Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-18
Connecticut Election.

The first news OF Elections. are ALWAYS more favorable
to the Wings than the last. This proves to be the case
as TO Connecticut There victory Is no victory at all
IN fact 1t is n victory for the Democrats The Globe &c the
9th gives full returns, from which it appears that there
have been about 81 900 votes polled. exceeding the
number at any former election by 1900. The Wing
candidate for Governor leads the Democratic candidate
! ,05e votes; but he lacks SEQ of an election. owing to
the Abolition and scattering votes. In the Senate the
Wings have q majority Of screen and in the House of
Representatives, the Democrats have a majority of three
over the Wings and Abolionsts combined. The De
mocrais obtained maJorIiIes ia ~ town ms, and the Wings
maJorties in only go. Trenty-fLree towns failed to elect
representatives. In these the Wings had not a majority
IN a single one, aud a plurality in but two Of the twenty
three. IT the Democrats had voted . the ticket and
nothing but the ticket, > they would have had a large
majority IN The House. la the twenty three towns, tile
Democrats had a majority in II towns over the Wings
and Abolrionisi-% combined, and a plurality over both in
z others. IN many Of these towns the election boards
were dissolved, instead OF adjourning, 80 that
II Is doubtful what number can be hereafter elected.
The returns show that the Wing increase has been
mainly in the towns along the railroad, aud on The bays,
where the Wings had the judges, and could secure the
votes of pipe-layers. One steamboat alone brought go
rioters fIom New York.
The Boston Post says
The Democratic vote is larger than last wear. and
o@"y '' ~ 'DfV' NIiit INT fIb- III
gregatc Is short of Harrrson's, although greatly increased
from 1913. The vital importance to Mr. Clay and The
manufacturing interest Of carrying tins election induced
exeriIons, and n lavish application of 'means, far beyond
those of the hard cider canvass.
MIR. Baldwin was nominated as the Wing candidate
for Governor, as likely TO catch the abolition vote, lie
having been counsel for the Amisiead caplives; and, to
insure the support and aid in the senatorial and rerrc-
sentatIyes elections of the q. friends of the slave a
bargain was made 70 elect a L. 5. Senator opposed To the
annexation Of Texas.
The New York Herald, whose correspondent has
viewed the whole contest, says of the result -
"The result Of tins election thus far obtained, is of
n most exciting and interesting character; compared with
The election for Harrison in $50, il is very evident that
the Wings have lost ground considerably. In fact, both
parties IN Connecticut are more nearly balanced than
we ever expected to see them. The general result of
the whole, and It's moral effects. Will be to give an addl-
honal interest and keenness to the approaching PiesI-
Dental election. 1t Is very evident that If Mr.. Clay is
to be elected for this office, his friends will have to work
harder than they ever yet have done. When we find
the Democrats OF Connecticut to poll an immense
increase since 1910, the reasonable chances are, that it
will throw the whole country INTO the hands of the Van
Buren, party, or at least increase their chances in some
respects.