Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-21
THE NOMINATIONS.

Party conventions seldom realize the wish
 es of the people. Nominations often go with rush to those whom the rank and file of the party would have never selected. But the convention held in this city yesterday
 was one in which the best wishes of the Re
 publican party of this State were fully real ized. MT. Harrison's name needed no in troduction. It required no encomium It | was not put forward by the claims of any locality or any clique. It was, as MT. Case very aptly said name E'in the hearts and
 on the lips of an awaiting people all over the State" It is one of those instances so very
 rare nowadays when 8 man who never in
 fuenced or even asked anyone to press his
 name has taken the nomination away from l those who vigorously urged their own pre- tensions. It is nomination by public sen 1 timent and one in which the best hopes and
 the best instincts of the party have triumph ed. It is one which the party will not only carry to victory, but which, to quote again 1 the language of MT. Case, twill carry the | party to victory"
 Henry B. Harrison certainly requires no praise in his own town, but it is not too much | to say that judged by his ability and his character he is the first and foremost Repub- ] lican in Connecticut. Yesterdays convention
 deserves the praise of having made the best l possible nomination. We do not see how anyone claiming to be Republican can find 1 fault with this nomination. We are already
 assured by some of the leading Independents
 in this city that it will receive their most
 cordial support And, indeed, as the Inde- l RO rviv Rhair aOrf fO Ina
 best men, we do not we'll see how, if they act
 consistently, they can do otherwise than vote for Mir. Harrison. We will venture to say more We believe he will receive the sup ! port of no inconsiderable number of Demo crats, especially in this city. Yet this nomi- l nation must not be considered as a concession
 to anybody For Mr Harrison has been life long, unwavering and consistent Republican. l He has identified himself with ! any faction of the party, or connected him | self with any ring or clique within it, or lent | his sympathy to any defection from it, ! while his steadfast adherence to the princi- pies of the party has been that sort of loyalty which is needed to make any party and it's | success possible. He has never been in any body's following or sought to create any fol- ! I est sense independent. We congratulate the ] party in this State that they have not only made good nomination, but thoroughly Republican nomination.
 Too much praise cannot be given to MT. l William C. Case for his bold, able speech in 1 MT. Harrisonls behalf We cannot give him the credit of the nomination. That was due
 to the prevailing party sentiment, but 1t is l due to Mir. Case to say that he gave to the convention the most complete expression of that sentiment, which without him might have failed of due expression.
 There is another point of view in which we wish to commend the nomination to the voters of the State, and that is that it is not nomination made for the sake of money.
 There will be no taint of suspicion that it was made to obtain large contribution to the campaign fund. The character of the candidate will be the only attraction pre- sented to the voters, and the victory which we confidently believe will be the result of it
 both the party and the candidate will de serve. The other nominations are all good, and the ticket as whole is irst-cIass one. We congratulate the Republicans on having such
 ticket to work and vote for.