The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-24
'THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
Tho state CanyasserS' COunt.--The
Legislature Must Finally Decide
the Case..Jewell Will Probably be
Governor. t-
HARTFORD, Conn, April q

HARTFORD, CONN, april Il.
The State Canvassers met to-day, pur'
suant to adjournment, to canvass the votes
cast ut the recent election and make their
report Us to the result The exact vote,
US returned by the canvAssers, is as follows;
James Z. English, 47,402; Marshall
Jewell, 47,45O; English over Jewell, A..
a manifest error Of two in OvcrcOunt
for English in Somers, the Board cOncede
that the Legislature will correct, which
reduces the English majority to ~.
There are II scattering votes, which
added 10 the Jewell vote, make H,4G7i
and leaves English majority oil ~ over
all.
There are % votes deducted from Jew
ellis vote in Cheshire, which the LegisIG-
ture will surely count, which will increase
his vote 10 47,473, making his vote, with
the II scattering votes, 47,40O, or exactly
the vote of English, with the two in Som
crs counted out.
The II scattering votes arc now to be
disposed Of Ofthesc there are 8 for Eng
lish, / for james English, ! for J. English,
and l for J. +. English, none others Of the
scattering being for either of the candi.
dates. The Legislature will probably count
the three latter for Gov. English, which
will increase his vote to Al, 49S, leaving,
with those three votes counted for him,
"A scattering, so that the vote will stand
Jewell, 47,4T3; scattering II total A, 4S7
English, 47,403; English over oil, 6. On
the returns Of the Enfield vote the Mod.
orator adds a protest, as follows: "The
above count is believed to be incorrect,
and | protest against It." There will be a
recount. The Republican are sure it will
DO shown that 81 votes too many have
been reformed for Mr.. English.
Supplementary 10 the MOderator's re-
turns from New Haven was o sworn state
ment to the Board of Canvassers express
ing conviction that m error Of 100
occurred in counting the Democratic State
tickets and for member Of Congress in the
Fourth Ward. The Governor, State off,
GERS and Congressman were voted for on
one ballot. The Representatives were vot-
cd for separately. a cOmparisOn presents
the following exhibit: James Z. English,
highest vote on Democratic ticket, us
Democratic Treasurer and Comptroller,
lowest vote on same, 707. Highest vote
for Democratic Representative, 61S; low.
est vote for Democratic Representatives,
G0j. The whole number Of names on the
registry lists in the Fonrth Ward was
/ ,l0t; the number checked MS voting
1914. Mr.. Jewell had $40 votes, and the
Republican Representatives SO and 5SS.
Adding the votes Of both English and
Jewell, 1897, with 9 scattering for Cover
nor, and we have 1890, or s. more than
the number checked on tho list. 1t up
pears, also, that 100 names were moi
checked. Adding the vote for Governor
rs returned, to these names, 10 get the
whole number, and VIC have ,4s0, or 8:
more than tho list contained. ManifestlJ
there Is an error, and the Legislature will
prove it by n recount. Now, to carry out
The figuring that the Legislature mus
make, sc have the following statement u
vote Jewell, 47,473; error Of 100 in New
Haven and 81 in Enfield TO be deducted
from English leaves for him 1880 scat
tering to be added to his vote, ii; total
1888. Jewels majority over all, 90.