The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-01 00:00:00

THE ELECTION IN CONNECTICUT.

It is amusing to read the Republican and Demo-
cratic papers before and after a great election, the
utmost confidence of the prediction, the couisempt
for the efforts of their poor weak opponents, the
smile of pity at their vain struggle, the sarcastic
remarks and insinuations of dishonesty. Then
comes the event—the triumph of the one, the defeat
of the other. The victor bursts into bonfire, and
sings a song of triumph amidst the discharge of
artillery, illuminations, and fireworks. Theso are
the demonstrations of men who rejoice greatlyin gain-
ing something till then very doubtful. Yet to read
what the party wrote before the event, you would
suppose there could be no doubt whatever about
the matter, and therefore the unsophisticated wonder
at the exultation. But we may turn with more
curiosity to see how the vanquished bear the result
so totally destructive of all their declarations and
prophecies. It is extraordinary what a small thing
the event really was—it was scarcely worth con-
tending for, certainly not worth any concentrated
effort of the party. It was caused by a mere side
issue, aided by a lot of rowdy foreigners, whose
votes could be purchased for a drink. Indeed,
the meaning of the votes when analyzed is
shown to be favourable to the party. Those
who announced the victory to be as certain as that
the sun shone, unblushingly assert that they never
looked for any good to come out of that State,
that a people steeped to the neck in electoral cor-
ruption could have no lot nor part with them. But
what is written is written, and comes back rather
awkwardly to the writers. The election of Gover-
nor English in Connecticut is a decided defeat to
the Republican party, yet one susceptible of expla-
nation. It will be observed from the list we pub-
lish below, that out of the total vote, not far short
of one hundred thousand, the majority for Mr.
English was 1,735. This was the heaviest vote
ever cast in the State, and when scrutinised it will be
seen that it is due to the larger towns, and notably
to the three—Bridgeport,Hartford, and New Haven.
In New Haven it will be found, on examining the
figures, that Governor English gained on his last
year's majority no less than 453 ; in Bridgeport,
207 ; and in Hartford, 160 ; giving a total for
these three towns of 820, or little less than half the

full majority. The New Haven vote excites the
gravest suspicions, and there is said to be proof
that frauds were there attempted; 350 names of
Democratic voters were during the week preceding
the election, struck from the list. The Democratic
gains are in the large towns where colonizing is
most practicable, and the Republican gains are in the
small towns and rural districts. According to the
English notions the Republicans are more pro-
perly the Conservative party, being the rural and
farmer class, while the other is the urban and
burgher class. The Legislature being largely
increased in the Republican interest, the party
lays some claim to having carried the State ;
the more so as from it emanates the great
prize of the contest, the seat for the long term in the
United States Senate. Mr. Dixon, a Democrat, is
now a Connecticut Senator, and his term closes
with the present Congress. It is believed there is
no chance of his re-election, as the majority in the
Legislature is decidedly Republican. The party is
very bitter against Senator Dixon, whose desertion
lost them the State. His successor will probably
be Governor Hawley or Governor Buckingham.
The Democrats, in reply to the charge of coloaizing,
assert that the Republicans gained the Legislature
by " jerryma.ndering," which, for the information
of our English readers, we may say, means so " dis-
tricting" the State, that the strength of the party
ruling in the Legislature is brought to bear on the
elections. Thus the Republican strength being in
the small towns, the plan was to raise them to the
same level as the large ones, wasting the super-
fluous strength of their opponents. Connecticut,

very generally nicknamed the " Nutmeg State,"
is the home of " notions," and her trade has been
disastrously affected by the distress and utter pros
tration of the South. This has been used to give
point to the attack on the Congressional majority,
who are accused ,by their Legislative blunders of
preventing the anticipated revival of Southern pros-
perity. Negro suffrage also told against the Re-
publicans and had its influence on the vote. But
whatever may be the causes we give the figures as
we find them carefully compiled in the Springfield
Republican :

1868.

