New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
DEMOCRATS IN A PANIC.
ROUTED BY GOVERNOR BULKELEYS FIRM
NESS.
THE FIGHT IN THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE
NEARING AN END-VOTlNG IN
ROTH
T. LEGISLATURE
BOTH HOUSES.
1BY TELEGRAPH 10 The TRIBCNE.I

Order reigns I'm the Charter Oak reservatloh' i"p
Democrats who yesterday danced their shost ua"'7
and sang their war songs uhder the EIc"' W.
Of the CAPITOL hang around today and talk OF com
nromisc The strong arm of Governor Dulhcley hGht-
ing for the rights Of the Republican party under inc
constitution of the state has swept away the "co %,
complication which the Democrats had woven anu
forced a crisis which turned the war-liRe braves Oh
Yesterday into the peaceful men of today Inc STUN
ton is briefly this: .L,
In the recent election for Governor ana ouie
State officers the Democrats seeing that IL woulu W
,nnoes,hIe 10 get a majority vote for their cahd'da'e
,brew on, bv means OF Democratic moderator III inc
Fifth Ward Of bridgeport enough baiiot7' @iieEru W
be marked, 20 give the Democratic o"'uiu"'e
for Governor and other state officers on 'hat ''N''
a bare majority. ,, - ,b.
,.,,o.s consisted Of a dot about as big as PIN
head which owing to an impcrfecon of the printer ;
roler appeared on the ballots cast, sometimes III
ono place and sometimes in another oh sum "
n,oa the ballots were thrown out In oruer 10 hccP
the election Of the state Ohicals out oi "io ~
lature which IS Republican on JOINT pnIo'' nv"
tho democratic candidates came TO Har'o'u III wal
80. and wore eagerly sworn into Office by the
nonocrotic Senate q proceeding without rhyme VI
reason as the General Assembly and not inc o'""'
&c tbc bodv to decide who has and who iEiS h"'
been elected These men then demanded inc om'e'
IN which they declared they h"u ~
elected They did not get 'hunl'
penublican house appointed committee vi 9"
canvass OF votes which has yet TO report Inc" Wv
Do,oocrots tried bluff but Governor Buikclcy was
:. .,o ho,u, and his proclamation OF yesterday con
Ircod +be Democrats that nothing OF that sor' wa
nm the programme, at least not on the ""N'i"|'
nrorramme They had conjured up situa'on w. -,.
thew did not dare to face. ana III 'hc "e'V " a..
and determination thei! cloudy banners an" .0 C
castles OF war faded away Wheh LieuUc'"" ", .
.l..I, nyacfd
senate this morning that was to have been tne ui'
., onslaught and carnage according to the Dcmocrao
p,ocrammc but II passed quietly on, anu inc so"',
time furious Democrats contented themselves VIZ"
TOa,dng n feeble protest afterwaIu' hnoue" uop'',
sberifs and officers OF the law stooo ABOUT l" -.
or quickly TO put down any reNoiu"o"H'
on the part OF the Democrats. -
" :. - "a 90 o.cocl, this morning when Lieutenant
coyornor Merwin entered the Senate Chamber ana
,vaIked 70 The presidents desk IL was moment VI
suspense but Senator Read, speaker pro le"i s'oIr
down and walked TO his seat General Mcr"In '"''''
the Senate TO order. His address emboucs ule ur''
ond sentiments OF the Republicans who are standing
ont against the attempt OF the Democrats 10 MUMMY
the law and the state Constitution 1t was as ioo"S
sroto,s. Circumstances over which have no contr'l
boon me IN Office as Northumberland for longer
norot than 1 had anticipated Feeling tha' ~h' :" you
or of my fcllowctz might think me hrHHF'H' VI
,rus. in not having assumed my duues A. pI's'u'"-
,, o,or vorr honorable rodv II appears incumbent up"
re N cxplan to YOU position. No one was ever P'u
in a more delicate situation than ma ny ,,S 80
candidate for Governor IL seemed proper thu' S
,rain from taking part in your proceedings iof
tma Thinking this DELAY might be OF Longer duration 1
any ~ us has anticipated am before you !" e"' w
~ IL should continue 70 period WHEN u snouu ~,
10 be my duty to take up the gave" "o"n NV
,ro,r q No one VIII more cheerfully welcome MI H'
49, ,,, sv.cossor than myself when the General Assembly
has declared him Governor Senators cV DIV
hone that the clouds the early part OF our session WIZ
h,ine an evening Of sunshine and good deeds .
