New-York tribune., 1891-01-30
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FRAUDS IN CONNECTICUT.
THE GROUND CUT FROM UNDER THE DEMO.
CRATIC CLAIMANTS.
DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF THE REPORT on
THE COMMITTEE ON CANVASS OF THE
VoTEs-No WAY FOR THE SEN
ATE TO TURN
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rsInuyEI

Hartford, Jan. 29.-To days session Of tho Vouss
'"''eH OCCUPIED With discussion OF IN, report
presented by the Committee on the Canvass ., vo,o,
3''",u'y' LIE merry David Callahan, cf New Haven,
'u "'c Dcmocrd's IN the debate lie could scarcely
walt for the chaplans amen to begin his ar,works
40 'lf' 'alahans mind, the gross Irregularities which
mad been perpetratcd IN the recent e,crops rere q,
no possible account. In his opinion the Republicans
wanted U dlSfranchse every Democrat I'm tie state
Ai'er tI's CAIN ana logical statement he subsided
MI Porter OF Pomfrct, then put Mr.. Callahan ON ths
rack ana after finishing him made a speech Of calm.
ness and energy. The debate was continued by Mr.
Judd, Of Litchfeld, Mr. Wood. of Manchester. and
others all day. ending AT nglltfall with a long Ana
legal argument by Judge GnswOld. of Windsor The
desks oil AL the lawyer members today we've piled hgn
"IIh Ia" DOCKS, and on the desks OF the Ia ty rose
plies Of documcntIry evidence and staii ties Law
was quoted from the time OF Alfred the Great and
the power OF the British Parliament and Of its leesI
heir, the General Assembly the se OF Connecticut
was thoroughly overhaued Tie senate took a recess
early In tile day, 10 meet again on Tuesday next
The House will debate all day tomorrow ard then
adjourn until Tuesday.
The examination If the schedules presented by the
Committee on the Canvass Of Votes and a glance at
the evidence taken by it. show several Interesting
things which cannot be explained away by long wndei
oraticns on the part Of the Democratic members OF
the House, continued In action on the part of
the senate. II appears that O3 gen ballots were
rejected, simply because they lad the wodS for
Governor printed thcm instead Of the word GOV.
ernor' alone. THIS il clearly iecal and arbitrary
rejection nd the Democrat, in the II.u,e yesterday
admitted ii, even going far as To imply that they
had said that tn: word for render ballot
Illegal. They did not explain. however, why. knowing
this the ballots rejected In the Nth District Of
tie town OF Norwich thirty eglt general b. t. Ner, re-
turned counted in excess Of The number Of general
ballots cast I'm that district and IN excess OF the number
Of names checked voting Twenty ui these wrong
fully returned general ballots were counted for tho
Democratic candidates for Governor. LlcUtcnantGov-
crnor Treasurer and secretary, and ten of them FOL
Tie Democratic candidate for Controller. The com.
mittec las been unable to find for whom the rcTnain
iuS eighteen votes were counted. OF the cause OF
their being counted. II appears That the alleged
Democratic majority Of 2f for Governor WAS only
obtained by the Illegal rejection Of 7:s ballots lccally
cast By qualified electors and yet the DEM cIat' deny
any intention ~ trying 10 steal the state.
Beside all hi> there Is the 'cAceS,' business, which
Identity intended t. make things by cutting
of aC one end and adding 10 the other Tho
towns IN which the number IL votes returned ~
actually counted and rejected for Governor exceeds
the nnmber If general ballots found ~ the boxes,
and the eNces, in each is as iOliows Mlddleiown.
-, Chatham. l2o. Chester. ;: DIrmm, ), Middle
leld, 3; Wc,tbluOk > Berlin - BRISTOL L. Burllng-
tOn 3, East irlnUy, 10, East Hartford. : NewiDs-
Litchncld. -: Cornwall, l New-lIatlorr. / liar
wlnton /; New Milford, 10; Norfolk. =. salisbury.
II; IOrrington, - EroOklyn, ! Piainheli. "a Put
naT, 0, Thompson, 4. . Woodstock, 3. Danbury, g,
Fairfield. Ii; Newtown, = stamford, .; Milton. lal
New-LOndon, >, Montvillc, g. sprague, stonington.
3; total, 536
The vote in the city OF Hartford is one which calls
forth strong drpunclati0n from those who believe IN
tlc Sanctity OF the ballot There can be possible
excuse or palllatiOn Of the state OF the returns
from the city. IL only By acciden; that the
the state OF affairs was discovered There is
If l62 in those returned for Governor
i43 In those for Lieutenant Governor l21 in those for
secretary Of state, 13 IN those for Treasurer and lJl D
those for Controller. since all these startling things
have been brought 10 light By a mere examination OF
the face OF the There j. growing feeling that
the whole matter OF the rercnt election should DO
pfobed - the bottom. VIII the Democratic senate
join with the House In such an Investigation This Is
the question all asSing The Senate has cQntented
Itself with short and fugitive sessions since the
mtee presented it, report The grave and reverend
senators evidently do not like to face the situation.
but whlsh OG the senate Chamber each day almost
a. soon they have entered it, The senators are.
indeed. between certain dark gentleman and the deep
In a frantic attempt 10 prevent an examination
Of the prcp0SterOus returns they nave gone 10 work
and in state officers elected thosa
Offices. Now. in tie light shed on the state OF affairs
BY the report of the committee Of III. House. there
seems no way for them 10 turn.