Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-29
VALLEYS ELECTION DISPUTED.
An Attempt to overthrow the i'esn:t
C"nuecIIcut on II Legal Tecaa!ca!ity.

ConnectIcut ON IL Legal Tecaa!ca!ity.
New Haven Dispatch to the Times,
Tie Democratic black ballots cast in
New Haven at both the recent city and
state elections were printed froEa electro
types heavily mixed and leaving the names
of candidates in white. The decision OF
Chief Justice Park that the city ballots
were Illegal. changes the entire complex
ion Of the city government and overturns
Democrats majority of about three
thousand. 1t also applies tn the state
ballot, fer the method Oh Vrintih!, bJth
city and state ballots was identical. Odt
OF this circumstance will uuquestiOrably
grow a famous case. William II. Bulkley
of Hartford, the Republican candidate for
governor. said:
Il believe that legally the whole Re-
publican ticket Was elected at the state
election. cannot see how the Les sislacui Q
Can declare it otherwise, in view OF Judge
Parks decision The shape the case has
assumed is very dissasteful to me and l
should much prefer that nothing of the
kind had occurred TO raise this question. l
must be governed by circumstances and
consider what is the best iutsIesr, for tho
state Of Connecticut. l am frank to say to
you that ace ,r,iing to law there c,:a DC
| but one result. Ii the Legislature. ignore
the laws they have made, that aIOti.er
thing; but don't see how tiny can over
| l,ok law they have passed. fha Demo.
| cratic ballot was simply y disc. violation
| Of tho law, just AZ much aS ii took {"
| watci, from q Inan p;cE't IN the street.
What will be done l.. not i,r ms to say.
an. YOU understand, simr'Y . p,~Sen"er.' y
W<,u'j you TAX TIC I'll! :; Il. - "A j>s
| circumstances
"It is not Tor HE t.. say. |; the Ln.is
Iature declare the Republican state ';cke'
elected, certainly Waller could no, hold
Office. What will DO is another IN. alter.
That decline to Discuss
| Charles j. Cole, OF Hartford, chaiGma,
Of the Republican state central co;nmittee,
first advanced in print the claiin that the
state Democratic ballot was void. He
distinctly mapped ous the II publican plan
sayiD. that p petition wOull be bcough;
to the LcgiS!aturs setting forth the facts
in accordance viii, Judge Parks decision
ast! legislation asked. Mr.. Colo sail the
comm ittce on the c:uvass of votes must,
according IT, the constitution oi Cpnnec
ticut, declare the Republican tiei.
elected
Thomas NJ. Waller, Of New Lo"dcn,
was elecSud governor Oh the face OF til.
returns by over 1000, his majority i'll New
Haven being 3,OGS. GA the Republican
ticket opposed to him was 4 black border,
but Tho names were printed on white
paper il black letters. The only p!ai:
tickets rulleh were cast BY the German
Progressive Union, an anti-strict Sab
hatar;an and liquor law Interpretation
party. This party polled upwards q
5000 votes, indorsing all the Democratic
state candidates but one, while til: H.m
ocrats make the ci..im that ii :he Damo
cratic ticket was Illegal tic Eepublica:
ticket va; equally s.,, and that the Re
publican ticket being also thrown out th'
Democratic candidates aro still elected by
the votes Of tie Progressive Union. They
are psepariE,, t, take Justice Parks dc
cision Leio.e . Il fa'! bench OF tho five
judges OF the Connecticut supreme court.
the preliminary steps are promised fol
to morrow. G.cat excitement is mani
Tested at the position of Chairman Cole
Mr.. Waller, governor elect, some days az
expressed his option that to throw Ou
the black ba!lcts woald. under the Cir
cumstances, be an outrage, DISTINGUISHING
as it would, thousands OF voters who cas'
their ballots in good faith. This was l'e-
fore the Republicans threatened to stca
the state, and he was speaking vi TIN
lesser issue OF municipal offices in New
Haven.