New-York tribune., 1871-03-30
POLITICAL.
CONNECTICUT.

PROSPECTS or THE FIGHT AT CLOSE QUARTERS
TIE LONG FINGER OF TAMMANY-THE
STATE TO BE SOLD BY IT'S GOVERNOR
HARTFORD, March 27.-The only question
now is thls Can Gov English deliyeri Upon TINS ho
betting books are made up the sale Just made al
Albany 20 Tammany be consummatedf Ana tla' uc-
pends very upon whether the good people or TINS
little Commonwealth gsti"praying mad as Hls chieu
For the State really rises up TO sense Oh 'ho S"'
impending IT. and fights as 1t did IN lr'1-rs 'e
time on It's knceslt s irresistible. But To-Day i' "osS
not Iah comprehend its danger, and - ''@" 70 ~
moi reaiizc il until too late.
careful survey OF the political 1cd OF ho stare "t
access t. the res OF nformatior ds"o-ss S'
things nor generally Anowp outside. nn ha' inc ne
publicans expect g carry the State upon lar poh Au
this expectation f. based upon the actual STATE VI o
canvass The party was never IN better WORKING oiuer
It's local committees more active Ihe result
I'm New-Haupshire had stimulating effect, after the
first surprise was over, and ~ understood 1ho
efforts Of tho Democracy TO get the negro vote was s
crable failure They won't anywhere get Two per eoh'
OF It. And aside from this element the Repnohcahs
have almost everywhere made majority OF the no"
voters In years before we have had nothing Ike H.
Here in Hartford the Republicans count nearly Two 10
one of the new votersor 600 TO S0o In NeW-h&'eh oy
have largo majority, also in NeT-Britaln' @c' @c
Upon facts and figures the State Is hepiDhcah' bo.n
parties know this II left to itself II Is morally certain
that the Republicans would carry the state by DetWee
300 and 600 majority This the State Ticket There
il absolutely no disaIccton. Here and there you near
man row at Grant but there are not bakers dozen OF
such who Will prefer English 70 Jewell There Is aeVel
oped here KnowNothing party which will show itser
little on loc Il ckets but it VIII not manheS' 'sen IA
! the Gubernatoria vote this time.
| To look briefly at the Congress Districts: In tho
Ist Mr. Strong is pretty certain Of something like 800
majority At the last election he got sone votes ousHo
his party in Toard County, which he VIII not get now
but he Will gain from the source In Hartford county
The fact IA that all the business men want MIN To ret
and he Gets not only the fun party vote but some Demo
cratic votes And vet have heard within % hours tat
even Strong is in danger and the intimation came from
poltical opponents who will for him. Jhe reason oI
the danger will tell you further on. The III fecng -
owing 10 locaty-in the Windham part OF the lld DIS
trict arainst Mr. starkwcather has not subsidized lie
will be scratched and expect TO see his majority marked
down from 900 to 500 200 but the state ticket
will not suffer thereby Indeed, II ~ the intention III
somo towns to emphasize the dlsapproVa Oh the re-
nomination Of Mr. starkweather by big vote ior Je"e
| And we shan gain IN NewLondon County In tue ia
District Mr. Kellogg chances are OF the smallest Iheie
was a decided disposition, as you know, among
| tho Democrats to defeat Kcndrick as they did
| Babcock two years ago; but Gov. Lnglsh cannot
! ad,rd them this time the luxury OF that revenge
Mr. Kcndrick win lose some Democratic votes
and Mr. Kellogg viii gain some, but Mr.. Kellogg villalso
lose the support Of small Republican clique and the
chances are that Eendrick will have about the old ma
lory o 200 and over suppose that the result In the
Iyth District ia equally plain. Mr.. Coifng is man OF
wealth. but he hes Oldashioned notions Of honesty ana
would rather stay at home than huy his election Ar
Barpun would rather buy his election than stay athoHc
Ii is simply business operation with him. His interests
I'm iron md railroads and land grants make it profitable
for him to Congress, and tho manner Ill Wh he
gets there is an open secret He has the aid OF I-
MANY but he needed it less than any other Democratic
candidate He began long ago TO debauch his district
"Iitchled IS drunk" is the report we hear from ms
County II is Gsgracefully true. Money has been put
into fe hands of the grogseer and the machine ofbrib-
ing voters with LIQUOR is in full operation 1t has been
found that you can more firmly attach oaer 10 Do.4
ocrat!c principles by treating" him ten timc' tan py
giving him dollar II Is necessary W ueO''Vn 'o ~
as well as to buy him.
This ia a simple outline OF tho situation within the
State The State is Republican on an honest poll The
Democrats frightened at the facts Two weehs ago
they felt defeat in the air They had no confidence to
bet on English. Within few days. with no change In
tbe canvass here except in increasing brightness on the
Iepuhican side the Democrats have suddenly become
confident Of winning. Their betting men have entirely
changed their tone. They appear TO bet as on cer-
tanty and their confidence has just this basis they
learn that the State has beensod There Is not sign OF
any other reason their confidence. Gov English has
been I'D TO Albany, and arranged the matter with Mr.
Tweed The thing be done in the usual Tanlinany
STYLE 90 not know how much money to come here but
II is TO he enouGh-or what is supposed to be enough
NV information about this entirely conclusive 10 my
in inner circles here. have decided intmaons that
the attempt TO food under with money Is to be made,
even IN Mr.. StrOngs district
YOU of course, know why Tammany wants to carry
Connecticut, and why Gov. English Is willing TO be
it's tool. Tammany is extending Its New-fork tacucs
to national aIirs. In order to keep up the impression
OF the tidal wave Democracy" ii s necessary to fol-
low the NewHampshre victory with one In Connecticut,
and for other reasons-railToad and money-inaking
-Iammanynds it convenient to own this State.
Gov English Is lGttered by the leaders Of your Ring
with the notion that IL lie con carry Connecticut he Is
the most available for the second II not for the hrst
Mace on the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Comi
cal as these prcensions are he has hcm and they have
led him 10 forget his honor and citizen or Con-
necticut OF course your shrewd poltleans E.ush at
they quite willing TO use his VANITY 10 nako
| Connecticut q tributary slave Cf Tammany
YOu viii see that this Is tho game thit VIII develop
This week. And Il wW ici unless he Republican party
i reused into sueh religious and patriotic enh'uSiasm
| as Sar6d ne StQi6 ia lsC0