The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-08
CONNECTICUT In THE SENATE
rBfyoS LOOKED At BEFORE THE OPEN
mo or A VERY LIVELY BALL

1890 49, - E'''N"s
HARTFORD, Jan. THE Legislature which |
rncrts here tomorrow. and which will choose q |
United States Senator 10 eucceed Mr.. Barnum |
Afortnight later, will have plenty OF candidates |
Tor that high place to choose from. Never
h,,orc in the history OF the State have 10 many |
asptrants stood waiting hat in hand for Sena- |
torial honors. In 1854. when there were two |
vacancies to DO filled. one by the expiration Of
Isoac Touccy's term. the other by the reslgna-
lion OF Truman Smith. there we're only four
monument candidates for both places-IA Y. &. !
Foster Francis Gillette. James Dixon. and
Roger s. Baldwin. Foster was elected for the
long and Gillette for the short term. In 1855
there we're only two prominent candidates.
James Dixon and Francis Gillette and Dixon
WAS elected. In 1860 Foster was reelected with
ont serious opposition IA was Dixon two years
later. In 1866 Gen. Hawley. with his laurels irosh
from the war was Governor. and Foster being
candidate for reelection. was opposed by Gov.
Rockingham and o. $. Forty. and the latter
won the prize. In 1868 there was another
thrce-cornercd contest between Buckingham,
Hawlcy and o. II. Plat. and buckingham
was elected. In 1872 Hawley was a candidate
against Ferry. who was no for reelection.
Hawley's friends. the oldest and stanchest
Republicans In tho State. maintaining that in
the condition Of Fcrry's health 1t was mani
testify unwisc from party point OF view TO re-
elect him. aud urging that the interests Of the
party demanded the election of n sound and
capable man who would be- likely to serve out
HIS full term They carried Hawley's nomina-
ton in the caucus. but the Fairfield County
friends Of Ferry boted the nomination. and
uniting with the Democrats who were ready
for anything to defeat Hawley. reelected
Ferry That was the last OF Republican
Senators. Since then Mcssrs. Eaton and Bar
nun have been elected Senators. the latter to
MI out Ferry's term which expired In March.
In neither Of the last elections we're there more
than three prominent candidates in tho field.
This year there are swarms OF them. The
Republicans found II difficult to persuade any
body to accept their nomination for Governor.
for that seemed only good chance 10 pay out
money with little prospect OF any return. But
The unwiiingness of the leaders 70 run for Gov
ernor Is more than made up by the alacrity
with which they have come forward for the Sem
ntorship. For a week or two after election il
seemed rs though every Republican who had
ever been candidate for any office above Justice
Of the Peace had entered the lists to he Senator.
The Hartford Times undertook to keep an ac-
count OF them rs they camc up, but / believe
gave II up in despair mt last. after the number
had gone M somewhere near hundred. Then
the real candidates. the men who meant busi-
the persons whose ambition ended with being
mentioned 10y their friends, began popping
NJ and declining. 80 that at the moment OF this
writing the list OF willing ones numbers in tho
neighborhood, only OF Dozen, The most con-
spicuous OF these are Gen. Hawley. ex-Gov.
Jewell Henry b. Harrison. Orvile II, Plat ex-
Gov. VIM. Minor Governor-elect Charles Il.
