The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-09
Connecticut Election.

We without sufficient returns enable 10 deter
mine precisely the result Of the election Monday There
is choice for Governor Lieutenant Governor and other
officers the state ticket Seymour democrat probably
has plurality Of about 1000 Foster whig and the
ree.o vote may reach $500 The and State Of
fcers therefore be chosen by the Legislature onoint
ballet The Senate consists of Il MEMBERS the House
Of about 90 The first reports unavorabc to the
wings but further returns yesterday look better for
thai party and render the result to the Legislature
very uncertain There Is United States Senator to be
chosen in place of Mr.. Baldwin, whig, whose term
pired on the fourth OF March last In Connecticut,
Senator's are elected by concurrent vote of both
branches of the legislature or course, either party to
succeed must carry majority Of both houses; other
wise disagreement between them win prevent elec
ton
midnight. says
In Hartford county. far heard from. the wings
elected Is representatives aad the locos l6 Last
year, same towns sent 10 wings, and 10 lccos. Wing
gain. six
Out Of Hartford county the wings have heard Of ten
representatives. gained and four lost.
Wing Senators are chosen in the first second fourth,
fifth. and twentyfrst distrcts-fye Democratic sena-
tors in the sixth and tenth
The result in the whole State is very doubtful. A
great many towns made no choice Of representatives
to-day. ana the second trials on Tuesday will probably
settle the grand question
NEW LONDON COUNTY.
Norwich gives 100 majority for Foster (whg) for Cover
nC- 800 for Ames (whig) for Congress but chose Gully
one wbig member, because of n division
John w. Horton, democrat is chosen Sheriff of New
London county.
correspondent Of the Herald at Stoninyton. gives
the vote Of that town viz :Govcrnor Foster wing. 81
Seymour. democrat 2ls.-Congress. Ames, wing. 343 ;
Cleveland 4. :. democrat ~. last year wing 3o3 ;
democrats. 1907 No change Two wing representatives
chosen.
In New London county. whig representatives were
chosen the first day. In Norwich Lebanon. Lisbon,
Ledyard Stoung ton. and Groton-in all. S Democrats,
in Lebanon Preston Montvie. Salem franklin Rozrah
Waterford. Lebanon and North Stoungtou-in al, II
No choice seems TO have been made on Tuesday.
New London, ,; Norwich. L. Griswo!d !.
Ills j. better for the wings than last year
CONGRESS.
There appears to he doubt Of the election of Colin
lngersc (democrat) Babcock twhigl by about 100
plurality in the New Haven and Middlesex district.
Chsuncey h Cleveland ttrcc soil democrat) Is reported
to h. reelected in New London and Windham counties.
but have figures prove it, His wbig opponent.
John G. Ames has sos majority in Norwich and IL in
>toniDgon which l. viii. gain of III on the Governor
vote 1T last when Foster whg) had 26 majority in
the district But the democrats anu freesoilers united
Cleveland. IL IL presumed he Is elected. There
e95 frccsoil votes in tho district last year.
IN the other two Congressional districts the chances
in favor Of the election Of the wing candidates but
the returns too incomplete to enable to decide
with certainty. The result however probable to
he a. follow with regard TO Congre-s:-
Dist COUNTIES Members probably elected.
l-ffartfugd and Tollaud !. Charles Chapman. whis
2-New Haven and MadleseS. Colin VI. lngers0ll dem
%-N, ~Lond0u and Windham. 4 L. Cleveland T. = dem.
f-Fairteld aud Lityhhed. Thomas b. Batter. whx.
wings gain member in the Hartford district aud the
Others main Of the politics the last election
W. give the following for comparison and rcference
EL"CTIov LAST YEAE-LEGIsLATURE.
The Legislature elected last year April $500 stood
a. fellows according q the vote for Governor and Speaker