New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-30
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
THRoBs OF coNNECr1CUTs PULSE.


THE IRISH AND woRKISGMsN FOR BAN" '
DEPENDENTS FEW AND SCARCE.
,rrov AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF I'll. ThrBuSE' J
NEw-LoypoN, Conn, Oct 29.-The pohticn
atmosphere f. clear this part OF the state liner" ar
no Dependent mists in the horizon. AtraVeheI 0o'
eastward leaves the Dependents behind MIN al
The great mills at willimantic shelter no Eepup"o'
bolters The dIsafecton 10 this part OF Conhecuo"' "
all in the Democratic party The great working popu@
ton has been thinking while it labored busiy in the rae
tories The necessity of protective tariff IL cohns
home with awful significance to the working people Oh
this state. III one town there was i"'o''
for the manufacture OF buttons nV"
ivory and vegetable conpounu
few months ago the factory was burned to the ear'n
Two hundred workmen were cast into enforced
Seven or eight hundred people dependent upon the
e.erons OF the hands employed in the factory for their
suppor The storeSeepers In the village suffered heavily
The town and its people would be ruined the factory
WAS not speedily rebuilt Said of the directors OF 'he
factory:
You how the people here suffer while the mill Is re-
building They begged Ms 10 reconstruct H. We
until satisfied that the Republicans would ca ar,
the country at the approaching eccuoh c nod not
run the business a single day all these peope Wou
begeared and this bright little village ruined iSu
In the Republican party.
Said Senator Eugene Boss OF Wiuimantic:
can see a great deal OF tho IrshAmcrican movement
here There are large numbers Of Irish workingrnen IN
NV mills and receive assurances daily OF the support
witch the Rcpublicans will have. This movement +.
rair than II anneors 70 he on tho surface Several OF
the Oldest Irish Americans IN The factory men VINO
been voting nn Democratic ticket for years have qctN
Informed me that they viii vote FOR Mr. Blaine. II VII
he done without noise demonstration. Hun
dred' Of FER Hnc 40 because n% Sey know
that they would be prosecuted and annoyed by the Demo
II they did but on election day they WILL 20 u
some Of the Irish Americans may vote for Mr.; Waller
bat he Is the only Democratic candidate III the stste
whom they VIII support, and he will uot get enough
votes To give him majority Henry b. Harrison will get
the support ~ the honest Independents and there l. no
doubt OF his election II he does not receive an absolute
majority over all other candidaes he viii be elected ny
the legislature which is certain to be Republican VI
joint ballot
The Republicans in the eastern part OF Connecticut are
hopeful and they have reason TO be- Their canvass mas
been close and II promises excellent results WndhaM
County will give Mr. Blaine larger majority than Mt
Garfield had II the figures at hand are correct Nearly
all Of the towns promise Republican gains Congressman
John p Wait said that he hoped TO carry Ms
district easily, and by an Mcret-eu
majority His opponent Mr.. Johnson. Is the son OF
wealthy mlowner ana ne usihs lioHg ~, py1ubcans
not the slightest chance OF success me d ar,
have expended little money In the campaign ana mr.
Trusting 10 the people and tie tariff 10 aid them TO We
iory one OF the mos liberal and efficient assistants Ia
the state Committee f. i. C. Lounsberry, VINO was !"
The R,publican- have a better and more effective or
rnizatiou han the Democrats. and in state so Close As
Connecticut this il great advantage The indications
ar, maj Sven Mule Barnum has been keeping IN re-
serve a large fund for In the closing "a5
[
This county (Ncw-Londonl. said Colonel Joseph seldom
ruve Garfield ll2l majority; Will Increase tha' ana
ia the District give Nj Blaine a majority Of 5000 lAe
prohibition vote does n9i promise to be arsr IN nv w ''
think there than 10000 Irish vote. In TIE state
and Mr.. Blaine will get about one nan OF InS Sor
the Republicans. We are IN excellent shape here III MI
wich.
At New-London the Republicans are heartily confident
OF success Joha A. Plbbtts, editor Of The Day Post
/ poha- Cot Pre-i OF
London Northern Railroad, united IN the opinion
that the Republican Is stronger and promising
better result, than it did in 1850 said Colonel Puoos;
London T. Governor Walters town. In 1880 Han
COCK received majority OF 100 mere rms ear We 81
met ~ give NJ Blaine small majority There are not
more than twenty fonr Independents IN The city ihre
Ticket and oug gain from the Irish Americans ought 20
be- and will Doe. 80 votes. The gain rom tnis sourcc
/ which I have given vog. There are about ninciy
ProAihitioui-ts NeLonlon. some OF the men VINO VI
VOC foI = john arr Democrats VINO cannot support sun
a man a. Cleecand. majority OF tic new voters here
are for Blaine.
In the last few days TRIHUNE's correspondent has
visited all OF the larger cities OF Connecticut and has
soeit som. tine al the smaller manufacturing towns
good deal OF information be gathered but there are
So many uncertain elements entering into the political
problem in that Il Is almost impossible TO pre-
die, with any Of certainty what The result viii be-
The surface indications point to Republican victory
Al al places the number oi aVo"ed independents i *
cccici Dy the Irish Americans WI" VII 'uPPol' ".
Blaine H. most instances the lr,n-Amerlcah' our
number the independents in the ratio OF three 10 one
The question which p,rp"Ve- the poitfa! managers Is
thc number OF Independents aud lrish-Am"rcans Who
viii be heard from on the gay Of siec,io n eaIo. ~
pointed ont ar present There will he great number OF
I iri.h-Amellcdus who viii vote the kepuo
Itrau ticket and say nothing OF II. The Demo
cr4ts are looking 10 the independents for a
heavy "-lent vote" Connecticut Independents have
even no evidence OF reserve strength. They give little
.n~c %. present strength There is loud talk OF the
r,a Republican detection n this state. A. matter OF
f,t ronrlicaus who VII vote Cleveland have been
widely adycrt-eI, bat they are so few That one
h.. Z, go far from his way 10 find them
lis NOT SO with the I-Anericsns. They entering
into the campaign with spirit and the number OF Their
Ilgr aud Logan clubs ana tne frequency and enthu-
.in Of their meetings. prove the depth and intensity OF