New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-24
CONNECTICUT.


HARTFORD, April %, 1860.
OFFICIAL yOTE-THR FRAUDS--CmCAGO CoNvEN-
TON.
The official vote Of this State has just been de-
clared by the canvassers-State Treasurer, Secre-
tary, and Controller. The whole number of votes
cast is S. 1885, being 5000 larger than at the last
Presidential election, and $3.50 larger than last
Spring, which was larger than at any preceding
State election.
The votes for the Republican State officers were:
For Governor A. ass; Lieutenant Governor, A. ASS;
Secretary of State, 44,166: Treasurer, 44,517;
Controller, az 1866. There was asimOn-pure Know
Nothing ticket in the field which, la New York
was made up from portions of the Republican and
Democratic tickets. Their shots were aimed prin-
cpSlly at the Republican Secretary and Controller,
which amounted to 292 on Secretary and III on
Coz troller.
On the Both of March, l wrote you Of the "great
frauds contemplated" at our ballOt-bOxes through
fraudulent certificates. But, although THE TRIB-
UNE and the Republican papers of this State
sounded the alarm, the good people of Connecticut
could not believe that the Democratic method OF
cheating at the ballOt-bOXes In New-IOrk, Kansas,
&c. would be attempted in the blue laws" State.
Their increduity must have received slight sheck
are of easy access to New-York by steamers. For
instance Hartford Presidential election in 1856,
pOed a. ia vOtes-last Spring 4,206, being an IN
crease over the last Presidential election of " votes,
and this month Hartford pOled 5, 100 votes; making
900 increase in one year, OF which Coy were Demo-
cratic being over 80 per cent Democratic increase
while the Republican vote increased only 10 per
cent or 237 votes. In New-Hayen, the Demo-
cratic frauds are still more palpabe, where there
was Democratic Board, for in 1860 there were
made ! 1873 new freemen, while i'll 1859 there were
only COS; in 1858, only Az.
But for all their frauds, thank God they are de-
feated our Republican Wide-awakes IN our cities,
were too,much absorbed in professions and glorlf-
cations to guard well the ballot-boxes. In the
country towns the Republicans managed differently
they wOrked-wOrked and ascertained for GER
tainty what Democrats had q right to vote, and
thus guarded their baOt-bOxes. The cities must
profit by the example of their country cousins.
From the Republican vote for Governor and
Iieut. Governor it will be perceived that the
Wanted popularity Of Thomas H. Seymour did not
detract from the vote of the Republican candidate
for Governor, and that the Governor and Lieut.
Governor varied only FIVE votes, showing that prln-
cipes, not personal popularity, held together the
Republicans of Connecticut. This election has as
effectually buried Thomas II. Seymour politically,
for the Vice. Presidency, as the New Hampshire
election did Frank Pierce for denomination.
The approaching Legislature of this State viii
eradicate all certificate voting from our laws thus
shutting up this great avenue for fraudulent voting
And whoever the nominees may be of the Chicago
Convention if they be true Republicans, so that we
can 90 into the Fall contest with trumpets that will
give no uncertain sound Connecticut is sure to cast
her electoral vote for them. This Convention should
nominate to suit the Republicans, and be sure their
nominees are representative men; else the party
will lose more by detection and nactOn OF friends
than they can gain by other nominations from our
opponents. Give us Seward or Lincoln, OF essen
den or Banks, with Cassius NJ. Clay (that brayest
and noblest Kentuckian, who has oittlme perlletdi
his life n defense of Republican prnciPles) or Bel
of Tennessee, and we will have National RepuD-
lican party. Candidates must be Nominated al
Chicago for the PeOple-not for politicians to con-
troll the spOls-fOr all the great Republican veto
ries have been by the People. Kansas has been
made Free State by the People, while Demo crauc
ofce-holders and politicians used the United States
amy and Treasury to enslave them, and the mass
of Republican politicians stood by protesting against
the people defending their homes with lead ana
steel from the paid ruhians of Government u