The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-10
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
Great Excitement as to the Action OF tho
Legislature To-Day.
KNOTTY QUESTIONS OF PROFIT and LOSS.
a Democratic Governor or Repub.
lican Congressman.

AOo0 SOABSCSSmSus
NEW HAVEN May o. 1871
Now that the hour is near at hand when the cues.
ton as to
WHO ~ TO BE GOVERNOR
OF this mite OF State Is to be decided the excite.
ment In both political parties reached its height.
I must confess that ut present things look very
shaky for the democrats. Their only hope OF sue
cess OF late was based upon that hundred vote
arrangement OF the Fourth ward OF this city; but
the atdavits Of the republicans who voted for Jew
ell In the ward, and whose votes, TO all appear
ances were sco0ped out OF the ballot box since
election day. nave shattered even this, their lasG
mainsay, all to pieces. There is no denying the fact
that the English party feel very sore to speak mild.
y, the plan resorted TO Ivy the Legislative Com
mittee to find just now many persons In the Fourth
ward really did think Mr. Jewell the more precious
jewel Of the two candidates, and who carried out
their prediction at the polls last April by vot-
ting for the man OF their choice. or course
the democrats have refused TO recognize the right
OF the Legislature to appoint committee or
the character OF the one which has been kicking up
such row during the past few days, AMI declare
that the "smeers, have right to 10 behind the
decision OF the official canvassers. But doesn't this
declaration smack considerably like that OF the law
yer who assured his client, already In irons, under
lock and key, that the authorities would not dare to
imprison him. and in the long rum think, 1t VIII
result in about the way. Over this question OF
the legality or the action OF the Legislature
In appointing the committee Will be the real
fight tomorrow In the Legislature. II the
committee declares that Jewell was deprived by
fraud of q hundred votes to which he clearly
entitled, ana II the party leaders carry out their
threats, the fight will not, by any means, end with
the decision OF the Legislature. Governor English
has already ntimated that he
WILL NOT GIVE UP HIS OFFICE
until the courts will have settled the question OF the
right OF the Legislature to do as IL has done. His
hackers know what the plan OF the campaign Is and
will go it blind be The consequences what they
may. The democrats now, more bitterly than
ever, dencunce the Interference OF the
Legislature in the Fourth ward business as an out
rage unprecedented IN the history OF any state OF
the Union, and, understand point, as an argument
In their favor OF the decision or the Committee
Elections to the last New York Legislature, which,
when II had the Carey Twombly case under consi.
deration, refused to recognize anvbodys right to
20 behind the canvasSerS report TO find out
HOW MANY PERSONS VOTED
for either Carey or the contestant for his seat. In
my opinion the least they say about this particular
case the better. Ii they have no stronger prece
very weak one indeed, for two wrongs never made
right. The action Of the committee In taking
the aidays Of persons VINO claim to I'VE % voted
does not find favor with all the republicans OF the
State as have heard many OF them IN TINS city de-
not be entirely wrong IN their conclusions In the
first place. very few business men, in the hurry and
furry to get their tickets and vote before gong to
their 4 ces stores, look ut them before having
them deposited In the ballot boxes, SO long they
get them from q republican "noder." Ger
tanly one viii contend that among other
lodges resorted TO by democratic politicians that
with those of the other party, though the re-
publican "holders' are known to be strict party
more than It Is In any other state. And again. how
many republicans known 10 be SUCH among their
candidate on the other side, care about conessing
their party nhnelty IN publics During the present.
| ered but that fact should not be taken, many
| republicans here think, US an argument in favor OF
OF officers appointed lawfully to decide upon the
number OF votes cast at every election. One OF the
Gratis Is this: Surprising the committee report to
throw out the Fourth ward vote and the courts
should afterwards decide that the Legislature had
NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE
IN the matter as IL has DONE what would be the
committed alter their decision made? The
$40 Citizens OF the ward Wao swear Hay the,
voted or Jewell. In addition to this five persons
signed their names to the list OF republicans whc
stated That they mad voted for jewell In addition
TO this again eight others who were known to have
voted and who are well known republicans, buI
whose attendance could not be procured, make the
whole number OF republicans loot up 573. or TINS
number ten. the committee learned scratched
Jcweil's name OF their tickets. The result Is that
eightyfour more persons voted for Jewell inan the
account account gave credit for, thus leaving only
in tine Fourth ward 10 be accounted
FOR II this fact does not show fraud what
ment 10 say that by using the "needfui'' means q
thousand more persons could have been secured to
the face OF the fact That every one OF the citizens
who nave sworn that they voted for Jewell
wara as republicans. Mr. NV" Engiishs e fr De
contend that the affidavlts will not hold water
as against the record OF the ward during past years.
raS
dragged, always gave about hundred majority for
English whenever he ran Tor Governor. This IS
species Of Connecticut cOnundrum that l as New
Yorker would give up az once was not aware Of
the fact that TINS Fourth ward s the keystone Of all
the wards IN the city. Whichever party carries 1t
gets the control Of the Common Council. This was
THE NEW PARTISAN sHAKE-uP
all the wards got some tine ago through the excess
sively paternal Kindness OF q republican Legisla-
crazy always heretofore carried 1t for English by =
hundred majority or so, cornere1 and all as they
were by the uawec0ne shake up does not Of itself
by any means prove that fraud was not commttei
last April or since. Who knows but that The ward
mysterious way Of Keeping ballot box packages In q
safe place, which was found out only during the
present n,estigaon Bus the main thing now -
General Assembly, II they decide, and the Assem-
big backs them up In their decision, tnat the entire
account Of fraud, English VIII not be the only SUI.
ferer The blow aimed at him VIII be certain to de.
feat Kellogg the republican candidate for Congress-.
This, II must be confessed. Is dilemma of serious
character IL Is possible that the Legislature will 20
far To accept the vote OF the ward taking the
number OF andavits MADE before the committee as
the number OF votes actually cast Tor Jewell. This
would be doing things with high hand. but they
think the safety OF the party requires 1t, and.
on the principle That the more serious the evil the
more desperate must be the remedy,
60 THE ENTIRE ANIMAL
without finching. II tney do do this they must
do one OF two other things. Throw out the vote OF
the ward entirely or let 1t stand Is 1t was found
when the balst box was opened before the conf
mlttec. II they decide upon the former course they
VIII have TO sacrifice Kellogg. II the second
English Is safe, although II they like, they may IN
the long run SAL safely between this Syla, ana
Cnarybdls by throwing out only the vote for
Governor. At all events, the vote OF the State must
be declared tomorrow. Either English must bd
announced elected the Legislature decide that
there has choice by the people, and then
settle the matter by choosing the man OF
their own choice. Tnen and then only.
will begin the struggle. for the gubernatoraa