New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-11
POLITICAL.
TIE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.


10 o'clock this morning, and after short delay the Com
mitec the Of voes who had been directed to
make an examination, reported as follows:
THE REPORT.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, May Session, A. u. 1871.
The Joint Select Committee appointed to examine the
returns and canvass of votes given by the electors for
officers, and to report the names OF ITO persons
IN which COMMITTEE was referred tho reports Of the
Stats CanyaSsefs for Slate officers, tne peulObs OF
Charles scott Augustus e. Ptck ana De' az
petitions and report tho facts thereon beg leave to
report: ,,, ,,., ,,o.
and hnd the following flct5: 81, mn
First: Upon the petition OF Ancstns ., fecK, rnst
for a number of years 1t has been the cnstO1 Ia tho
town of Cheshire that IerSn ~ c r one Ps
cal party should act as OF tne eelng
roprcscnng the opposite party shsn act "a Moderator
during he afternoon That m ,,ncc n aan nus.s
in said town ri the recent stare election, daring me
forenoon aud Bradley Miles acted az Moderator during
mat at the close Of said election. the ballots Which
had deposited in The STATE box Tor state oh ,
were counted by the persons duly appointed Tor Lhat
purpose, TIA, the whole number Of ballots IN salt DOE
W, re 49, of which mad hoen given by dy regieren
electors of said tow heretofore admttod by the seoct
men and Town Clerk thereof . A., AIT,
That IL was conceded ny all persons present that Sdi
votes were cast as follows:
Marshal lowell. 233 ( JsIaca II. EnSish ...Hb
ron NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Morri, Tyler.......... 23i Julius HccAkss.. .I6
FOR SECRETARY or hTATf. -
Hiram AppcIman. ....GH Thomas "A. Waller 2lo
David r. Eichos. ....24 I thDTl NJ. Pond--.1io
FOR CONTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS -,
james W. Manning. .25 Seth W. Logan ; a.; ;ga
her yen for each candidate had been asce'ianod "a
aforesaid Granville T. Pierce. the Democratic
directed hIs ASSISTANT Registrar, Joseph j.. Beach, to
urci % FROM the nIr OF votes ascotainod TO have
been gyen for each Can'liGat" upon tae hePlnIr',n
tirrr for state officers COu.Icssman senator judge o.
PrnJtr and Rcpresc atyrs, upon the alleged GROUND
that % rr4Ons had pern admitted by ~" Heeeton ~ ~
1own Clerk upon defective appllCaliols. Sll BGdGn
tfle he
more directed Inc said Bradley Miles to declare me
votes rven for Republican c'ITldateS rs thmn ", is
*; cd which direction eld Me4 compiled WIN nalu
pec thfrrnpon made declaration of the votes as ac
tna'ly given and corrected. ,.,
one OF said q persons did vote. There was neither
AZ the close of na coui, before The Committee any
Syidcnca whether tho .. who ia vote ynei the Repn
nan ticket or Said Miles and Peek sach hne re-
turns 10 the state CanyasFcr' ~ acroiahoo WIN wv
The Committee mud thai the return made by said Peek
con aims The true and correct riaomrnt 0 the Votes
given said town said day and that tho votes we're
Sccogd: Upon ne petition Of David Brainard.
The Committee ind that hc Woe number 80 votes Tor
state o,c,rs acually given ana deposited IN tire sl;to
box In inc town Of Enfield at ne recent Sate e.eCi'
was no. aud all given by duly rret ter"d electors on
said town. The said yoos w"r' correctly counted by
the counters, and we've cat - iollo"S:
Marshall Jewell .....i2G janice J., Eaalish...2oo
FoRtrEri ~, I,Goyhu ialia.. 900
''o'f'' - ''' ron sGcffrinf or sTlIE.
