New-York tribune., 1872-04-23
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
CO\NTCTICIT

OFFICIAL ELECTION EETURNs-TIIE POLITICAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BEFORE THE NEW
LEGISLATURE-CAPiTOL BUILDINGS.
lPROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
HARTFORD, April 20.-The official declaration
of the at the recent state election makes no i'm
portant change in the figures they were unoicialy
reported. Gov. Jcwells majority all is cut down
from o. in consequence OF the returns of scattering
votes which were not included in the returns made
10 the newspaper Offices His plurality over Mr'
Hubbard remains about the same. The aver
age majority of the Republican state officers
other tnan Governor. is oil. and including the
Governor 4lG Gov. Jewell 222 hehihd the average
vote obtained by his associates on the state cket ana
Mr. Hubbard ran 2is ahead the vote given TO
the Democratic State ticket by adding the Temperance
vote l549 to the vote given for the ephbhcah
tckot since the presumption Ia that that Vote was Ne!
nearly all cast by Republicans, ana then giving
the Democrats the Labor vote and all the scat
torine and the difference in favor of the Repub-
Hcans is $500 1t IS presumed that fair division of
parties leaving out all outside issues the Democrats
in the state In a minority Of some 5000 The Can
vassers gave certificate OF election 10 Charles J Cole,
~ Senator from the Isl District and decided TO can the
attention Of the Senate The fact that two supplement-
airy reports concerning the vote OF the Town Of South
ington had been deposited N tho Office of the Sec
retary OF State There Is nothing In these re-
ports justifying count, AMI II Is hot
probable that the Senate will gratify the wishes
Of Mr. Pend. the contestant. II has been supposed
that there was the than appeared when the
returns opened. Last year II was shown 70 tlo
Canvasscrs that the vote for Governor in Newayen
and Enfield there were lhrned uis'I' I tioS Us .i
pairing with the votes east for other candidates. ana me
whole matter was submitted TO tho General Assembly,
and recount ordered In that case the canvasSers
could no: do otherwise than submit all the returns as
Constitution gives the Legislature only tEe power
fodecare elected only persons receiving the highest
number of votes. With senators, however the can
Nasscrs have the dcclaratOry power, aud must take
tbe retrns as they ARE submitted no authority being
the Senate leaves that body TO determine the quahCa
lions of IFS own members and in the present case Mr..
Pond must appear cOutC ant without any regard 20
what the CanvaSseTs may have done, rs h'y a cclB
hut course to pursue ana that was To give M o9
his certificate appeared by the returns mat he had
plurality Of three, counting for MI Pond every scatter
ing vote in his name. 80. ,...,..o
in New-HaVCn MCdnc sday, May ], ana ConsueTdp.e
military display is promised. The trst lnelcs h G
lion for the Legislature 10 dc, ,crnine Will bC the United
States SeuatOrshp, winch must DC osP0sc o., hIoI uc
United states law, by the second week or inc session
There are changes The situation OF candldats, the
only asprants BENG Gen Hawley anu Gen: teIry. IL
is said that Of tie conservative temperance
Of the STATE will ask TINS year Tor the passage OF
COGstabularv law, conSlieraby lnoduod IN ~
provisions especially with reference 20 the number OF
State Constabes to be employed There are no important
railroad questions 10 come mp "llh tIe cAceio 81 uo
parallel road project from Derby 10 The AeWl ok Sai
Inc, which, il 1t should he hard pressed VIII ca OUT al
the resources prOba of the NewIork and NeW-Haven
Railroad in opposition. Tie taxation or premium
notes OF life insurance companies will demand con
siderable attention. and it, character IS such tlat
there be expended bc4Orc II Is dspostd
Of. wHaycn will probably ASK lOr an Appropriation
similar TO mat voted 10 Hartford last wear, for new
capitol building Ii is doubtful II favorable action viii
lie taken at this session. Inc dsp9S n 3i me nb,IS
will probably be to wait TIL the Hartford building Is
completed before embdTking in another captOi cht5i-
prise. II resolution. submitting - inc pGoptS 'e
question Of single canu ci'fcr at Hartford ar New
Haven should be lntr luccd. Of course shat Woui ds
pose OF any further building operations Tor 4 present
The capitol cOmmisNi. lcr. have adopted pan WhtI
was submitted by NcUYurk architect 10r TIE capitol
building here. Dr. Bus WE'LL in a published card,
throws considerable IIdi,mc upon the pan'