Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-06
AGAIGST ODDS.
Yesterdays Hartford Courant says of
the raau1t.

The battle in Connecticut is fought against
York city the Herald, World, Sun, Times, Post,
Journal of Commerce, Stats zeitung, Star and
onded by severa! of the Boston press. On the
tariff question the New York papers represent
the rae whh
the last presidential election The little furry of
Grant for mayor was an exception that proved
the rule. The Tribune, Press and Mail and Elk
press carry the republican flag gallantlv. =,
have performed the tasks it has set itself, and
with challenge to history to show better rec
ord in any congress, save in the war Of the re.
| for great victory in 1892.
The same paper says of Simonds' de-
feat: "The defeat of Mr.. Simonds for
| congress is O proper cause of regret,
| aside from any feeling of personal inter
est. 1t shows blindness or ingratitude
in the people of the First district of Con-
| necticut that is not easy of explanation in
view of the great benefit done to the in
| dustries of the state in the passage of the
Mckinley bill. That measure, while use
full, as we believe, to the whole country is
particularly for the advantage of this con-
gressional district whose important tobacco
interest had suffered cruelty through the
competition of cheap Sumatra tobacco"
HAMDEN VOTES OFF THE TIE.
LII IldluuOA b4OIO was SoAuC t0AA WOIA1uk
by the democrats yesterday at the supple
mentary election to vote off the tie between
Jared Benham, republican, and Dwight
Mix, democrat, each of whom received 310
votes the day before. All the old nags in
Hamden and some of the fast ones were
brought into requisition, the result being
that Mr.. Mix was chosen to sit in the halls
of the legislature and help shape Connec-
| ticut legislation next winter. Mr.. Ben
hams many friends regret that he was
| not chosen, as they wished to honor him,
he having been for SO many years lead
| ing and useful man in the town and one
| who commands the respect and esteem of
all. There was some doubt flying over
Hamden's roads yesterday. There was
| 69S votes polled, and Mix had % majority.
LOST IN GOOD CAUSE.
The Bridgeport Standard says: With the
best ticket which they have had in many
| years the republicans have run behind in
every part Of the state, and it is evident
that in many places the ticket was not sup
ported as it should have been.
| It deserved at the hands of all republi-
cans hearty adherence which it failed to
receive The falling off in the republi-
can vote showed this, while our opponents
lost less, and 80 were in the end ahead.
| The democrats turned out and voted fol
| their ticket and the republicans did not.
We think that is the moral Of the general
result
The returns indicate the election of r.
e. DeForest to congress from this district
by very handsome majority. The failing
off of the republican vote in several towns
in the lower part of this district fully &C.
counts for the defeat of Mr.. Miles. We
regret this, because we hoped that the peo.
pie interested in the industrial affairs Of
the district would express their approval
of the work which has been done for them
the benefit of which they will hereafter
reap :.
No one should throw any stones at the
republicans of Connecticut for their fail
ure, although the returns show that had
they all come out and voted they would
have saved one or more congressional dis
! tricts and all question about the state
| ticket But when all the forces of reform,
combined against the utterly rotten Tam
many organization in New York city fail
by 20, 900 there is little room for criticizing
| the minor failures in other places That
| dwarfs the lot.
| ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sIx REPUBLI-
CAN VOTES THROWN OUT.
BRIDGEPoRT, Nov. 5.-The eagle eyes of
some Of the representatives Of democracy