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


oo,.Oo or THE TNyFsTIG ATION-FRAUDs DIS
r"Voox.rprD-JEwELL UNDOUBTEDLY ELECTED
GOVERNOR.
u.rrropD. Conn, May 4.-The Legislative
,,,i,,oc on the canvass Of votes met NJ 'ne 0'"0
,1Dse today Messrs. InceTsoll seymour anu
- tho Democratic members OF the NohinI'"I ~
asted te be excused from serving were l'' ,,
,bourh the House did not vote 10 excuse 'N,'l 80
taton In the Cheshire case showing tha' 30 ~
united for Jewell and &c for Enghsh' anu ~ ~
- d returned by the Republican moderator VIZ
,no democratic moderator declared the No'e' -.
o,d English 2l6 and so returned II, oedue'int - -
sroo, the Republican ticket, on the grouhu t - -.
wore informally registered There was 10 Ol 49,, 90
the count and no evidence TO show iol - -
men voted in fact il appeared that o-, . -o.ood
atau Az had been admitted re elec'o -. 80. 80, -
,,to, ., % was made by the Democrauc preslulhg
:, a., perul,lican candidates The evidence
a. ho r,eeld case showed that "a more 'o'es We'o ue
clared than there were names oHoo =. -. -. ,,
nartes believed there was an eifO :. '"0 0ouN~ AH0
-, ,ov was sealed at the close OF tho count
,r, I,,.rtttce proceeded 10 Ennelo to-day ana ex-
Ano ,.o. IN the balot-box there. They found
~ -. ,actace OF votes for the Democratic State
'i -, had been called of TO the tallyman cleo
A.. as containing % votes, really contained hut 76
,,aRe occurred by the manner in which the figures
,-so-sed on the package were made. The az" was
ded At the TOP, that, turning the figures bot
de nm II looked like 60" and looking at it in this
CAV when calling it off, the counter gave 1t TO the tally
man AZ &C. This takes 20 from the total vote OF English
The Committee will go to New-Haven on Friday, aud,
sboud they find in the count there, the real
vote according to present Developments would stand
Fprsh 7476 jewell 4.47s scattering, Il. AS neither
English or Jewell. in such case has majority Of all the
votes cast the Legislature win have TO choose Gov
erpor bv ballot The Committee will 90 70 New-Haven
tomorrow.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRrBUNRl
Hartford, May 4.-The discovery of the
error % 20 in the count OF the Democratic ballots in En-
ned to-day by the Legislative Committee, fully usies
an that have written you that subject. 1t is what
appeared on the of the count the discrepancy be-
tween the number OF checked the list and the
number Of votes returned. But IL only cOnjectured
by the Republicans Of Enfield that the error the
Democratic side. When the Committee were proceeding
TO Enfield this afternoon. doubts expressed as to
which party would get the benefit Of the error any
was found The Republicans have gone into this matter
fo the honor of the State than TO secure the per
sona advancement OF any man. whatever ultra Demo
cratic partsans may say about and now that one error
has been exposed the moral effect OF the inves cation
viii be felt through state Had the Democratic doc
trne that the Legislature has power to 60 back Of
the returns prevailed the effect would have been 10
open the doors fraud and corruption OF all Sorts
and our elections would have become mere farce and
hundreds OF Democrats viii rejoice that the Republican
party took the stand it did.
In striking contrast TO the obstruction speeches Of
Eaton and Ingcrson in the House, yesterday, the
action OF the Democratic Registrar in Enfield, today
who testified that from the start he satisfied that
there error and be believed that an investigation
was demanded
Tomorrow, the Committee win 60 to Ncw-Haven. II
reported that the Town Clerk there Will refuse 10 sur
render the boxes for the Committee to examine. II he
does the Committee may report the fact without making
issue and show by the correction Of the Enfield vote
and the Cheshire VOTE that without any examination in
Eew-Havon, there Is choice by the people, aud
that therefore the Legislature must proceed 70 elect
the second day Of the session, joint CON
EeutOn without debate.