New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-28
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
IurNGRY DEMOCRATS BESIEGE JUDGE
NORRIS.
WILL THE GovERNoR.ELEcr MAKE CLEAN
SWEEP, -GENEEAL HAwLEYs sue
CEssoR IN THE SENATE.
.,o, sr,vy CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrpuxrI

-, hoe haen customary as Governor elect I.uZon
II Morris did "A week OF two ago, that genticman
nod special regard for his own comfort. lie dld
-. realize until he was actually assured OF MS
Lection how large proportion OF Dcmocra1c
,o.ors in the State were peculiarly fitted by blrth'
.rainiac associations. and thai natural ap'tu'e
tor high military positions which usually accom-
.arios the tendency 10 vote the Democratic tlck",
- handle troops and superintend e.campmen'S'
,o,, many there were with unusual quaihca-
.;ors for the other places within his gift. Doubt
,aes he cot some inl,ng of it two years ago, when
~ came near enough to an election TO excite 'he
LOrcs NJ few hundred patriots. 1t was Only
,,ben absolute certainty sweled the NUMBER 10
,wentv-fvc or thirty applicants for each place.
nth every mail increasing the list and each april
can't growing more clamorous al the delay' tha'
30 came TO full realization OF the situation. lVh
o natural desire TO get rld OF Il portion vi 'HcSc
1;oorts oe soon as possible he announced the
.nnontmcnts on his personal stan. IL was ei'"cr
NJ ~ HOG Island" and Judge Morris does not
6.b or shoot ducks. Ii is the general impression
,hot most of the applicants for military appoint
80 bovo only been shunted off in other dircc-
,iors AMI are now bescoing him for judicial and
.hor nostions for which they are equally well
oral,fed The strategy Of the Govcrnor-cicct has
,.ducad the number of places competed for WIN
-. sonsible dminution in the number OF competl-
,ors The men who few weeks ago were am
h;tiors N wear uniforms and direct military move
oents are still in his antcroom waiting Tor chances
on the bench or the various STATE comuiiSs'ohs'
The Democratic party in Connectlcu' mas oeeh very
busy alotting all these places ever since IL recoF
- ,,o, ito snrnrjse az carrying the State in No
venbcr. 1900.
They are counting upon making clean sweep
sf everything in sight: and there are Indications
,bat their hopes are well founded II Ia not proOa-
ble that during Governor Morrlss term any Ne
nublican will be appointed or rcappolnted 10 once
The Governorelect is man oil ainlapie uiSpo'iio''
ana rnder ordinary circumstances would not be
disnosad perhaps TO carry the SPOTS docuipe 10
,ba ey,rcmes which his party desire but he is
horn Democrst-whch meays great deal-and MS
nartisanship has been intensified by the leeiihs
.t+ tho Renublicans have kept him out OF the
moo ,o which upon the face of the returns. ne
,s a,oc+cd two wears ago. lie does not forget, OF
.,rso that his claim rested on technicalitles ony'
and bo is TOO good q lawyer TO contend III the lace
NJ iudieal investigation and decisions 10 ire ehcc'
+bat lie did lack majority of the popular No'e'
flat he was legally elected Still, he rndehiaoE
had a plurality. and under bad ADVICE ana '"e
s,ress OF marty clamor put himself in the POSITION
of q claimant with legal title. 10 he consist
emit Le must contend that lie was elected TWO years
aco. and has been kept out Of the Office by Repuo
Iicans wrongfully and uniusty lie may naturs'F
be cNpectel in such conditions TO favor Hs own
Marty 10 the full extent Of his power ana s''o"
no favor 10 the opposition. 80 lar as can io"'"'
the Republicans are prepared for this, ana expect
inc nothing else Indeed, | suspect there may be
in the minds of some Republicans sort OF nope
flat he will ovcrdo in this direction and, by max
inc his administration intensely and bitterly par
team. bring about a reaction against hls party.
hardly think he will do this. His partlsansliip.
.von when aggravated by the sense OF personal
iprr is not bitter enough for that. His appoint
,,orts are likely to be entirely from the Demo
cratic marty but lie will exercise great care IN
making them not TO offend the general sense OF
fitness and proprety. He will be more likely I"
fall ont with the managing politicians than Win
tbe hotter class of Democratic voters, which IN
cludcs in this State a good many Mugwumps whose
poljtical allegiance sits lightly, and who are not
quite certain they have not made mistake III Vo'-
ing the Democratic ticket.
He is not without bad advisers. some OF whom'
as | am informed, have already urged him TO sig
ralize his entry into office by violation OF polu-
cal tradition and official etiquette in refusing 70
recognize Governor Bulkeley and staff in the IN
aucuration ceremonies As a matter of policy
effect could only be to lower him in public estima-
ZION by the disclosure of small private pique ana
personal resentment But aside from the consld-
tration Of policy ! am sure he Is a man OF 100
much sense and too courteous gentleman TO auopO
any such course. | presume. however, there are
Republicans looking for opportunities for making
POLITICAL capital who would be just as glad as some
Ct the more bitter of Lis party friends to have
bim do IT, 1t would harm 10 one but himself ana
bis party
Aside from about hundred appointments with
in the gift Of the Governor, the Democrats gam
very little by their carrying the State for their
Presidential ticket and State officers. The fact
that their opponents have majority on Joint
ballot and control the Legislature, though in
minority on the popular vote, is the source OF I'M
ceasing complaint on their part. 1t is a situation
arising from the constitutional system, which has
been in existence over one hundred and fifty years
and has been a subject OF endless discussion. 1t
is only since the cities and large towns have De-
come from the influx of Immigrants ana other
causes, overwhelmingly Democratic, while the
smaller agricultural and manufacturing towns have
continued Republican. that the Democrats have as
party demanded change in tho basis of repre-
scntation. They are very strenuous now for
Constitutional Convention. The Governor VIII
recommend it, and il will be made party measure
in the Legislature So far as the election OF Gov
ernor is concerned. il is not improbable that an
amendment 20 the Constitution might be carried,
doing away with the requirement Of an absolute
majority, and providing that plurality elect, as
in most of the other States. great many Re-
pubcans favor it, and Judge Morris received
hundreds of Republican votes at the late election
on the ground Of the Justice of the plurality rule
and because tho voters believed that having once
received plurality, he ought to be seated az
Governor Upon the other point. o! changing tlc
basis of representation, there is more difficulty;
the voters in the smaller towns, democrats a: well
Republicans, being averse to turning the control
OF the State over to the large towns and cities.
where they think the average of intelligence is not
so high rs in the country.
The control of the Legislature this year
unusually important. az a United States Senator 10
succeed General iawlcy, is TO be chosen. No little
dissatisfaction is oppressed by ambitious DemO-