Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-06
AFTER THE BATTLE.

Later Returns Indicate That MerW1n
VIII be the Next Governor of Con.
uecticut = An Omcial Count Now /
Expected - Talk About Town Yes |
terday-Jubilant DcmOcrats-Judge
Morris Talks a Little - The Ties |
voted or In Hamden and Lyme
The bridgeport Excitement.
About 10 o'clock last night the follow
ing special dispatehswas received at the
COURIER Office announcing that Morris
majority had dwindled down to six votes.
with the prospect that the fully completed
returns would bring it down to minority:
Especial to the CouRIER.]
HARTFORD, Nov. 5-One hundred and fourteen
towns official and balance unofacial show Morris
64,134, Augur 3,305, scattering 200. Increase Of
scattering and prohibition on balance will al
most certainly result in throwing him into
minority.
ENTHUSIASM AT THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Late last evening much interest pre-
vailed at the Republican League and the
attendance was as large, if not larger, than
on lection night. The prevailing feeling
was one of great hopefulness, and revived
enthusiasm over the latest news that the
PAooHSOo
would after all fail of the required majority
vote, and that Merwin would be the next
governor of Connecticut. This alteration
of the aspect of the situation from that
of the night before is explained by the lack
at first of full returns in the state of the
scattering and prohibition vote.
NO CHOICE BY THE PEOPLE.
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 5.-The Con-
necticut legislature is ten to sixteen re-
publican on joint ballot Total vote of
the state about 100 towns Officially 1876, 374
Morris, democrat, has 81, 661 and is So
| short Of popular majority. Official re-
| turns continue to bring in scattering votes
and it is evident that no election has been
made. If so the legislature will elect Mer-
win, republican.
TALK ABOUT TOWN YEsTERDAY-MR MORRIS
| TALKS.
All about town yesterday democrats
were in high feather and republicans cor
respondingly glum. The latest returns
from this state were eagerly inquired for,
there being still some doubt whether Nor
ris had clear majority over all. Repub-
leans were 10th to give it up. But even
Windham county had been heard from,
and despite Windham Morris supporters
| Claimed ne mao SOG CneI0. MT. motifs
was congratulated at an early hour by his
neighbors and had many calls of con
gratulatory tendency during the day at hi
4 home and at his Office. He was, very quie
and undemonstrative and took the issue
with his customary serenity. Severa
democratic leaders paid their respects tx
him and compared notes as to the latest
Mr.. Morris during the day attended to
considerable amount of his law BUSINESS
On Chapel street as he passed along goini
to his Office, apparently unmoved by hi
prominence in the public eye, he wa
pointed out by one and another as th,
governor elect. When questioned regard
ing his election he said that he was quit
satisfied with the result. / was electet
and defeated simultaneously two year
ago, he said. I have now been twic
elected governor and will take possession
of the state chair at least once Judg
Morris further said that he regretted tina
his success meant defeat for Genera
Merwin. The fact of his receiving ma
jority was something of surprise to him
especially as two years ago he had faile
to obtain it.
THE HARTFORD POSTS FIGURES
HARTFORD, Nov. 5.-The correct figure
of The Posts special dispatches give th
following vote for governors: