The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01

Democratic majority Observation-Disclosures. q
MAJORITY on JOINT ballot. SO
Thus 1t will be that the democratic majority in
the last Legislature has been cut down from the pre-
vious year by sixteen votes.
WHERE THE CONTEST CENTRES
The doubtful and close towns upon which neither
party have any positive calculation understood
to be follows, arranging them by Senate districts
Fyrs-New Britain Rocky Hill, Newngton.
Second-East Hartford, East Windsor, Manchester,
Marlborough, South Windsor.
Windsor
FNh-Beacon Falls, Derby, Orange, Oxford, sey
mour, S0uthbury, Wocott.
Sizth-Cheshire, North Branford, North Haven,
.SerenN-All the towns in this district.
E,ghM-Frankn, Griswold Lisbon, Spragua
Deption Of Lebanon.
Eleventh -Ridgeheld.
TAirsenA-All the towns with the exception Of Can.
lerbury.
Observation-Disclosures, Eastford.
FvteenM-Harwmton, New Hartford
Observation-Disclosures.
iSeventeentt-NorIolk.
EsgAteenM-Cromwe, Chatham, Durham.
Nineteenth-East Haddam, Old Saybrook.
Ttcenfieth-All the towns except Wilmington.
Ticenty.frst-Al except Mansfield
This canvass Of the different towns OF Connecscut
has been made from democratic standpoint That
party claims be certain OF the balance Of tho
not mentioned, but by no comedies the victory
In the other localities to republicans They wish
those put down simply doubtful
CHANGES EIxcrINo oFFIcIALA
The amendments recently passed to the constitution
Of Connecticut make many radical changes in the
future selection Of State officers This is tho last year
that we are to have spring election; and the officers
going into power on the LIST OF May will only hold
over for eight months. Afterward all elections will
be held in November. The Governor and Senate
and fho
rcscntatlves in tho House for year. One
half Of the Senate, however, will be elected an
nually, the odd districts year and the even
districts the ncxt The former, therefore, on the
start serve only for one year. but afterward tho
terms OF the twenty Senators will be equal dura
tion This adds considerably to the already compll-
Gated machinery oil Connecticut politics. The lower
House is entirely too large, but the old constitution
Of ISIS provides Tor the choice OF representatives by
towns, and those small corporations be induced
70 give up their valued privilege Of special representa-
lion. 1t is somewhat extraordinary TO witness Con-
necticut, with population OF about 500 000 sending
6 State representatives to make laws for her welfare
York, with between 0o0 900 and 00O co., can only
afford 10 support rs Asscmblymen and thirty-two
Senators Official honesty is 10 protected BY large
representative bodies then Connecticut must be
awarded the palm in that audabe undertaking. An
amendment to the State constitution must DO passed
upon here by the Legislature in similar manner as
In New York before II 60 before the people for
ratification. The old farmers Of Connecticut like the
dignity Of sitting the State CAPITOL and they not
yet ready to surrender the privilege
TACTICS TEMPERANCE KEN.
operations temperance element
proved most injurious to republican interests IN this
State The latter assert that the Legislature would
positively have been last year had 1t been for
the vote for temperance candidates OF
districts. Those districts nearly tie Temper
ance mon almost exclusively recruited from rcpub-
lcan ranks thereby depicting the strength OF that
ganization. A close vote between democratic and
republican candidate Tor the Legislature where a tenn
perance man u in the field therefore, naturally results
IN republican defeat Thus the combination works and
fanaticsm is made 10 do the dirty work political
intrigue. Those temperance men must certainly
ho MN huf fhQVh auA nf nlacf
their ticket The vote OF last year only reached 942
for Mr. Smith, their candidate Tor Governor Some
respectable men are undoubtedly connected with the
movement but New York city politician would DO
induced TO look upon such an organization q
'ssrike-in fact palpabIe hit If the organization
was confined TO nominating State ticket alone this
charge might not be SO susceptible oil proof
ea. , candidates are put up n several o.
The Second, Fourth, sixth, Seventh, gwclnh Ninth
Fifteenth and Sixteenth districts have thus far been
heard from In this connection Some Of the jealous
temperance understood TO be very wise tact-
tiank They do not nominate their candidates some-
times until the very night before election They hold
back until the smoke OF battle begins actually TO
ascend. Then they rush candidate who will draw
oil few republican votes and thus give tile battle 10
Tho democrats This Is playing Judas under . new
form But the game has It's results aud the demo-
Gratis do not lose sight OF the players.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
II 10 marvellous with what pcrtinactv the rcpub-
Ican leaders hero stick 10 the story that they have
money to expend in conducting the campaign. They
60 lar as TO say that they get enough cash
pay actual routine expenses. .Tnis singular"
remarked 10 one OF those high toned gentlemen nj the
Allyn House, In Hartford TO-DAY. s'Surely Connect
cut, having having secured Postmaster Gencralship
In the person OF Mr.. jewell, ought not to DO behind
hand IN the slpews Of wal" well, sir.
1t true" he cmphatically remarked .circulars
have been sent 10 federal oce-holdcrs soliciting dona
ticns, but very few OF them have responded am
willing TO have committee examine my bank
count, after this canvass to sabstanatc these
statements have doubt Mr.. English viii put out
. considerable amount; so II Is reported When he
ran Tor Governor he looted the bill pretty heavily
The United States Scnaorshp is his wio' the-wisp
and he Is bound 10 VIM
leading democratic politician, although not posi-
lively denying the insinuation that Mr. English had
put his hand down deep in his brooches pocket
secuted the idea that The republican party was en-
Lircly idle IN this connection. There too much
racket made about the expenditures IN New Hamp-
shlre - no Said. sThc republicans of this State arc