New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06
A REVIEW OF THE FIELD.

PARTY MANAGERS SURPRISED AT THE lNDH-
PESDENCE sHOwN-FAILURE or CONGRESSMAN
KELLOGG's EFFORTS FOR RE-ELECTION-CEN.
HAwLEY DEFEATED IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.
tBr TELEGRAPH PROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARTFORD, April j.-The weather has been so fine
all day that except in the very remote country
towns where the population is scattered and the
Spring breaking up has made the roads impossible,
there has been no excuse for not bringing out on
both sides full vote. The vote is. in fact much
larger than was anticipated few weeks ago. and IL
would not be at all strange if, upon counting the
full returns, it should turn out to be one
of the largest ever cast in the state.
marked feature of the returns as they come IN Is
the indication given that the voters have to an I'M
usual degree shown their independence of party and
their disregard for the sanctity of regular nominal
tons by voting what the organs always contain
such dreadful warnings against on the eve OF
an election - the dangerous and destructive
split ticket The vote for Governor IS
rarely any criterion for the rest Of the
ticket. The Independent voter seems to
have dsenthralled himself entirely and to
have gone at the states and party programmes
with hammer and Ratchet and paste and scis-
sors. Once in a while there come in returns from
town where the vote reads up and down each ticket
with the old time precision and regularity, and the
the vote for the whole of his ticket. Those cases,
however, are rare, and mostly those of very
small towns. away from political or business
centers. where they have heard of nothing that
has happened since the war closed, unless it may be
an occasional bllow of news has rolled in upon them
from Brooklyn during the past two or three months.
This morning both parties were confident of sue
cess. Both said with knowing wlnks and all the
tokens of superior information and familiarity with
political mysteries, that somebody would be sur
prsed when the votes came to be counted; and L
think they were right. They have all been sur
prsed TO find that the regular ticket is no longer
shibboleth TO swear by and that the average voter
having lost the fear of the caucus has de-
liberatey cut into the ticket with impiOus
SCISSORS and profaned it with sacrilegious paste.
The voting all over the State seems to have been
carried very quietly there being no disturbances
and hardly any angry disputes reported from
any quarter. It was reported in New Haven
at noon that the voting was very slow, and
that large numbers of purchasabe voters were
standing on street corners waiting for bids. An
active Republican manager said be could carry
New-Haven for his party with $1,000. which
il much smaller sum than the
town has. usually cost either party
In theTeastern part of the State. where Mr. Greene
the Administration candidate for Governor, resides
and where he is very popular his supporters kept
I'D good heart and were quite bOastful Of being able
10 carry the State ticket. either by small popular
majority or by throwing it into the Legislature,
where they claimed TO be confident of having the
power. In the rest of the State there was no such
feeling or expectation. Prominent Republicans
very freely conceded the reelection of Gov lnger-
SOIL and the friends of the Congressional candi-
dates OF of candidates for local offices. did not
sickle at swapping off for Governor for their
favorites at almost any odds.
In the Id Congressional District Mr. Kellogg
rep was hopeful. but not sanguiue. He had left
no stone unturned to carry the district and for
weeks had worked ndefatigably in all directions
and with every possible instrument. HIS managers,
however saw the hopelessness of the task and this
morning virtually confessed defeat. Que OF He
means taken to increase his vote in New-Haven was
the nomination of young Irish Democrat for
Judge of Probate, with the understanding that his
friends to pay for it by supporting Mr. Kellogg
for Congress. The plan did not succeed.
In the Ist District great deal of money has been
spent meetings have been held all over the district,
and some of the ablest Administration leaders have
been brought TO address the voters to save Gen.
Hawley from defeat, if possible. Gen. Hlwley him
self has labored with great energy night and day,
and his efforts have been backed by hosts of very
warm personal friends who showed sincerity of
devotion and an earnestness of affection for him of
which he has reason 70 be proud. Hundreds of his
political opponents voted for him, particularly 10
his own town of Hartford. There is more real grief
over his defeat than any other feature of the
result.
The election Of Messrs. Starkweather and Barnum
was never seriously doubted from the start. though
Judge Fosters friends made good fight for him 10
the lid District and Dr. Hubbard's manly letter of
acceptance won him many friendsen the IYth.
The net result after the most tremendous efforts
OF the Administration party IN the State has made
for years. is the election of the Democratic
State ticket by majority probably little
larger than last year. Legislature Democratic
in both branches, and Democratic gain Of two
members Of Congress. 1t is terrible rOut to follow
such hard-fought campaign.
THE LATEST RETURNS FROM THE STATE.
SUCCESS or THE DEMOCRATIC STATE IICKEG-DE-
FEAT OF GEN. HAwLEY AND MIR. KELLOGG FOR
CoNGREss-TnE VOTE OF THE STATE LARGELY
INCREASED.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArcH.l
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 5.-Thirty-three
OF the 20 towns OF this uId.D Congressional District give
:. W. Kellogg Rep) l2s49; James Phelps Demh 4l3o
The latter Is undoubtedly elected.
Iam.-Litchneld County, all but Washington. gives
Greene (RepJ. 3is0; Ineerson (Deml SA9s; smith