The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-13
Set tied Senat0rships.
philadelphia Press.1

The Senatorships at stake in Cali
fornia and Michigan have been
awarded without unnecessary delay
and yet in the exercise of wisdom.
These western Commonwcalths are
great in their way, and now aud then
produce statesman of remarkable
stature, but the supply does not, as
here in the East, exceed the demand,
and so the choice Of United States
Senator is with them an easy matter.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, how
ever, will do well if their choice shall
fall upon men as worthy and as able,
each in his way ,as Miller and Conger,
whose election is assured by the result
of caucuses reported yesterday and to-
day.
Omar d. Conger, who is to fill the
chair of Zachary Chandler, now tenn
porarily filled by Governor Baldwin,
is man of well. earned national re-
putation. His twelve years of service
in the House of Representative have
been marked by unflagging devotion
to the public interests, combined with
a zeal in behalf of his party which has
made him the most cruel thorn in the
side of the opposition. There is
something of Zach Chambers rug
gedness in his character, although he
is lacking in some of that glorious old
stalwart's good points, and notably in
tact in leadership. He has risen,
however, to leadership by fearlessness
in harassing the flanks of the enemy.
No doubt the congratulations that he
will receive from his Democratic
associates in the House will be sincere
for there is nobody whom they dread
SO much in the guerilla warfare which
the minority condition of the Repub-
lican party in Congress has made
necessary for the last six years.
Whether he will be as useful on the
floor of the Senate may be questioned,
but, without doubt, his elevation to
that body was well earned. General
John b. Miller, who is to succeed Mr..
Booth of California, has figured little
in national politics, but is known to
public men in all parts of the country
as man whose usefulness has been
limited only by opportunity. An able
lawyer, of fine executive capacity and
skilled in business affairs, he is also
stalwart RepubliPan&nd has an army
ltaf Of ol
great mental resources. With such a
character and record he can hardly
fail to BE an acquisition to the Senate.
Another Senatorship that seems to
await only formal registration of pro-
nounced public opinion is that of Con-
necticut. General Joseph r. Hawley
awaits this call to come up higher, and
in him Connecticut will have a Sena-
tor of the approved pattern of states
manship which was lost to that State
with the appearance of Barnum's S
money-bag as contestant for honors
worn by buckingham and Foster.
His tardy entrance upon heritage
long since his own by right of public
services and distinction as the fayorite
son of the Land of Steady Habits will
be cause of satisfaction all over the
land. The assured result of these
three Senatorial elections should in
spire the Legislature of Pennsylvania
and. New Jersey to throw aside all
petty issues, and address itself to the
selection. of Senators who are at least
the equal of either Miller, COnger or
Hawley in ability. There is a plenty
of good Senatorial timber at hand, but
there are also many crooked sticks
begging to be picked up. The time is
ripe for the best men to come TO the
front. Let them be brought forward.