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his campaign map. With the necessity for
delay, the diplomatic fooling will probably end.
CONNECTTCUT POLITICS.

CONNECTICUT POLITICS..
There is disposition in both parties in Con-
necticut rs in most of the other States, this year
to put of nominating conventions as late MS
possible and make short campaign before the
November election. There has been MS yet no
meeting of the State Committee OF either party
to fix the dates for holding the State Conven-
tons, and probably will not be until toward the
last of the month. 1t will be late in September,
possibly October, before the principal nominal
tons are made and the rival tickets set in the
field. Thanks to the Democratic newspapers
which opened the ball several weeks ago, the
discussion of the Republican candidates and
their prospects has been very full and
thorough so that the Convention when 1t meets
need be under no embarrassment as to the prob
able treatment of their ticket by its opponents.
If, as now seems probable, new ticket be
nominated with Northumberland Bulkeley
at its head, the Democrats will be shocked
beyond measure at the idea OF nominating a
candidate in pursuance of SpOtical bar
gain,n the fact being that in the convention
which nominated the present State officers it
was understood and talked openly that the
precedent of a single term established in Gov
ernor Andrewss case should be followed and
that at the expiration of Governor Bigelows
two-years' term Lieutenant Governor BulHeley
should be promoted to the first place. The
only possible hindrance to the carrying out of
that understanding lies in the fact that Gov
ernor Bigeiow's administration has been so
successful and so popular as to create strong
desire on the part of many for his renomna-
ton. 1t is understood however, that he does not
consider himself n candidate for denomination,
and the probability is that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bulkeley, who has made many friends during
his official term, will succeed him. Immediately
on his nomination the Democratic eye in Con-
necticut will begin rolling in horror at the
thought of "political bargain" and the DEM
ocratic call upon the people to rebuke such im-
morality will begin. The Republican nOmna-
tons for Congress will probably be the same
as two years ago in the four districts.
Having discharged their whole duty in the
matter of advising the Republicans. the Demo-
cratic newspapers have been having lately an
animated discussion of their own candidates
and their prospects. For Governor they have
an abundance of candidates, but there is this
difficulty about the selection, that those who
are willing are weak and liable to divide the
party, while those whom the leaders could
agree upon as having popularity and strength
do not want the nomination and swear they
will not take it. A " boom was started few
weeks ago by The Aew- Haren LEICESTER for the
Hon. Thomas M. Waller, of New-LOndon,
representing the Young Democracy, but it
seems to have come to grief through bad man
agement and perhaps premature announce
ment. Mr. Waller is bright, clever, full OF
dash and fertile in resource, but 1t is doubtful
if he would accept it-not being able to afford
the pecinary sacrifice it would involve, and
little doubtful, even if he did, if he could poll
the full party vote. more substantial cam
didate would be the Hon. Francis b. LOOMS,
of the same town, who is a man of abundant
means and liberal disposition, and personally
popular with his party. He has been Lieu
tenant Governor, discharged his duties salts
factorly, and made friends while in office. a
determined effort has been made within the
past fortnight to put Ex-Governor Charles X.
Ingersoll, of w-IIaven, OH the track once
more. The publication in The Hartford Times
few days ago of an article strongly urging
Ex-Governor Ingersolrs nomination induced
the belief that he was not unwilling to accept,
but in an interview with a reporter of Thc
Ne,r- Rarcn Register subsequent to the publica-
ton, Mr.. Ingersoll was so positive i'll his re-
fusal either to stand the nomination or accept
the Office if elected that he is now considered
absolutely out of the question: He has no am
bition to be used any more for pulling the
Democratic chestnuts out of the fire.
The name of one other Democrat of prom-
nence is mentioned for Governor: that of ex
Senator Eaton and there is suspicion atloat
that the ultimate design of the Hartford leaders
who usually control the party is to nominate
him, with perhaps Waller, if he will consent, or
if not some other popular young Democrat, for
Lieutenant Governor. That is a nomination
which would more certainly insure defeat than
any that has been proposed. As matters now
stand the Democrats are all at sea rs regards
Gubernatonal candidates. 1t is not improb
able that by the time the convention meets
some candidate who has not been talked OF will
loom up and carry of the honors of defeat in
the election. The prospects for Republican
success in the State and in three of the four
Congressional districts seem at the present
moment to be excellent.