New-York tribune., 1872-08-08
POLITICAL MISCELLANY
THE CAMPAIGN IN CONNECTICUT

THE CAMPAIGN IN CONNECTICUT.
THOMAS IT. BONDS coNyERsroN-rHE REPuBLI-
CAN STAMPEDE TO GREELEY-rHE DkMo-
Gratis UNITED.
IFRoM THg REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
New HAVEN. Aug. 3.-The only open m
dorseneut OF the Grant ticket the part OF any Deino
crat who has occupied position Oh proiine"oo "
Connecticut ia that OF Thomas II. Bond Of this CITY.
This gentleman Of late years. has been so que. ~ uls
political that his most intimate fIends nav
not known how he has voted Originally Whg' ana
member of the Senre OF the state OF Newforh' He w
came Democrat az convenient season, ana mauo n'
self obnoxious during the by the use OF extreme ia
guage As late 1864 he inquired IN pubic meeOhs'
" Who is the greatest traitor Abraham Lincoln OF
jefferson Davis :" This kind OF tak was
repudiaied by his own party, ana DC
was looked upon too incorporate IN MS
speeches and when he desired TO secure nonlHa
ton for Congress he had no following whatever pre-
sumo that his disappointment thatrespect sCured hip
and rather than remain where he could not but feel that
he was not wanted, he placed himself In company with
those who had abused him worse, but had not sighted
him. With this single conversion" the heGra from
Greeley 20 Grant begins and ends in this state And il
is a L0tabe fact, in view OF the numerous changes in
the other direction. II shows that public sentiment s
drifting all way. Against Bond, IN his orphanage Of
desertion. there hundreds of Republicans who are
| Outhp0ken IN f3VOr or the Liberal movement.
In the part OF the State which has been the
stronghold OF the Republican party, there is complete
organization Of andGrant Republicans am permitted
70 name the Hon. Thomas Greenman OF Mystic, the
noted shipbuder, and man OF large wealth and nfu-
enee, earnest supporter Of Greeley and Brown In
ms vicinity there OF influential men on the
side. In Willimanuc the movement hourshes With
great success. Ex-senator Sumner and other prominent
have joined it. letter from that place contains
the following:
paper Is in circulation among the Liberal Republi-
cans VINO support Greeley and Brown for organizing
Greeley Club. and las already over 80 names on H. every
aud many OF them the most prominent Republicans
in our town. fearful pressure mas been brought 70
bear OF these TO force them 10 rcnOunce
their independence Or Judgment and action upon mat
ter OF such vital Importance as the election OI Frehl-
cent auu 10 make LHen IKE 80 mah5 e4fta' lail NV
line and shout for Grant, Dut 10 hasInOt proved sue
cessful osss1
In Hartford County there are great changes taxing
place Hundreds OF Republicans the City Of Hartford
eagerly waiting for the day Of election to come that
they may give forcibe expression to their opinions
There is boerous display OF feeling yet but the
fact Is that the offices, and banks. and bus
houses men are daily talking over the subject in
! earnest In Enfield there IL large and sue
cessful Greeley Club in operation, and in
| sheffield more than 1OO-some claim 100
Republicans have their backs upon Grant Among
them is the Hon. Albert Austin, ex-5tate Senator, an
energetic and prudent politician. In Soutmngton there
s fearful decentralization among the Renomnationists.
letter from there says william Wilcox, N. d. Smith,
/ Lauren 7. Campbell Andrew F. Barnes, james r. Up
soD, L. v Wakley, Prof. Webster r. Walkey, and Tru-
man Barnes-all prominent Ropubllcans-are open for
Greeley friend OF mine, who is better posted than
am says there are Is Greeley Republicans IN this town"
Going up into Ltohfeld County the ball seems 20 be
rolling with tremendous force The Liteheit Sentinel
/ gives these important facts;
Here in Ltcbdeld are Deacon Charles Adams, lately
Republican Judge OF Probate for This district. who Is
pronounced Greeley man Henry r. Morrill,, hepuDcan
Judge oi Probate for this district last year ana te se
publican candidate for the Office longer ago -ian
last Apr Sheriff and School Fund Commissioner sedg-
wick. hitherto a stanch Republican, and many others
whom time and space DO not allow ~ 70 name. On the
of Ier hand 10 not know single Democrat VINO viii
not vpts for Greeley. Yesterday, strong ke-
| puDlca1 from NOicOttyille assured us that there
Io si.ty Greeley Republicans in the town OF
] IlrrulrOn. Our informant IL Mr. bAcOm
.lan whom there Is more trustworthy gentleman IN
Ii ch-tIu County. Among these Greeley kcpuuuoans
We rocG lect tue OF G. f. Church, esq ana lew
others whom have not space 20 name. In CORNWALL
hove voted ANYTHING nut he RepuOltcan ticket since me
party formed. Nathan Hart ESQ., President oi I1e
Lt,lielt Agricultural sOcety,is a greeley man. hg
has O represented the town n the Gehefal
Assem- Us as u Republican member several OF the Desi
Republicans iu the town support Greeley Not single
Democrat bo named who Wal OOt Hieelty. Ntt y
true iu tirre named is true "a every tDWu AZ
dis county, or which We have certain knowledge
And so Is going all the State. WHAT arc we TO
infer lrom it, II there corresponding changes
from Greeley 70 Grant, might make political specula-
ton more difficult; but there none, OF we should
hear OF them through the Grant organs The only infer
enee that can be drawn from the present situation is
that Connecticut will, by Overwhelming majority,
east is electoral vote for Greeley and Brown.