New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
CONNECTICUT'S CAMPAIGN.
TOWN AND STATE ELECTIoNs-oTHE
TOPICS.

Hartford Conn. Sept. 20 (SpeclaD-The annual
! town elections in the State Will be held next
Monday, and the caucuses which have been held
show that there is lively interest in local poll
tics. Sixty-one of the towns Will the
license no license question an increase OF two
those that voted last year. 1t has become the
settled policy of the towns that are strongly
against liquor selling not to bring the question
before the people. and the same is true of those
towns that favor selling No vote is taken unless
some special reason exists for IT. the towns
tinuing in the policy indicated by previous votes
The elections will have little If any influence upon
the sentiment of the State for the November cleo
ton. as personal choice more largely governs in
these elections than anything else It is to said
however that the Democratic caucuses have been
well attended, much better than for the last two
or three years, and that this indicates that there
is to be a contest in the State than there
was four years ago.
The campaign of the Republicans is well under
way. and many meetings announced for the COM
ing weeks the speakers being the Congress delega-
tlon and the candidates the State ticket notably
Mr., Mclean, the candidate for Governor. A few
outside speakers have been announced, among
them Senator Thurston. Congressman Dalzell. Con-
gressman Serene z. Payne and Postmaster-Ge Gen
eral Smith who will speak at Willimantic while he
is visiting his home in Mansfield. near that city.
These speakers come into the State on personal
invitation from the Congress delegation, and the
dates have been agreed to by the State Central
Committee. The first large meeting in this city
VIII De uIlueT Ine auspices OF tne mckinley CluD on
Tuesday evening. when there will be demonstra-
tion, banner raising and royal welcome to Mr..
Mclean and Congressman Hill. of the WITH Dis
trict who will speak.
Judge Bronson the Democratic candidate for
Governor. made unfortunate reference 10 his
address OF acceptance before the convention in
speaking Of Republican officials as "crowding each
other IN the State Capitol" conveying the impress
sion that there were no Democrats there. The
truth is that Of the thirty-four ordinary employees
he Ue ara aud
that the man Who flies the flag to whom Judge
Bronson alluded a Republican, has been a life
long Democrat. There skilled clerks In
the various daoartments who are Democrats. The
Republicans have treated Democratic clerks and
employees at the Capitol much better than the
Democrats treated Republican clerks In Governor
Morriss administration. when there clean
sweep Of Republicans from office.
The effort to separate State from National issues
continues on the part of the old line Democrats
who will not vote for Bryan. and it is announced
that Ex-Governor Waller will speak for Bronson
but not fer Bryan. The Hartford Times puts
the Democratic State ticket the head of its
columns, but the electoral ticket finds place
there. and that paper published the speech Of
Mark Hanna at Cooper Institute. with compli-
mentary paragraph. in the present week.
The much fought over Montague farm. in East
CRANKY a section OF which is wanted by the Cen
tral New-Engand Railroad for Its extension from
Tariffville to Springfield, will again come before
week. Judge Prentice on the bench The action is
in accordance with the of the Railroad
Commissioners. who approved the plan asked for,
declining to consider the legal questions which
raised before the Board. The matter has
been through to the Supreme Court and decided
against the railroad. but 1t in different
shape. and the question will be to the
demnation Of the land for railroad purposes only
and will not upon the time limit which had
been exceeded in the first instance by the road
bofo 4oIrgr
granting Of the land.
There is renewed interest in the Loomis InstI-
tute IN Windsor, which was incorporated in 1874
by the members Of one branch OF the Loomis fam
death of the last member of the family leaving an
estate of over $004OOo, the life to his widow,
as, in fact no steps have been taken actually
and the stef ali weaby agreed
together that by unity in making their wills
stead of the Looms family, which was taken up
by Joseph Loomis in 1889 and has since re
families of any of the brothers or sisters it was
only necessary so to in their wills that when
were 70 go to the institute There are now two
Of John \ Mason Loomis. Of Chicago. and Of HeSe-
kiah B. Looms, OF New-York and 1t Is possible
some arrangement Will be made whereby the site
will be acquired.
The acquisition of the tube and sundry business
of the Mechanical Fabric Company. of Providence.
by the Hartford Rubber Works Company IS being
followed by the removal of that plant TO this city
with the employees and the force Of the company
hands. This is an indication Of. possible exten
sion of the company's plant in this city.
The final act in the famous Bradley court-mar-
tiaI occurred this week when the Paymaster-Gen-
eral dsbursed $22 03 for the expenses of the trial
sSS7 being for the stenographic report In view of
the improved moral tone of the encampment at
Mantle this year this large amount for such trial
a good investment
The heirs of Samuel L. Hall. who died in this city