Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-10
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

HOW 1T HAPPENED. Il
ak About Town Over the Result OF
the Election-What Various Lead
Ing Republicans Say Regarding the
Matter. 9
The chief topic of the day about town d
yesterday, the election and how it went,
vas quite an absorbing topic. Democrats !
we're jubilant, republicans surprised.
2igott men were more than happy. Men
who had lost heavily in betting, looked
weary. Campaign literature went beg
zing. Unused ballots and pastors and
literature excited attention and
interest no longer, but were relegated to
the waste basket of oblivion, together with
the left over posters which had announced
campaign rallies. The democrats were 30
joyous that they with one accord buried
the hatchets, knives and other wsrlike
instruments of campaign torture, and in
greatest harmony for once decided to have
grand celebration and parade at night. |
Governor-elect Morris was to be visited at |
his residence on Prospect street by the
procession and serensded by the Ameri- |
battalion was to have headed the line. The |
route of parade fixed upon was: Start from
in front of the Register Office, up Grown
street to Church, Church to Chapel, Chapel
to College, College to Prospect, to Governor
Morris house, where the halt would be
made. At the house an address was to
have been made by Hon. S. A. York, and
brief speeches by other prominent citizens.
The route of the procession after the dem
onstration at Governor Morris house had
not been decided when the Register went
to press, but it was not to be fatiguing.
Along the line Of march there were to have
been Examinations by residents: Red fire
in abundance was provided, and plenty of
skyrockets, Roman candles and other fire.
works.
All this, however, had to be set aside
owing to the downpour of rain and gen.
eral sloppiness. The parade will probably
be made tonight If the enthusiasm holds
out.
Everybody was asking everybody else in
republican circles how it all happened No
| adequate explanation. The republican
committeeman had been thoroughly conf
dent of success. The party leaders were
equally sanguine. The result was, to say
the least, great surprise. All over town
republicans were regretful at not electing
their standard bearer, General Merwin.
General Merwin took the matter philosoph-
ically. He was found at the bank of which
he is president, attending to business as if
nothing unusual had happened.
He said in substance: 81 am very CRATE
full to those republicans who stood by me
in the contest of yesterday. I realize that
am defeated and that it was due to re-
publican votes. do not believe that it
was because of any personal feeling, and
can account for it in no other way than
that the republicans have come to look
upon the principles of the democratic
party as the BEST ones for the people and
earnestly desire tariff for revenue only
and return to the state bank issues.
success, and now that the people have said
they desired change hope they will &c.
| cure it "
Chairman Benton Of the republican state
, central committee eaid: "rhe people had
/ been led to believe that the legislation with
reference to the tariff had not been for theil
interests and they therefore decided upor
a change. They wanted change and by
: their votes they have got it. Now if the
} democratic party keeps it's promise to the
!. people it will give them change, and thu
republican party can afford to- wait anc
see if the democratic party keeps its prom
let the democracy rest upon its RECORD
, which it will make in the next four years.
No, do not think the result in this stat
due to the actions of the republicans on tn
state issues in the last two years, as tn
y republicans have endorsed the republican
,, of the legislature by returning them as fa
as possible. and by making republica,
! gains in both the senate and house. TIL
2 democratic victory in this state ia not du
% ~ A14 e.
!, the time of the democratic policy as op
- posed to that of the republicans.
: Hon. N. D. Sperry said he was as conf
r dent as any one before election that Harri
q son would be the fortunate man, and ha.
so expressed himself many times in COR
versation. The result was a surprise an
n wholly unexpected. Now the democrat
d would again have a chance to run tn
l. country. Vixen asked by bystande
D begin tinkering with the tariff, he sale
Right away, as soon as the new congress
II organized. They can begin whacking {
y 1t next June. When asked if many demo
y Gratis did not uphold the idea of protet
T. ton, he said that was SO, of cours,
20 But Henry Watterson demands rad
l. cal change and what Henry say
,f goes to great extent with the democrat
- party. The democrats have now
10 chance to chow what they can do, an
9r what mettle and what craftsmanship the
70 can muster. They had big job on han
with their free trade platform and fire
trade shibboleth on the one side and tt
protection of the American industries Q
N the other.
h The interest at Yale over election toe
N on subdued form, and was chiefly col
fined to heated debates over the situate
~ at the different cafes last night, and Il
f. settlement of little financial matters
ae which the Stockholders oficiated as a thi,
.s manner.
u One Of our active republican worke
K attributed the defeat to a lamentable de-
It. cheney on the part of the democracy whit
m bodies i'll for the republic, and also cite
!. various instances where hard-headed Co
o. necticut tobacconists of the Connecticut
10 most verdant tobacco valleys had voted f
a Cleveland with lots of hard silver dolla
a in their pockets which the Mckinley bill
operation had been the means of bringil
them.
Another we'll known republican W
strikingly convinced that the prohibitio
10 lists had now the satisfaction of looki1
at and appealing to the democratic party
all needed reforms incident to the prom
;s ton of the temperance cause, and wish
-. them joy and success in their endeavors
enlist the democratic party in the crusa
h; against the vice of intemperance.
Another republican was sanguine th
the next occupant of the New Haven poi
Office as charge de affaires there would
our we'll known townsman, ex-Town Age
ut James Reynolds, for the two gentleme
Mr.. Pigott and Mr.. Reynolds, were Ii
tv Damon and Pythias in their friendsh
- and union of hearts, and how could the I
~ distribution of the official places
he successfully made without accedil
ms to the coming congressman's pre-
re erences in the matter, when NJ
A. Pigott would be power so smear t
4 ~ throne" at Washington when Grow
~ Cleveland reassumed the reins. Howeve
a ~ this was matter that would crop o
- sS later, as the term of the present able a,
- efficient head of our local postof6ce
-, psrtment does not expire until ye
80 from next February. No doubt the
a. would be several aspirants for the hon
az of being postmaster of New Haven in go
season and Grover would have a serio
competition to arbitrate over
Joe Barbour of the Hartford Coura
lou said in Ansonia he could never bring hi1
re self to call the year of 1890 1.-THE year
u 0ur ord Hon. will he Joeor;ha QO0a