New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
THE HILL BACILLUS IN CONNECIC 4.
EFFORTS TO PLANT THE DISEASE IN THE EAST
ERy PART OF THE STATE FAILURE.

uproprS To PLANT THE DISEASE IL THE EAST
ERy PART OF THE STATE FAILURE
Norwich Feb. % (specal.-scvera months ago an
Andrew Jackson Democrat OF this city began u
stroll about the city regularly each day and blow with
all his might into the swelling boom OF DaVu H.
Hill. lie chatied with almost every Democrat III
met and after a while made few converts to ms
cause who also began to stroll about ana preach TUE
new dispensatioa according 10 Hill. Pretty soon nc
induced another st;wart Democrat. newspaper cor
respondent. TO write series of articles 10 Ne" nav
and New York papers, avernng that sir' iii S"'u
ow fell all this town. and Tapped over te eus
OF II into neighboring communities. In WORD u ""
publicly announced that Norwich was " I'LL Town
from centre To circumference that Mr.. Grover 'le'
land need not amply orany votes in Eastern Connecu
cut Now the fact is the Democratic ituaion i exactly
the reverse OF what has been affirmed by the ihl
boomers. With the exception OF II small ara hou VI"
portant faction this town Is Thoroughly oPP'sou i"
Mr. HILL and all the other towns N '"e
eastern mar, Of the State man need not walk long
about tho streets Of Norwich before he VIII ma ho
less than a score Of life long Democrats who openly
avon that they would vote the straight Repuohcah
ticket ot the next Presidential election rather thh' VOC
for New Works late Governor. In evidence oil hl'
fact il may lie stated that Cleveland an" anu ,'''
clubs are spriuging up in all the Demo'rau' "'s"'o'
I'm Eastern Connecticut. In Preston Tor hs'an'c
which adJons Norwich and is the darkest oil al u"'"
DcmOfnltic
already been formed and the leaders IN thar town
without exception arc opposed to Mr. Hill III
Borrah on the north. Cleveland club mas pen "
eansed within a few DAYS. and Cleveland a'suo',,"
las bcen organized at WIllmantc. the largest p""ut
in W,ndham County. II elected these officers IT,
DENT " f. Curran. MoOsup. J. II. smith, vice pr
dont: G. b. Montgomery. secretary W nhstln i
NcwiIsycn treasurer. David 4. Wcus, ot NOr"l,h'
and John Perkins ~ Danicsonvilie. executive con-
mittee. Almost daily letters nrc printer ~ ,io a.
Ing state papers vigorously denouAcmf ,'n mr
testing saainst his candidacy. Inc loH."ine
extrart from column letter IN one u me m%,t IN
nortant Democratic newspapers In the ~i"t" 'AP''S'
H.. ,enncr OF all the other cOTnmuEl'alpht
should Mr. I'm he nominated. thousands OF ma
nendcnfS would vote against him. and many i'mp
rrat. would either not vote at all or vol" the heP"o
leon ticket. -, al, mo cha, ~ Inn should
he nominated they would vote ~" stragH., i'pun
Ncan ticket and think hs nomination ~ 'I,s - M u,
would do more put the Democratic parry uh'k ~
,xbore n vas twenty years ago than amy thhs eIN
that could happen 10 H. The pn1dpai rchson -.
many Democrats for being 80 strongly oppo-ed ,o
Mr. mn Is that he sacrificed the national tcAs' ~
Iaes to cain his clcctiOn ana mat ne hlu ~,
managers DID not earnestly support MI tlcV'ltId ~
that time The great majority OF the P,"pcu ,S.
eye In honest. straightforward methods III P1Hi',
"a IN business and want 70 vote ior niah VIM y
known 10 be In favor Of such methods