Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-21

on the more aggressive attitude Of organized
labor In the cities. They will gain more Of the
new voters than will the republicans They
gain In this way at every election, but generally
lose much of the possible advantage through
the superior organization Of their opponents.
Again, the democrats have this year suc-
ceeded In persuading many French Canadians,
nitherto aliens, to become naturalized. The
democrats also have more money than they had
TOUR years ago They cry poverty" but they
have enough money for legitimate expenses,
though they cannot match pennies with the
republicans Apathetic manufacturers are not
contributing much as in previous cam
paigns, but the majority Of the republican
candidates for local Offices are rich and liberal
Most liberal Of all. perhaps, is Gov. Bulkelsy,
whose chances Of succeeding Gen. Hawlsy In
the United States Senate are good He has
had possession OF the patronage Of the state
Offices for four years, and his skill and audacity
in holding the state against the democrats for
the past two years has strengthened him greatly
In certain quarters. Very many Of his party
do not like him, but they are forced to stand
by him or to acknowledge that the party is in
the wrong. With Q republican majority in the
general assembly Bulkeley is reasonably sure
of spending six years in Washington; and
such republican legislative majority Is almost
insured by the conditions Of represents
ton in Connecticut The democrats are fighting
these conditions, and have probably made some
converts thereby, but it will take o good many
converts to shift the balance. Two years ago
they gave their candidate for governor 8, 600
more votes than the republican candidate re-
ceived, but the republicans had q majority OF
six on joint ballot in the Legislature. Some
democrats are hopeful enough to think that
they may elect their governor this year and
capture the Legislature because Of the prepon-
derance Of the state issue of the disputed cleo
ton. But when they are reminded that in Q
presidential year, when the republican reserve
vote comes ont thew nuat af least OOO
plurality for their gubsrnatorial candidate In
order to give him o majority over the combined
vote for the other three candidates. they shake
their heads solemnly. Four thousand votes are
good many in such a close state as Connecti-
cut
Such il the situation as 1t appears on the
surface and such the conclusions drawn when
comparing the present with the past But
there are some unknown quantities in the
political computation in Connecticut which
worry the political managers not little. It IL
very quiet campaign. Yet the people are not
Indifferent. Every man you meet will talk
politics to you, and the increased registration
proves the interest. Which party il to get the
benefit Of the thinking that is being done no
man dare predict. Again it Is conceded that
many republicans and prohibitionisfs will this
year vote for the democratic candidates for
state Offices in the hope that thereby some set
Of men NAV surely be elected and that the
state will not again be inflicted with . disputed
election and prolonged legislative deadlock.
Both republican and democratic managers
would feel more at ease il they knew Just how
many of this kind Of voters there are.
ANOTHER FACTOR IN THE FIaHr.
Another factor that may be Of influence on
the state result is this: For years the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, the
great railroad power in the state, in order to
advance or to protect its corporate interests
has used its mighty power to elect legislature
favorable to its purposes and opposed to the
many schemes for parallel railroads which
aimed to get a share of its business and Of its
profits. As the railroads agents in this politi-
cal work were republicans it helped to swell the
republican legislative majority. Now the rail-
road company has, by purchase or lease, &C.
quired control Of all the lines il seeks to protect
itself. In some respects it is more potent than
the state Of Connecticut, and it Is independent
of legislatures. 1t is understood that it is now
out Of politics. Indeed, as has been told
hitherto, Lynde Harrison, one of the company's
chief attorneys and its principal agent in Sc
curing favorable legislatures, is now q demo-
GRAFT The effect Of this withdrawal Of the rail-
roads influence Is predetermined, but rather
more promising for the democrats than for the
republicans.
All the known signs point to the divided re-
suit indicated In the first paragraphs Of this
letter. II is the unknown qualities which will
lend zest to the remainder Of the campaign in
Connecticut.