New-York tribune., 1902-03-30

INTEREST IN THE HARTFORD MAYOR
Atty CANVASS-PROGRESS OF
CONSTITUTION MAKING.

Hartford Conn. March % (SpeciaD.-Local poll
tics has never been in more exciting condition
in this city than just now. Many things have con-
spired to bring about this unusual interest in
both the Republican and Democratic parties The
administration Of municipal affairs under Mayor
Alexander HARRISON has something to do with II,
the general uprising of the Republican voters in
some of the more important wards of the city,
and the Economic Leagues advent into both par
ties with the EVIDENT tntenuom 81 - M i5
hand in local atlairs nave con trpuIeI l" De II ~
teTest. The consequence has been that az the
primaries held on Tuesday evening the vote cast
in each of the wards by b9lh parties was was hur9 a
larger than ii has hecn for many years, ana
dsepupilea AN pa S,nHinated candidates by dele
ty-two hundred votes at the caucuses and the
The Economic League captured the nominations
of three wards in the Democratic caucuses, and
managed to get quite fair representation in the
CITY Convention Of the Republicans. In the Demo-
which in the event OF a multiplicity of candidates
be used decidedly 70 the leagues adVantasS.
manic nominations in three Democratic wards but
not avail much. The operations of the leaguers
were in both parties. the new primary registra-
ton law making it necessary that 1t should be so
Republicans who are in sympathy with the league
registered as Republicans and democrats OF the
same proclivties registered as Democrats as a
matter Of course.
ized Labor men, early resolved not to have a
separate organization, but to work through the
old parties. 1t has had success enough TO war
rant It's existence and its influence IN municipal
fortunate in having its leader. Ignatus A Sul-
van. delegate TO the Democratic city convention.
and as c is a who has the respect Of every
one who knows him he will undoubtedly have
some influence in that convention.
The Republican canvass for the mayoralty has
been at white heat for the last week, and is
In doubt 10 the result. Mayor HARRISON is,
matter of course, a candidate for denomination.
He has sought the nomination and the mayoralty
for years more, and after several n
successful attempts TO get there things political
took a fortunate turn for him. and he landed as
he Republican candidate with
in the CITY convention. 1t a close nomination,
but nominations under the system have all
been close. The Democratic city convention in
1900 was presided by the Mayors brother
General John 2. HARRISON, the manager of the
Hartford Gaslight Company, and. after noninat-
ing Mayor Preston in the face of his expressed
declination. ex-Mayor William Waldo Hyde who
was out of town at the time, put on the
ticket by the Democratic Town Committed He
protested earnestly against the compliment but
SON losing every ward No candidate OF recent
cratic party as Mayor HARRISON. In fact this
was the one particular feature of his candidacy
that urged in his behalf
The combination of his brother and gas
company has been a heavy load for the Mayor 10
carry, every which tended to give that
company liberties in the streets has been
attributed, justly unjustly, TO the Mayor him
been openly declared having been dictated bV
the gas company. The Mayors lack of openness
and frankness in the matter OF the Law and Or
der League cases the licensing OF a prizefght on
Thanksgiving Day, and his public declaration that
he had three thousand votes 10 spare made at a
dinner with theatrical people, all have had their
influence in bringing about the strong feeling that