New-York tribune., 1886-08-02
POLIIICS IN CONNECTICUT.

A TALK WITH SPEAKER TBBIrs ABOUT THE GOV
TRNORsHlP AND CONGRESS
trpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
HAprForp. Aug. 1.-Speaker Tibbits was
here ON Thursday talked freely with lHL TRIBUNE
correspondent cOncernin: state politics The coming
canvass" he said bids fair to be bouy contested
one IL can scarcely otherwise IN view Of the i'm
portant interests at stake not sanguioe OF Re-
publican OF our friends profess to be-
There nothing to be gained by creating feeling OF
Over-confdence. Connecticut is under ordinary cir
cums,auces close and doubtful state and the Hepab'
hcans carry it without thorough Organization
md Great deal Of hard work We might well look
these facts squarey IN the face hink the party organ
zatiop is defective in my parts OF tue state The
first step toward proper organization Ia my Judsment
T. to Office of secretary OF the tate Committee
and having found the right man for the
place. keep him in It long he Will consent
TO serve. An annual expenditure OF $1,000 In
this way would accomplish as much ~ five
times scattered around on the eve Of an election
nv experience has convinced mat 10 small portion
OF the money expended for political purposes is abso
lutely thrown away
What Is the outlook as TO the United states senator
ship!"
"wer," sad the speaker at goes without saying
that If the Republicans control the next General AS
ecinbly General Hawey will be renominated and re-
elected to the Senate. Malicious reports have boen cir
eused-ihcy began far back the canvass for the
epeakership last winter and have been repeated AT
intervals ever since-that there was combination
among some Of the Republican lea ers having for its
obiect the election Of othcr man than Gener al
Iawley to the senate. There the slightest
foundation for these reports. Ihey are aOsnfu aho
malicously untrue
1--WE ought" continued Major Tlbbits." to secure a
fair working majority in the Assembly joint ballot
but it is useless disguise the fact that have the
sharpest kind OF h ahead The Senate is likely to be
close and it must be that majority IN the
House at the last session slender Oneit would
have entirely wiped out had New-London, Water
tury Middetown Wallngford and several other towns
narily Ga think every Republican must he fdily i'm
pressed with the paramount Importance OF maintaining
the psrty supremacy IN The United states Senate.
How about the GOvernOrshlDt'
sOn my part the will DC conducted with en-
tire good feeling. II am nominated "lll take the
stump and do my best to win, and II not nominated
NY successful rival can command my services when
ever and wherever he wi!L'
When asked II lie would be candidate for Congress IN
the lid District he failed TO receive the nomination
for Governor. Speaker Tlboits replied Most
icaliy, AIN not running q political drag net.
Ii has long been virtually conceded tnat
tho nomination should 20 to Windham when that
as hougn the Mlndhsm Republicans
petty eOusies that nave kept them without Congress
tally united. Colone. Russell is the only Wlndham
0ldate named. tie Ia bright and level eaded
man OF large business perience for years
He showed himself An excellent deoater when lie In
the House . fe " years sgo."
Thus far in the preliminary Major Tbbits has
boen the victim OF several alleged interviews which
have grossly misrepresentod him. Beng Old
psprr man. he has accepted the situation philo,oph
fcay Whatever may be the outcome OF the contest
the Coyenorship be 10 take the stump In the
coming campaign. Durlag the last rev years ne has
probably political speeches than any Hepub-
licsn IN Connecticut with the possible exception Of
General Hswly