New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-13
CONNECTICUT.

TX-Gov. ENGLISH IN TIE HANDS OF 1913
FRIENDSHIP COQUETs ONCE TOO OFTEN
PROBABLE RENOMINAIION OF COY. JEWELL
A DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA.
Hartford, Jan. 12.-Ex-GOv. English of this
state is one OF that numerous class heaitang poll
.isns who are always in the hands OF their friends"
whether thoy have good luck or ILL., it Is always palIny
day with them. Our worthy eX-GOcernor entered pub
lie life a. Representative in Congress from the New
Haven district in the early days Of the war; and the fr
ton of marching armies nearly took all the Democracy
out of him, and moved him far along that for the
timebeing he became independent. and Disguised his
Connecticut Democratic friends by voting for the
abolition " Slavery III the District or Co
luulja He was a friend Of the soldier and
has tried 10 make capital ont OF il ever since
or rather those who abused him fearfuly for what he
did ON the side humanity commended him warmly
when he had become available candidate for Gov
ruor A. te consistent friend Of the suffering soldier
We remember here how completely he war deserted by
nj, party az close Of his second term lie was almost
over the RpubhcaD side, and the Repnb'
Ucan Congress Convention IN the Id District that year
rendered him tho nomination, though he de-
,lined but made no objection ON tnr score
of partyi lines his defamation being based wholly on
the nressiDg nature of his business engagements Amer
bepp away from Washington long enough 10 fofget the
associations the war he was easily ieu psch 10 lis h7t
love the party here looking upon him as an aVaishie
man one whose war record would be everything deSra
and so he was put up candidate Tor Governor "ut
pop natorm that ignored his whole political record
and committed him to the worst doctrines Of Copper
hesdsn Since then he has been IN 1.-THE hahdH oi HI
friends" and has been standing eandld"te or "o'e'
| nor. though a marvelOusy uncertain one 'eiOr'""
far lie himself has been concerned III ''VIN''
years he makes no disguise OF his intention 10 rum ana
eOmpOsedly up with pulling; hut me mex We
hear of him. he has In the Language OF his Organs,
pressed his determination TO not again become ahu'
date, ana positively refuses 10 MS name uSu
Two years ago he suffered sueh serious decline that
the trick really deceived nearly the whole Of the Demo
cratic Convention before II retired, after an evening
caucus at the T0Itine Hotel NeW-Iayen. OF conire'
the Ring understood IT, hut the rural delegates
loss of English would lose the state Then word
reconsider determination, and after deal or
son and possibly some weeping, he had reucanty
consented 20 have II announced that he III tho
Iast wear was the N year" with him. and every man
in the Convention knew what was to he done but tus
lar he a. in the mullygTubs" again ana positively
decInes" and Ipst have all the "id numneIy over
FOR effect make candidate OF h'n JUS very rldc-
tcians WO understand II, but II probably serves good
nnrpose ia the back school nisLic,n I,E an 'mP.Ss
sV -, the cause II would not have seen stert0Nped
sS managers hi. year bad another oIJ' l. u!nd el-
IDENTIFY. ,,,oD tho, Gov level desired 10 give his
boie alter tiOn 20 private busincss hHaii ana Noud
"I tVi. rfuse 10 again under any crtnih lahtes
Cellat ~ az ne candidate hc might de1ehd i l''f Vl
Srd successfully raised against me ,eio' lsc t4rsS
last sPfhEc oy Pncshs own ward-that gave him hir
election by the General A s. 70 cuv he rand it
s , ulsin though thcy have talked ABOUT .e si ~,
outrage OF the Legislature an ' '"s tirs which
the Marty leaders did not relish. 1oa Tt and
At bfs PREVIOUS insuglfaii"i liad hai ~ ana The
a. a.. AueIi,us Cab III BIS prrefslo hi hhu ~
s IN With his stnng Of te D',,.
boxes lid not have pie.'dI, iissu yr1s hones rs
Lhgusih va" a., ,r ,o and h, friends demand WA!
b% sail sctir Ia candidate TO -tlt' t"o i'e'''" "''