The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-06
CONNECTICUT.

The annual state election takes place in
Connecticut tog;d59'gl Thf lta a}iHT
nor, treasurer, secretary of state and comp
troller. For all of these positions there
are three tickets in the field, the candidates
for governor being Henry i. Harrison, re-
publican Charles 3. Ingersoll, the present
incumbent, democrat, and Henry D. Smith,
prohibitionsts or temperance. In addition
to these state officers, full legislature is
to be chosen, consisting of twcnty-one SEN
ators, and We know not how many repre-
scntatiyes-each town or city being entitled
to one OF more. We do not suppose,
throwing perhaps, the prohibitionists
aside, that there are five hundred citizens
Of the state that care one way or the other
in reference to the election of governor.
Either Ingersoll or Harrison would be per-
fcctly satisfactory, and each would give
them an honest, economical administration
of the affairs of the state The canvass
has, accordingly, been very quiet, and
whatever of interest or strife there has
been in II has centered about the election Of
tho members of the legislature, upon whom
will devolvc the choice Of an United States
senator. Without thinking for q moment,
that it will enable any ore to Judge Of the
probabilities, but because IL is convenient
to have the figures at hand to refer to, we
give statement Of the vote at the last
three elections. In 1873, one year ago.
Gov. ingersoll received 45,059.votes, the re-
publican candidate 80, and the tcmper-
ance candidate 2,541. In this election, as
II the three referred to, there were more
OF less of ''acaiternS votes, but we omit
them from the statement, although the ma
jorlty given includes majority over these
votes ~ well as those indicated. Governor
lngersol's majority was 3.273, while on
the vote for members Of congress, elected
at the same time, there was republican
majority Of l,102. At the presidential
election, November, 1872, General Grant
had a majority of 4,2l9, receiving 5D,3lS
votes to $500 for Greeley; while at tho
otsle election, In May Of the same year
Governor Jewell was elected by a majority
81 only trenty. fre, receiving Al, 5G3 votes
Ia 44,562 democratic, 1919 temperance
and others for labor reform and other can
didaie=.
IT any person eau gain any consolation
or draw any conclusions from these figures,
they are welcome TO the task, and we trust
that they will feoi abundsntly repaid for
their time and labor. For their further On.
enlargement, We may as we'll add that
the figures for several years past, are also,
Of the same klnd-being equally conclu-
sve. In order that our reader may have
the latest representations wc cannot
think OF a better word-upon the sub
iect we will extract from the New York
Times Of Saturday. After giving the names
Of candidates on all sides, even state sena-
tors, telling about "a railroad mans &C.
"ceptance Of his nomination for SENATOR"
II, under another sub head, gives "the
prospects" and II is his that we quote We
think that our readers will agree with us
in thinking that 1t goes right to the point,
docs not wander away from the subject, IS
perfectly conclusive, and must afford q
vast fund of consolation to all the Office
seekers and their friends in the state. Its
exact connection with the number of repre-
senietlves pledged to vote for this, that or
the other man for United States Senator, If
elected, may not, perhaps, at first be appa-
rent, but, after that, 1t throws q flood Of
light on "the prospects," We quote YER
batim:
"The Nashville Banner of March 81