Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-11
THE CONNECTICUT MIDDLE.

FRIDAY AOnNAN0s AR1A -, 1870
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THE CONNECTICUT KUDDLE.
The full returns from the Connecticut
election show strange result. While
the republican candidate for Governor is
defeated. and the democratic candidate
elected by $500 majority. the republican
majority in the State on the congressional
vote is 1918. The republican majority
.on ne STATE ticket last year was only 66S, !
and was the best the party could do.
The explanation Of this state of things
=, il, found II. the local quarrel between Hart
ford and New Haven. The republicans Of
the latter place were opposed to Mr..
Haven, the republican candidate for Gov
ernor, on account Of local questions, and
to them he owes his defeat. This is made
plain by slight examination of the votes
cast An exchange presents the facts as
follows: 1.-THE total vote cast is uncx-
pectedly large, being nearly $4,000, or
only some 1000 less than last spring. In
this vote Mr.. Ingersoll, the democratic
candidate, has majority of $500, where
az, last year. the majority of Governor
Jewell was 20. This looks very much
like the aground swell' which was so
often announced last year. But let us
see. New Haven was expected to defeat
Mr.. Haven, and New Haven did it. Last
Spring the county cast 1854 republican
votes, and this year only 1854. All of
these did not stay from the polls, for the
democratic vote of 0.991 in 1872, was in
creased on Monday to 12,l92. Such fig
ures require little comment, but to make
the thing still palmer, 1t will be we'll to
take the vote of the city of New Haven
alone, Last year it gave 4.o94 republican
votes to AGA democratic, and 1872 scat
tering; this yearit gives III republican
to 5.534 democratic. New Haven was the
chief seat Of the republican disaffec-
ton caused by the local dispute, and these
figures tell the whole story. 1t Is true
there was also republican loss in Hart
ford, but nothing like this, and in thu
towns generally the party did not relative
ly lose ground.
But more conclusive test is found il
comparing the vote on Governor and Con
gress. In the first district Gen. Hawle,
has ], 261 majority, and Mr.. Haven is in
minority of ISL. In the Second Distric
Mr.. Kellogg has 542 majority and Mr.
Haven is in the minority of 5,63s In th
district was the chief disaffection or
Governor, as is conclusively shown by the
q fact that In the city of New Haven Mr.
Kellogg received $3.50 votes, while Mr.
Haven had only LII. In the Third Dis
trict Mr.. Starkweather gets $50 majority,
and Mr.. Haven only 1,002. In the demo-
cratic Fourth District the same fact APP
pears; Judge Minor, the republican can
didstc for Congress, having only LABS
majority against him. and Mr.. Haven g.
800. Aggregating these figures, it will be
found the net republican majority in the
State on the Congressional vote is 1913
whereas ut the last election it was only
553.
" The democrats are welcome to what.
ever proof they can find in these figures
that the people have lost confidence in the
republican party. And the republicans of
Connecticut can study them with advant-
age, as they show beyond all dispute that
they, and not their opponents, have elect
ed a democratic Governor. 1t may be
thatour friends in the State are past learn
ing from experience, but if they are not,
we shall not be soon called upon to again
record such result of polical contes,
in Connecticut as that of Monday"