I-non finishing his speech General Mcrwln caIicu
unon senator Reed to take the char ana leu l.io
chamber. The feature Of the day was M"ou ''
democrats were routed and when they had slightly re
covered from the overwhelming reaiIzau"" VI 80
they had threatened and what they had dohc ~cn"'"
Pierce got up and broke the stiffness Oh inc cpY ~
remorknc in effect that really the Democrats did no
oiro any rights or any other thing which they might
could or woud have had. but had submitted because
II was pollte 10 do So and If there Is ono thlns tha
the Connecticut Democrat is strong in 1t Is po'eheS'
esncclally under overwhelming circumstances.
senator Fox not 50 mild as the pre'lou lou
sneaker. and spoke Of stern resistance etc.
,rs, gave senator Pierce Nttic more
courapc and lie gave notice that AT
,o roxt session he would offer real strong rcolu'o
dcnonncipc everything that had taken place t'.a'
evening After this there came iul' III WIZ" Wv
Senators tried to find out from one an"'Ne 49,
was that had dropped. firing OF TINS HctAI cNo''
rrocccded 10 vote Tor | DltfN NtHA'o 81 '''''
nomocrat, voted for Charles French ana 'He "'
,,,IIcaps for Orvilc H. Patt the Democratic VOC
hcuc II and the Republican :. A'lcr u"' u"
senate adjourned until tomorrow
rho uouse meantime in session, ana ait'r
considerable amount Of routine business Vo'eu lo'
United states senator The vote was d sui'''' P". ~
ono and for the same candidates aS were No''u I"'
in the senate. Tomorrow the vote VIII " IL '"''
assembly and Senator Platt VIII be rec'"oteu'
General Assembly today No troops flied the sie''1
or c.pr.oncd the state House. Everything went Oh
ncacefully the slclghbcls iinGed in the sno"-c0VeIcu
thoroughiare under the trees WHICH, ca'en ia w.
shoue like fairy forests under the brls' suhHHh' al"
over all lowered the great white 'dl''"' IL "'''0
crowned with the icccrustcd and eIsteMhS Hsu' 81
yic,orv in peace After the adjournment The Demo
,,ic members rushed of to those places where pol
,, r,os, do congIgate and began TO spread ruino'7
Evcrywhere tonight that one sees Ecpubiio"" po"
cian Of prominence one sees GFonp oI -, .',"i
around him telling him that "oNcr"of i'"lho.F a.,
going TO make a dca! and Try 10 gcl iHc VIZ ,, n,
nsd states senate away from Flalt ana pun I'l', -
in. All Of which Is 80 ab>'Iu 'ndt -, ,,,I,,.i
s'ratI nt ahnnt me strange and weird things that tho
House Investigating Committee have found out about
The recent elections may be oil interest me adtl"l.
ties who charged win scndhe o., inc I''aii
first a statement Of thr entire number "l D']l9 "a
IN their disict ten dcr cut' n ~, , In twcn.y
towns the number OF votes returned a. HaN.ns Dvr
CAST different sets OF C;indudbo i''t W H'''''
ZOO more votes than given a. The total hNA1t'
The Republican party in the present hght 40 hp'
cook ~ go Lehiud Ia. returns. il merely 'rh7 !"
Innv il fhese are the returns Of the ballots actually
INV, 'r1c Dnnocr.tt, were to hold caucus tonight
I" nominate a senator, but The denomination 81 ~
morning pursued them ana IN ,lc H""'on d @,,u
evening they got mixed w about tlc m,' nn y,
Decided when CORPORAL gard struggled over - uI-
state House tonight. 10 hold the caucus W."rip"
,n"rning NJ 10 o'clock one Of the iut" attempts
made by the Democrats 10 break the Kcpuhcdn ram,
I'm the House when the V1,c for Vmtcd H'ac, IN "
- ta,ton today was the Ca~ing 81 uhiirch Demo
cratic votes for j. II. Hale. Of glastonbury p)ia:
Republican and an officer OF ne 9I''' "I""sc' A'''
little trick did not wO:k, however
0pROTTsTSr IL PLENTY IN MINNESOTA.
81 Taui MIMI. Jan. .O.-Thc state senate ms
morning resumed the fight OF last week. when Wa