A oes Henry R9ons2n sepwSn vi ke
and F. I. Barnum. The actual contest
bids fair at present to be coniln9d TO Haw-
Andrews Is said to have great confidence that at
some time Ia the balloting there will be COM
front Henry G. Robinson's friends hope for a
compromise between the Hawley and Jewell ele-
neuts on thn; gentleman rs the Hartford can
didaie. Kellogg thinks he has vote or two
which be can hold until majority come over TO
him. Amos :; Treat Of Bridgeport. being a
member. has his own vote. and hopes to in
crease H., 7. T. Barnum has given out that he
isa candidate and will consequently vote for
himself and Gilbert W. Phillips Of Putnam
Considers himself enough OF candidate not TO
waste any possibilities by withdrawing, But
the frst-name five candidates have divided up
among themselves some twenty or thirty more
votes than there are Republican members. and
don't quite make out where the Struggling can
didaes IN the other list are going TO get enough
votes to 20 into bankruptcy on,
enty votes pledged for him They lost no time
IN getting % work right after election, and
they don't mean to lose anything 10y not claim
ineit. Hawley's friends were uncertain at first
whether he would be candidate. and. cons-'-
Qu-nty were late in the field. They count upon
atout thirty votes at the outset, and steady in
crease each succeeding ballot Harrison
and Plat divide New Haven county, ana cAcn
claims from twenty-five 10 thirty votes. EX-
Gov. Minor has Fairfield County virtually to
himself there beng no rival candidate IN the
county. unless Treat and Barnum OF Bridge
port be- so rsckoned. These two divide the vote
Of Bridgeport. Minor takes pretty much all The
rest Il the county. His friends say that he
has written and verbal assurances OF support
from ATTY members. IL this Is the case. he vii
lead the ballot. notwithstanding the boast Of
Tie Jewell men OF seventy votes at the start
5 a5e Il Thot stT 5Reg c S1 Minors iaa aes
rt | I'M NOT huf that ha would sal
highest la the pool after all.
However there seems 10 DO no lack ofconhdenC'
friends They seem to be all equally sure OF sue
cess. All have what they think are strong claim
upon the ONCE. Haweys friends say lie has
he strongest claim. as being the ablest man II
the party as having been one OF its founders, ant
having done more and better service than an Ar
last regular candidate when the party was II
the majority lao was cheated OF. Of 1t 10y th'
Tue bolt which elected Ferry by the aid o
Democratic votes. Jewell claims II because o
MS wealth and Willingness 70 spend money io
party success. and perhaps because he Is
r-iormer" Plat because he is = good " or
GAMER" which means that he was successful
Chairman Of the State Committee Harrison
because the nomination belongs TO New HayeI
~ right, and he WAS the last nominee wheI
Barnum was elected, there being no chance To-
On is candidate from Fairfield County
ltls evident enough that II Hsyiey had no
bern elected 10 Congress last November. h
YOU'D have been the choice OF majority OF TN
legislature and been nominated on the mrs
ballot Orrht stress ID lald by MS opponent
upon the fact that his election TO the Senn
would leave a vacancy in Congress from thi
dstuct, with a strong likelihood OF It's beini
hl"d by Democrat at a new election; and III
lnudclous advocacy OF his claim by the Demo
cratic press has also had a tendency TO awake
republican suspicion and injure his chance
lur the nomination. On the other hand. II Is as
Serted that his nomination for Congress Wa
pant Of the game Of Jewels friends 10 get hin
out oi the way and give the " Rsformer" cea
hrld. Hawleys friends say. in addition, thu
M" very fact Of his accepting the nominatio
hnd cousentlng 10 lead what was really almost
irlurn hope Is only another prOofot his uDseli
sh devotion b the interests OF the part
ana another reason why he should DO "a
%Wi"i with the Office Of which he has ono
be"n unfairly and unIustly despoled whc
II was almost In his hand. Itls too bad, they say
u make his readiness TO serve the party in asut
CrluHe capacity when there was most DANCE
81 urt'hi anu his success in leading the phrt
% victory preteAt for not giving him the plac
IN lIe houDrs he has so iMrly earned. ana
winch, hy the voice OF the party he has the bee
lite. Gen. Huwey himself feels the embarrasf
mont OF ths situation. and while he does NJ
MNlraw ms name ms a candidate, does not lie,
N' Hprrty " make any active exertiOns In NJ
own behalf. lie says simply that the Republ
c"Hs ~ MS district fully comprehend the Ell
cuWsianrrs, and II they desire him. notwtt
Standing, 10 serve them in the Senate instea
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