Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-04
I NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
THE POLITICAL 0U9LOOK.
Who and What the People
Will Vote For.
FORECASTS FROM MANY STATES.
The Situation in Major Nc
Kinley's District.
4 TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Serious Hotel Fire in San
Francisco.
THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.


Political Prognostications-T Is-
sues for which tho People VIII
vote-Hoxv the situation Is Viewed
I'm COnnecticut-The Canvass In
PennsyIvania- McKfnley,s Gerry
wandered District = Republicans
Generally Hopeful
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 3.-Connecticut
will tomorrow choose legislature. of
twenty-four senators and 251 members of
the house, four members of congress, a
sheriff in each of the eight counties, a
judge of probate in each district and all
justices of the peace. The legislature will
elect United States senator as successor
of o. 81. Platt, republican. In case the
state ticket fails of a majority on the pop
ular vote the legislature will elect state Of
fcers from. the highest two candidates.
The legislature elected in 1888 had sixty
six republican majority on joint ballot,
and it is generally conceded that the COM
ing legislature will also be republican, al
though both parties are working actively
for its control. If republican it will re-
elect Mr.. Platt without question; if demo-
cratic the choice may fall on Ex-Governor
Waller, ex-senator Eaton, ex-Lieutenant
Governor G. q. Sumner, ex-Congressman
G. c. French or any other leading demo-
crat. Democratic sentiment is apparently
not concentrated as yet. The general
opinion is that the Third congressional dis
trict, where Charles A. Russell of Killingly,
republican, and David A. Wells of Norwich,
democratic, are contestants, will be carried
by Russell.
The prohibition party and the labor
party each have full state tickets in the
field, the former headed by M. Augur of
Middlefeld, the latter by H. G. Baldwin of
Naugatuck.
The new secret ballot operates this year
for the first time in general election. All
ballots must go into one sealed envelope
and all envelopes into one ballot box.
Great delay in the count is expected in
consequence. The large cities are likely
to be determining factors in the congress
sionai districts and also as to VIII ether any
state officers have a clean majority, and
these cities will have the slowest count, so
that returns will probably be very late.
The general expectation is that there will
be no election of state officers by the peo-
pie. CHARLES H. CLARK, The Courant.
Both Sides Claiming Everything.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Ths election in
New York state tomorrow is for Judge
Of the court of appeals, two justices Of
the supreme court, thirty-four members of
congress and members of assembly. Rob
ert, the present incumbent, is the nominee
for the court of appeals judgeship on both
the republican and democratic tickets. AS
this is the only Office to be filled on the
general state ticket, there il little if any
interest in the general vote. Tho prohi-
bitionist and socialist labor party have
candidates in the field, but the votes for
these will hardly be an appreciable element.
gressmen, members of legislature, as the
legislature will elect successor to Sena-
tor Evarts. The present New York dele
cation in congress consists OF
nineteen republicans and fifteen dem
| ocrats. The democrats are hope
full of making gains, but republicans are
equally canfident that they will hold their
| own if not increase their number. The
senate holds over. In this the republicans
| have nineteen and the democrats thirteen
To secure majority on joint ballot the
| democrats must elect sixty -eight assembly.
men. While the democrats have been
making strenuous efforts to secure enough
votes to elect a senator there is little prob
ability they will succeed. Much more
popular interest attaches to the vote fol
municipal officers in New York city thar
| to the state election. The contest is be
tween the Tammany ticket, headed BY
Mayor Grant, and the Peoples Municipa
league ticket, headed by Francis NJ. Scott
a County democrat, and containing botl
republican and democratic names. Boil
sides are claiming everything. This cleo
ton will be the first under the new law.