New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-19
CONNECTICUT POLITICS,
WHAT BOTH PARTIES ARE DOING.

LOOK IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DisThOle'
lrRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE IR'BONh,l
| NEw-HAvEN, Sept 1S.-Ihe kepuoncan "''
| Convention which meets in this city on "Wednesday
OF this week will have an easy task before u anu
nothing to hinder a short and harmonious SESSION.
There are no divisions in the party here no o'"',
warts - and .'Half-breeds" no Administration ana
anti-Administration factions Even the ola Ioo"'
and personal quarrels between Hartford and New
| Haven have ceased; the lines that separated the
supporters Of rival chiefs have disappeared; 'ne
wars of the Montagues and Capuets have ended
| Long wars they WERE aud bitter; beginning III tne
throes that preceded the birth OF the hepupl'o.n
| party in 1850 when the Know-notlhngS lne" III
power in the State were joined by the tIoeoo'oi''
| and the two. with a majority of the old wing party
opd a large accession of nti-Nebraska Democrats
united in the new organization. They practically
ended with the election o. General Hawiey 10 'no
| Senate two years ago. In the state CohFe"-
| ton two wears ago the leading candidates Tor
| the nomination for Governor were II. d. blgelo"'
| OF New-IIaven and William II. Buckley, OF Hart
| ford II seemed for the moment as If the ancient
rivalry had been revived and the bitterness OF the
old iealousies renewed. but the candidates showed
good feeling and the convention good sense, and the
result was the nomination of Blgeiow for Governor
| and Buckley for Leutenant-GOvernor, ana ther
| subsequent election.
| Internationally there understanding III
the convention that at the expiration OF Governor
Bigeow's ERIN of service. whether IT should DC TWO
| or four years the observation-disclosures lnsiead ol
| being shelved by his acceptance OF the second
nlace shonld be considered in the line of promotion.
TIE feeling at that time was practically unanimous
| that Lieut4nant- Governor Buckley should be Gov
| enor Bigelows successor. The president OF 'he
convention in a speech which was enthusiastically
| anDlauded gave distinct and uninisakabie ex-
! nresslon TO this sentiment. In view of the prob
| able denomination of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bulke-
| lev the Democratic newspapers have been making
great ontcry over this circumstance denounclhg the
probable action of the Republicans as the carrying
out of a political bargain" the tendency OF which
! would be corrupt and demoraliziag. Considering
that all there 10 this bargain consisted OF dec
| larations by individual delegates IN open conVen-
ton. gratuitously made and matter Of fact not
| binding upon the party or any future convention
the zeal OF these gentlemen III behalf of pure pohlcs
| il somewhat laughable. The only effect of the
| " bargain was to bring into prominence the fact
that the friends of General Bulkeley. having pre-
sented his name as suitable candidate Tor TOW
crnOr did not mean to withdraw his name hnailv
for that Office upon his acceptance OF the second
| MACE Il was an announcement simply that his
friends would urge his nomination for the hrst
place next time 1t strikes me that instead OF there
| being anything undcrhanded in this II vas very
| fair and manly proceeding. General Bulkcley mas
been in Office, under the eye of the public, for two
wears. with he full understanding that he a
candidate for promotion Neither he nor his friends
pretend that he has any claim upon the noni-
nation except as he has shown himself deserving of
it through this ordeal
1t is upon this record that his candidacy rests :;
and it is a sufficient answer 10 his opponents that
having stood the test and run the gauntlet OF crit
| icism for two years, his name will 20 before the
| State Convention on Wednesday with hardly sign
of opposition. 1t is expected that he will be noni-
| mated by reclamation. He will 90 into the canvass
for election with the advantages of having already
drawn the whole the enemy fire, the Democratic
| newspapers having been training their guns o" MN
! for several months past.
The work of the convention, so far as the nomina-
ton for Governor is concerned having been done for
il beforehand the newspapers of the state have been
actively engaged for the past two or three weeks III
| completing the ticket. For Northumberland the
candidates are John ID. Candee, Editor Of The Bridg
| port StandQyd and Lyman W. COc, of Iorrington.
| Ii each OF these comes into the convention backed
| by his own county, the chances will be about even
| between them. For Secretary OF State 1t Is con-
coded that Stiles T. Stanton, of Stonngton, popu
| lar young man, formerly Executive Secre-
tary to Governor Andrews and last year
al
| As 10 Treasurer there has been some uncertainty
arising from doubt whether the present Treasurer,
| Commodore James u. Smith, or stamford, couId
| MOI be persuaded To accept. Commodore smith was
| appointed 10y the Governor to fill d vacancy oc-
! casIoned r the death of Treasurer Nichols, ana
there has been a General desire for his acceptance
of the nomination, but his positive refusal has
| been published within few days past lie Hon.
samuel ugham of Nmdhain, n member OF the
last Legislature and a man elnIncutly qualified Tor
the position. to DC the only prominent candl-
date Tor treasurer. There are two candIdaies Tor
Controller General FTaI ID. SlOat. OF New-Ilayen,
and Charles l.. Dean, of Ashford, with Inc prop
abilities strongly taVOIIng the former, gentleman
of great personal popularity, who VIII brn2 Strength
TO the ticket.
The Democratic State Convention does not meet
until next month, the state Committee Tor some
occult reason beng DESTROYS TO put on the n0nlna-
tiuns 10 as late IA day as possible and make short
campaign OF it, The party leaders do not seem 80
sauguIAe If success As usual. but TINS does not
dampen the Aspirations OF about dozen statesmen
III different paris OF the SIate VINO eAhlpll Il Sell
sacrificing " IlIlngueSs TO take The nominate ION Tor
Governor ana lead the ticket, Most prominent OF
these a. Tie present WlIunB is the non. thomas NJ
Waller. Of New London, for whom he heGSter OF
this city has been working up u " boom Tor sew
eral months past. He Is, by ali odds, the clcverest
young man iii Ms party, but the old heads Include
hlIn III that great catalogue OF things which they
view with alarm ana his nomination IS lmpIOb-
able. Colonel Francis Is. LOomls of the same city,
Is also candidate. Should he get the nomination
being liberal and of large means he VIII De liable
to make things lively Neither OF III eX-GOyernors,
| lngeIsOl hubbard or English would take the nom
| nation, though either onc might have II for much
| less than the asking. Ex-senator Eaton has been
talked o., but understand he prefers the nOmlna-
non for Congress IN his district. There arc other
Candidate" dark horses , OF various degrees OF
| shadlncss-toO numerous TO mention. Ana no doubt
there would be great many more were 1t not for
the Well-fOunded suspicion that this Is not good
year tor that KIND of folks.
| For Congress the three Republican members will
be lenominated Buck IN the list, Wit Ia the Hid
and Mics IL tho INth In the lid the Hon. Thomas
| W. allace, who made good run III this
strong democratic district two years ago, but was
defeated, Is understood 10 decline "A denomination
on account of business eng genents, ana the field
| here is open. EX-CObgr, sslan stephen W. hoilOgg
| il d4 MI Kip - :