Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-01-20
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Candidate For United states Sem
ator-Thc Republican Caucus-The
Committee of the House Not to
Report To-Day-Neyv Complications |
Arise-voting For United states |
: senator To-Day.
HARTFORD, Jan. 19.-[Special. AT II
o'clock this morning the republican MEM
bers Of the house committee on canvass of
votes met in the supreme court room at
the capitol building, with Representative
Greene, the republican leader of the house,
in the chair. -.- .... a
Constance G., Kunne,, chairman Of the
republican town committee of Meriden,
produced a bundle of republican general
ballots printed by Case, Lockwood g.
Brainard, and received by him before
election. From the bundle Mr.. Kunne
took haphazard number of the ballots,
which had on them the same marks as
those rejected in the Fifth ward in Bridge
port as specked ballots.
A printer by the name of Marcus d.
Casey, employed in Case, Lockwood &
Brainard's was then called and he testi-
fed that to the best of his knowledge and
belief the marks on all of the ballots, as
well as those of the rejected Bridgeport
ballots, were made by the press while
being printed. Mr.. Casey to confirm his
theory had attached bit of wiping cloth
to a plate and bad printed a few ballots,
securing substantially the same kind
of mark as that on the rejected ballots.
Attorney Case, after this, presented the
petition of New Britain man who had
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titioned that his vote be counted also q
out the state Of 45S ballots for "being
double,' though the new election law re-
quires the counting of one of two ballots
Of the same kind in one envelope. Mr..
Case next offered statement showing
that, from the face of the returns, 435
more votes were counted and rejected than
| the whole number in the ballot boxes. He
also put in a statement showing the alb
sence in many cases of the specific state
ment required by law in the returns Of
the moderator as to the reason for rejec-
ton of ballots.
This, said Mr.. Case, completes an e1-
haustive examination Of the face of the re-
turns. I am ready to proceed further
now, or at any other time, if the commit
tee so desires, but believe that have es-
tablished prima facie case which does not
require an extended argument in it's sup
port.
The committee conceded with the views
taken by Mr.. Case in the matter and had
decided to suspend further inquiry when a
| thought appeared to occur to Mr.. Case, and
he said further: I have perhaps another
| bit Of evidence bearing on the rejected
Bridgeport ballots which I might like to
| submit to the committee. My attention
1 ho, %o thn foo hot
| perhaps have not left the
Bridgeport case in just the shape would
| like to. I do not know whether the 100
ballots rejected in Bridgeport, four OF
| which were thrown out for being double,
were all rejected in one voting precinct OF
in two, and he asked that the inquiry be
kept open to enable him to clear up the
mist on that point.
Chairman Greene of the committee sug
gested that as the case was to be kept ope1
for one point, it might be we'll that the
committee keep the hearing open for any
thing which might come up. It was voted
chairman should see fit to call the meeting
to order again.
TO PROTECT THE OFFICERS.
In the meantime Governor Buckley hat
been improving the morning hours, ani
about 2 o'clock he handed to the secretary
| of state a proclamation, which will b.
found in another column.
| ITS MEANING.
From good authority it was learned tina
ley's proclamation was that Lieutenan
Governor Merwin would preside over tn
senate tomorrow, and as he probably vii
| not be recognized by the democrats of tn
senate, who will insist on Mr.. Alsop tax
ing the chair, that every protection unde
the laws of the state would be afforde
| Lieutenant Governor Merwin, even
bringing out the militia if necessary.
H. In the Evening.
| GRAND INFLUX OF LEGISLATORS - VIVA
THE DEMOCRATS DID IN THEIR CAUCUS.
II Shortly after o'clock the members {
the general assembly began to arrive 6
capitol, the democratic members proceed
ing to the supreme court room and the re
publican members to the senate chamber
room, each one being obliged to show hi
ticket, received during the day, before b
was allowed to enter, as the caucus was
be secret, only the democrats of bot
houses and the members of the Democrat
state central committee, with their &C
visers, Judges Stoddard and Hammersly
being allowed to be present. Sewers
members were absent, but the roll ca
After the roll call committe
on caucus, one from each county
was appointed. 1t was then voted t
| postpone the nomination of a candidat
| for United States senator until tomorrow
| evening at 7:30 o'clock. In the meantime
at to-day's session, each member of tn
legislature voting for the candidate of hi
choice for U. S. senator. This was adopte
on a motion by Mr. Walker. Noinstruction
were given to the committee OF to tn
members present, and they themselves, out
side of the party leaders, were wholly a
sea as to what the meaning of this actio1
was. AS far as could be learned, however
it either means that the republican nomi
nee for United States senator, Mr.. Plat
will be opposed, or blocked or that some ney
deaf is in the wind between the republi
cans and democrats.
The Republican Caucus.
THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS EXPECTED TO B
ON HAND.
The republicans of both houses he'll
their conference in the senate chamber
Senator Shumway presiding. This wa
also secret meeting, but the only thin
done was to call the roll and instruct al
the members to be sure and be present q
to-morrow's session.
READY TO HEAR MORE.
Representative Greene, chairman of tn
house committee on canvass of returns
said late this evening that the committe
were still ready to hear any new evidenc
which might be offered, and that no re
port would be made by the committee to
| morrow.
CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
The members of the republican stat
central committee held long conferenc
with Governor Buckley ex-Judge Lynd
Harrison and other prominent party lead
ers in room 10 at the Allyn house lal
| night. Nothing could be ascertained fror
the gentlemen present regarding the natur
of the matters under discussion, but it wa
understood that definite plan of actio
was being mapped out for the state official
now in Office in concert with the republ
. cans in the house.
Closing of the Poultry Show.
,, The New Haven Poultry club ended il
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