New-York tribune., 1884-10-29
FIGHTING FOR CONNECTICUT
,,r, ATE DEMOCRATIC DEVICES.


.r,,v scurMEs-DEsPERATE EFFoRre-i"h ~"
,.rs ovrR-EsrIMATrp-rHE OUTLOOK.
80 OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRibuN1J
W,,y-u,vrx. Conn., Oct. 2S.-lhe Deno-
-, r. ho,inc 10 carry this State through Repuonc""
,,sasc,ion Inquiry here shows, however, 'n'' '' o
,,ost which the hocrs hope TO do Is 10 po "' =,
,o,es IN the state This looks like an oqereS'li''o
This city, for instance, there were loo sisno,s "
,ne anti Blaine call or these ten were pcno o
~ con mora became Democrats In ls'z'
,our have never yet voted twenty yive or th'y '' r
rounccd free-tradcrs, and most OF the "'herS a' '
little or 10 influence and have always "con - ~
aoph,f,,l voters The Independents are slo"'''a9' "
claim 70 he spending, good deai oi MONEY va,
,,hou, much effect THERE'S no silent vote 10 pee eA
VIM -, Irdopendept has made his exit III q roll
=, ,oyrsrancr thunder from the Republican ranks Inc
,,bolc movement has been anoSy one Inc i""'I'n
dents themselves do not expect larger vote Una" 'i
no shows The talk Of great silent vote Is s"e' "V
sense. 80, a.,
ably good results for the Republican canvass ""@"
n, ,oorc voters who had been classed as dounu h"'o
declared that they would vote for Blaine ana Logan s
hearing him echurz's speeches IN Cohheoucn' S''"
ingy are having effect similar to the one 'no' P'
iuced In Ohio. ., ,o.
Tho connecticut Democrats arc making stout and per
.s,cpt efforts to the support ""ch "'''
r., los, among the Irish Americans and working classes
Their work I'm this direction is often upscruphos
ruu,her of instances known in which penocra'ce e"
,ove. have sought 10 force their men backIho INC Dcn
Marty by means OF threats The managers
a that they can in the way Of stimulating race preudces
and aatrels There is good deal OF political hIoerahoc
an Connecticut The Democrats introducing Bourbon
me,hods In Ncw.IIaven several sl-Amerlcans VINO
have ageou-ly broken away from theiroo
and ties have violently assaulted on account q" ne'r
now rocal faith. aud have been melniy anu PerS's
tenuv bovcotcd In business. ostraczcd from society
ua.ra
au.ts stand firm rs a rock They have dissolved
rartner.hp with the Democracy. and h'y VIII hoO %
frieh,epeh An Irshmln "a too well a3onlomol 10 mar"
Treatment n the old country to he seriously aarme' ~
little violence anl bistcr Ia tn New World ihe '"'n
Ollie clergy are quietly wishing for Republican Snccos''
and they lend their powerful moral support W NV "
publican members Of their Hooks
The Democrats are talking on both sides "i
the tariff question David \. Wells Is m'Nlhs
free trade speeches whenever the Democratic managers
give him an opportunity. Tho other orators are uhkns
protection ~ earnestly and ~ swcety ~ thooSh 'eE
were the real friends OF the wcrldngmen AMI were
wholly unconscious Of the Morrison bill and the ire'tde
plank In the Democratic platform
The Democrats are also tenderly and zealou.ly io,
tcrinc the st. John movement The organizer
cf The latter party in Ncw-iaven called q
ponlc,n into hank last week identify him 50 that
he could have cashcd check, drawn 10y thc 'nurm" :"
the Democratic National Committee.
N.ycrfhess the Democrats in Connecticut are nor NJ
ali har,,oninus There i large number OF
saasIncn party who quietly hoping Tor GOV
ernor walters defeat He has many enemies. ana thoy
AR. united I'm the opinion that he should he bpcd Ou
from the list of Democratic Presidential Qla Ncs' vi
The other hand. Governor waller is known 10 nave
catered 10 wishes and tastes o the negro voters an
.nuc other classes who will give him hearty support
and sacrifice Cleveland for that purpose democrats are
already offering trade Cleveland for Governor Na'T'
The Republicans have steadily rejected al >uch oIrtS
careful Inquiry In Bridgeport r"c"ntN showed NV we
could mister twelve O. botrfS fltreh OF
twenty times that number of Irish and German converts
10 tbe Republican rauks he counted therc; ana i
smilsr state thugs L. believed eXist in other manu-
slft Ieh
such e0mpctcut Judges George Mallory, Jndse a H.
Been Henry H. Parrot. Amos Treat and John ID Candee
expecf Republican gains there. TWENTY-FIVE OF ~" -
fndtnlit. In that place controlled by k"pnhcahS.
Uaucnck carried the town by I56; II Is hoped lh't
This majority may be reduced To zero ..-
TIE con contest In this state s not nnin cr.
estiug The and Nth Districts are close Ihe iln
district 4 also IN doubt Colonel Henry Allcn. who con
scented o rceve the nomination. after the wltidiAw "i
Mr. Pine. il q wealthy man. ana VIII NOT n a uoiiat
INTO the canvass I'm the IId Di trct. j. T. wait VIII he
reelected. j. conceded that the state legislature
will be strongly Republican. The state Committee mas
completed the The figures promise much better
results than they did GARFIELD campaign; ana un-
less ihc Democrats send enormous SUN or money mere
as thcyc l. some 10 believe they have done ana
frauduentiy Influence the large number of d"ubfu
voters the Republicans will carry the STATE ny az Ie"s
the same majority as Garfield did; about 1900