New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-14

election and there has since been much active work
In his interest His friends claim for him most or al
the credit OF carrying the State for the Republican
ticket last fall when the Democrats put 800 900 into
the State as corruption fund.- and they that he
viii control the Federal appointments in New-Hamp
shire whether elected Senator or not. Their argu
ments against Mr. Chandler are few. They admit his
ability and his prominence and loyalty to the party
bnt insinuate that he is against the Concord Rail-
r rus and has aided the Boston and Maine They
offer no proof of this and ignore the fact that Mr.
Chandler publicly insisted, when DR.. Gannger took
should be kept out Of the railroad question, and that
the Republican party as such should not take sides
,,r-e nv the passage of the Hazen BILL but the Gov
amor vetoed It and the fight stu continues IT may
he decided before the Legislature meets by the action
generally expected that there viii be another contest
" After the elecfion of 1885, Mr. Chandler informed
DR. Gallnger that he would be candidate for the
Vacancy caused by the death Of Senator Pike and
expressed the hope that DIR. Ganger would at least re
main neutral. Dr. Gallinger said he would
support Mr.. Chandler for the vacancy and made
Convention CONVEX Il has been usual in New Hampshire
to send the chairman of the State Committee to the
gress Mr. Chandler advised DR.. Gallinger's election
as a delegate when the lattcrs wish was made known
to him DR. sneer s e details M o his for the
Senatorship. AS the session Of the Legislature APP
preached there was some opposition to Mr. chandler,
OF ex-senator Rollins for the vacancy and DR.. Cal
Iinger for the full term. About the same time II
election OF two Senator'S Mr. Chandler however,
chosen Substantially without opposition for the
long long term Many Republicans to-day say that Mr.
Chandler might have been elected for both terms had
he been willing to abandon the position he had taken
in 1881. when he held that the Legislature OF that
year could not legally elect two Senators HIS un-
willingness then TO sacrifice his honest convictions
people who were LITTLE scqusInted with his
rrnC Or q q
candidacy was announced last fall "The Concord
Tribune !prnted at Canaan dsclarsd that there was
for the short term should not be made an argument
for his nomination this year There is no evidence
OF for believing that the general understanding
at the time that Mr. Chandler should be reelected
Chandler any ntmatlon that he should DO candidate
for the long term.
THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A SENATOR.
Senator Chambers term expires next March. but the
Legislature does not meet until June From March
to June for later II the election is delayed by much
ballounp the State viii be without Senator chosen
by the Legislature If special session Of the United
States Senate is called before June Governor Sawyer
would appoint Senator who would servo, II per
mitted take the seat, until the Legislature could
I'LL the Office by election. This hes been tho situation
In this State at each Senatorial election since 1878,
when the Constitutional Amendment changing the
time Of the State elections from March to November
went into effect 1t will be changed when the ses-
sons of the Legislature held IN January instead
Of juno, change which viii be brought about by the
Constitutional Convention Efforts made In
1881 and 1888 10 induce the Legislature TO disregard
the plain provisions OF the Federal law, and 10 elect
for the full terms beginning in 1883 and 1885, al
though new Legislatures were 10 be chosen before
those terms began. These efforts unsuccessful,
and their failure largely due TO Mr. Chambers
able presentation of the legal points of the question
In the House In 1881. Twice since 1s7s-special
sessions Of the United States Senate having been
called IN 1879 and 1s85-the Governor has appointed
Senators to an vacancies due to the change IN tho
ume OF eiecSns der rco, n ep an IN
April, 1879, by vote OF 35 for admission 70 %
against; and in March, 1885 Senator Blair tRep)
afterward elected By the Legislature, but Mr. Bell
served only two months the legislature thep eleeng
sion Of Mr.; Bell and Mr.. Blair as courtesies 70 the
State which II cannot expect to have repeated after
II has had ample time 10 make It's Constitution har-
morize with the Federal Constitution and law.