, 1874-04-04
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION,
SpcCulations as 10 Tho Result OF Tho
Vote Next Monday.
The United States Senatorship the
Principal Bone OF Contention.
The Senatorial Candidates Of the Two
Pnrties, and Their prospects.

Correspondence a The Chicago Tribune.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 30, 1874.
A wook from to-lay will witness tho annual
election. Tho Administration can always feel
tho pulse OF tho nation through tho elections In
Connecticut. Froo, for lilo most part, from tho
direct Influences Of tho Government, such as
CuBtom-lIouscs Navy Yurtls, and tho lllse; hav-
tng large manufacturing interoste, mud n people
moderately Independent and OF ordinary good
se1,so.--if tho Administration docs not conduct
things deccntly and In order, 1t is worry lkoly to
SEQ manifestations Of disp]eaeure In tho returns
from Connecticut. There aro sovora1 side-issuos
involved in tho prosent campaign, but not such,
takon a in a, as will porcoptibly Affect Tho final
result.
Tho Republicans ontor tho campaign with
AS GOOD A PLATFORM
AZ could, undor tho present circumstances, woll
be devised, It donouncos fraud III public Offices,
and comuends woll-tried and undoubtod honesty
aB tho primo requisite for candidates. 1t docs
not venture to roproye tue Administration, but,
upon TINT topic, preserves m ominous silence !;
nor has 1t word to any commondatory Of Its
party. Tho Republican press is laboring to con-
vince tho people that to indorso this platform
does not lndorso or lend any support to tho
party at Washington. This is a new departure
in political suason; and it's novelty, together
with tho new and oyer-incrcaBing revelations ut
Washington, rather stasgors tho press OF tho
State. They have the further disadvantage Of
opposing tho party now in power; for, however
small may bo that item, It is certainly an adyau-
tago to tho Democrats, sustained, Ms thoy are by
. record OF economy and excellont management
tho past year.
Tho Republican Convention were unanimous
for Governor, mud
HERE Is w11EnE THE nuB uo,lE8.
There Is o rupture Of long standing between the
Republicans Of Hartford and Of Now Haven.
New uayonors regard Alr. Harrison as a raro man
for candidate. and they never intended to put
him up to be shot at. They brought him for
ward Inst year when tboy thought his election
comparatively suro; but Hartford stopped for
ward with Hourly p. Havou, Of Now Loudon.
New Haven Withdrew their man, bolted the cec-
ton, and defeated the Hartford candidate worry
badly. This year Hartford brings forward A1r,
Harrison out Of spite. Tho New London section
will not work very hard for him, Hartford does
uob aeem very anxlous for his BuccosB, mud New
Haven can scarcely elect him alone. The con-
duct Of tho Government since tho nomination
has boon most damaging to AIr. Harriuons
clancoB, Tho Dutlor-Simmons affair md the
moicty systom-the first through uympathy and
Tho last through B,tifering-havc each had their
effect i'll the State; tho Republicans hnvo be-
come cnorvatod, and tho Democrats quickencl
aud hopeful.
THE TEMPERANCE FOLKS
have man iu tho tield who expects to poll
5000 or 1000 votes. Tho Tomperance-fevor
OF tho WeBt has not reached Connecticut, and
the party is not great doal stronger now than
It was yonr ago. The Dcmocrnts like good
rum, and plenty Of II; aud. wh1tcrer may be
tho Temperance vote this spring, two-thirtls of
it ut lcast may DO counted out Of the Republican
party.
Bit, to balance these, thcro is
D1sArEEcTED ELEMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC
James Gallagher, m o1.Mayor Of Now Haycn
md formerly man Of Homo influence, has
kicked out Of the traces. He runs email nowB-
so viz t NeT ssa a1Ss ana he sa aes ssr m
the poor arc his, strong hold; so ,ho
hater Of labor-reform.. Hc would not DO Of
much aeconnt ordinarily; put, in State as
clement worth considering. Tho Democrats
to 600 votes, while the Republicans think he will
carry a much larger number. Fiyo hundred
aspect Of Utmost my election in this State since
tho War, while we sometimes count 100 majority
on vote Of $4,000; which is getting things
down to n remarkably fine point The Gallagher
yotc thcn ia worth counting. It is very fair
offset to the rapture among the nepublicans;
10 that tahen all i'll all, tho Administration may
read in the election noxt week about nov much
one State thinks OF it.
Tho Democrats feel confident Of
4 CLEAR MAJORITY OVER ALL. .
THO Republicans arc not ready to concede this
quite yet, though they expect plurality yotc In
favor Of tho Democrats, aud hope tho final choice
will be thrown into tho Legislature. We might
ospect this If tho Temperance party drew az
H1rnN r$v
Republicans, which is not tho case. But there
is nothing exciting before the State ct present,
aud nobody cares who Is Governor, Or who will
b9. The standing conundrum ia, Who Is to bo
chosen by {. joiut ballot OF The Legislature, and
a word on that body would bo Of interest.
Connecticut s, Think, tho only State which
has preserved intact tho old Colonial stylo Of
representation. Tho Senate is made up upon an
approximate basis Of equality; but tho Lower
each town. This rule is varied only In case Of
those few towns which hayo been made from one
Or moro other towns Hinco the year 1915, If that
bo tho exact date and such now toTra aro en-
titlod to only ono Representative. BY this plan,
town like Union. with its 500 Inhabitants. has
as many votes in the Lower House .as q town
like New Haven, with ita 10000 inhabitants.
This is what tic cities call tho
NoTTEN-DonoudN BY6TEM,
and they do any quantity Of uHolosa grumbling
about it. Az unjust as it may scom, 1t has its a-
yantagoa. It brings dcal Of doal wood into
tue Assembly, but 1t makes q conservative body,
md one which generally acts with i,s aenaoB
about It. Wo know what 1t means When We hear
OF tho liberal use OF muuey In tho small towus,
for difference Of flvo or ten yotes in some of
them ofton 1nakos difference Of two votes IN
tho Legislature.
It IL nearly twenty years since the Democracy
Of Connecticut have Ind the pleasure OF eloctiug
q United States 6onator. However, they count
tho nost Senator as theirs and not without some
roasop. On the part Of tho Republicans we
might mention four probable candidates, pro.
vded they should secure tho Legislature: Con.
Joaopl Il, Hawley, present Representative In
Congress- from this District; x~Goy. Marshall
r. Jewell, at prosont United statos Minister to
Russia; tho Hon. Henry D. Harrison, Kopubl-
can candidate for Governor; and the present
Incumbent, Tho Hon. William A. buckingham.
On tho general principle Of lato, TINT those who
Are fartlest from Washington arc tho Moat pop
lllar, ITO should say that
MIR. JEwELL'B CHANCES
ARC as favorable NJ any ones; which is probably
Ia nj Inf 1tfa