Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-12

He has filed the Office of ieutenant-goy
ernor with signal credit to the state and
to himself. He is admirably qualified to
occupy the executive chair.
General Merwin is an available candidate
to head the republican ticket this fall.
He has spotless reputation. Every
body in the Elm City honors and respects
the name of Lieutenant Governor Merwin.
Many, indeed, are the quiet, charitable
deeds that he has done, without ostenta-
ton or parade. Always a generous giver
to party, church and charitable objectsy
his purse strings are always open to the
calls of she needy and the suffering. His
heart is as tender as woman's to every
call of humanity. His is sympathetic
nature, quick Of response, and as friend
none are more loyal. Patriotic to the core,
democratic in his affiliations, kind, affable
and respectful to all, he has legion of
friends throughout the state. Nor are
they all republicans. He has host of
friends in the democratic ranks who honor
and respect him for the personal kind
nesses which he has gone out of his way
to bestow and for sympathetic acts done
By him for them in times of trial, affection
or need. ALI these things tell of the char
acter of the man and they are important
in political campaign, especially in city
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element and the democratic party are usu-
ally in the ascendency.
General Merwin can poll more votes in
New Haven outside of his party than any
other man in the state. New Haven is
where the big democratic majority is
usually rolled up in state election. Often
at midnight in close election have the
republican leaders at Hartford, who were
taking the returns, waited with almost sol
emn visages the news of the result in New
Haven. General Merwin is unquestion-
ably an available candidate. He is popu-
| lar with the masses. He has clean rec
| ord. He has had ample experience in Off
| cial positions and in business life. He
has an agreeable presence and mein and is
thoroughly gentleman. He is ready
| speaker. He is well versed in military af-
| fairs, having risen from the captaincy OF
the New Haven Grays to be adjutant gen.
eral of the Connecticut National guard.
Another matter highly important is this
ALI this availability, popularity and fitness
of General Merwin for the candidacy fol
governor comes into play in most telling
manner, provided Luzon B. Morris is re-
nominated by the democrats as their can
didate for governor. New Haven is the
| battle-ground of the state politically. Nom
mate a weak republican, as far as New Ha-
ven is concerned, to run sgainst Morris
and the chances of success are lessened.
Nominate General Merwin and the chances
of success are bright. Luzon B. Morris,
although man of clean record and pos
sessed of small barrel of money, cannot
poll big democratic vote in New Haven
with Lieutenant Governor Merwin on the
opposite ticket With General Merwin in
the field against him Mr.. Morris will get q
far less vote than he did when he ran be-
fore. General Merwin's strength is strik-
ingly illustrated by the fact that in the
election of 1888 he polled a larger vote
than any candidate on either ticket. AND
it is believed that he is stronger now thar
he was then.