New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-30
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SIGNS OF AN ELECTION AT CONCORD. y
THE wARRrNa REPUBLICAN WINGS LIKELY TO UNITE
UPON AUSTIN y. PIKE FOR SENATOR.

SIGNS OF AN ELECTION AT CONCORD. =
THE wARRISo REPUBLICAN WINGS LIKELY TO UNITE
UPON AUSTIN y. PIKE FOR SENATOR
CONCORD N. H.. July 2o.-As had been predicted
in this correspondence, the Secretary Of the Navy
has withdrawn from the Senatorial contest His
vote Friday fell of from 81 to &c. he having In
formed his supporters that they need feel no further
obligation to vote for him. His personal friends
will not leave him until some other candidate gains
strength enough to be elected, and then they will
90 to him. Mr.. Chandler was undoubtedly deter
mined not to retire until Attorney General Tap
pans chances destroyed, and that Is no long6p
doubtful. Old General Marston now is the only
anti-caucus candidate, and he will never give ub
| until some one is elected
In such condition Of things 1t was hoped that
the Republican members would consent TO eau
cus That was the object underlying the conference
of Thursday, and Speaker Eastman was selected to.
| broach the idea It was received with applause!
| from the majority but when General Stevens goti
up and denounced the cancus the favorte aren61
| of bribery, accused Mr.. Rollins aud Mr.. Chandleei
Of keeping Federal officers here to overawe 1t should
be held, and then pitched into the conventionf
Of last fall. where he said votes unhestat-,
ingly bought both for Currier and Hale, 1t evil
| dent where the non. .conformists stood upon tho}
| advisabilIty of a caucus. Nothing further was!
| was not conciliatory, and hot words might havel
| followed The failure to obtain q caucus has notJ
deferred the choice of Senator. 1t showed, howl
ever, that the non-conformists are in mood 10,
| surrender what they have gained.
| A CANDIDATE WITH A FIGHTING CHANCE.
| Two new candidates entered the lists last weekA
Both of them are men fitted for the Senatorship.3
One Is Charles II. Burns. Of Wilton; the otherH
Austin F. Pike, Of Franklin. Mr.. Burns is forty.
eight years OLD, short and moderately stout with e
smooth, intelligent face, and winsome manner.j
| He has been State Senator. attorney for Rocking
ham County and United States Distrct-Attoney bY
Hayess appointment This came about In thiS
way In 1875 he was elected 10 the Cincinnati
| Convention by O State convention almost unanfI
mously for Blaine. When the delegation arrived
| on the ground Daniel Hall, now naval officer a3
Boston, found a college classmate In the person %
| General E. +. Noyes Of Ohio. He was persuaded
| that Blaine could not be nominated and agreed to
| go for Bristow. Ex-Governor Stearns and Mr3
| Burns followed him and the other seven voted fox
Blaine. This action rather hurt Burns with the
managers and this feeling not lessened last fal1
when he refused to take the stump for GovernorHald
on the ground that his nomination was not fairly
procured. In spite of this opposition, however. h4
has been popular in the State, where his ability
aud honesty have never been questioned. Ha
| would make good Senator but the Chandler-Rol-,
Inns power is against him and his chances are not
good. He has had 20 votes. coming largely
from General Stevens's friends and frod
Cheshire County both anti-caucus in their aflia-
| lions.
| THE CANDIDATE LIKELY TO WIN.
| The other and more promising candidate is Aus>
| tin F. Pike of Franklin. He Is wel-preserved
man of sixty-fye, lawyer and an honest man.
| His make up reminds Of Senator Edmunds, ale
m
his beard is black. But he has the TALL stopping
figure aud the scholarly face which distinguish the
Vermont Senator. Mr. Pike has always been o
good party man, but was accused of any
machine" tendencies. As long ago as 1S50|5l'52
he was in the Legislature. to which he returned
in IS65-'66 intboth of which years he Speaker.
| In 1s57-'5s he a member of the State Senate.
and the last year there he also presiding officer
Alter his term as Speaker of the House. he for
three years chairman of the Republican State Com
| mittee. and In 1879 was elected 10 Congress
| from the lid District When the time of re-
election came he counted out part of the iu-
famous Weston steal Of the State that year In the
heavy Democratic Ward Five of Manchester ths
polls were kept open until after the returns from
the rest of the district iu and at early hour
| the next morning that ward made to give Dem-
| ocratic majority enough to overcome Mr.. Pixies
| lead. The Governor issued his certificate to Mr..
Bell in the face of these facts Mr. Pike has large
law practice and has accumulated a handsome for.
! tune Both he and Mr. Burns are self-educatet
| men.
ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH SIDES.
Mr. Pike on Friday reached SO votes. al.
| though seventy members absent He now
lacks about 100 votes but he is the head of the
| Republican candidates. lie taken mp by tha
| ani-caucus men, but is acceptable to Mr. Chandler
| and TO the other leaders. They may have men,
more to their liking. but they find no fault with
| him. One reason assigned why Chandler has not
withdrawn in his favor was the fear of alternating his
first supporters If they found he aud Chandler were
| linked. Unless pretty smart lying has been
done Pike will have more than so votes on Tuesday,
with the support of all the other Republicans. ex-
| cept those who stick 10 Marston. Inis ought 10
| elect him.
THE OBSTACLES TO Pixies SUCCESS.
| But here comes in another consideration. Daniel
Barnard, of Franklin hopes TO be winner In case
| his townsman Is beaten He is wel-to-do railroad
| lawyer. Congressman Ray believes that the safest
| way to insure harmony would be to take Senator
from the extreme north and for that purpose he is
| quietly preparing boom. Ira Colby, of Clairmont,
| a mediocre county lawyer the Rev. Dr. Quint, Of
Dover, the clerical politician; Editor Moore, Of
Nashua. and dozen Others, are secretly anxious 10
| have Pike whipped SO that one of them can DO
| picked up at the last moment as Wadleigh was In,
1872. freefor-all race has tins great eVti-it is
cites every little man 10 defeat the Leading candi-
date in order that hisown prospects be thereby
improved This may be the snag on which PIKE VIII
strike, but or all the men who can De elected no
| combines the most good qualities.
GENERAL MARsToNs DoGGEDNEss.
| fGeneral Marston was not quite obstinate he
would get out. But that very obstinacy may elect
| him. If choice is not made very soon, next week
| he is likely to be given go Republican votes, in
| order to test the willingness of the Democrats
| to give him their votes. He is seven'y-three
years old. and as rugged in his integrity and bear
ing as the Roman cast of bis face indicates. He Is
the best forensic disputant the State; always has