accepted the office under such cir
cunislances. Mr.. Wadleigh was elected on the
nrSt ballot in each branch