Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-05-07
Connecticut Election.

" There vW Be TWELVE Representatives
gain TO the republican Cause, since last taH,"
says the Argus Of IKE 26th ut.
The democratic papers in Massachusetts,
not satisfied with the revolution lately produ-
ced in that state, have kindly undertaken 70
bring about habby change from federalism
to democracy in this. They announce, wilH
great giee, that " HgIs is darsrirg, evsa IN
connectisxt," and then proceed to state that
great accession ofnumbers to the democratic
representatives in our state Legislature
There tsiH Be u republican gam of - anem5ss,
says the Northampton MoNARCH1sr."
" Even in Connecticut, too" says the Wor-
cester Ags, >" that dark and dismal abode
of Anglo-federsiism, the glorious isht IF
Eath begins to shine. The republicans haze
06tained -rry handsome eneredss in the Le-
gtrEGtlrs, and d, Goccyror there IS no choice BY
the peobIs." For the satisfaction of these
Ren, who appear to be SO deeply il love
with the "Hgst q truth, that they get up st
midnight to see it. we state fact or TIVE.
In October last, there were 80 dcmocrst-
ic representatives in the Legislature Of this
State. This spring there are IS, or possibly
57-say the latter number. This makes
the enormous gain of s.! The parties
stand this spring as follows, VIZ.
The whole number of representatives il 1919
Of these there are democratic 81
Leaving The federsls.s ONLY 142
The light of truth" has good deal Of
work to do in this " dark, dismal abode of
federalism" before we experience the me-
ridian day of democracy.
One of the Massachusetts papers saws fbe
republicans in Connecticut, TO a .sax voted for
Spalding. The American Mercury, howev-
er, aware that some account must be given
why the vote for their Governor is no lar
ger, says, I" The vote for Governor does not
shew the republican strength, as, it is GER
tain that many republicans voted for Mr
Griswold." The votes for governor as far
as returned, which il from all but towns
stand thus
For Gov. Trcadvall and Mr.. Girls
void, federal, 1906
Democratic, 6,78O
Federal majority, 1926
The scattering votes, u great proportion of
which are federal, are not included in this
statement.
Here is majority large enough to secure
u" OK @i''oN ''S EgH 81 URtH lot some Tune
TO come.
In order to ascertain the precise amount
Of the encrease of democracy, the following
facts may be taken into consideration. A
few years since, there were 78 d.mocratic
representatives in the Legislature Of this
state. There are now 5o--that Is, 81 short
| OF what there have been In October 1906,
the democrats gave for one person in the
nomination for Assistants, 10,413 votes.
The votes for Mr.. SpaIding this spring will
De about 1900, probably few over; which
will be a loss gilmore than 5000. Alas il
. so dGri in Connecticut that the "" Eeht Of
| srsfh" wants lantern 70 see it's way. We
take the liberty 10 suggest to the Northamp-
ton : Iso9as-sb pun Society,"" the expediency of
/ appointing their Secretary TO cast up in High
Dutch arithmetic, the exact time, when
! connecticut, Progressing as she has, from 78
democratic representatives, to 81, and from
104l3 votes to 1000, viii De able to crawl
out OF her deplorSble darkness, into the sun
/ shine of Iefersonian splendour.
lConaecffcut Gfiyror.1
80 From the above statement, It
does not appear that the democratic
contagion has extended to Connecticut
hat State is preserved like the land Of
Goshen amidst the plaques Of Egypt.