Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-14

The campaign cry tina. the man who receives
the most votes should have the Office is a strone
one, but II Is coupled with demand also that
Legislative representation should be changed
aud hat the cities and larger towns should be
gwen increased representation in the general
assembly. Representation in the lower house
OF the general assembly Is based not SO much
on population as on the towns, each town being
entitled, regardless of its size, to the one or two
members allowed 1t when the constitution was
adopted In 1918. The representation then was
fairly representative Of population as wei
Of the cities and the decay Of the farming COM
munities . condition is presented under which,
to use an extreme illustration, the little town
OF Union, with about 500 population, has the
same legislative represention as the town OF
New Haven, with population Of over 10000.
The democrats ask that this be remedied by in
creasing the represention Of the larger towns.
The republicans meet the demand by asserting
that the democrats purpose to deprive the little
towns OF a share Of their representation The
little towns are very Jealous Of their preroga-
tives and are afraid Of the cities, 30 what the
democrats may gain on the issue In the cities
may be offset In the country towns
Altogether il Is difficult to say how the state
issue viii affect the result. The democrats fight
against odds in the attempt to get for their
state ticket more than the combined votes for
the republican, the prohibition and the people 8
tickets. Their chances of plurality are good,
but of q majority doubtful. So, too, they fight
against odds In trying to secure Q majority in
the general assembly, because Of the inequali-
ties In representation noted above.
SENATOR nAwLErs SUCCESSOR
The chances are ten 70 seven that the repub-
Hcans will have u majority in the general as
sembly, which is TO have the choice ota United
States Senator to succeed Gen. Hawley. The
general and Gov. Bulheley are the candidates
on tho republican side and their rivalry u the
elimination Of q long republican fight in Hart
ford. With the fate Of politics the Hartford
Courdnt, Cen Hawiey's paper. has been COM
PEELED to hold up Gov. Bulkeleys hands during
the controversy over the state Offices. Those
bands, thus strengthened, are now trying to
down Gen. Hawley, and with chance of sue
cess. Bulkeley controls the present republican
majority in the assembly and is securing the
denomination of the members on the plea OF
vindicaton- Ex-Congressmau Carlos French
will be the democratic nominee for Senator in
the unlikely event that the democrats will have
the opportunity to make the choice.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The first congressional district. now repre-
scented by a democrat, Congressman Sperry,
is doubtful. The district has been invariably
carried by the republicans in presidential years.
sperry went in two years ago on the tidal wave.
Since then the Mckinley bill has raised the duty
on Sunatra tobacco and the growers of Con-
necticut seed leaf, nearly all of whom reside in
sperry's district, are getting higher prices for
their product Sperry's opponent is State
Treasurer Henry a "hold-over," and here again
comes in the possible effect Of the state issue.
From the third district Republican Congress-
man Russell will, in all probability. be returned.
His district is the republican stronghold. The
fourth district is also somewhat doubtful. II
always il. But Democratic Congressman De
Forest is husting worker and his chances
are thought to be fair against his rich republi-
can opponent, ex-Congressman Miles.