New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-28

nounced. In Connecticut, instead OF calling
the Conventions in the latter part OF Decem-
Der or first of January, as usual, each
party has waited for the other, ana
only one Convention has yet been called-the
Democratic. for Feb. %. The excuse is-and
there is some force in it-that the times arc
hard and neither party can afford long cam
paipn. The Democrats will without doubt re-
nominate Gov. Ingersoll and the present State
officers. The Governor has given such gen.
eral satisfaction during his three terms or
Office, and is personally so popular, that there
| is no doubt of his reelection, and the Repub-
licans have some difficulty in finding candi-
date to lead their forlorn hope against him.
Among the names canvassed are the Hon.
Henry c. Robinson of Hartford. who, if he
would accept the nomination, would undOuDt-
edly poll larger vote than could be secured
| for any other candidate f. j. hingSbury oil
Waterbury, Roger Averill of Dan5lfy, Amos
5. Treat of Bridgeport, the Rev. DR.. Cum
mings of the Wesleyan University at Middle
town. who il the candidate of the Prohibition
party, OK Congressman Kellogg, and Mr..
IIcyt of Stanford, who is represented as
man Of wealth and an influential member OF
the Methodist denomination. Besides these,
several Yale College professors have been men
toned, any one of whom would do honor to
the office and the State but no one OF whom
would consent to be a candidate. The candi-
date of last year. Mr.. James Lloyd Greene
who. it will be remembered, WAS nominated
on account Of his conspicuous support or the
Presidents Louisiana policy, and for the same
cause overwhelmingly defeated, withdrew his
name some weeks ago in a correspondence
with the State Committee, which was pub
lishcd.
The State officers elected in April hold Office
only till Jan. /, 1877, the Constitution having
been amended last year so as to provide Tor mold
ing the State election biennially in November,
the sessions of the Legislature to begin on
the Wednesday after the first Monday III Jan
nary. The Legislature to be chosen III Aprll
will have a United States Senator to elect to
fill the uncxpircd term OF the late Senator
Ferry, whose seat is now occupied by eX-UoV.
James T.. English under an appointment by
tho Executive. To secure this prize the Re
publicans may be spurred To unusual cxcrtions
to carry the Legislature. The behavior of the
Democrats during the two years they have
been in power has been such rs to weaken
if not destroy confidence in them, and
it is not impossible that with proper
effort the Republicans may carry the
Legislature Local controversies, personal am
billions. and private quarrcs have pretty much
dcmoraizcd the Republican party in the state,
and the leaders do not seem at all hopeful for
the future. People there and in Ncw-llamp-
shire are either voting from the force of habit
or not at all, or in an eclectic fashion for the
candidates they like, regardless of party names.
II will take a Presidential campaign to silt
ont the voters so they can be- classified; the
Spring elections in the Ncw-England States,
from the present outlook, viii not be affected
lv the ncarnrss of the Presidential election,
nor VIII they have any significance with re-
card tO IT,