Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-06
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N the cIIn WARD uGnbeu upon NINA
lure blot on some of the republican bal
lots last night and this resulted in con-
test. The counting of the ballots was
delayed, and bitter argument ensued, in
which the anxious democrats, fearing the
big republican majority in the ward, were
determined not to count Che ballots. The
ballots on which the flaw was found num-
bered ITO straight republican and sixteen
scratched tickets. They were sumbitted
to several expert printers who decided that
the ballot had not been marked, but that
the fault was in the type. In many of
the tickets the small blot appeared after
the AE' in the word lieutenant, while in
others it was found in the word governor.
The only cause assigned for the action
by the democrats seemed to be that given |
by City Clerk Mullins, who claimed to |
have seen q man standing against tree |
and marking ballot. The city clerk and |
his followers absolutely refused to send in I
an official count with the alleged illegal |
ballots included. No one but partisan
democrat would claim that there was any
thing illegal about the ballots. The small |
blot was either the fault of the type in
printing or speck of dirt The trouble
in the Fifth greatly delayed the election
returns in this city. The claim of City
Clerk Mullins, who was one of the count
ers in the Fifth ward, in alleging that the
1875 ballots thrown out were illegal, is not
sustained by minded men in his own
party.
In sTRATFoRD.
Stiles Judson, jr., the republican candi-
date for representative elected in STRAIT
ford, squeezed through by the small ma
jority of only votes. The democrats
worked the town as if the independence
~ &ho foI OF ind he hole
As result they cut down the republican
majority considerably, local issues favor
ing their efforts.
IN ORANGE.
West Haven republicans are much
pleased over the election of Everett Black
as representative, as he is highly esteemed,
and will make very efficient representa-
tive. This was the only consoling feature
of the returns in local point of view.
The fact that Merwin was defeated caused
much regret. The prospect of republican
control of the state legislature was one
! of satisfaction.
ToMLINsoN HAPPY AT LAST.
The happiest man in Milford. over the
election returns was Mr.. Tomlinson, the
| at last successful candidate for sheriff for
New Haven county. The rest of the
towns people were hardly upset from their
customary placidity. About midnight
| of election day Mr. Tomlinson was in
very comfortable state of mind, little
later, he was shaking hands with himself
all over and surrounded by a crowd of
friends enthusiastically rendering their
congratulations.
CRAWFORD DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE.
The Branford democrats had jubilee
election night. The returns were of so
pleasing nature as to call forth brass
band and an ;mpromptu parade, each mem
Der armed with red fire and fireworks of
some description. They paid a visit of
4 consolation to Mr.. Hammer, the defeated
republican candidate for representative.
There is some bitter feeling among the re-
publicans of the town over the knitting
that was done Mr.. Hammer by his own
party.
A VOTE THROWN OUT.
F. w. Tracy's vote for justice of the
peace in Bridgeport was thrown out in the
Second ward because of his acting as mod
orator of that ward. The statutes provide
/, that no known candidate for Office shall
act in that capacity.
GOT EXCITED OVER ELECTION.
Yesterday afternoon in Bridgeport Mi
chael Burns and man named Handley
both residents of the Fourth ward, got into
. political argument at the corner of Crane
street and Hurd avenue The argument
/ waxed SO warm that the two men wer,
s pummeling each other vigorously. Parties
9 residing in that neighborhood separated
| the belligerents before the police, who hat
been telephoned for, arrived.
q
TO 1904.
n The Hartford Times, figuring the result
= down to noon time yesterday, says:
/. The total vote of Connecticut on Tuesday, Nc
vember 4, taking the vote for governor as tn
basis was about 135, 0O0 as against 153, 627 tw
years ago, a decrease Of over $1,000. In 1ss
:, Judge Morris Of New Haven had 75,o74, Governo
iaSSr and eots 49,
y Of Judge Morris over Bukeley was 1,415; Bulke
Sssss
Q vote Of Judge Morris is 81, $50 General Merwi
ton Vote IS iss and the labor vote TX thes
r two aggregating $3.50: BY these figures Judg
y Morris has clear majority of 294 over all and
'. elected by the people.
TWO GOOD MEN.
lie Waterbury American: Connecticut was
y | a good governor anyway. No word has bee
said can be said against either Mr.. Morris
re ness e And whether Mr. Morris is elected by Il
i popular vote, as appears at this writing on tt
face OF the returns to be possible or whether IL
d enough to deprive him of q majority and ther
t. fore throw the election into the legislature wit
ID the result of General Msrwin's choice by tn,
At body, the state will have creditable and homo
able chief magistrate
MR.. HAMILTON.
g Though defeated for senator from tn
district the run made by Mr.. Hamilton
st most gratifying, not only to himself, b,
W to his friends. 1t was indeed somethin
It, to be proud of to cut down his OPP ponent
=, ~ majority in this city, something like x
,e below the standard democratic majoritie
ut This was no doubt due largely as a mar
IS of appreciation felt for Mr. Hamilton
Of excellent work in the board of aldermen
at where he served the city's interests
"a faithfully as well as those of his part
Mr.. Hamilton may well feel proud of tt
III record he made.
G. THE DEMOCRAT WINS IN LYME.
e. LYME, Nov. 5.-The tie vote in tn
town for representative between Lyma
g. Chapman, democrat, and David o. Ma
Or nard, republican, was voted off to-day an
t, resulted in a victory for the democrat b
r a majority of three, the total being 1879 I
lie 119. The democrats of the town fe
n pleased over the affair though no demol
IN stration was made.
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS AND ELECTION.
~ The board of canvassers, consisting
is the secretary of state, treasurer and conn
n troller, must canvass the vote during tn
90 month, {November,) and find out the tr1
ne returns of all ballots cast. In Janual
they will, on the first day of the sessio
lay that result before the legislature whie
10 will declare the men to be elected, if an
who are shown to be 30 chosen by return
o made. If there has been no choice by
.u majority vote of the people, then on Il
10 second day of tho session the 1egislatu
= will proceed to elect state administr
ton, and should the matter get that far,
=, 80 is probable, republican administratie
- will be chosen.
n CAPTAIN LUDINGToN. S.
n Captain Luzerne Ludington made an e
as cellent run, although he fell behind becau
- of opposition to him as an alleged ami
ne consolidation man. Captain Ludingto
Of despite this adverse element, made got
er showing and his friends, who are very n
as merous, were loyal to him and worked lii
y. Trojans for this popular citizen of Fa
Haven.
10 Second Regiment.
~ The Second Regiment Officers associ
~ ton met last evening and elected Office
q for the ensuing year as follows: Presider
Colonel J.B. Doherty; vice president, Lie
Ii tenant Colonel Frank T. Lee; secretar