Hiram Appoimsn. .423 Thomns ~ "alier''.''9o
David 2. Tichols....i2i Charles NJ Pond .....e95
IlULLER OF PUBLIC AicOtSls
James " Mnun.rg. s23 | Seth =. L1gIn.......---2et
T.a by an unintentonal mistake, each OF the Demo
cratic candidates tor state oci5 was declared 70 nave
received - more votes shan wcr" ~ iact even Tor sau
candidacs respectively rs above stated ne Sid bf-
take occurred in the following manner Ait'r Gaen paen
ago hnd been counted, the counter wrote ~ sure2 upon
tho back OF lila package the number OF votes thefen
contained. Upon the back Of one package OF clean
Democratic votes the figures a we're hrsI written inc,
erased by tHO parallel pchcii mes ara Tue Ists 70
were written The upper part Of tho was made WIN
cured loop tba when the fggres were rrat upside
down they appeared to be 20. ana that parkhse WE
ANNOUNCED tho Moderator as 90, whereas ia truth 1t
The ,msraEc was discovered shortly after the vote had
been declared and the box had been locked TIE Kegs
mistake tad occurred, and went 10 the Once OF tno
d dSw H't the V9rs but were advised St thy
such power The Moderator doomed it 80 be his duty TO
make and did make, the tetnrs az declared protesting
upon the face Of the r-inr against as acSnlaty'
If"9 Upon me hgii bn a Tho nbrr of Votes which
was declared and returned having boon cast for safe
oioefs in the Fourth Ward of New-Havcn at the cleo
sail votes declared and returned to have been gwen
fOlOHs:
Marshall Jewel. .....579 flames T. English.....Tis
J: T. EnSliail... l
FOR IrrUTESANI -GovERYoR.
Morris Tglcr..........53j julius Hotchkiss. ..7O1
FOR SECRETARY or STATE.
Liam Appelman.. .5gl InOhiaS M Nauer'''"
FOR TREASURER.
David r. Nichols ....592 Charles NJ. Pond....70i
FOR CONTROLLER or PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
mat 100 ballots only were actually cast by the cleo
tor, OF said ward at sald election for stale officers
names Of al the Democratic candidates ior STATE Oc'r,
Jude OF Probate senator and member of Congress from
the I'd Congress District were during the sorting and
counting Of the votes, fraudueny placed among ana
with he votes honestly east, that said 100 fraudulent
vote, we're counted and after the count placed in
The box with the residue of the votes the Moderator
having no know ledge,of the fraud
That subsequently the return Of tie box 10 the Town
Clerks Office 100 "cean Republican state tickets con
tanning tho Of all the Republican candidates TOT
State officers Judge III Probate, senator AMI member 81
Concess from the Id Congress District were fraulu-
ently ahstraced from said box by person or per-
sons 10 the Committee unknown by this theft the NUM-
Der OF votes left In tic box were made TO correspond WIN
the number actually given, and thuS double Taud was
committed upon the electors OF this state.
The Committee find that the CLEAN Republican STATE
tickets WIRE csnned and placed In five packages, of 100
each. and one package OF g. and that there were Il
scratched tickets, upon each OF which vas the name O
Marshall Jewell for Goyerngr That the I'VE packages OF
100 each aud the package OF g. and the II scratched tick
returned to said box the SAID packages Des
Ts wien The box was opened ty the Committee there
were found therein of "clean' Republican tickets ohy
three packages of 100 each two pa5 gs OF "eAeh ONO
That ga electors of said Fourth Ward personally ap,
pearcd before said Committee ana ,eyetay GsC p
publican ticket IN said ward ON laid day' win th9 e4
cepOn Of one, who voted Tor julius to,chS ~, c
trnanGOvcrDOr, and another who voted for Johh heh-
~. npnSrd before the Committee. by compeent
testimony under OATH that six other electors OF sald
W1rd voted said entire ticket therein on said day Inc
Cnmmittro believe from the evidence before them, that
~ other voters OF said ward. who voted and who are
known TO be Republicans. voted the Republican stare
,"t INF Tho Committee have not certah evidence as
IN tbe prr,on for whom they voted for Governor III was
by the testimony under oath of ten other
If soid Wrd who appeared before said COMMITTEE tha
tbev voted for James l.. English for Governor ana tho
residue OF the Republican state ticket. -.-,,-
The Committee lind that the number OF votes actnaiy
Given in said ward for the respective candidates LOT STATE
officers Is follows:
FOR GOVERNOR.
N,rshaIl Jewel. ..579 / James F. Epglish. Gls
j. r. Engilsh..-......
English
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR -
n,orri, Tyler 5s6 I Julius HOtchass. .6V2
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE .o
Hiram Appeman.. 6gl IholnaS NJ ""ol''''O0'