The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18
THE CONNECTICUT SENAT0RsHIP.

WHY 1T WENT ''oUT OF HARrPoRD"-THE CLOS
ING SCENES OF THE MIDNIGHT sEssIoN-TALK
ABOUT REVOLT ON TUESDAY AT THE ELEc-
TIoN.
HAnrFonD. Jan. II. 1879.
To the bitter personal feeling between the Hawley
and Jewell factions of the republican party in this
State must be attributed the result OF the Senatorial
caucus which ended at half-past two O'Clock TINS
morning The exciting contests OF the past have
never equallcd this, which lasted through seven
hours of continued balloting, There was no time
lost in debate. proposition to allow the usuai
addresses in advocacy of candidates was passed
almost without an objection for points other than
the real merits of candidates were to govern The
Hawey phalanx fought the battle stubbornly to the
end. In two ballots, about eleven O'Clock, their
maximum vote of seventy-one reached. within
five of choice. Again the final vote this figure
was reached when the adherents of all the other as
pirants had gone over to the compromise candidate,
Orville II. Platt, of Meriden. Ex-Governor Jewelis
highest vote ffty-three Hon. Henry d.
Harrison, of New Haven, grew into favor
at one time. but it had been pretty well
decided in advance that if neither Jewell Hawlcy
could win and the Office had to go "out of Hartford
Plat was to have the nomination. There were many
conservative men who would have preferred Jewell,
but when they found that the Hawley ranks could
not be broken and that the Jewell figure could not
be brought mp to winning point, they were willing
to go over to the compromise man.
BALLOTS LUNCHES.
Mr.. Plat had checkered career throughout the
balloting, starting in with his best regular vote. Of
twenty-five, and losing twenty from that be-
fore the tenth ballot reached. Thence
onward to the close his score showed
steady increase. and finally, after midnight, the
contracts to deliver to him certain votes in the
event of the impossibiity of Hawley or Jewell get
ting through began to be carried out When, on the
thirty ballot the Jewell strength faded away to
three and that of Harrison to two votes, it was evil
dent that tho caucus appreciated the situation and
the necessity of abandoning the real favortes and
ending the contest by taking up man who could
win. The next ballot ended the fight The Harrison
vote went over bodily to Plat because he New
Haven county man. and the Jewell vote was safely
delivered contract with but single exception
The amusing features of the evening the
lunches contributed by the parties outside the hall
| who lobbying for the respective candidates
| The Hawley men led OF at midnight with crackers
| and hogshead cheese; the Jewell men followed
| promptly with ham sandwiches and fried oysters;
| Platts' rartisans with lunch from German
tanrant. Of rye bread. bologna and loud-smelling
cheese and the Harrison men made faint attempt in
the direction of bodily refreshment for the $50 Legis
| lators but did not make much OF success of it.
Liquids and cigars were also served in the ante
| rooms. but slyly and in limited Quantities
THE END OF THE STRUGGLE.
On the thirty-third ballot when Jewell fell to
IS votes, there general ordinations, THAT
Jewell ranks faded away like mist before the
light and Patt opened UP slight lead over Hawley
who had thus far been ahead and with the nomina-
ton lust hey ond the tips of his fingers For the first
time the chief marshal of the Hawley troops, Hon.
Henry c. Robinson. looked discouraged, as he saw
that he was doomed to continue his record as the
champion Of defeat, for Robinson has been beaten
himself for years, for nearly everything he has
tried for until he this year succeeded in slipping
into the Legislature through complete revolution
in the vote of Hartford.
At twenty-five minutes past two the end was
M ai.,ad vnfp fhuvp
needed, and his nomination was made unanimous on
motion of Hawleys manager. The wearied members
yawned and stretched their limbs, donned their coats
and plunged of to their hotels and boarding houses
through the deep snow with sense OF satisfaction
at the ending OF contest which, Tor persistency ana
number OF ballots, has been unprecedented in the
history Of the State. The election will occur on
Tuesday next and the republicans need have diff
Guilty in electing their man If they stick together rs
they have majority OF fortyonc on joint ballot.
MURMURS OF REVOLT
To-day there has been some open talk by both
democratic politicians and republican friends of
| Governor Hawey, who are dissatisfied with last
evenings work. suggesting the repeating in favor OF
the Senate 1872 although he was the caucus nomi
nee In the of that year he had ninetyeight
| caucus and thirty who were not subsequently,
4 formed . coalition with the democrats and sue
ceeded in electng their man by eight majority i'll
the Joint convention OF the Legislature. the demo-
Gratis abandoning their regular candidate, English,
because it was impossible to elect him. In the demo-
| cratic caucus in which this action decided upon
| Tom Waller, leading politician from New London
county in advocating assistance the boiling repub
LEANS said 81 believe that it is our duty to take
this for the purpose OF disintegratng the
| publican party" prominent politician OF the demo-
| evening that the democrats were not nnprepared to
repeat this performance provided Hawieys friends
wanted their aid and IL made direct proposition
to that effect between and the day of election,
next Tuesday. the work Of lust nights caucus could
| be undone. "Our sympathies. he said. ARE some
what with the General. anyway. because OF the any
thing to beat Hawley feeling with which he has had
to contend. but of course we don't propose to do
everything for better reason than pure love OF
| the man." This afternoon an intimate political
friend of General Hawey said that he did not believe
| the General would approve any such scheme. Gen
erN Hawley'' he remarked, lis satisfied with
| having beaten Jewell out of his boots.
wch; Tibbitts. OF New London. and horde OF other
| government oficeholdcrs working for him. until
Eastern Connecticut was almost solid.
| WHAT GENERAL HAwIEY SAYS
In conversation this evening over his defeat Gen.
ernI Hawley remarked II we'll satisfied with the
nomination OF Mr. Plat. who is capable gentleman.
| and will represent this State with credit, and my
friends appear to be gratihcd that he and that
| Governor Jewell was worsted. Some of them think
AZ was well that my name before the caucus 80
to insure this. even IL didn't win the nomination
myself"
| "You have probably heard General" remarked the
| correspondent 1.-THE rumors that coalition might
reply but it is not Tor me to assent to anything of
| that character. Plat is good fellow. He did his
level best to prevent the bolt which defeated
1872 and do not to do anything to injure him.
II any other Of last nights candidates had been
| mated cannot say what course my friends might
| take.
THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIp