The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-09

The full returns from the election held
in this State on Monday, show a majority
Of over 1000 for Governor Ingersoll'
This is the third time that he has been
elected Gioyeenor, and each time by an in
creased majority. In 1878 he had a ma
iority Of 5,Sl4; in 1874 he had 6,7s9,
while this year he has, az We said, some
thing over 1000. This majority, in Con-
necticutwith the vote Tor Congressman in
the four districts, shows that the State is
pretty firmly Democratic. The Demo
crats have made a gain oil three members
Of Congress. The worst feature OF which
is the defeat Of General Hawley, in the
New Haven district, man whom we
were exceedingly anxious to see re-clect'
cd,on account Of his manly and indePcnd'
,ent course, throughout his congressional
career, and especially during the last ses-
sion Of Congress,
There are two or three reasons why
Connecticut went Democratic on Monday,
In the first place the Republicans lodged
the third term issue, instead OF following
the example set them in New Hampshire,
in which State they took the bull by the
horns and repudiated all affinity with the
covert attempt that has been made in the
South, and in some oith Northern States,
to iaslcn Gen. Grant on the party for an
other term. Gen, IIawley was dead OPP
posed to third-term, and had so express
ed himself, and It is on that account that
we are all the more surprised rs well
as panied by his defeat. 1t is alleged by
the Democratic papers, ~ith what truth
we are unable to say, that the admins
tration office holders worked against his
reelection. There is like enough more
or less truth in this statement. The same
crowd that prevented an anti third'term
expression on the part Of the State CON
vention would be Just silly enough to
suppose thatthey could kill of opposition
by defeating man like Gen. lIawley.
The only thing that reconciles us to his
defeat is that all such men as these have
received pretty eiIectual quietus by the
general result throughout the State,
Another reason why Connecticut shows
an increased Democratic majority for
three years past Is stated by one Of our
exchanges to be strangely enough the
growth Of the manufacturing interests in
that State within the past few years; a
growth that is mainly contributed by
New York City. II is stated that
connecticut, as u matter Of fact, is a
manufacturing suburb OF New York. 1t
Is true that several thousand New York
merchants and dealers have their homes
in Connecticut, and they are mostly
Republicans. Hutthis number il largely
overbalanced by the thousands Of Irish
Democratic voters who have removed to
the Connecticut tOwns,--suCh Us New
Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, from New
York City to obtain employment in the
new manufacturing establishments which
have been started. The Irish population
taken from New York is, OF course, a
Democratic unit. Many Of the Germans
who have gone from New York are also
Democrats, and those who were not have
been driven away from the Republican
party by the prohibitOry policy which
The iltraists have pursued in Connect.
cut ever since the War. Thus the foreign
vote in Connecticut Is almost entirely
Democratic, while native Democracy Is
nearly rs strong us the native Republi.
canism. The prolibitory vote, whatever
II may finally prove to be, is mainly
taken from the Republicans. New York
City will probably be able to keep up the
Democratic majorities in Connecticut as
long ~ il remains so largely Democratic
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