National Republican., 1884-10-08
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.


While the election held in Connecticut on
Monday was only for the adoption or rejection
Of certain constitutional amendments 1t is not
without political value in that 1t serves to
show that the republican party is compact
and well organized. with no strict party
division upon the questions involved, yet the
drlfl of republican sentiment was in favor of
the adoption of tho amendments and that of
democracy opposed to them. The amendment
providing for biennial sessions of the legisa.
turc was strongly attacked by Gov. Waller in
his last message to the legislature. Henry d.
Harrison, now the republican candidate for
the goyornorship against Waller, was then
speaker of the house of representatives, and
for the only time during the session took the
floor and made such All eloquent and con.
vincing speech in favor Of the amendment
that 1t passed the house by n large majority.
1t was adopted by the people on Monday by
nearly 10000 majority. 1t saves the state per
haps $4,000 per annum, and is quite feather
in Harrison's cap. The evidence of the vote
of Monday points to n republican majority Of
over 5000 for Blaine and Logan.
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Democratic polls of the state of Ohio. OF
which they claim to have made three within
month, according 10 statements just made
public show 1900 majority for them. Eleven
thousand Of this majority IL located in Hamll-
ton county. They expect to lose 200 from the
vote of last fall In Cuyahoga county, when
they had 500 majority. They claim large in
crease ofyoting strength in the strong demo-
cratic counties in the northwestern part Of the
state, and that the republican strength in the
counties of the Western Reserve has fallen OF
through the emigration of young men, Just
what the purpose of this outgving is does not
plainly appear, unless by claiming n prepos-
ferrous majority In Hamilton county the Nc
Lean crowd are laying the foundation for tho
preparation of gross frauds In Cincinnati.
The polls claimed TO have been made were
never taken, for the reason that it would be
physically impossible to poll Ohio thrice, or
even once for that matter, within month.
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| Tho venerable Connecticut fossil, Vim. W.
Eaton, was renomnatcd for representative in
| the lower house of congress yesterday. His
district is close one, aud is often carried by
the republicans Eaton was elected two years
ago by plurality of 10 over John r. Buck
but the old man will havo hard row to hoe
this year. Still, despite his iron.clad bourbon
ism Eaton possesses qualities that command
respect, and the return Of the ancient mossy
back would excite less disapprobation in the
minds of republicans than would the return OF
many another Light of democracy who could
be named.
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The fusion between the Iowa democrats ant
grcenbackors upon which the democrats have
based some prepostorous claims, does not seen
to be prosperous partnership. The trouble
Is that good many Of the greenbackers arr
kicking vigorously over being sold out for thu
benefit of the democracy. A separate green
back ticket is now proposed.
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The only real point of contest in the Georgii
election was over the election of members o
the Legislature. The return or retirement o
Senator Joe Brown was the issue involved
From the returns now IN 1t is apparent tina
, the great Georgia convict contractor has tri
umphed over his enemies and will be his owl
successor
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Representative James II. Hopkins at first rC
fused to accept the democratic nomination 4
q the twenty.second Pennsylvania district bu
has finally reconsidered and consented to oflc
himselfupon the altar Of sacrifice. Hopkir
: has twice been lucky enough to be nominate
and swept into congress in tidal wave
years, but the sturdy workingmen of Pittsbur
f will bury him very deep this year. Howeyc
, US he has twice been fortunate enough to rel
, resent republican district, IL is the correC
thing for him TO stand up to bo knocked dow
this time.
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