Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-11
THE REPUBLIcAN sTATE TICKET

THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. From all we have seen, heard and read com corning the Republican State ticket we con- clude that it has steadily grown in popular favor since it was nominated. It met with an enthusiastic reception at first, and 'tsober second thought" has been favorable to it.
 There is good reason for the popularity of the ticket. A steleaner" one has never been put before the voters. There is not stain on the records of the men who compose it. Our readers are well acquainted with the career of Hon. H. B. Bigelow, who heads it. He is self made man, and one of the self made men who are well made. He is Ia man of the people, and believes in them. He is sound in his views concerning public mat ters. His administration of the offices to which he has hitherto been called gives promise of the good judgment, the prudence and economy he will display in State affairs. New Haven has been well governed by him and the interests of the State will not suffer in his hands. Here in New Haven, where he has spent most of his life. his pop ularity is very great, and with reason. He is real friend of the poor and of those who
 
 lence and helpfulness have known no party lines, so will many of those who know and appreciate his ability and character ignore party lines in voting for him.
 The other nominees on the ticket are worthy to be there. Messrs Bukeley, Nichols, Searls and Batcheller are all excel lently qualified for the positions for which they are named, they are all men of more than ordinary ability, and men for whom the conscientious voter can freely vote. The more they are thought over" the better they are liked. The reports from all quarters of the State indicate that this ticket is constant ly gaining strength and will have an unusu- ally large vote.
 On the other hand, the ticket nominated by the Democrats has not, it seems to us made the headway which some predicted for it. It was forced upon the Democrats to nominate Hon. James E. English. He was nominated to hold the Democratic vote in New Haven. His nomination was received with true Dem ocratic enthusiasm. That enthusiasm, as well as the enthusiasm for Hancock, has had it's day, and the ticket headed by Mir. English is not gaining strength. As we remarked soon after his nomination, his name has lost, even in his own city, some of the power to charm which it once had. He will lose quite a number of the voters of his party in New Haven, and he will not make gains, if he even polls the full vote, in other parts of the State.
 The rest of the Democratic ticket is weak. MT. Pond, who was put upon the ticket with MT. English to offset the popularity of Gen eral Bulkeley in Hartford, will not be able to fulfill the purpose of his nomination. Mir. Merrick A. Marcy, the candidate for treasurer, who was nominated on 8 platform which sought to catch the votes of workingmen by an anti-convict-labor plank, and who has for years been one of firm of State prison con- tractors, does not excite any enthusiasm in the Democratic ranks, and the other can didates suffer by comparison with those on the Republican ticket.
 On the whole, therefore, the situation as regards the State tickets is very satisfactory to the Republicans. And they will gain rather than lose between now and the elsc- ton.