The Van Buren press., 1868-04-17
The Bearing Of the Connecticut Election
on the Presidential Contest.

on the IIcSileulldl OOutcbt.
The New York Tines. lradleal), OF April 4th
writing on the approaching election in Con
nectlcut, claims, that 1t was contest really
between Graat and the Democracy that COn-
nectcut was an outpost to be carried before
the approaching Presidential struggle. The
Tine, says:
The Democrats are carrying on the cam
paign In Connecticut at a disadvantage. Their
demoralized condition as a national party Sc
riously affects their strength and prospects
In the State canvass. Indeed the contest In
Connecticut Is TO all intents and purposes,
national contest. IL is an affair Of outposts.
and Of our course not decisive Of the general
result; but II Is waged nevertheless on nation
al issues. under sentiments aud impules COM
mon TO the great mass of the contending par
ties, and indicative Of the great drift and
tendency Of the coming contest
Gen. Grants election as Gen. Sickles said
In one Of his campaign speeches, thus gives
assurance OF restoration. peace and political
security. In Connecticut his name has done
what nothing else could have done--restored
harmony of fsentiment and of action to the Re-
publican Party. The Party Is not divided on
any other question, and 1t is thoroughly unit
ed on this. The judicious action OF the State
Convention has silenced all differences of
opinion and presented ticket to which no
objection Of any Kind can possibly be made.
The personal characters OF the candidates
command universal respect The question of
negro suffrage in the state Is only indirectly
involved, In the election Of members of one
branch Of the Legislature. And the name of
Gen. Grant Is q tower of strength tn the party
that has wisely and by a spontaneous impulse
made him It's candidate
A correspondent of the same paper writing
from New Haven, gives some idea of the ex-
tent Of the radical labor in that State and what
their expectations were. Here is what it says
The meetings of both sides, but more E.
specially those Of the Republicans, are more
largely attended than was ever known before,
and deeper interest seems to be felt by the
masses In the result of the contest. On the
Republican side upward of four hundred
meetings are appointed to be held in different
parts OF the State during the next eight days,
and among the speakers whose services have
been secured are Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine;
Gov. Curtin and Hon W. ID. Kelly. of Penn
sylyania; Gen. Gibson, Gov. Blair and Gen.
Garfield. of Ohio; Gov. Williams and General
Washburn, OF Indiana; Hon, lgnatius Donnel-
ly, of Wisconsin, Gen. Hitc of Missouri Gen.
Sickles, Gen. Pleasonton, Gen. Cochran, Gen.
Hartman, Maj. llaggerty, and others of New
York; Gen. Benhan, of Washington; Carl
Shurz Richard McCloud, and score of others.
"ln the second place there is large num-
Der of Federal Otlice-holdcrs who last year,
went almost in a body for English, but who
will this year go for Jewell. In the canvass
last Spring the Democrats used to head their
handbils English and Johnson" and those
rhn h..In OH
strong Republicans they might be at heart,
were, in u measure, compelled, BY the aspect
which the canvass took, to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket ifthey wished to hang on to their
places
Lastly. the name of Grant. who has been
indorscd by the Republican State Convention
as their candidate for the Presidency. is prov
ing OF immense advantage to the party in the
campaign. At all the public meetings have
attended the mention of his name is received
with unbOunded cheers, and the feeling every
where seems to prevail that vote for Jewell
IN the coming election is vote for Grant.
The personal popularity of Mr.. Jewell, by the
way. Is also strong element on which the
Republicans base their hopes of success. The
City of Hartford, where he resides, which gave
four or five hundred majority for the Demo-
crats last Spring, Is regarded rs sure to 90 Re-
publican at this election
Hartford, which the correspondent above
claims would give the radicals a majority
gives, by the returns, ENGLISH the Democrat
ic candidate, 6A majority, an increase over
last year of 200, this too at the home of the
Radical JEWELL. New Haven, the home of
Gov. ENGLISH, gives him (E.) $3.50 majority,
an increase of over 1000 from last year.