New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
CONNECTICUT TOPICS.
CONFIDENCE THAT THE STATE WILL GO
REPUBLICAN BY TWENTY THOUSAND.
WEAKNESS OF DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
NOMINATIONS FOR STATE SENATE
AN INTERESTING TAX CASE

Hartford. Conn. Oct % (speciaD-The meeting
Of the Republican State Central Committee in this
city Monday gave opportunity for comparison OF
notes on the outlook. and all reports were encour
aging. The abnormal Republican majority Of 1895
Is not, Of course, expected, but the Republican
leaders feel confident OF the State by at least
10000 for the National ticket and that the
vote for Mr.. Mclean for Governor will not fall
much behind this estimate Samuel Fessendeu met
with the committee for the first time since it was
appointed and voluntarily offered his services TO
Mr.. FyIer the chairman 10 go upon the st11p for
the National and State tickets. This efectually dis
poses Of the Democratic hope that the detection OF
the Fessenden wing from Mr.. Mclean would aid in
the election Of Judge Bronson for Governor. With
Mr.. Fessenden Mr.. Warner Mr.. Kenealv and Mr.
Brandegee upon the stump, there is nothing left
upon which to hang such hope Mr. Mclean is
gaining friends and votes rapidly these closing
weeks of the campaign
The Democratic managers had conference in
this city Wednesday, and IL is expected that Mr.
Bryan may be induced 10 put in day in this
State near the close of the coming week The
chief speaker the Democratic side in Connecticut
in this campaign has been Ex-Governor AItgeId OF
Illinois, and his speeches were of q decidedly mild
type. He had large audiences but while many Re-
publicans listened TO him, mis- vote making ca
pacity has not been estimated as high either nv
Democrats or Republicans. His topics were trusts
and anti-imperiaIis, no mention being made OF the
silver issue In any of his Speeches in the State
b u
MS audience out of the hail in New-Haven.
The noulIna tons for the State Senate which ba,.
oeen made by the Republicans so Tar have been
OF unusually good material. and the coming Senate
DIGS fair TO be strong and progressive body. The
nominations in this city have not vet been made
Nineteen Of the rventy-four nominations have been
made, and such names as Z s Goodrich Of Wetb-
ersheld; Franklin Burton, Of Ansonia; a J sIoper.
OF New-Britain; Michael KeneaIy. Of Stamford; Fay
cite L" Wright, Of Pomfret; Francis T Maxwell Of
Rockville, and Wallace L. AIIts. Of Norwich show
tIal the party has been looking for the best In
strange contrast TO the Republican nominations are
the Democratic candidates. named, as rule, by
conventions that had less than half Of the delega-
| tons present and nearly always men who have
| come TO the front in the new silver movement OF
the party and who have no real standing with the
| thoughtful members of the old Democracy
| TO HOLD A BIG SOUND MONEY PARADE.
| Local interest in the campaign has been greatly
stimulated by the rough riders regiment and The
| H c. Robinson Troop botn organizations num-
! berng about fifteen hundred men. and paradfnr N
! the interests Of Mckinley and Roosevelt IN the
! evenings The great sound money parade viii be
held the Saturday before election and the commit
I tee in charge already has responses from rnanv
! clubs and organizations which viii take part in f.
The chief marshalship has been offered 10 George
/ H Day. lifelong Democrat. who Is sound
! money Mckinley ran. The indications are rhat
I twenty thousand men viii be in line
The Supreme Court has handed down decision II
! the case Of The State against the Travellers In.
surance Company. in this city, in which II IS held
that the company must pay the taxes levied against
1t by the State the question being upon the actor
| Of the State in assessing the company for 4 mum
Der Of shares of stock held by non-resdents Of III:
State. and upon the failure Of the State 10 ms kt
proper reductions from the value Of the stock as
sessed- The case involves the question Of the con
| stttuuonaI right Of the Legislature 10 levy take
unequally- Upon this subject the decision writer
! by Justice Hamersley SAYS: We should be com
| PEELED TO hold that unequal taxation by the Legs
lature might be valid Il the sovereign who enacte
our fundamental law has seen fit 10 grant III
| power Of taxation and refused 70 impose such 4
limitation its exercise referring the Corsri
tuition. which does not restrict the right OF taxa
ton Other tax cases which were appeals from