New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
A LIVELY CONTEST FOR THE REPUBLIs
CAN NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.

THE UNITED STATES sENAToRsHIP-GENERAk
HAwLEY's REELECTION EXPECTED.
New Haven Conn, Sept 10 tSpeciaD.-IThs
late Isaac II. Bromley wrote that Connect
cut raised more politics to the square inch than
any other State in the Union. The crop Is good
this year The Republican State Convention will
be held next Wednesday and Thursday in
this city. and the Democratic State Convention
comes the following week at Bridgeport. The
other nominating conventions will happen along
as may be- and until the election In November
everybody will be talking politics
The interest is already general. There has
been active and Of late decidedly aggressive
campaign for the Governorship State Senator
George f. Lounsbury, Of Ridgefeld, who has
been a member Of the Legislature for four years,
has for time wanted the Governorship.
while the Presidents secretary. John Addison
Porter. Yale rs has been candidate before
the last two conventions Mr. Lounsbury 10 q
smooth man, was graduated at Yale I'm 1853, and
is entered in the college catalogue as clergy
man. He does not preach but has a profitable
interest in a shoe mandatory. In the Legis-
lature he has shown himself a man Of con-
siderable strength and no little shrewdness.
He determined to make friends OF his
many of the legislators are chosen delegates to
the nominating convention. these affiliations
prove helpful well agreeable.
Mr. Porter held the balance of power In the
convention of 1894 and at the crisis threw his
vote against Coonel F.. w. Cheney, Of South
Manchester and in favor Of o. Vincent Coffin,
Of Middletown. who elected In 1876 MI.
Porter got ISL votes In the convention, Whie
the present Governor, l.. 4. Cooke received 80
and the nomination. Since then much has hap
pened Mr. Porter was the original Mckinley
man" Of this State. He organized the Mckinley
Club OF Hartford. gave public dinner at which
Mr. Mckinley made mastery and taxing
speech advocated Mckinley's nomination in his
newspaper The Hartford Evening Post, ana
worked vigorously and successfully for him with
the State delegates at st. Louis winning note
worthy victory there over Samuel Fessenden.
who supposed he had control of them. Mr..
Porter was made Secretary to the President ana
since then he has exercised a large social and
political influence 1t Washington. Connecticut
men who have wanted things say that he par
tcipates In all discussion of State matters and
advises the President concerning them Mr..
Porter has made an active canvass, ana mas
carried such large centres as this city, Hartford,
Waterbury. New-London and New Britain He
the State Convention is representative, not
popular, gathering. The cities count for no
more than the towns. and Mr.. Lounsbury's
friends appear to be convinced that he Will get
the nomination by large majority.
There is a remarkable lack Of concentration
as to the other places on the State ticket. MT.
Lounsbury has mad the strong backing of the
machine" and that organization has shrewdly
set a good many different men in different parts
OF the State after the same places. giving each
to understand that If he will get his county's
Endorsement they'll do the rest. Thus there Is
pulling and hauling In various directions in
the same counties and between counties, but all
In favor Of for Governor. 1t has
proved pretty smart politics Two men the
present ticket candidates for denomination
Lieutenant C Governor Dewell. Of this city, and
State Treas urer Charles W. Grosvenor. of Pom
fret, Mr.. Porter's legal residence. Mr.. Dewell
is in the race fer Governor but only with the
expectation Of landing in second place. and Mr..
Grosvenor is making active canvass for
Windham County. II he succeeds IL will be in
furious for Mr.. Porter. for no county is allowed
TO have two places on the ticket. and Porter Is
legally a Wndham County man. Practically
he lives in Hartford where he has built fine
house facing the park. and sentmentally he
II
Haven. where his grandfather and father were
of influence and position.
There is no reason to doubt the easy renomi-
nation OF the present delegates in Congress--E
Stevens Henry. OF Rockville. in the Ist District:
Nehemiah d. Sperry. Of this city, in the lid:
Colonel Charles A. Russell. of Killingly, in the
lid and Ebenezer j. Hill. Of Norwalk, In the
WITH Probably each will be nominated unani-
mously. though there are rumors Of opposition
Iapr nara have ,lna- opt
putes 10 settle as TO postnasters but those are
local disturbances. In their large work at Wash
ington representatives Of Connecticut, the
Senator'S and Representatives have received the
most cordial Endorsement of their constituents
without regard TO party lines. The great issue
was the war and the Connecticut delegation
have we'll represented their people concerning
that. standing by President Mckinley In his
efforts for peace. II peace possible. and for
& an early victory, If war had to come.
1t is readily acknowledged by the others, and
by the whole State that at the recent session.
Senator Hawley stood first in the delegation.
His personal relations with President Mckinley
have for years been most friendly; he is chair
man of the Committee on Military Affairs, and
as COnnocticut's nrst volunteer who rose from
private to major-Seneral he knows what
is For years he has Leen the champion OF re-
organic ton of the Army and advocate OF
adequate coast defence. The revelations OF last
spring the complete justification of his at
titude. Hawey embodes in himself a large
part of recent Connecticut history The Repub-
lican party Of the State organized in his
ONCE; he fought all through the war; ne was
Governor, Congressman and Senator. He Is no
politician and he sometimes fails In those arts
that bind to him the workers" But he Is a
statesman and leader. The feeling is universal
among the people that in the present crisis the
interests OF the country, the State and the
party too. demand that he shall be returned.
Senator Plat. his colleague, one Of the most
popular men in Connecticut, was elested for the
fourth term two years ago, and the same honor
IS expected for Hawley.
National Committeeman sam" Fessenden il
in no tall N nd 10
as vigorous campaign as he can with his large
acquaintance and influential position. But he
has the sentiment Of the people Of Connecticut
against him. and his assistants admit that Cen
era Hawley is stronger to-day than he was six
years ago. Mr.. Fessenden made the same can
vass two years ago against Senator Platt and