, 1875-04-07
THE coNNEcTICUT ELECTION,


ally confirm tho Democratic majoritiea first
reported. Gov. IsaEssoL1's minority this
yearis somowhat larger thaa his majority last
yoar. Tho Senate ia reported to DO strongly
Democratic, whi1o the House will DO moro
equally balanced. Tlo Republican strength
in the latter body Is partly owing to tie
political prepontleranco Of the rural town
ships, which lavo tho same proportion Of
representatives in Connecticut ns tho larsor
towns, without rcgard to population.
Tbs net result of the Connecticut election
is, Tint the State is thoroughly Dclnocntic.
The increaso in the vote Of the State seems
to have been rs much in tho interest Of the
Democrats as in the interest OF the Republic
ans, md pcrllaps mare. Gov. 1SoEEsoLr.'s
majority in 1879 was 5,s1l; in 1874 it WAS
G,75.; his majority this year is something
over 7,0uo. Ths Democrats havo gained two
Congressman. Gen. HAwLEx was defeated
by Mr.. LASDERs by ts8 majority, who
oyerenme Republican majority of 1,aCs
votes two yours ago. 31r. KELLOGG is Dr.
feated by Judge PHELPS, who Inns been on
the Supreme Bench, and who oycrcamo n
majority Of 588 votes which Mr.. KELIoao
received two yoara ago. In the Third
District, the Republicans reelected Mr..
SrAnkWEATnEa, who wns tho most objcc-
tionable man they Ind nominated in tic
State, and Judge LAFAYETTE S. FosrEn, Vico-
President under JouNsoNs administration,
and now on the Supremo Bench Of Conucc-
ticut, WIS defeated. In tho Fourth District,
DAnSuss, q worthless Democratic member Of
the Int Congress- and chronic absentee, was
reelected.
Tho Democratic SUCCESS in Connecticut Is
not difficult Of comprehension. To begin with,
Gov. 1sagnso11 is all ablo aud popular ,uan.
lIo ia member of m old family of Com
nectieut which has been prominent in tho
politics Of the State for more than half con-
tnry. lie entered politics for the first time
two years ago, has made good
Governor, and is worthy gontte-
man. 10 defeat such man and
overcome nearly 1000 Democratic majority
in the State the Republicans should havo
put forward their best material. Instead OF
doing this, thoy nominated bfr. GREENE,
Mayor Of Norwich, "Forco bill ex-
tren,ist, calculated to alicnate tho moderate
Republican votars iuatoad OF rogainiug those
who Ind already gone of. Mr.. GREENE was
tile gentleman who distinguished himself by
ordering 100 guns to he fired In Norwich
when tho House Of Representatives pissed
tho odtous Eorce bill, which 30 luckily failod
to become law. Ho followed up this
ultraisus by making speeches during tho CAM
paign which wore susceptible OF thirtl-tar1n
construction. So fur as tlls personal rotations
Of the two candidates for Governor entor into
tho general result, they afford nnothar i1-
structivo lesson to tho Republican luadera, II
they really dssira to raunito ths party and rc-
cover lost ground.
There ara othor reasons, however, which
lead uH to conclude that the Democrats hays
gained hn aXccndenoy in Connecticut, Which
They will Ia likely to hold until nav Issues,
or political relations In the Btnto, shall driys
of some Of those nov voting with that party.
The chief rcason for tllo Democratic increase
in Connecticut Is the growth Of tho mnnufac-
turing interest within tho past few years,
mainly contributed by Now York City. Con.
neciiout, NJ 4 matter Of fact, is ,nanufac.
turing suburb Of New York. 1t IL truo tin.
several thousand New York merchants aud
dealers have their homes In Connecticut,
and thsy sra mostly Republicans. But
this number is largely overbaluucel by tie
thousands OF Irish Democratic yotcrs wllc
Laya removed to the Connecticut towus,-
such ~ New Haven, Bridgeport. Hartford, -
from Now York City to obtain employment IL
t11e new manufacturing establishments whiol
hava hecu started THO Irish population
taken from New York IL, Of courss, a Demo
cratic unit, aIany Of tho Germans who have
gone from New Yosk are also Democrats, anG
those who wero not hayo bsen driven ava,
FROM tho Republican party BY theprohtbltor,
policy (which the nltraists haya pursued il
Connecticut oyer since ths War. Thus IL.
lonlgn vote in Connecticut IL almost entirel,
Denlocsatie, whila native Democracy is near
" rs strong as ths native ncpnblicauism
Tho prohibitory vote, whatsver it nny nnal!,
provo to be, ~ D,ainly TAKEN from tha Nepnb
licans. Now York City will probably 10 abl.
to keep up TIC Democratic lnajoslties In Con