Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-22
STATE POLITICS.

Judge Morris Accepts-Defnes His
views-The Coming Contest in New
Haven County for the Position OF
High Sherff-A Word About Sheriff
Gates, Mr.. Durham and Mr.. Swee-
ney-TOmlinson's Elusive Chase
Callahan and H0tchk1ss Considered
-Cand1dates I'm the Field for Con.
gressional Honors.
AS County Commissioner Durham |
evinces no alacrity or disposition to run
for sheriff, and evidently doesn't care |
about the nomination, the party is turn
ing its eyes back again to Sheriff Gates.
Perhaps the sheriff may be prevailed
upon to run again He would be strong
candidate, and he has kept the county
walking pretty straight since he assumed
charge of it as high sheriff. If he will not
run Mr.. Sweeney of Naugatuck might be
prevailed upon to take it. He has made
very favorable impression with his party,
and is as bright and intellectual looking
politician as there is in the Naugatuck val
ley. He has good pair of keen eyes and
good record for brains and character.
Perhaps he is the coming man. The re-
publicans, from all accounts, ought to be
wideawake and put up good man for the
fight, as, if they do 30, Tomlinson's chance
will be slim. With Gates afeld again,
the republicans can walk into victory, and
Sweeney will make good standard bear
er. Sweeney, like Sheriff Gates, would
look we'll at the head of Yale university
commencement day procession to Center
| church. Of course democratic detection
| or split is requisite to elect republican
| sheriff in this county, but the element is
not lacking at the present time.
The Hartford Post, casting its weather
eye down this way, says of the Tomlinson
nominations:
The notable fact of this nomination is that
| Tomlinson was obliged to abandon his old friends
old liners Of the party or be left in outer dark
matter, and great deal of political fnesse was
used The republican candidate will undoubted-
has made an excellent official and who will stand
good chance of being reelected.
New Haven, land this section the demo-
cratic party has its ticket complete. Nor
ris for governor, Wilcox for congress,
Fox for senator. Callahan and Hotchkiss
for representatives and Robertson for pro-
bate judge. There is no struggle or strife
in town here among the republicans for
the honor of running for representative.
1t is an honor and that is all as Callahan
and Hotchkiss are sure to "get there. "
Callahan is a six-footer, shapely and manly
in appearance crupulously well dressed en-
ergetic and sagacious, q good basso for
years singing in the First Methodist church
choir and now basso at st. Mary's church,
and is in the law Office of Attorney Hamil-
ton, Yale bank building. He will, with
out doubt attend faithfully to his duties
as legislator. Hobart L. Hotchkiss,
| L. 41,a o1y Iac hnov,
longer before the public. Like his col
league he is graduate of Yale law school,
and is lawyer with fair practice. Ho-
bart carries Westville in his trousers
pocket, as far as the democratic votes is
concerned, and is we'll known as firm
and leading Observation-Disclosures, and a
man of weight in town politics. Especially
!; at town meetings is his voice almost GER
tain to be heard if town interests are at
stake. His father was High Sheriff
Hotchklss, who was for a long period high
sheriff of New Haven county, and a man of
solid substantial frame and dignifed pres
ence, who possessed the respect of the
community at large. Mr.. Hotchkiss, the
younger, is a fair speaker and will face an
average legislative body in speech or de-
bate with sturdy strength and vigor and
credit to himself and constituency.
The call for the republican county con-
| u
is issued to-day and appears In another col
umn. 1t will be held October l, at II a.
NJ, at the Young Mems Republican league
rooms in the Insurance building.
AS to the candidate for congress, friends
of ex-Speaker Pine of Ansonia are advo
eating his name for the nomination, but
the large constituency of friends of Sen
ator James Graham of Orange are deter
mined to have him in the race, and al
hereabout acquainted with the politica:
situation in New Haven and vicinity will
admit that he would be an exceptionally
strong candidate to run in this district
owing to his popularity hereabouts, boil
} as business man and personally. Mr.
Graham, while not seeking the nomina
ton, would not, it is alleged, decline it i
it were rendered him as the wish of the
convention. The name of Postmaster
Doherty of Waterbury has been mentioned
is mot in it."
| Simonds will be renominated in the
First district. He has well won his higf
, and honored position by his talents and
industry. The democrats of the First art
surfeited with candidates. They have tt
| select from ex-Congressman Vance, ex
> State Senator Dunbar, the spring and clocl
| manufacturer, Coroner Lewis of Hartford
ex-State Attorney Hamersley of Hartford
/ d.
In the Fourth district the democrat mos
prominently mentioned as the opponent Of
, Congressman Miles is Mayor DeForest Of
Bridgeport.
In case the democrats of the Third dis
trict do not nominate David A. Wells it il
probable that Stephen H. Hall of Norwich
will be nominated. 1t is said that Bryan
F. Mahan of New London also aspires te
the nomination.
Harry Leigh and Mr.. Seymour. the com
mittee appointed by the democratic
state convention to wait upon Judge
Luzon B. Morris and formally tender hi II
it's task Saturday. Judge Morris accepted
the nomination with a short address. Ii
it he subscribes to the platform and en-
larges on few points. He attacks al
length the method of electing state officers
and states his belief that plurality vote
should elect. He wants the county COM
missioners elected by the people of their
respective counties. He calls attention tc
the large number of deserted or neglected
farm houses, and the fields that were for
merly under cultivation now covered with
brush and small wood The manufactur-
ers have prospered under the protective
system, says Judge Morris, but why these
deserted and neglected farmss why this
great depreciation in farm values in the
last twenty-five years? He concludes as
follows:
| Since the convention met which put me in
| nomination the convention of the republican
party has nominated gentleman from this city
| for governor know General Merwin, the nom
| inee, well, and consider his personal character
above reproach 1 trust no friend of mine will
directly or indirectly say anything in defamation
of his personal character during the campaign
If my success is dependent upon personal abuse
| of my opponent then l prefer defeat. Gentle.
/ men of the committee, accept the nomination,
L if elected it eQQeaVOr tn
| perform the duties of the office not only to the
party that nominated me, but to the satisfaction
| Of the whole people,"
| Among the Foresters.
The various branches of Foresters in
this city have formed an organization I'M
l dor tho fit1a Of the A n r IF Associa-