New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
CONNECTIfCT POLIIICS.


! TILE INSURANCE COMMlssIONEIsHIP - HART
FORD ELECTION AID THE TROLLEY SYSTEM.
Hartford. March - CspcciaD.-Governor Morris is
met by another complication on the trOublesonl.
matter Of the insurance cOmmssionership. President
Cleveland has chosen Mr.. seymour the man the GOV
crnor had elected for Patent Commissioner Ia.
VA hnston Office il the attractive and jir. cey
mour Will accept and will enter upon his duties a
soon a he /, confirmed by thu United states Senate
II has been thought singular that Governor Morris
with the full ledgc that Mr. seymour was slated
for the Patent Office should In face OF that knowledge
appoint him to the insurance commissioner,hlp II Is
apparent however, that It had been hoped that Com
mi Toner >nonds would hold Tor few months or
uutl the Legislature could adjourn and thus give the
Governor chance to place his friend, Clarence Dem
ins I'm office Iiic OF the fact that the SENATE would
not confirm him. It IS manifest that he cannot now
do th.,. T., must taA" new man and the regular
candidate, with the backing Of the Democratic leaders
are coming The front and pressing for the place.
Eli Wcck, OF Goshen. /, one VI these and he has good
backing and some experience In the Insurance bnsi-
"nongh 70 make him acceptable 10 the Insurance
Interest, OF tlc siGto. certainly enough to make him
unsafe man" senator ierce said Clarence Dem
Ing would be-. The other candidate for the place Is
ex-senator Morse, Of McIiden. a politician who has
lad experience III getting Office, and IS known rs
pushing man. He has large number OF good Dem
ocrat, his petition. Governor Morris says he viii
hc governed by the legal requirements as TO the APP
ioinrmcni, and the Republican senators hope that he
Will be- more careful observe those requirements than
be- wa, In the Of the appointments Of either OF
the gentlemen H. has heretofore named.
The city election j. due M1niy, April 3. and there
/, gicat deal OF interest developing Notwithstanding
tie fact that there +, no Mayor to BE- chosen. The
.suc Will De- the trolley system for the street cars, the
Common Council and the street Board OF this year not
LAYING granted the privileges the strrctcar company
has asked and which 1t says IT would develop II 1t
rould get them. There Is also an uhdodbted move
On the part OF the olatlmc Republican leaders To re-
install. III. mscvcs in tho Ald,rmanic chambers and
h. would b. strange If II succeeded. The Oil
which provides that successor can be elected to
Judge Ham,r,lcy. who let IA, lower House OF the
legislature TO accept lace on the Bench, has not
vet been reported from ia" judiciary Committee, and
X il should bc passed In I'm" f.. give an opportunity
su.h q, successor on the city election day II
would bc a move which would meet with favor. 1t
. feared 10y the Demon ratio members Of the House
,ot IN case such bill should be passed Ex-Governor
,,lhelry youla b.. .i,p I'D and would beeonc power
On the roor of ia" !lo~. nnd that they do not relish
rni, l., said to be the why the bill Is kept back
IN committee.
The agitation on ne poolroom bill hns reached such
a stage that a bNl has been reported which Il very
stringent and world deprive the racing parks OF the
state. nclud.n: the tnlrter oak Park, of the privi-
nord 10 post oui he crruc" between betting at the
pool sheds In Ia, park and h' poolrcoms In this city
and New Haven. hch deal IN the Guttenburg races,
but To no avail. Inc chairman OF Tie committee
rlns-.d them ali toy .'nrs aIi the fight viii have 10
- made in the Iou-, There is great Interest In TIE
bill ana It's very ,tring,ncy n'uy defeat it,
The Medical Practice bill. Which has en- before
mo committee several hearing. his aroused moro
opposition tinn almost any Bill which Las been
.rolgh, before thc Legislature This season. II Is IN
ended to prevent tho practice If the ant oil healing
except Lv those VINO have diplomas from regularly
.,,nbli,l.d medical colleges ana i stringent IN lis
clause, with tine exception that all heaters OF whatever
fni,h now ENGAGED IN practice are a.lpW'u 10 CON
ttuur The opposition l. manifest largely among t'
>nirtual.iic sciOrs and the mlnc heaters anu mr.
IAN scientists who numerous In tue state. NDerl
IT, Walker OF this city. The patent lawyer, wn, Is
,rcot believer in the mind cure. has managed the
ms, for tc opposition without appearing IN any sense
~, counsel or being paid for his efforts ana lie mas
succeeded In bringing put great deal oil tis' opPoSi-
Ton sentiment. e., n.,,
rho Roy Kittrcdgr Wheeler OF the south lhptst
lu.rrl who has been remarkably successful In thc
nnld here, hn, received call 10 TIE FOURTH l'apll
i'luch In Chicago ana VIII probably accept IL. ne
I. n native of Illinois and l. naturally attracted 10y
the great BAPTIST University which Is being esaoshed