New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
CONNECTICUT.
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New-Haven, Conn. Nov. 5.-Connecticut next
Tuesday will give a handsome plurality for
President Roosevelt and elect it's State ticket
from the Republican ranks. The Republican
national ticket will win by certainly $1,000 and
according TO conservative figures probably 90
OO0 The Republican State ticket will be elected
by possibly 10000 certainly by 1000 The four
Connecticut Congressman will be returned to
Washington Republicans. as will the Congress-
man-at-large. The legislature WILL also again
be heavily Republican. There has been no prac-
teal doubt of these assertions IN this State for
some weeks. 1t is hard to find Democratic
leader who will claim victory.
Connecticut, however, is not likely to give as
heavy vote to the Republican national and
State tickets as in 1896 and 1900 In 1896 Presi-
dent Mckinley swept Connecticut with plu-
ral!ty Bryan of about "a, 600. In 1900 his
plurality over Bryan was 5000. This year Mr.
Roosevelt will probably not be able to reach
McKinley's 1900 figures. The State ticket Of
the Republicans will follow suit this year Gov
ernor Chamberlain CRep) was elected by a plu-
rality over Cary Dem.) in 1902 Of 10000 The
present candidate of the Republicans for Gov
ernor. Henry Roberts. will win the election by
smaller margin Judge Robertson, of New
Haven. While this conservative forecast for
the national and State ticket elections gives the
Democrats a gain, 1t allows no license for a
claim of Democratic victory. There is not the
slightest supicion to be gained from any of the
political conditions of Connecticut at the pres
ent moment that the Democratic party will be
able to capture the State this year. Connecticut
is still heavily Republican.
The four Congress districts and the State at
large will again send the present Republican In
cumbents OF those offices to Washington. The
only possible slip up for Republican candidate
for reelection to Congress will be in the Ist
Hartford District, where E. Stevens Henry. OF
Vernon, is having a hard fight with Morse, the
Democratic candidate. Henry however, will be
elected.
One great factor this year in Connecticut will
be the so-called silent" vote Not the indie
pendent vote, but the uncalculated. in this case,
trade union vote. While the Peoples party is
to take over a number of free silver Democrats.
it is the Socialist party that is looked upon in
this State this year as the trouble maker with
margins of both the big parties Perhaps in few
other States is the trade union vote so likely to
organize as in Connecticut. There have been
several lawsuits brought by trade unions and
against trade unions in the last two years that
will have a great deal TO do with the boiling
from both tickets of the workingmen. Notable
among these were the teamsters' strike and
subsequent criminal prosecution in New Haven,
and the hatters' trouble in Fairfield County.
These and other labor matters have alienated
from both PARTIES great part of the union vote
and have carried Il over to the Socialist party.
II Is a significant thing that while the union
men have not appeared in force at any OF the
regular big party rallies. they have been much
in evidence at the frequent Socialist rallies all
over the State 1t is not unlikely that this feat
IRE viii be a marked factor in the coming elec7
ton in Connecticut