New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
DEMOCRATIC FA!LCRE 1T HARTFORD.

THEY VIII. PROBABLY APPROACH THE EfrCb
rJc>Ne WITH \ Plan or C0NrEOMIsi:.
Hartford Conn., Jan. ~ spec1D.-The Democratic
effort, 4. Gefca, senator Plat having come 10 naneh
4, is well 10 look a; some Of them There !, no u"o'
that the action 81 tire Democratic senate I'D swearing
in the Morris state candidates was the hr~i hoNe il"
tended for this purpose II wa, thought nat bV inc
confusion attendant upon two sets of officers the
elect on Of United state, senator cod he maze N"u
OH account of the n0n-TecoCpiion OF one h0a'e o we
General Assembly 10y the other. This did look possible
for a time but the fact that the Eepuliicaho Had t
majority Of The joint assembly Wa sufficient 20 ue-
feat the scheme aud the Democrats. alter the proc lama
lion Of Governor Bu;kclcy ana al" appearance oil Len
tenant Governor Mcrwn in TIC chair Of the presiding
officer where he had perfect Hght' Wcr' uc''I'"
from going any further and did not dare I" a''cmp'
10 invaidaie the election of senator In two distinct
directions both with the same object 10 view INC
democrats made overtureS Tor coalition which would
defeat The senator. The first was 10 George Austen
Bowen the Republican candidate Tor Lieutenant toy
crnor wro was promised the solid Democratic N"t'
II he would consent 10 stand in with the Democrats
and get The .ary three Republican granger votes
which would make the election certain Mr.. Bowen
benr tbe master of the state Grange. This was not
falien into consideration for moment by MI Bower"
The second was like unto it. only that IL was an
eleventh. hour thought, and that was u approach - H.
Hale Of Glastonbury the fruit grower and past nia7e!
Of The grange The fact that Nr. Hale was com
,Jiucncd- with thirteen votes Tuesday part of
The Democratic scheme 20 entcc Republican Votes
but IL failed and Wednesday the Democrats grace
fully submitted what they could not help. saw the
Repubcan, more united ;han they have been for years
and had the satisfaction Of knowing that their own
revolutionary tricky had brought about this
unity.
Now that the election OF Senator is out of the way
there hope Of returning on the part Of the
Democrats aud 1T is expected that 0vcrtuTes in the
y sturc of a compromise Will be made. Indeed they
lave alrraJy been limited AT by Democratic leaders
Who are anXiOus that business shall proceed and that
the dsgaceful state OF affairs shall cease IL j. cur
rentk reported that The Democrats would be willing
10 see Mr. Merwim seated il They can the other
state officers but the action Of the senate In refusing
10 concur with the House in the matter Of legislative
day has placed the election of Governor by the General
Assembly among the impOSslbtes. without going
bcyond the strict construction OF the Constitution.
The action Of the senate to accomplish this would ncces
sanly have to be a reconsideration and resembling of
great deal Of the business il la, already accomplished
But the probabilities are. they have been for the
last tlrcc months that Governor Buckley is the only
person who can have a constitutional title 10 the Gov
ernorslp and he must pcri0rce hold over. Til, will
not be 30 agreeable 10 the Democrats II might have
been had lac not issued the proclamation Of Monday
last which did much clear the atmosphere and
10 bring order out OF confusion
The House has adopted much Of the order OF
Joint rules will enable the committees 10 be APP
pointed and II only remains for the Senate follow suit
and the routine business will be well under way Tho
first block under the present condition Of affairs Will
he in the scnateS disposal of It's final action
and ms it has sworn in Mr. phelan and he q cannot
occupy the Office, whom will 1t rccognzcl can, IL
tary Of state ana this is most likely the wa wsy o
(which viii be adopted. the senate may follow the
example OF Clerk Comstock. who transferred CODY