Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-05
NEW HAvEr,s VOTE.

A Total of Nearly 15,5OO-The Result
 -JOtttngS from the PolIs-The Demo"
 cratic Gain Rere-The Reception of
 tue Returns.
 Yesterdays was the greatest presidential election ever known in the city. There was very little work for the police to do beyond keeping the crowd back at the polls so that voters could have plenty of room. The vote was also got in very early yesterday. At the Seventh ward. which polls ], TOO votes, 1, 400 votes were boiled before half-past two. MT. Grant, of Chatfeld & Grant, was moderator of this ward. A crowd of about 1000 peo- pie stood about the voting place which was on Hamilton street, corner of Locust, all or derly and nothing occurring to break the stiffness except an occasional hoic among the younger men, and chaffing when suspected Irish American Republican appeared to vote. At the Sixth ward, Alderman Ernest Renke moderator, MT. E. c. Beecher said at half past two o'clock that all but 61 of the Republican votes were in and all but 164 of the Democratic At the Fourth ward before 3 ao'clock, out of 1, ,765 votes, 40 werepolled by 2:30 At the Third ward, Isaac Davis moderator, out of 1 ,588 votes in the ward, 1885 were boiled by 3 o'clock. Only five Independent Republican votes were boiled in the Eighth ward and in this ward as in all the wards large vote was boiled. When the polls closed 975 votes out of 1000 were boiled In the Fourteenth ward 8 Repubi- can gain of 36 votes was made. The vote stood Blaine 253, Cleveland 139, Harrison 252, Waller 139, Merwin 296, Fox 246, Troup 88, Pigott 135 At the Third ward consid erable complaint was made that Irish-Amer- ican Republicans were abused and insulted on the outskirts of the polls and that, where they wore badges, the badges were snatched off Considerable talk was made over 8 flaming dispatch at the Bankers and Mer- chants telegraph office to the effect that ev- erything had gone against Blaine, but this was quickly pronounced at Republican headquarters a ffroorback" The faith full workers at the polls were rega1ed with coffee, pie and cheese and crackers to their hearts content, and hacks were roll ing rapidly in all parts of the city from the opening to the closing of the polls. Some
 excitement was created over report that two prominent Republicans in the First ward had
 been ignominiously consigned to dungeon deep, or, lin other words, arrested on charge of bribery, but this proved to be another CA1ltru WHICH udu dE4SOu ONCI d Oc1uOCTdG1C claim that Republican managers were using money at the polls. Considerable interest
 was created in the Sixth ward among few over the discovery that one of the leading Independent Republicans of the city had by
 mistake voted for Cleveland and Harrison
 St, John and Harrison. The Independent Republican gentleman did not do the past ing, but Democratic friends did it for him, supposing they were executing his intentions as to voting.
 MT. John c. Collins, representing the Pro hibition interest, was busy about the polls to see that the booths were properly supplied with Prohibition tickets. He estimated 8 vote of 200 in this city for Prohibition.
 The New Haven town returns were received at the First ward polls in the Register build ing on Grown street. MT. Jonathan Inger- soil presided as moderator. Present inside
 the railing at half-past eight were, besides the moderator, the First ward counters, ex-As- sessor Dibble, ex-Tax Collector HiI1house, MT. E. A. AnketeIl, Henry S. Cooper, Flu, gene c. Hill, of Wells & Co.,, Clark Peck John G. Chapman, NJ. Schwed, o. c. Ford and othsTF At that hour the Fifth, Tenth ElevencN, Twelfth and Thirteenth wards had reported and: the First, Third and Eighth had been heard from, with Democratic gains
 in several of the wards, and a Republican gain in that Democratic stronghold, the Third. The Eighth showed Republican I loss of about 50. In the Eleventh the | iron molders turned out we'll for Blaine THE RESULT.
 | The town returns show Democratic gain
 in New Haven of less than 400 over the Han ! cock vote of 1880, smaller gain than was generally expected in view of New Ravens
 increase of population. Democratic estimates
 yesterday placed the Democratic majority il
 this city from 5000 to $500. The majority
 fell short of 2,600, the correct figures being 2,574. Mir. Harrison boiled handsome vote l receiving 6,389 or over 100 more votes thar 1 the Republican district electors and nearl, ! 100 more than any Republican candidate fo
 elector. Walters majority over Harrison i 1880. Colonel Robertson is elected Senator
 and Messrs. Troup and Pigott Representa- tives. Gen. Merwin made a splendid run a
 usual when he is in the field. Troup's major
 ity over Merwin is 253. Judge York is re
 elected Judge of Probate. MT. Allen, Repub
 lican candidate for Congress, received 6,35
 votes against s,873 for Mitchell. The en
 tire Butler vote in town was 137; the entir | temperance vote less (for President, 105. Tn
 entire vote cast was 15,4 ATS.
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