New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
AMBITIOUS MUGWUMPS.
TRYING TO RUN THE CONNECTICUT DEMOC-
RACN.
THE rRET11Esr KIND OF A FRACTIONAL FIGHT
on HAND.

on HAND.
NewIIavcn. Conn.,, Feb 10 CspcciaD.-A few days
ego a few members Of the Democratic party and
score or more Mugwumps received invitations to at
tend a meeting 10 organize tarfrciOTm' cluD All"
effect the permanent retirement of the Republican
party. the circular invitations stated The Demo
cratic leaders professed to be ignorant Of the reai
object of the proposed meeting and repeatedly sara
they had no idea who the originator OF the scheme
was Members of the Democratic state committee
said they had no who originated the scheme ana
some Of them added that they considered the "hoio
affair a piece of bungling nonsense. The meeting
was held and 1t did not require long time for the
curious ones to comprehend the whole situation IL
At once appeared that Professor :. +. Baldwin, thc
would be prince of Connecticut Mugvumps, was the
chief manipulation, and 1t transpired that the professor
had prepared the call for the meeting and had brought
with him a cutand dried set of resolutions 70 DC
passed II also transpred that the learned professor
had done a little underground wire pulling, ana htn
arranged matters 10 get himself elected president oi
the new club. Those who took active part III tue
proceedings very few exceptions being noticed arc
those who became Mugwumps in 1854, ana they hpi
apparently concluded that they needed few pray
teal hcclcrs to do some Of the campaign work, Tor
some of them paid particular attention 10 Nlo"'e
Tracy. the proprietor Of one of the lowest IFoS'
shops in the city, and Mixes voice was once OF
twice heard in argument upon the questions con
sidcred
Possibly half a dozen wheel horses OF the Democrat
party watched tie proceedings short uhe anu wv"
withdrew to give expression to their disgust WV
OF those who cOnprehended the whole thing at glance
and understood the real intention OF Professor Bad"h
was Alexander Troup, collector OF internal revenue
and one Of the best organizer and political malpA'os
I'm the Democratic party. In " The Evening MO"
Nr Troup remarked that the meeting was not out anu
Olt Democratic that the leading spirits In II were
taosc who worked through the Tariff Reform club IN
1 Ia lat ion laf
attend because they believed that their presence vas
not desired and that invitations were not sent 10 TIC
wheelhorscs Of the Democratic party
Afcr elccting Professor Baldwin president. the newly
organized oluD elected G. /. Chaplin Editor OF Ihe
Waterbury American" a member Of the executive
committee aud after express TIE opinion thai ihc
only great man in the United state, wa Grover 'lcVe
land, adjourned. Mr. Chaplin Is said 10 have Level
head and people believe he deserve, the most complete
credit for Icing keen. A. soon Mr. Chapn received
the oillda notification Of his election he wrote letter
OF dccuaion In the course a which D" sad VINO
,ympatlizing with most Of the objects 'onsht by th'
State Democratic club Of Connecticut. ! can easily
conceive a line and condition when might deerc 10
seek them by other method, than Gose Democratic
club would employ
Those notices served upon the old guard 10 quit
have excited that somewhat vigorous nodl con
sidrrsby, and they DO pot propose to Na'dt". Mr'
Troup again comes 10 the front. and th- time says:
so limited was because Ia" club did not propose to
,vors I'm harmony with TIE Democratic tate Committee
but that the gentlemen who engineered and controlled
the foundation Of the state Club hac programme
Of th.ir t. carry ont And then he 'crv"~ notice
upon the club a. follow Tho state Convention of the
Democratic party when It assemble VIII formulate
the Principle, Of the Democratic party In Connect
cut and the state Committee IL, authorized agent
viii conduct IL, affair. II the state Club ~ III mar
mony with 10, Il do effective work, but the
Muswump tail VIII not be allowed {" Wa the Demo
cratic dos The small minority Who have i'il inc
Republican party must be modest iu their claims. We
favor reform inside the party. the club organizers are
ou.ide II the Republican party. and have ~ sooner
entered the portal, Democracy than the, threaten
complete reversal OF The plan Of campaigning 30 the
state
Every well Informed Connecticut politician knows
that Nj TrouV. who Wa one # the late MI hafnun.
stroure,t supporters, voice, the sentiments OF old Ln'
Democrat, nhe Alfred l.. Eurr. Fred brown and
C. NJ Joccyu. If Hartford Morris W. seymour AND
ID. NJ Read, OF bridgeport -. b. Ensign, " salisbury
Nichols stuart, OF 80" Milford john Z. I'Aul' "l
stoc 81 Muhtylic, ana scores oi olt47 VINO l'i !'s
I''e i,,s ,,ea ~ wr'l informed icnocr4., and i.c
publican. tnat Couuc,ti,at ~ou.d nave bccn hrpuO-
10 ,'.G'- M rr,i 80. tna rHcuou' ciort, 60. tAc
E,cnnniic,u, i'''' ',nd not overcome ir I4l.
gas P'He 1 oino ' , % NOM anu ice 'u-.
To- be sent to the Stalc 4, the ba.num mcu carried
TIE election. naturally thcy secured the Once h'"''
lor years the leading Mug ump,. who nov prop,,e
10 a,,umc Tie d,tatof-mp OF the Dcmo.Hu' party,
tr,ed 10 dictate the policy the hcpuDa ptr;'. and
tncy !cit that ptri, simply BE-, Auac tie, were n't
,, J.rf-r LalaWin Is dc-lfou, u bc.ouu- G,y
eruOr Of Connecticut o. lifted state senator. ara
I1cmocrat, VINO ought to know say bee ht. started
ms LnV,ott against the ola line worker. simply ir
the pu pose 81 getting control OF t' mt Mn h"'rIi
The history Of TIC BALDWIN FANNY In pouc' is