The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-13
JEWELL AND HAWLEY.
They Lead a Field of Six
Candidates.
VOORHEES, FRIENDS CONFIDENT.
The Tall Sycamore Of the Wabash To Be
Ills Own Successor.

The contest for United States Senator from this
State attracts attention than usual this year.
because there are more candidates In the field than
was ever known before. Jewell. Hawley. Platt Har-
rson, Minor, Kellogg and P. L. Barnum comprise the
list. At this day. except among Hawleys friends, ex-
Governor Jewell is considered the strongest among
the candidates. He is rich and has following
among the wealthy and substantial men Of the repub
lican party in the State. Besides he Postmaster
General under Grant and has been Minister to Russia,
which gives him the benefit Of high official position.
Next to him Hawley who is scarcely behind
him in prestige and is vastly ahead of him in
personal popularity. Few men have warmer
personal and political friends than General
Hawley and even the democrats among
his personal following point with pride
and pleasure to his record. AZ the President of
the Centennial Commission. too, he is warmly
praised, and in the eyes of his Connecticut friends
there is lustre about his which entirely out
shines the Jewell of this State. when Jewell
too busy attending to business to help to equip
and for the Connecticut volunteers said Bill
Green, local magnate. to the other day. "Hawley
was at the front fighting the enemy" Yes" inter-
posed democratic Selectman of this town. land he
wasn't the kind Of to tell other people to go to
the war and he would follow, but he said he was
going, and they might follow him." Mr.. o. H. Platt
who is lawyer at Meriden has not been much iden-
titled with public affairs and his following is mostly
personal. Unlike him is Mr.. Henry B. Harrison.
of New Haven, of the most active and acute
politicians in the State. with many political sup
porters. Harrison could have been the republican
nominee for Governor the last election but he de-
clined, fearing defeat. and Andrews election has
weakened his pretensions to the Senatorship. Ex-
Governor Minor belongs to Stamford. and elected
Governor of the State by the Know Nothings in the
days when Amercansm was rampant. Strangely
enough, the Order has kept up something like an
organization in this State, and Minor is sup
ported by this element. Kellogg was formerly
member of Congress- but his strength such it is,
is only local. Barnum is put down for only two
votes, which will come from Bridgeport matter
of course. There being many candidates in the
field the is naturally lively and never
before has there been so much figuring and so much
recounting of ancient history by the politicians and
their adherents.
II do not remember time" prominent poll
tician remarked, "when had more than two cardi-
dates for the senaorship in year in either party
In 1866 when Foster chosen the last time, the
test was between Senator Foster and General Ferry;
in 1865 when Governor Buckingham was elected.
Hawley a candidate for the first time in 1872
Hawlcy nominated by the caucus, and would have
been elected but for the dsgraceful bolt of that year
when few recalcran republicans reelected Ferry
the aid of democratic votes and in 1874 and 1876 when
democratic Senators elected the first contest
was between Eaton and Barnum and the second be-
tween Barnum and English. So you see the present
situation is unusual one, and Connecticut has
so many aspiring statesmen, and only elect
of Them it is not surprising that the air is somewhat
sulphurous"
ARITHMETIC.
When II comes to the figuring the results not
less interesting. The republican which is to
be held next Wednesday Thursday, will comprise
1856 members the number necessary to a choice being
seventy nine. None of the candidates claims half
this number at the present time Hawleys friends
say he will go into the with forty votes-hs
enemies do not allow him more than twenty The
figuring of the latter is as foows-
Republicans in caucus. l56
HarrlSOn %
Glatt. ID
Minor. oV
Kellogg
u. L. Barnuln. ........................... Z
1856
Balance let for Hawey. ....................... 20
Hawley's friends the first ballot figure some
thing like this:-
Hawley Az
Harrison. Is
All others DO
Total. 100