Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-20
THE POLITICAL CAULDRoN.

The Local Democratic Conventions
 This Week-Talk About Town
 Possible Candidates and Probable
 Candfdates-Men Talked of For
 Congress--A Word For MT. Louns-
 bury.
 The New Haven Democratic convention to elect delegates to the coming Democratic State convention, to be held in this city next week Tuesday, will be held tonight in Turn Hall. It will be an interesting meeting and there will be considerable chin music, parlia- mentary rulings and oratory. The question as to what gentleman will head the list of delegate is one of those that no fellow can yet find out, the delegates being yet all at sea on the subject. The convention to-mor- row evening at Turn Hall, will, it is generally conceded, result in the choice of delegation in favor of Town Agent Reynolds for sheriff. The New Haven county shrievalty conven- tion will be held in Wallingford in the early part of next month. Candidates mentioned for the nomination of New Haven's Demo- crats for representatives, are James 1. Hayes, who from his prominent position among the Foresters will naturally have the backing of that body and Ezekiel G. Stoddard, the well known and prominent State street merchant, who served in the legislature last year, is talked of for renomination.
 For the position of judge of probate Judge s. A. York is talked of for renomination, and the names of Colonel A. Heaton Robert the legislature from New Haven, and Grove J. Futile of East Haven, who has served East Haven in the legislature as representa- tive, are prominently mentioned. For the Republican nomination for judge of probate no one is talked of, there being not ghost of a show for the election of Republican.
 For senatorial honors Senator Plunkett's name is being talked of for renomination by the Democrats, and already there is some kicking against it in the Democratic journals in Knights of Labor circles.
 For Congress, to take the place of Con gressman Mitchell, who unquali6edly de- clines to be @ candidate, the name of Carlos manufacturer there, is prominently men tioned, and it looks very much as if he will get the nomination. Doctor and Senator J. w. Alsop. of Middletown, has been men tioned also, but has declined, saying he could not afford to give up his business to go to Congress.
 JorTINGs REGARDING OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR
 CONGRESS.
 Yesterdays New Haven correspondence of the New York Sun says:
 The Republicans will nominate Postmaster N. D. SperrY, who has been the brains and the boss of the Republican party in Connecticut since 1856. His career postmaster refuted the idea that a political office holder must make unbusinesslike New Haven postofice superior that the at Ss DS iee of a try, and yet what political schemes were matched
 In the Fourth district the Republicans will proba- ply nominate the rich manufacturer Fred J. Mills two terms and there is a feeling that no Democrat can beat him there except William H. Barnum. If oFf nor Re will De resomnated for Congress y the Democrats in this district In the Hartford district Buck, but the Democrats are all at sea. Mr. Buck is a hard !. man to beat His vote on the river and ago, but his record is straight now on that mon shelf. Colonel John T. Wait has served six terms, n1nds WSoss father coioe %at ae might Af have ave been. Young Charley Russell, of Windham county, will probably be nominated MT. Russell was for years @ a NeI N hays1 a and in M manufacturing What MT. Russell's fatherin-law. tics of eastern Conneeticut isn't worth knowine Colonel Sayes since he won his title of Colonel on 5ewes staff has never cared re t fos G1Ge g t himself ss fly. If David A. Wells wishes the Democratic nom- nation in that district he can have it. It usually goes a begging.
 The Christian Advocate and Journal of New York, the leading Methodistpaper, says: ''The Hon. Phineas 0. Lounsbury, who has just been nominated for Governor by the Republican party of Connecticut, is trustee of Wesleyan seminary and also of Drew Theological university. He has been for many years an official member of our church at Ridgefeld, and to his zeal and personal conservatism is largely due the present rfn- presedented success of that charge. Should he be elected he will be, we believe, the first Methodist to occupy the guhernatorial chair of that State."
 FOR DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF STATE.
 It is early yet to prognosticate as to the Democratic nomination for Governor. That is yet an open question. For Secretary of State the name of Hon. William H. Law, of this city, is prominently mentioned. It looks probable that the claims of New Haven with it's large vote will have due weight in Democratic circles, especially under the probable distribution of the nominations for State officers, and result in New Hayen's having one candidate upon the State ticket. It is safe to say that the Democracy could not make a more appropriate or better selec- ton for Secretary of State than Hon. MT. Law, whose qualifications and eminent it- ness for the position during his valuable ex- perience and party services as one of New Haven's representatives in the legislature for two terms render him a most desirable man for the candidacy.