New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
ELECTION EXCITEMENT IN HARTFORD
CONTEST FOR TIE MAYOR AND CorNULs-THE
FIRST REGIMENT FIGHT STILL UNSETTLED.

CONTEST FOR TIE MAYOR AND COrNULs-THE
FIRST REGIMENT FIGHT STILL UNSETTLED
Hartford April 5 tspeclall.-Tie excitement over
4 municipal election has not for some year. "ech 50
intense a, il has been In this city for the last tn
DAYS or a fortnight. The outbreak inside the
Republican party and 0cca>ioncd oy the opp'>'
lion of The Courant7 TO the Town Committees pan oil
holding q delegate convention fOT the nomination o..
a maS'0r and other candidates on !h' uckct. ihc
trouble has however, b. shrevd manipulation on the
rart Of the Town Committee. been Abridged aIi re
domination o. General Henry c. DwiEht anf inc
other names on the Republican ticket vas made by
The delegate convention all but two Of the wards o.
the city being represented and aitcrwad ratliru b'
tho general caucus of the Republicans. IL va also
decided that all future nominations shall oc male L.
general caucus Tie nomination Of General DSlgh.
is most happy one. Re j. veteran soldic- and
earnest Republican, and business man Of sterling
Integrity who has more than is usually the case u
strong hold on the better class of voters. The DEM
c,afjc nominee is cx Postmaster Chapman, an
c:derIy gentleman wo has bu. little Of the quality
that candidate needs - be popular with the boys
Indeed he informed the convention that nominated
,dm that it better for him 10 be "sacficcd' than
IT would he for younger candidate with political
fu.urc before him. The contest Is T. be no boy :
play however. The Democracy Will work hard f"
tie success OF the ticket. but If the Repnbhca;
machine works earnestly IL has IN years past II
probabilities are that the Democratic party VII make
Some gains in the city government boaris, although
II is hardly possible that IL will sain control of them.
TIC secret ballot LAW will have its irst hard tcst IN
this city. the town election IN october bang pfc
.cay without. contest and not giving any opportunity
to Judge accurately Of the workings OF the law llc
system is the Australian ballot without the Official
ballot hut with Gle envelope and the secret corpdTi
rnent for the voters. /. viii probably be Literally
used a. a means Of knitting Unpopular cand dtcs If
both parties. -. ,
The election of Officers Of TIE lst REGIMENT resulted
on the first bao. IN the reelection OF the old d.,
p1,c,r i
whether this IL net merely meant a CON
plimcnt for Them not 70 be repeated "hcn the second
ballot is ordered. rhe Governor will not. OF course,
accept these elections but Will cndcavO? 70 hav" the
officers agree upon satisfactory TO them and
IA him. also falling IN that. alter the next ballot.
he will appoint the officer himself. IN hi, cast II
is norc than probable that M)Lttuf ingalls, VIII D."
fhe rcrt colonel o. the regiment. y Ia thus frr
beer impossible for the Governor 10 appoint captain
for the Ge.nafa Guard, no milnalY man 90 all
the Germans in tic city caring T. take III" place.
Polo ends in the armOry the present week. and the
cause Of the trouble Will have been removed, bat not
lii fhc troul has Al