Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-30

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New York sun, March q.
The Connecticut election occurs nine
days hence. The result will In some
respects be of national significance. It
will show whether the Democratic
party is likely to hold the States it won
from the Administration last fall, or is
to receive such @ setback as viii en-
courage the Republican party to make
a desperate effort to restore its prestige
In the elections Of this year prepare
tory to taking the field In 1876 under
the lead Of some new and stronger can
didate for the Presidency. Viewed
from this point, it viii not be wise for
the Connecticut Democrats to allow
the result IN their State to be a copy Of
the New Hampshire contest.
Three years ago Jewell, Republican,
and now Grants Postmaster General,
was elected Governor by only twenty
five majority. Two years since Inger-
soil, Democratic candidate for Govern
or, carried the State by a plurality Of
about $500, and last year he gos plu-
rality Of about $500. In each Of these
contests the prOhibitionists cast a pref
ty large vote; but the triumph Of In
- Cerson was due In some measure to q
bitter feud which ragged between Hart
ford and New Haven IN respect to the
permanent location Of the State capt.
tai Ingersoll resided In New Haven,
and his Republican opponent at each
election was regarded as a Hartford
man, and cons, quently Ipgersol re-
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the strength of his party. This old
feud has been compromised, and Gov.
Ingersol, who is now running, must
rely wholly upon the votes Of the De-
mOcracy.
The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor is James Lloyd Greene, the
present Mayor, we believe, Of Norwich.
He possesses two qualifications for the
Office. He Is very rich, and he caused
one hundred guns to be fired in honor
Of Sheridan's telegram from New
Orleans wherein he denounced those
citizens Of Louisiana who were FESTIVE
under bayonet rule as banditti. The
guns were fired on the day before the
Republican State Convention met, and
the noise was 50 charming to the dele
gates that they nominated Greene by
reclamation. Of course, such a Con-
ventiOn did not emulate the example of
their political brethren in New Hamp-
shire and pass a resolution against a
third term for Grant. How could
they, after echoing Greene's guns
-Four members Of Congress are to be
chosen. Barnum, Democrat, viii prob
ably be reelected In the Fairfield Dis
trict, although he pOcketed the back
pay, is rarely IN his seat, and was alb
sent at the recent session on the day
when his vote might have prevented
the adoption Of the new rlle under
which the Republicans carried through
their most Infamous measures. He is
a gOOd-for- nothing member, and it will
be a disgrace to the Connecticut Dem
Ocrats to return him again to the
House. However, as the district is
heavily Democratic, we suppose Bar
mum will be successful.
The prospects are fair for electing
Phelps, Democrat, over Kellogg, Re
publican, in the New Haven district
Two years ago, about one thousand
Democrats, IN the city of New Haven,
sold ont to Kellogg, who was thus
foisted in. Kellogg was one of the
salary grabbers; and, with so respecta-
bic a candidate as Judge Phelps, the
New Haven Democrats ought not to
cheat him as they cheated Gov Eng
lish, who was their candidate two years
ago.
Gen. Joe Hawley, the Republican
member In the recent Congress from
the Hartford District, is fighting a des-
perate battle for reelection. His op-
ponent is George NJ. Landers, who,
doubtless, is a great man, though we
never heard Of him till now HaWley
has got Hoar, Dawes and half a dozen
other Congressman to stump the Dis
trict, and he may perhaps pull through.
Lafayette S. Foster, who was Presi-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate when An
dy johnson became President, on the
death Of Mr.. Lincoln, is running IN the
New London District in opposition to
Starkweather, Republican, who viii be
remembered as Boss Shepherds friend
In the last two Congresses. Mr.. Foster
is a Liberal, and a very able man, whose
success would be an honor to Connecti-
cut.
The contest infthe Senate is sharp
and the result doubtful, with the
chances In favor of the Democrats.