Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-07
mEnwTN VIII GET THERE

The scatterfng votes and the PrOhi. |
hitfon yotes-Morris Considerably |
snort or a Majority ~ Tho Latest |
About the Situation-The Turmoil
and Talk I'm New Haven-The Chief |
Candidates-The Onacfal Count. To-
Day.
The great prevailing Dpic about town
yesterday, overshadowing in interest even
with the democrats the democratic sue
cesses in other states, was the question,
Who will be Connecticut's next governora
With the republicans the view prevailed
that Lieutenant Governor Merwin would
be elected by the legislature. Democrats
were equally confident that Morris still
had a majority over all and would be the
next head of the Nutmeg state unless, as
they added with ominous eyes, che is,
counted out. Secretary Swartwout's de-
FAINT dispatch claiminsr that Morris was
elected bya clear majority was cited by
the democrats and gave them renewed
strength of opinion. On the contrary
Chairman Benton's remark, as follows,
backed up the republican view Of the case:
81 believe there is no election by tho people
and that General Merwin will be elected governor
BY the Legislature Tomorrow win determine,
when the Official vote is all in. Chairman BEN
ton of tn. republican state committee.
On the other hand again democrats were
defiant and quickly alleging or limiting at
fraudulent returns" and adoctoring the
returns
4 With the result SO close doubts and fears
were prevalent among republicans, while
democrats were in the same state of mind.
On one point all agreed, viz, that it was
\ 4o how a
state of uncertainty about lection prevail
ing, and ''the latest" was eagerly looked
for and inquired for. The Register claimed
for Morris clean majority over all of "a;
the Union claimed the same, putting the
majority at 45, while the Hartford Times,
leading democratic journal, gave it up,
saying that stthe prohibition vote yet to be
received will probably show Morris has
failed of an election by the people"
Mr.. Benton said in the afternoon 'that
in Waterbury 43 prohibition votes We're
not returned nor counted, and that II in
Stratford and rs in New Britain suffered q
similar fate. In Clinton 81 tickets bearing
the names of all the democratic candidates
and labeled ttIndependent" were cast and
counted"
'tAll this about Clinton, however, may
be merely wild rumor. have not YER
fled it and it may be the merest chaff for
all know"
Morris F. Tyler said that the Palladium
| mistook the vote of the town of Trumbull,
Fairfield county, in favor of Merwin by
155 to 107-that Morris has the 155.
MORRIS SUPPOSED MARGIN WIPED OUT.
HARTFORD, Nov. at 2:S0 o'clock the
| revised and corrected returns as computed
by the Hartford Times, were as follows:
Morris 67,610, Merwin 63,987. Morris
over Merwip 3,623. Prohibition vote
1916, labor and scattering 248; total 8,
| $50. This gave Morris an apparent ma
| jority of GA votes, with eleven towns still
| to be heard from on the prohibition and
labor votes. The conclusion was that
| there will be more than enough of this
scattering and prohibition vote to wipe
| out this small margin of GA, and that the
| final returns will show that Norris kaa
failed of an election by the people.
Editor Burr of the Times said: tT be-
| lieve that Morris has been defeated, but
| that all of the other candidates on the
state ticket have been elected"
| JUDGE NORRIS PLEASED.
Judge Morris was pleased yesterday
over the situation and his remarks are
thus given with rhetorical embellishments
by an afternoon paper:
Yes, am confident Of my election I am q.
as happy.
| another over the returns are not casting any
gloom upon the democratic victory, ant
Governor-elect Morris smiled and looked as chip
Don't you wish that the anxious strain wer,
| over? asked the reporter.
pleasant way, I'm under no anxious straii
| and hope General Merwin is not So far o.
perfectly content with the result, and no smilet
l again.
He certainly is not disturbed nor per
picked about the matter.
Regarding the Palladium's remark tina
he has phenomenal control of his feelings
Governor-elect Morris said:
see NO necessity for phenomenal control Q
| my feelings simply am certain and satisfied
GENERAL MERw1N
General Merwin was found at the banl
of which he is president. He remarked:
} thought no more of the matter until the presen
began to wear a brighter face. To-day hav
| some hope. However, the matter will be accu
rately known when the full returns come in.
The official returns were to be MALE,
yesterday, according to law, at the lates
to Secretary Walsh. Regarding the 13
| republican, HOGtS WllCA WcIC CdSt Oub IL
Bridgeport because they have little specl
of printers ink upon them, Chairman Ben
J ton says that these marks were evidentl
made by the printing press, and will no
be declared invalid by judicial authority
"All these tickets bear Merwin's name
115 are straight republican tickets an,
others have some pastors, but none owe
Nerwin's name. He is at the top of Is
tickets"
CITY ATTORNEY DAILY's OPINION
Hugh Daley in speaking of these bal
tots says: ''Of course these ballots wer
thrown out by the moderator of the meet
ing. If they are found to be all right, an
the moderator does not see fit to amen
| his returns a petition will be made for
recount and the superior court can orde
it. But we are in no hurry in this matter
We will wait. Perhaps we can get alon
without them"
THOSE PROHIBITION VOTES IN srRArFoRI
BR1DeEPoRT, Nov. 6.-The moderator a
the Stratford election threw out the pre-
hibition votes as illegal because the wor
.'for' was on the ticket This it is under
stood he did at the suggestion of som
democratic official who took upon himsel
to decide the matter in favor Of his part
interests. The town clerk Of Stratfor,
will be required to make a return of thos
ballots to the secretary of state, and fail
ing to do 80 will be liable therefor. Tn
eleven voters in Stratford who cast pro
hibition ballots will hardly be disfran
chised by the dictum of a local politician o
the failure of q local official.
FLY spEcKs WON'T WORK.
The Bridgeport Standard says: ether
will be no disfranchisement of voters 70
ay-specks on the tickets, nor for tn
addition of the word ssforn before tn
designation of the Office to be filed.
| The Hartford Courant says: "There
talk of throwing out prohibition votes, be
cause the official ticket says sFor COVER
nor" instead Of governor. Twaddls
enough as it stands, but 1t never woul
admit Of any such construction"
+ PEARL BUTTONS.
Congressman Charles A. Russell goe
back to Washington with plurality 0
1910. The terrible duty on pearl button
seems to have brought Mr.. Russell
about 800 votes more than he had tw
years ago.
Il THOSE PROHIBITION BALLOTS.
4 A dispatch from Hartford, whore it
understood the Waterbury figures hav
not been corrected, says: phe legislatnr
/ stands: Senate, republicans 8, democrat
Il is; house, 1874 republicans, III democrats
1 not yet heard from. Republican major
i ty on joint ballot, to 10. The legislator
will have to settle the governor matter
Morris. dem. can have o popular mAiorit