Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-05
THE NUTMEG STATE.
1t May Go for Cleveland by n small Ma
jority.


jority.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 4, 1892.
In these closing days Of the campaign each
side is boastful of the anticipated result in Con-
necticut, but each wishes that it could feel az
confident as it talks. When not speaking pub
licly for effect the managers on each side
knowledge that the result is uncertain. Con-
necticut is a close state politically. Though
two years ago, in the tidal wave year and when
the republicans were not fighting unitedly, the
democrats led the republicans by 5000 in tho
vote for governor, four years ago Cleveland had
only S26 more than Harrison, while the repub-
lican nominee for lieutenant governor led the
democratic candidate for governor by 81 votes.
Remembrance Of these past results. coupled
with knowledge Of present conditions, makes
prophecy rash and the sensitive pocket nerve
timid. There is very little betting ON the result
in Connecticut. and that little is without ODDS.
BOTH SIDES WORKING DEsPER.rELE
The republican journals talk glibly OF .
thousand plurality for Harrison and in the
adjoining column print exaggerated nonsense
about the danger OF the democratic corruption
fund, and make frantic appeals TO the repub-
licans in the little towns, where is the repub~
lican reserve strength, TO come out and vote.
promise plurality of 500 for Cleveland. bat
also have exaggerated stories of republican
doodle" and coaxing appeals TO Cleveland
himself to come into the state to help them. Az
matter OF fact each side, fearing defeat, 10
working desperately. the democrats with little
more of nervous energy than the republicans,
they have much more TO do 20 improve
their organization Ii is difficult to discipline
democrats, and il is acknowledged that the
organization on that side is lamentably deh-
cient. but q scare of ten days ago, when the
democrats thought they had lost the state, has
done considerable toward unifying the party
organization.
GAINS TO THE DEMOCRATS
Looking the field over from the standpoint
of a non partisan observer these are the condi-
lions which bear upon the result Of next Tues
day: The democrats have been aided by the
naturalization OF aliens and the making Of new
voters. Their state committee has expended
%. 900 in court fees for naturalization. which,
Mt 81 per head, would represent 600 new votes.
But they have not gained proportionately -
much as in previous years. The alien vote -
being divided, the drift Of the Russians. the
Italians and the swedes 10 the republican
party largely offsetting the democratic 90
cessions from the Irish, the French Cana
dams and the Germans.
The democrats gain also this year from The
German vote, and for the first time there h .
political division in the Swedish vote. II IL re-
lated that at q meeting in this city of the SUI
preme body Of the German order Of flanagan
poll Of the LIS delegates present showed that
Ia would vote for Cleveland and that Is of the
LIZ voted four years ago for Harrison.
The democrats will gain also by the strength
in Connecticut Of their demand for free rsw
materials and for q reform Of the state consti-
tuition. Very many republicans acknowledge
that cheaper raw msterisls would benefit Con-
necticut Industries Many Of them also
knowledge the justice Of the democratic plea
that the man who receives the most votes shouid
be governor, which 10 not nov the case under
the majority requirement Of the Connecticut
constitution. II Is on this ground that ex-yudgs
Lynde Harrison, who has been q republicsn
speaker Of the house Of rspressutive, and who
vas the chairman Of the republican state COM
mittee In the fight Of 1854, win this year vote
with the democrats. The judge also aunouncsd
that he believed In Garfield rather than in Mo-
Kinley protection On that latter point he has
many sympaxhissrs among Connecticut rspub-
heanA Most notable h I. De Yer Werner a
Bridgeport CORSET nsnufactursr, Who -