, 1875-11-25
4 DEAD MAN'b gHDEa


The death OF Senntor FEBny. of Connecti,
cut, Leaves q vacancy which SOME pemocro
will fill. Aa the Legislature is no. in session
Gov. 1soEssoIL will appoint Senator m
f|H'., w]Io will servo until the lnw-mnlcrs AMI
scnasor-,nakers Of the Nutmeg State gather to
gethcr and cabal, casicua, and vote. FERRY. al
though Republican, was re-olectcd in 1877:
| ny Democratic votes, aided by tho boiler,
| from tho Republican ca,crs, which I'm.
nominated Gcu. ]. r. lIAw1Er. Siuco III en-
his colleague, Senator BucKrSuuAM, died
nnst tho vacaucy thug created was filled b,
the election Of IN antod|uvian politcia /
named EATON. criminal lawyer Of Hartford
whose rank Corperhcadism is relieved te
some extont by his unsworyine advocacy
OF hnrd money. The successor Of nucktSo.
HAM should have been, and the successor of
FEnRS should bo, better mau.
1t Is a 1nattcr Of comparatiye'y s,pa.l mn.
mont whom 1SoEnsoL1 appoints for tho ti1no
being. The two names ,nost prominently
mentioned are those Of Liout-Goy Still md
ex-Gov. Eso11an. The latter will probably
DO selected, 1lo was tho standing Democratic
nominee for Senator when the party was in a
hopeless minority, md has beon carefully
ahclyo1 since It came into power.
If tho Republicans carry Connecticut next
spring, as thoy probably will, thanks to their
OWE reorganization md tho inevitable blantlers
and nlisdeeds Of the Democratic Ho,1go which
nloots next Monday, the contest for tho
scnatorship will be narrowed down to Gen.
i. H. HAwLgr and HEsRr c. Rou1vsoS. Of
Hartford. and II. 3. HARRISON, Of New Ha-
Ten. Tho first two aro heavily handicapped
BY their residence. Sectional jealousy Is
Keen in Connecticut. Tho present scnator,
EATON, is Hartford man, and it 10 not like
y that either party would consent to p;yo
TINT city both Senators This feol;uo tlofcat.
el HAwtEt in 1872. Tho Republicans from
tie western half Of tho State voted a9atust
him, on the ground TINT Hartford already hol
ono Senator, BUcK1sauAM, and ought not to
have another. His recent failures M a men,
Der Of the House and AZ d member Of tho
Centennial Commission also tell against him,
SO that it is not likely TINT he will erasp tho
prize hc has already thrice barely missed. lIo
ia m able man, despite his inlo1unce and lia
passionate temper, and 1t is to bo loped tint
ho may hereafter BE- placed in so,no position
whore he can DO of service to bin State aud
his country. OF The three Republican cantli-
dates HAnnraoN has tho best chance IIo il
AL nblo gentleman
lilo Democrats are provided with swarm
Of candidates, including Two congressman,
lARSuN, tue present, and 1Iunp4nD, the past,
and Two Governors, EsoL1su, tho past, md
lHoEnso1I, tue present. Hup8Anp il INV
yHr and acholar, whose Congressional record
is one Of continual absence and sustained
lack OF bri}1iancy. ESoLlsn il respectable
capitalist, Whose Senatorial seat would nj.
ways DO filled with spotloss broadcloth. Tie
l4ss mover been troubled by too much mental
v'yoF. 1SoEnsoIL is lilo best Of tho four.
Ito lnherts some Of the statesmanljke traits
OF tho famous family wloss natuo be bcura,
Although not by any ncans great mau, he
haa 1n'hd antl trimmed one, and woul.l
mako crcditable Scnator. DAuSuu, tho
last OF tho quartctte, is ba4l ,nau, WHO
bugs as district bionnially and represents
the Pacific Railroad and higll-tasiG rings at
washington. His record on Congressman
Ia simply disgraceful, but 1t Is not improbable
TINT no can browbeet and bribe a Democratic
Legislature, should such q ono be chosen.
into electing him. Judge KELLEY will DO
grieved to learn that none Of the candidates
announced to aate believe in saY.money. Tho
lnnatlc asyluuls Of Connecticut, however. ara
yct to ba heard from.
eo!nebouy has started tho rumor That Dawn
WELLS will be chosen, II tue Democrats
carry thu day. THIS ia far too good 70 bo
lr1e. iho Democratic party loes not elsct
such ssnators. When tile place Of suuuaz
III to ba filled, It selects solno six.by.niue ex.
Confederate, whose treason to hia country il
!hs one thing that recommends lin. The
ast time tie Connecticut Bourbons had a
'hance to choose Senator, they raked tho !!
State with o aue-tooth comb In search Of a |
representative Of oyory deadly theory, the
'ractice Of which would ba fatal to the con-
inuance Of tho Union. They found Just the |
nan they wanted,-EATox,-and sont him to /
Washington, where 10 has sat in steady in.
ignthcance. Tie idea Of their electino
'fE1IA IL dream. Should they by so,no !
:hal1co do so, they will agreeably diHaproiut !
enslble men, and We shall gladly give them |
:rcdit for the act, But unless they choose
'ne Of tue mediocre persons we hare enu-
noratea ar RAnNusz, they will doubtless oloo.
EAToN's political twin.