1867.
Jewell. English. Hawley. English.
Hartford, 2918 3574 2746 3216
New llaven, 3524 5777 3235 5035
Now London, 26 maj. 783 823
Norwich, 1558 1248 1444 1135
Stonington, 559 482 545 482
Middletown, 78G 955 842 905
Norwalk 978 829 940 713
Bridgeport, 1453 1638 1452 1395
Stamford, 696 673 655 587
Vernon, 594 283 55 344
Danbury, 836 875 784 734
Farmington, 423 332 327 229
Winchester, 459 328 419 328
Waterbury, 916 243 860 1175
Medford, 315 425 318 382
Wallingford, 304 398 255 390
New Britain, 738 717 613 635
Windsor, 55 inaj. 211 266
Windsor Locks, 127 206 199 194
East Windsor, 378 233 267 189
Enfield, 430 330 394 299
Wethersfield, 265 200 278 202
Granby, 223 173 207 189
East Granby, 79 135 75 134
Suffield 379 358 359 356
Avon 129 92 126 85
Glastonbury 356 367 324 373
Manchester 412 243 393 268
New Hartford 386 257 268 224
East Hartford 355 306 329 314
Woodstock 451 157 439 159
Pomfret 189 104 187 107
Tolland 133 182 122 188
Union 94 88 86 106
Colebrook 150 143 135 134
Salisbury 189 maj. 950 426
Barkhampstead 175 166 176 158

THE FULL VOTE BY COUNTIES.
1868.

1867.

, . . .
Jewell. English. Hawley. English.
Hartford 9657 10,217 8072 9678
New Haven
New London 6225 5628 5833 5437
Fairfield 7851 8583 7698 7805
Litchfield
Windham
Middlesex 3352 3163 3340 3174
Tolland 2611 2125 2455 2281

Total 48,794 50,529 46,578 47,565
Majority for English, 1,735—t0tal vote, 99,323 ; total
rote last year, 94,143.

THE LEGISLATURE.

The Senate stands twelve Republicans to nine Demo-
crats, a Republican gain of one, and the House of Repre-
sentatives 130 to 108, a Republican gain of five, four of the
latter being in Hartford county alone. The election of
United States Senator is thus assuredly in the hands of the
Republicans, who have increased their majority seven on
joint legislative ballot.
The Senate is divided as follows :

Republicans-2d district, Albert Austin of Suffield;
6th, Garry I. Mix of Wallingfdrd ; 7th, Alfred Coit of New
Haven ; Bth, Charles W. Scott' of Sprague ; 9th, J. W.
Peckham. of Lebanon ; 13th, C. E. Griggs of Chaplin ;
14th, E. H. Bugbee of Killingly ; 15th, C. B. Andrews of
Litchfield ; 16th, George Langdon of Plymouth ; 19th,
Cornelius Brainerd of Haddam; 20th, Charles Underwood
of Tolland ; 21st, David W. Underwood of Coventry--12.
Dmlocrats-Ist District, Nathaniel B. Stevens of Hart-
ford : 3d, Jairus Case of Granby ; Bth, James Gallagher of
Now Haven ; sth, Isaac T. It.)gers of Milford ; 10th, Jona-
than E. Wheeler of Westport ; 11th, L. N. Blydeuburgh
of Sherman ; 12th, Charles Benedict of New Canaan ; 17th,
E. Grove Lawrence of Norfolk ; 18th, C. Hubbard of Mid-
dletown-9.

Hartford county elects 18 Democratic and 22 Republican
Representatives, gaining Samuel N. Reid and B. F. Hast-
ings in Suffield, Homer B. Sprague and James H. Frary in
New Britain, and E. H. Eno in Simsbury. James W.
Loomis and Curtis AV. Holland are chosen from Granby ;
David Dorg and Albert W. Allen from Enfield, and Sol-

man North and William IL Heath from East Windsor, all
Republicans ; and Freeman M. Brown from Windsor
Lock, George Foster from South Windsor, and Daniel
11. Mull from Rocky Hill, all Democrats. New Haven
county elects 17 Democrats and 12 Republicans;' Tolland,
11 Republicans and 10 Democrats; Now London, 18 Re-
publicans and 10 democrats; Middlesex, 15 Republicans
and 7 Democrats ; and Litchfield, 18 Republicans and 14
Democrats, with two towns to bear from.