New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31
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CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
A UUCKLEBERRY FIELD WITH BULL
IN III.


f,,o,, ,,, s,,c,.t CORRESPONDENT or rBg TRIBUNE
HAprpopp. Jan. 9-The cauldron 81 local
rjyaries personal iealouses, small ambiiioDs petty
grlefs and erndges. harmless vanities, ana ma"e-
nant hates, envies aud heartbuTDings, ~anna'-'
backbtipgs and strife which are called S'a'e po''-
ties in Connecticut, has been bubbiing TOT "on'n'
Ii began. as has been stated in THE TRIBUNE, with
the opening of the old question Of the Responsibility
for publishing the forged dispatch" OF 1871, no
friends of Gen. Hawley alleging that not he, but
Gov Jewell was the instigator of the publication,
which it will be remembered purported 10 be call
from Gov English upon Boss" Tweed for Tam
MANY money and repeaters. Gov. lowell having
reaped the results in his election as Governor,
and Hawley having carried all the ocinm
of the transaction, and been defeated Tor
the Senatorship thereby, and it being under
stood in the inner circles of politics that Jewell
would be "A candidate for United States senator IN
case the Republicans should have the next L'gsla-
| ture HawIey's friends thought it good policy TO
show up what they called JEWELS ingrattndc
and if possible blight in the bud the ASPIRATIONS Oh
that very lucky and compacent statesman Ny M
preston is that the superseryiceabe friends Oh 1'D
Hawley in their eagerness To damage Jewell JAS
closed too much In the correspondence iof fte
Springfeid Republican, which takes an unhaow'd
JOY in splng truth over the border by the bucke,-
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spoonful at time which brought out the Facts con-
corning the forged or disastrous" dispatch, 10 was
distinctly stated and contradiction was dched that,
part of the Jewell campaign OF 1871, MI Bartlett
Bent. the Chairman of the Republican State Com
mttee, procured the services of Reddy the Black
smith," and gang of rOughs and repeaters, 10 como
| into the State on election day if 10 vote the
Democratic ticket. and that this was part of tho
| plan 10 arouse public indignation against Gov.
| English's alliance with Tammany repeaters. IL ~
doubtful if this was true. If true, the persons Who
| have exposed it now must have known the facts at
| the time.
| REMARKABLY TENDER soLICuUDE
The object Of tins opening demonstration of tho
campaign of 1874 was, obviously enough. 10 dispose
| of Gov. Jewell, and leave the SenatorshIp to Do
fought out between Gen. Hawley, who was defeated
| two wears ago by bolt and Senator Buckingham,
| who will DO a candidate for reelection, but whose
| advancing years have awakened-On the part OF tho
friends of Hawley-a tender solicitude for his com
fort and happiness, accompanied by intense anxiety
to withdraw him from public cares. There ~ some
thing extremely touching in this earnest desire mat
1.-THE old gentleman's" declining years may be free
! from the burdens of office. The spectacle OIL shch
dsinteresedneSs is rs refreshing it is rare IL .,
doubtful, however, if 1.-THE old gentleman
will respond to their atfectionato concern for
| his welfare He Is much more likely,
| while recognizing the fondness Of Their de-
| votion TO him. 10 say that lie cannot consent 10
abandon the post of duty. 1t is not entirely certain
that under such circumstances Gen. Hawiey r Name
| would be Withdrawn. Voting for man Il very
| much a matter of habit. There smoreover tniiIng
element of uncertainty in the premlnaries. IL ~
| lust possible that the Legislature Will not dc hat
kind of a cat" III which event the disclosures that
| have been made concerning the campaign 81 1871
| will have been wasted but peace and harmony
among the friends of the Administration VIII ID"
promoted Unless indeed Gen. Hawleys enemies
shall charge the responsibility of defeat upon ms
friends on account OF these disclosures and reiisrat"
their oft repeated assertion that the poitcs Oh mo
State are made to reyolve around his ambition.
PROSPECT FOR STATE OFFICES.
Following the fairy Of controversy over the dIs-
closures of The Republican correspondent, IN whlch
the press of the State took lively part, came DIS
cusson Of candidates for Governor aud State otees'
the result of which is present prospect that tho
Convention which meets here on the I'm Oh fepfu-
ary will put in nomination ticket almost entirely
made up for it by the newspapers, to wit: Henry IS.
Harrison of New Haven, for Governor; John l.
| Wait of Norwich for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; David
p Nichols of Danbury, for Treasurer; j. @ A. Stone
| of Kinply for either Secretary or Controller ahu
| the other office "left"-as the late Dean Richmond
used to say" TO the Convention to ILL.," The snap
ing of this programme illustrates very neatly tho
| workings of the machinery of politics IN tho
State: the purely personal and local considerations
| upon which everything turns, and the special
siren 9Th and weakness of the two cities Hartford
| and New Haven between which there is an lrrecon-
cilable feud Mr.. Harrison, who is the prospective
candidate for Governor, is the pet OF the wHaven
Republicans In 1866 he their candidate Tor tho
| Gubernatorial nomination, and had a clear track
| until Gen. Hawey, who was fresh from very honor
| able service in the war; was named, when he with
| drew in very handsome manner, naming az tho
candidate Hawley, who was afterward nominated.
| There was a sort Of tacit understanding between
the friends of the two that Harrison should succeed
| Hawley: but two years later, when Hawley de-
| clned. Marshall Jewell was nominated
| bitter personal quarrel between Gen. Hawley
and Postmaster Sperry of New-Haven served to in-
crease and exasperate the local differences between
the two cities and Mr.. Harrison was unable TO rise
| unite above the feeling that was industrionsly
worked upon that he had been unfairly treated. SO,
when the New Haven bolt against lHawley for Sem
ator was made in 1871. Harrison was not especially
| energetic in support Of the caucus nominee. Being
asked to his influence in favor of Hawley ut that
time though not gwen much to parallels OF methods
| of ndirection he vsibly and palpaby winked with
his right eye and cured his upward In lit
tie work which have at hOme,' SAID he, there ia
interesting story by one Esop, which relates how
the paws of an unsophistcated and unambitious
cat employed in procuring baked chestnuts for
| politician. thank You, gentlemen but am NOT
| now in the chestnut business
THE cHEsTSUTs RECONSTRUCTED.
| Gen. Hawley was defeated. The next year Mr..
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