New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
THE coyAECuCtT sENAToRSHIP.

II was only few weeks ago that state
convention of Connecticut Republicans having
a Governor and other State officers to noml-
nate found it exceedingly difficult to
persuade any prominent man i'll the
patty to accept the place at the head OF the
ticket and lead what was generally believed
to be a forlorn hope against 4 Democratic
majority and Senator Barnum's money. Every
body seemed to be Withdrawing from public
life or so occupied with business that
they had 10 time for politics; and they
all said with one accord, :" pray
thee have me excused" The nominal
tons all went a-begging. We judge from
the appearance OF the Connecticut papers and
the lively discussion Of the Senatorial ques-
ton that things have changed. There is not
40 much shrinking from the public gaze as
there WAS The number of gentlemen
willing to take Senator Barnum's seat
is a great deal larger than of those
who were willing to stand the nomination
for Governor. Some one has already inquired
up forty-thrce candidates for Senator, with
more coming in every day and several
dstricts remaining TO be heard from.
All thr COngressmen-clect and some OF the
STATE officers are more or less mentioned.
The Legislature will contain a score or more
of possible candidates, and before the session
III, ins the town will be poor indeed In states
men that does not have at least one tavontc
son in the field.
/, is good sign of course that so many
eonipctent persons in that State stand ready
10 answer the call of their country. These
, has probably been no one named for the sue
nl
more constant attendant upon the ses-
Sons Of the Senate and more faith
ful representative of the interests OF
The State than the Senator whose term Is
about to expire. But they cannot all be elected.
The chief interest that Republicans outside OF
the State have in the matter Is that the result
shall be such as TO strengthen and CONSOLE
GATE the party so as to make the State sure
two years from now for a Republican President
and a Republican successor to Senator Eaton
whose term Will then expire To this 1t Is
hOped That all other considerations VIII
he subordinated. 1t is vastly more important
that the State should be secured for 1850
than that any local claims should be cOnsid-
cred or any personal ambitions gratlhed
All the names prominently mentioned are
those of good men, many of them OF Ma
tional reputation, and there is little danger
that the choice will fall upon any
one who will not faithfully, ably and hon
estiy represent the State. Other things beng
equal, then, the main effort should be
directed to making such choice as
will most strengthen the party for the
Presidential struggle of 1880, in which every
vote will count Connecticut is one of the
doubtful States the first thing is TO make
her sure for 1880
Local irrItatlOns and personal feuds have
been engendered by previous Senatorial
contests, the effect of which has been
disastrous to party success. From all we
can learn, there seems TO be an Oppor-
tunity in the present situation to heal
old local quarrels and personal estrange-
mcntS and unity the party. If we rightly UNI
drrstand existing circumstances, only very
tTihing concessions are necessary to bring
this about, and they are such as need only be
limited at to be at once understood by oil who
are familiar with the politics of the State.
Imprudent partisans and mischief making let
Ter writer's ought not to be permitted to him
der so desirable result. With no desire
10 be meddlesome or even to express
an opinion upon the merits of candi-
dates, but simply in the interests Of
the Republican party of tho Union, The TRIB-
UNE ventures to suggest TO Connecticut Re-
public ms the expediency of directing their
most earnest efforts to the permanent suct ess
Of the party, rather than personal advance
ment Of any individual