New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
AT CONNECTICUT's CAPITAL
LITTLE INTEREST IN VOTING NEW
CONSTITUTION-HART BRIDGE
TO HAVE DRAW-LABOR
TROUBLES ENDING.


Hartford. June (speciaD.-The interest in the
voting the adoption of the constitution submitted
| by the recent convention does not seem TO be in
tense. The date of the election is MONDAY june
l6 and yet there is no appreciable excitement Inc
discussion continues in the press, and some or
ganizations have passed upon 1T unfaVofao3'
notably the Economic League, which just now BIDS
fair TO sweep over the State for season Inc
New Haven branch of that organization is out in
square denunciation of the proposed consttu-
ton. and there have been other denunclatlonS
from similar sources. 1t is safe to say that the
labor organizations will be against 1t, and the
Democratic party will largely vote against it, with
the Republicans somewhat divided The New
Haven Republican League has refused 10 con-
slider the matter as a party tssue. and Chairman
Thayer of the State committee of the Democratic
party has refused TO call forces together for the
defeat or acceptance of the measure. But IN
spite of the fact that there have been efforts 10
keep the thing out of party politics. it Is bound 10
snsf Wit me r. apd }he Renpblican papers as rule
5sne for II it Sha atheugh there are exceptions The
constitution is an improvement on the prese;to ~
the matter Of representation. There mas arisen a
90g3t as 10 nvfion Jmg an open ballot
apparently in the interest Of economy nut +b5 bnf
the election snail be taken in the same manner as
ballots in other elections 1t is argued IN laror in 90
once been called it is fundamental body and dis is
baf Ballot POVaa w By By aEen ahS 8f Openly It is true without
foHO & document cnnS rae Tout The Trouble of submitting
sinia-
The quarrel between this city and Springfield over
the proposed bridge over the Connecticut River at
this city continues, and thus far the up-rver city
has the best OF it. The War Department by the
report of Major Powell opposes the bridge with
out draw and this in spite of the fact that there
are twelve bridges between this city and Spring
field without any draws whatever, these bridges
being low while the proposed bridge in this city
has forty feet between low water mark and the
syperstructure This will allow the passage OF
any tugboat barge under the bridge that can
possibly he used above this city One Of the
schemes of the Connecticut River Navigation As
sociation is 10 dam the river at lnterEals & d ana
thus make deep water for steamers. ihls N9uia 10
destroy valuable water powers up the river and IN
cation to this city The whole idea is chimericaL
As Ex-Governor Bulkeley, president Of the Bridge
go up to Springfield, if J. Pierpont Morgan
has any 10 spare
The labor troubles are getting TO a state where
something is bound 10 happen soon and it Is safe
to predict that all workingmen who care to Work
will be at work within few days. Ihe Under-
wood typewriter factory has opened. in spite of
the strike declared by the union. and its benches
are filling up rapidly, while the union men who are
out seem 70 be much demorazed. Many Of the
families who up to this city from Bayonne
with the factory have returned since the strike be
gan and it is hardly probable that one-third OF the
men formerly employed are now on strike. and they
ters' strike and the lumber yard tieup are still
but they are sure of settlement before ma many
looked upon 10 control strikes in THIS region mas
has much to do with what is 10 come.
II has been noted as a singular omission on the
part of French visitors to this country in honor
of Count Rochambeau that they did not include
Hartford in their tour. 1t was in this city that
Rochambeau and Washington first met, September
| IL 1880 both guests of Colonel Wadsworth, and it
was underneath the old elm in front of the Wads
| worth mansion, the site of the Wadsworth
| Athenseum art galleries and public library that
| the two grasped each other by the hand. The
Connecticut Courant' in its account Of the event
said
Last week their excellencies Governor Trurnbull
| General washington. Count Rochambeau and Ad
| mirai Terney arrived in this town with Marquis
The allied armies IRe ggeagSt aG h fasis bis5
| est marks OF mutual respect were paid
Rochambeau was in Hartford twice after this
first visit his second visit being in connection with
| the mapping out Of the plans for the capture OF
| Lord CORVALLIS. Indeed Connecticut was the
theatre much of the action OF the trench alnes
| I.auzun being encamped in Lebanon near to the
home of Governor Trumbpll during the winter sue
ceeding the meeting of Washington and Rocham-
| beau. The tree under which the two men met is
standing, with suitable bronze tablet marking IT IT.
asphalt paving OF the street the regfadng oi wbGn %
has brought large proportion or It's Tools ap4ye
ground has aided in bringing II into dsreputaole
appearance, out It's sCdTTeu uLlDs anu iHS
branches still eloquent of the event which hap
| pened at its base
A notable meeting TO be held in this city the
| coming week is the conference of the Congress
sional Minister'S Association and the notable fact
about the meeting is that it will be the centennial
of the birth OF Dr. Horace Bushnell. the eminent
minister, whose home was here, and whose life
benefited the city of Hartford greatly both in ma ma
will take the form of Bushnell memorial, and
there will be addresses both by clergymen and
| laymen the life and work of DR.. Bushnell.