The New York herald., 1867-03-10
CONNECTICUT POLITICS
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.

The Snowman Dciineates His Animals-The
Merits of the WooIi,lHorse and Feejec Mer-
maid shown Up-A Di-xusfed Audience-rhe
Snowman Proves TO BE An Incubus lii.
Party.
NoRwAIk March o. 1857
Although the campaign has been opened In this Con-
gressona district in behalf the wooy horse candi
date for Congress- the slightest enthusiasm as vet has
been aroused AT most Of the meetings already held
attendance largely composed OF democrats as re
publlcans. But there no excitement no warmth
no general uprising TO indicate favorte had been
placed In nomination in this the Fourth Congressional
district In the land OF steady habits The people seem
TO think that although two Barnums In the field
the who has already shown himself is not the Bar
mum they want There avast difference in their opinion
IL has yet been expressed between the two
Il. B.s-william H. Barnum and Wooy Rorse Barnum
blessed with the full measure of political integrity
and parsonai popularity The latter is known.
lockwood han IN Norwalk, was wen nlied by an
presented He stated that he was simply plate OF
soup before tho audience before the substantial
rcpast was served up, ailudng TO Governor Hawiey
Mr. Chance OF Ohio. Barnum proceeded TO up
the old political fossils he would tho monkeys his
mcnasere aud claimed political anul.y with them IN
OF the resurrection OF Joce Heh pitched into Greseys
plan OF general amnesty, chAracteristicaIiy compared
nests OF rattle snakes He said the democrats had
ignored the discussion OF slavery in this campaign. He
winch
pretor OF the Woody horse and Feese Mermaid. He
acknowledged that he was. and said they simply
used sort OF audacious advertisement for the Aner
can Mussum~ Repeating his remarks at Stamford last
night he said In New York hereawas one gentleman
ceedngly exercised the subject OF the propretoship
Of the Woody horse and Mermaid-a venerable Scotch
gentleman, James Gordon Bennett who had 5000 900
by twelve establishments taking their advertisements
from him. Bennet's opposition to him (Barnum) was
really because his establishment did not advertise In
New YoRK HERALD The speaker went talk Of
shams, particularly Of the sham democracy. While
max ing some disparagng remarks about President
Johnson he saluted with few hissea II was re-
markabe that throughout his speech the only animation
he created whom he related some aneodote,
or, with sefgiorifcaon alluded to some OF the shame
less tricks by which he had humbngged the people.
Barnum said he wanted his namesakc take the stump
with him and discuss the great questions Of the day
but that the proposition declined the
ground, as he believed, that his competitor had
no principles 10 discuss After expressing his opinion
angs the traitors should be drawn ont before
they readmitted into the Union and also his belief
that the South would eventually fo0Y Que another into
the Union under the military bh( Ike flock Of sheep
following their bell wether WALL he suddenly
wound up If disguised at the lukewarnness Of the
audience by stating that had catch the train
for New York He left the hall without a cheer
Governor Hawley made creditable speech, laboring
for some time, however, before he could arouse the
audience from the comaose state In which Bainom had
lett them He to feel the incubus that is bear.
ing upon him In campaigning with the Snowman, and
has 70 exert hs naturally tine talents and marked
sonal popularity to keep himself and the whole repub-
lcan State ticket from being ANONYMOUSLY swamped by
aliang with such self convicted humbug and ohals-
tan Barnum. Governor Hawley follow -
Mr.. Chance, oil Ohio, after which the me~'' - "
Next week the democrats are ra.,od ns sspaa'vu ~
s,M s,., ard ,ns. - s1sn he lis.e music and fun
At present tue cSpAgn is all one way but il s pretty
evident that eaum disgusting the people OF the dis
tric ana tpe democrats Inc he talks the
viii De MS defeat IL was noticeable 10 night that Bar
mum did lot advocate negro suffrage as he did at Stam-
ford last night He found that that idea popu-
lar in Connecticut and especially In the district be as
pires 10 represent In Congress-