Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-16
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TuEspAY MoRNtNeA March ie. 1875
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

ton in that State occurs the nrst MONDAY
of April. State officers are to be elected
and four members of Congress. The
nominations are made on both sides. For
Governor the democrats have renomina-
ted Governor Ingersol. and the republic
cans have nominated James L. Greene OF
Norwich. The congressional delegation
in the last House stood three republicans
to one democrat. The first three districts
were represented by republicans, the
fourth by democrat. All the old mem
bers are renominated; Hawley in the first
district, Kellogg in the second, Stark
weather in the third, and Barnum (demo-
crat) in the fourth The vote for Cover
nor last year was as follows:
Ingersoll (dem.) 1870
Harrison (rep.) 39,761
Smith (temperance) 1850
Scattering ,225
The democrats elected Ingersoll by a
majority over all of 1909. They also had
a democratic majority of eleven in the
Senate and seventeen in the House. A
glance at these figures indicates that the
chance of republican success is not so ia
vorable as in New Hampshire. In Con-
nectcut there is an actual democratic ma
iority according to the returns to over
come. and the larger temperance vote also
reduces the republican strength. Then the
naturalization mill will be put in opera
ton by the democrats, and money and
votes too will be sent from New York to
help the democratic ticket. while the re-
publicans must depend upon the justice of
their cause. the popularity of their noml-
nations, the ability with which they carry
on the canvass, and the intelligence OF the
mass of the people.
How the candidates for Congress will
fare in the election is uncertain. The
maiorities in 1873 were as follows:
Hawlev (rep. LIST districD 1882
Kellogg (rep. 2nd districD 81
S.arkweather (rep. Sd district) 9s5
Barnum (dem. 4th districD 1894
In the three last districts there were
temperance candidates run, but none OF
the first. General Hawley with his ex-
cellent record in Congress and sterling
ability merits a reelection by an increased
majority. II Kellogg and Starkweather
have no temperance ticket to encounter
their chance of reelection is good In
the fourth district the republican candi-
date is Robert Hubbard Of Bridgeport.
He ought to beat Barnum, who made HIM
self conspicuous in the House by being
generally absent when votes were taken
and giving little attention to business.
The time yet to elapse until April 3rd
will be spent in active preparation for the
election. The campaign on the republi-
can side was opened last Friday evening
in Hartford. with speech from General
Hawley, which occupied two hours and
quarter in delivery. and was listened to
attentively until the close by one of the
largest audiences ever seen in the city.
He reviewed what the republican party
had accomplished. the great questions
which it had settled. A democratic jour
nal having asked his views about the
"third term question, he said he thought
it was hardly matter tor serious consid-
Grafton. The talk about it had been start
ed by some journals mainly to annoy the
President and trouble the republican par
ty. 1t had become a part OF the unwrit-
ten law of the country that no person
should have more than two terms in the
Presidential office, and on general princi-
pies he was opposed to third Presiden
tial term.
This enthusiastic opening meeting will
be followed by others to be addressed by
some of the ablest republicans in the
country. The State will be thoroughly
aroused for action at the ballot-b box, and
there will be no stay-at home. undecided.
apathetic republicans this year. As in
New Hampshire the republicans will de-
pend on the honest vote of the thinking
men Of the State, and the democrats will
put their trust in money and fraud. All
reports agree that the republicans are
thoroughly united and sincerely in earnest.
Now that Congress has closed its work,