Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-08
THE OFFICIAL nErURNs.

THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
werwin the Next Governor II the Pro-
hfbItion Votes are Counted NO
Doubt Expressed ON That Score by
RepubIfcan Leaders-The Rejected
1916 Republican Ballots Also to be
Counted "A Plain Statement of
Facts Regarding These Ballots
Election Notes I'm General.
Chairman Benton of the republican |
state committee returned early last even- |
ing from Hartford and brought the follow
ing regarding the official returns as |
summed up yesterday at the Office of the
secretary of state:
ST think, said Chairman Benton, chat
there is no doubt that Merwin will be the
next governor. The facts concerning the
official returns made to-day are as follows:
Full returns were received from all but
seven towns, and with fair estimate re-
garding those towns the returns give Nor
ris a majority over all of AZ. But this
does not include the 1875 republican votes
thrown out in Bridgeport nor the 200 pro-
hibition votes which were not counted be-
them These 1926 votes must, in all fair
ness, be counted, and cannot be thrown
out. Counting these in, as they undoubt-
eddy will be, Morris falls much short of
the required majority and the election for
governor goes to the legislature.
THE LEGISLATURE DEcIDEs-MERwIN is THE
NEXT GOVERNOR.
The legislature decides as to the votes
thrown out in Bridgeport and as to the
counting of the rejected prohibition votes.
On the admission of the latter alone, as is
clearly evident, Judge Morris will lack the
required majority. The legislature, being
republican and being the deciding power,
will admit these votes. 1t certainly ought
to and will do it if for Justices sake alone,
for who would say candidly that because
men voted ticket reading ''For Governor"
instead of "Governor" their votes should
be killed? Or what court of justice would
decide otherwise if such case was sub
mitted its
SHOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTED.
Ex-Governor Harrison and other legal
gentlemen of high standing say that the
words 'tFor Governor" are no more and no
less than the law intends. 1t simply indi-
Gates the "title of the Office voted for"
Clearly, then, the prohibition votes should
have been counted.
WHAT THE PRESS DISPATCH sAYs-rHE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION MAY HOLD
OVER FOR TIME.
HARTFORD, Nov. IA comparison Of
the newspaper election figures with the
first of the two sets of returns at the Office
of the secretary of state shows numerous
petty changes. Eighteen scattering votes
disappear and thirty-six of the eighty-four
prohibition votes cast in Waterbury previ-
ously reckoned in are not counted in the
| official returns. The result of these and
other petty changes is that Morris, dem,
| for governor, has an apparent majority.
| The republicans will claim that Waterbury
| votes should be counted and that 1875 re-
| publican votes not counted in Bridgeport
belong in. The senate is democratic, the
house is republican, joint ballot repubi-
can. Some observers think the present
administration may hold over at least for q
while until the general assembly in Janu-
airy decides the disputed question. Moth
ing is likely to be determined formally and
officially until after the meeting Of the
board of canvassers which occurs this
month. On the face of the Ieturns, not
1
Morris has a majority.
| An apparent error in the official return
from Milford gives Merwin, rep, eighteen
additional votes for governor. This re-
duces Morris apparent majority to twenty
seven. There are thirty-six prohibition
votes in Waterbury and 1876 republican
votes in Bridgeport not reckoned in these
figures. If counted they leave Morris in {
minority.
THOSE 1876 VOTES IN BRIDGEPoRT-FL1
sPEcKs AND EXPERT PRINTERS.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. THE result may
hinge wholly upon the 1875 ballots which
were thrown out in the Fifth ward coun
in this city because City Clerk Mullin
thought that they were marked: Tha
they will be counted is conceded even b,
democrats who admit the absurdity of tn
| city clerks claim. Among the printer
who examined ballots not one was foun,
who said that the blemish on the ballot
was not from the type, except John N
Near, who, when he examined them, un
doubleday heard the words II am demo
crat" ringing in his ears. That the strong
partisan official could give an unbiased
Judgment could hardly be expected. O
course, Mr. Near's thirty seven years OK
perience ought to qualify him to give al
opinion, but he certainly could be no bet
ter judge of the cause of the fly specl
than the foreman of the Case, Lockwood
& Brainard company of Hartford, b,
which concern the ballots were printed
Marcus A. Case of that firm pronounced
the cause mechanical defect in the print
ing, and ridiculed the idea that the ballot
had been marked by a pencil Neither i
he better qualified than scores of othe
| ,fnra - 10
amined them. If the package of allege,
} are marked for the purpose of identified
ton, is it not strange that hundreds O
marked ballots were found in blocks, jus
as they had been received from the print
er. This is evidence that the fault was il
the printing. 1t is safe to assert that n
, court would decide the ballots illegal an
that they will be counted for General Mel
win.
A FURTHER AND CONCLUSIVE SHOWING.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 7.-To-night's Star
dard says: A package of over 5000 unuse
official ballots which were furnished by tn
state were opened this morning in the pres
ence of witnesses and an examination made
A small number at the top had the peculia
spot between the V and E in governor
: then came a large number of perfectl
clean tickets; then another lot with th
, little dot upon them; then more clea
tickets, and SO on through the entire mum
Der. These tickets had not been eve
opened, but were tied in the same packag
which originally enclosed them. The
were sealed and put by for future use
This examination shows several incontrc
vertible facts.
First-The mark was on the tickets befoI
, | they came to this city, and was not put in b
amy man with lead pencil and leaning againl
Second-The position of the tickets in til
| original package, all together, at regular int
{ | walls, and in the same number, shows that Il
sheet of ballots was printed SO that cut an
stacked up they all came in tho pile as aboy
| stated.
A by any other than the mechanical means of Il
printing press, should make these marks exact
= the same size, in exactly the same place It
| physical impossibility, and thus the theol
| that the tickets were marked here, falls to Il
: | ground.
Mr.. Henry R. PARROT of the republica
a state committee, has these ballots in h
i possession and will produce them whe
=, | necessary to demonstrate the fallacy of Il
y democratic claims.
q While it is evident that Mr.. Merwin
elected governor without these ballot
= the rest of the state ticket may requi
: them.
r ADEsCRIPTIvE LECTURE
by Bishop Graves at Trinity Churc
Last Evening.
g Rev. Anson r. Graves, DID,, missional
h bishop of the Platte, in the state of N
st braska, addressed q few hearers on the su