New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06

wa. .ha meaning of the election anu u's,
p'e's ;ts nrobable effects upon the pohucs oi
eusseI u"n,pshire. and also upon the succession
20 Senator Blair.
"TRIP THE PROTRACTED STRUGGLE
or THE PIKE MANAGERs-PARrY
Sh' r,vrrRsSCEs ALREADY HEALING.
sn,cI,I CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSkI
II Aug. 5-In these dispatches to
~. r.pr,xy last week it was stated 'ha' An o,e
ih' Senator would be had before the week endeu'
~a chat very little doubt existed oi Aus''. ~.
DIS victory. That prophecy mas oeeh maui
.h;..t of nuu.berless witty reviews uu' eno -
80 anule yindication that the predict'o" "~s
s,au, . knowledge which did not Decono so.s
..s,;l Thursday 1t was arranged on r,uAs TIL,
Iu,v 81. that Mr. Pike was 10 10 0u" onIy
ss;r,n;shing of Tuesday and Wedhesu"' ..it
nrelmiuary to Thursdays assured 49,.
r. was understood that MT. burns "ou .. as
his name withdrawn at the proper ''l'', % Sn '.hsn
sbrewdly done during tho hna' vo'e' ~ .;or;tv
p,s Sst lacked several votes OF majority
S...har Eastman started the final stampeoe W
Ifs-.;nr from Marstnn to Pike. This was pre-
ss:r.d alan of bis, and, as results proven,
80 ora Eastman has been Rollins anu .
Chandler man. He has been one OF the p's'o'eSs
orronent. of Marston. Every one was so,p'l'Va
~, ,rre.dav when he changed from Chana'0'
a.. E,.tsr warrior But 1t was parV VI
.hs pike plan to have snrewd men
- svarv candidates camp, in oder 10 give .no
-..,., yrb.n the breakup could safsly be maoe'
xvhsr the election was made the joint convention
- . state of disorder seldom seen in leglsla-
go hodv The confusion was heard down as lar as
svs hIocks and Mr. Chandler, sitting in his rooms
~ the EARLE Hotel told his friends that an eiection
had occurred On the previous week. wheh "r'
Saver. of Manchester, brought Mr.. Pikes name
forward the Legislators drowned his voice win
r;dicnle. They expected that 1t was simply adaine
another candidate the listof those 70 DC siaugn
tered but Mr. Pike had made bis plans wen eacn
successive vote registered gain, and the Legs'a-
tnre finally burst all restraints and elected him out
Of hand.
THE FIELD AFTER THE FIGHT.
After the fight is over, glance at the situation
viIl not be uninteresting. The anti-caucus people
.Iair, the credit of electng the new Senator, be-
cau.e thew brought him into the field; Mr.. Chandler
doe the same by virtue of having to his support
Roth ara right. MIR. Pike got his first real start
,rth the solid Manchester vote. which ex Congress
man Briggs swung over to him. Mr.. Briggs worked
hard for Pike all along and there is reason to be-
lave that an understanding exists between them
Then Mr. Chandler saw how things were drifting.
Hs was personally friendly to Pike and told him
that he would help pull him through. But the
Concord representatives. who have been more
closely allied to Chandler than any Others, refused
to vote for Pike. This was undoubtedly owing to a
belief that inasmuch Pike lives at Franklin, only
sixteen miles north his election would stand in the
yay OF Chandlers aspirations 20 succeed |
Senator Blair 1t was not until the last vote that
Concord swung into line. But Mr. Pike says that |
he owes much of his victory to Mr.. Chandler they
evidently knew each others plans and were salts
fed.
WHAT THE ANTI-cAUcUs REVOLT MEANT.
Still, the whole effect of the election is on the
side of the non conformsts. They defeated Rollins
and Chandler. and finally the party has united on |
man selected by them and who fairly represents |
them The anti-caucus split has not been what In |
New-York and Pennsylvania would be called an in- |
dependent movement. Its leaders have been ami |
mated by no lofty pretensions of reform and have
aos posed as independents They mace up their |
niuds that Messrs. Rollins and Chandler had been |
putting the screws on little too tight and we're
running tho machine" with more regard to per- |
sonal than public ends To beat these two gentle
men and show that packed caucus was not bind |
ing was ali they had in view. When that was ac- |
compfshed such man as Mr.. Pike was perfectly |
satisfactory to them. He will not as Senator |
forget that be is first of all. Republican. But
be is healthful and able man. fitted for ths place.
Let one think that he is not shrewd politician
With him at the head there will be no dminution |
ofactivity in the Republican headquarters. Now |
that the prize is carried of there will be no more
fighting among the Republicans. aud they will go
into the next campaign absolutely strengthened by
the knowledge that Federal interference and the
corrupt use of money have been condemned in way
which all can understand.
THE EFFECTS OF Pixies ELECTION.
No sooner is Pike elected than its effect upon the
future is discussed 1t Is conceded not to be favor
able to Chandlers hopes two years hence. Locality
goes good way here, and it would hardly do to
choose two Senators from the same county, II was
done when Patterson and Cragn lived in adjoining
towns but that was an exception. The slate is
that Mr. Briggs shall succeed Blair in return for his
services TO Pike B1ggs lives in Manchester, but
Blair has lately moved there, and will divide the
vote Of that city. With two candidates. Manches-
ters influence will be weakened, and Congressman
Ray will put in some vigorous work for himself |
before another Legislature meets Blair is looked
upon by good many people as rather @ weak man.
When you get up into New Ham pshire you will find |
that hei not fool, and has quite faculty for |
picking up votes. Chandler will use him to defeat
Briggs. and the chances are that he will That is
Mr. Chandles hope, but the prospect is as vet dubi
Gus for any one. Mr.. Burns Is far more likely 10
get bis wish. He wants TO succeed Congressman
Ray. Pixies election shuts out his most dangerous
rval, Daniel Barnard, of Franklin. Both Senator
and Representative will not be taken from the same
town. Burns lives over in Wilton and he will have
Cheshire and Hillsborouga counties as q unit. He
Is now United States Distfict-Att0rney, which he
viii surrender to Mr. Briggs in case the latter fails
10 be Senator.
WHAT REMAINS TO Mr. CHANDLER.
hr. Chandler has one thing saved from the wreck.
and that is the leadership of the delegation to the
next National Convention. The Republicans of the
htaie are still largely for Mr.. Blaine. but the opinion
gains ground that he will not be In the field. In
mat case the sentiment is nearly evenly divided