The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-19
significance OF the Campaign
in the State.
The Effort to Bury the Third
Term.
GENERAL HAWLEY'S CANVASS
Judge HOar as Republican
Rope Walker.
HARTFORD. March Is, 1875.

ocratic aspects. A victory for the former will be
q triumph OF the administration, while the sue
cess OF the latter will prove conc!usvely that
Grants administration is repudiated by the coun.
Try. In this respect Connecticut differs COM
pletely from New Hampshire. The republicans OF
the old Granite State cut loose from all that was
obnoxious in General Grants policy. and, re-
pudlatlng the third term and all its concomirants,
won the battle Independently OF the administra-
rion. That victory was as much rebuke TO the
White House as to the shortcomings OF the de.
mocracy. Here the machine Is entirely in the
hands OF the administration leaders. The repub
lican candidate tor Governor was selected be.
cause OF his eptabity in administration circles
and even General Hawley, bold and independent
as he Is universally admitted 10 be. Is compelled
to play second fiddle to Grant. In consequence
what would otherwise be mere local contest,
without significance Is lifted into national in.
portance. and the preliminary battle OF 1876 Is
being fought In the six counties OF this Common
wealth. Both parties are alive to tins issue in the
canvass, and everybody recognizes the fact that
the care with which the third term wcas excluded
from the republican platform has resulted in
making General Grants desires In that direction
and the Enforcement or condemnation OF hts
Southern policy the only real ques.ionsan the cam
paign.
THE RIVAL TICKETS.
In the nomination OF the State ticket, the work
OF the democratic convention was compara lively
easy. Personally Governor Ingersoll Is q man OF
the highest character AS the Executive OF the
State he has given universal satisfaction. These
things were sufficient IN themselves to secure his
denomination. hut in addition to these his mag
nihcenr majority OF $500 last year mace
1t imperative. At that time his competitor
was not loaded down with the dead weight which
the republican candidate Is now compelled to
carry. The Louisiana usurpauion had not yet dis
gusted the country aud the Presidential election
or next year was still too far distant to have any
direct bearing upon the canvass. 1t was apparent,
however. after the votes were counted. that Gov
ernor IngersO had diverted very important ele-
nient Of strength from the republican parry and
these gains on the one hand and losses on the
other were directly traceable to. dissatisfaction
with the national administration. The wisesr
thing for the democracy to do under the circum.
stances was to renominate its entire ticket ana
this was done as f0llows:-
For GouernOr-Charles r. Ingersou. OF New
Haven.
For Lieutenant Gorenor-George G. Sill, Of
Hartford.
For Secretary Of State-Marvin H. Sanger. Of
For 7y'easurea'-wiIliam E. Raymond, of New
Canaan.
For Conptroller-Alfred R. Goodrich. OF Vernon.
When the republican convention met:it put in
nomination ticket that was In its way asur prise.
1t was as follows:-
For GoDefnor-James Lloyd Greene, OF Norwich.
For Nemenant Gopernor-Cnarles r. English. OF
New Haven.
For Secretary Of St0te-Angustus Il. Fem, Of
Plymouth.
For 7,easug'er-owep,B. AEnold. OF Mertden.
FOR ComptToHer-RoSArt b. Crauiurd. Of Nor.
walk.
personally, both tickets are composed OF strong
men, and the canvass is thus Invested OF all Bit
terness except OF q strictly partisan character.
The two candidates for Governor were nominated
purely for political reasons. what these were in
the case Of Governor ln3ersoll have already ex-
plaiced and it will be found that Mr.. Greene's
nomination sprung from causes equally definite.
The latter is a manufacturer and q man OF charac.
tor and standing, who, previous to the present
campaign, took no very active or prominent part
In political arsirs. Under ordinary circumstances
he would not have been thought OF as the repuDli-
standa I'd bearer. This want OF political
activity in times past made HIM acceptable 10 tha
administration at Washington at the same time
that no objection could be urged against him Dv
republicans who would have refused to support
more pronounced advocate OF General Grants
policy and aspirations. As matter OF course, q
candidate Of this kind, personally strong and pot-
icay weak, could not have been nominated ex-
cept as the result OF . bargain between the two
republican factions. The bargain involved silence
on the one hand and material aid and support on
the other-tnat is. silence as regards the third
term, Win something more than mere passive
Endorsement OF the administrator ia return for
promises of patronage and such other in.
nuences as could be brought 10 bear
upon the elections. In cementing ths
agreements o caucus excluded resolutions con-
demnng the policy OF General Grant toward
Louisiana from the Convention, and the party was
put in line with the administration. 1t was upon
This basis that the republican nominations for
sarily made, and so General Hawley and the
others enter the canv ass with a.stone tied around
the ir necks. which keeps them below the surface
o. tGe aamn'stration wave: All the nominations
completed. tne candidates being as iolows:-
Dist Democratic. Republican.
l-George N. Landers..... ..Jcseph r; Hawiey.
s-Lafaverte $. Foster 800. H. II. starKweather.
4M VIM q. Barnum: 800. DR.. RooeTt Hubbard
manufacturer, OF New Britain. OF whom even his
political opponents speak so well that Judge GIL.
vention on tuesday. In eniogizing General Hsw.
ley went out OF his way TO declare his regard and
Phelps. Of the second district. is Justice Of the
supreme Court. and George Foster. OF the Third,
win We "a no a; an
required some courage to uphold republican prin.
cip.es. Each OF these men opposed the repubi-
can representative IN the last Congress- and Mr..
Barnum, the democratic candidate in the Fourth
district was also member Of that unfortunate
nent, IL q respectable citizen OF Bridgeport. IL
win thus be seen that IN the Congressional dis.
tricts. ~ In the State at large. both parties
enter the canvass with strong candidates, II NOS
upon closely de1ned issues.
GENERAL HAwLEY'S CANVASS
Out OF all this preparation for tue campaign the
most interesting feature SO far has been General
Hawey's canvass. He Is the only republican can
ddate Tor Congress to whom the administration
collar must prove bitterly calling. Dr.. HUBBARD,
II ne IL 80 minded. can ngat Barnum OIL Barnums
own record and AVOID saying anything about
General Grant, since. as O new man, ne 10 not
firmly bound by party ties. Kellogg and STARK.
weather can feel easy enough, whatever the pc.
liical conditions which surround them. But
hawiey Is man OF Independents Instincts and
temperament. HIS neghbcrs say that IL IS not 10
his nature to Ike Grant either personally or TO.
lltically. He is. however, heartily In sympathy
with the traditions or the republican party,
and, moreover, ne desires TO get lack
70 Congress. his trouble is that he
cannot follow his instincts and ut the same time