The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-14
C0MICAL POLITICAL FIASCO.
THE A7TEMPT or THE RULKELLr
GING 10 STEAL CONNhC7ICt2.

II All Originated In the Fseak Performances
ors Hartford Evening PAPER. which, In
StralinE Its "Own Cos iy mad Accurate
Returns" from the Caurnnt, Appronri.
nicd u TypoGrnrhienl Error Of 500 IN
tho Vote cf Norwaik, Hut whieh Eid
Not APPEAR In the &c urnn,'s Totals
HARTRoRD Nov. IL. The most ridiculous
feature Of the election in Connecticut was the
recent bcatrd and blundering attempt of n
Hartford newspaper to count out Judge Nor.
riss majority. While 1t was tho sensation of
perhaps an hour and half in this State. and
OF twenty four hours in other States, il was
unquestionhbly the most huniia'inG freak
performance ever perpctrHted lay a Republican
organ. II cane to BASS In this way The Hart
ford CJ0dnt. In its admirably complete. early.
and accurate election returns figured out u
plurality for judge Morris OF over 5000 ard n
clear majority Of lilo and announced that le
was elected beyond tho shadow OF Il doubt.
Its estimate. which was the best made by any
newspaper In the state. is practically correct.
Its totals were all accul ate. Nevertheless
miserable little Typographical error had
lodged itself in the midst Of II column. In
setting w the vote Of No.waiG in Fairfield
county. which gave Harrison Just o.lOc votes.
II compositor accidentally made tho | -. thus
giving him SEQ votes mo.n thnn belonged 10
him. Tho error. however. didn't arrcar in the
ChUdnfS foot:rgs.
Now comes the FUNNY business For week
II Hartford evening Republican organ. which
Is to tho Nutmeg state what Col. l.. L, Shcp-
ards MAJ! nnd Express is 10 New York. had
been boastinE about tho election returns il
proposed To- garner through news bureaus.
inid correspondents. and me-. sc ,lgrrS. ANA III.
host Ut 1t all was tho returns were t. iu It's
own e"horat'. exhaustive, and 'oaiiy very
- ry, ~ ON ~ it,.v .Itt
the ,".'""'', n,asn'i'se"' tables .! 'ls"rys.
c'uno out with oGun,ly sIr.aat, exhaustive. AMI
evidently costly tables In GarneIing its
Injuries however, it 'houshtlc' sly or indis-
sre'ty nIGis sr, T." omit tho Identical s'ro
g"r","" ~" error or, INA. III" ,'", print.
rnon Al, tho same. its election ci,h"r"r ~.
,.n.s So. ~, ' $3.50 .,' ,,,'' 49,, 49,
Lo"rdnrs smart young man. for hu figured tho |
zoo error into hi, ,otu,- and that r.rf,rm. |
'nre 'eeh"d Morris u"l"ri'r down so low /
,b"t. apparently. The youn. man was justified /
IN e""',ud'"% 'nn' most rI"inI's there was
NO. NO. election ' "y 'ne 'eor,c, In. ""'"un'"o,
an Instant, nnI then 'I II. Sni, ,'n' ,hrL 20, %,
10. IIpo. " hard. az! waving !; WA:
" " ~ ,I Hs'In,s',n: n '','frEi ~
iisnt flashed through ihe crew ,os OF ,%S
sra st,niuh,w"r s So iNr arrntt II h
error harvested in ITO '"",n@i one" II" fnrmu.
,,n,ry emnIcrimr ,l.,;it =" =" any uI
i'Iss.i ,S'M !; 4 ISH,s s"@. on. IrI" H.
unwury =. min. Ion worse '.ni'nur,in,, |nnI
'n or,. k,n"s Via, n:cr snn,.rs r,n a'ts
vas ,hnt Morris wns J,r,i,i ny al ;i'nut ;uo
v%tr.. ''"' '''''''' ""' . ',''''.' - ",'"' ''o
IL, exrrr,ion ni WOO. n, I'd Lur ili,t iur ;,r,l va,
RAMPANT it IS even said ,n.I ii,,ikrl"y. Nor.
vent ~ look for his ..r6:gh,r. viii. iii, ",,
inue Of State. stc.n. tnichtl. WHO faI DOWN
ta.!"dN! stand a,t!i ,M;m 7oyogyihlns. ~
i n.S went fom anrS %" +" IT," lns" ,ros S
Hork nnare, IN into . nrni "E1 ~
{. ~, narts q, connS"i,.%t: sski$:: il Il.
nwinE ah"nt. ~ VIII ;ni"r, m' D nn MH
Leaders anI Iewsrapcr editors. VII" hll CONS
sso rnU w cs S tE f.sa nMr s"e 81
Hartford sh"at vas tr:ntad With d"rr o,. trt
I%ii .I.S, il "insr s,s,ss vi" aIS no!
C',nnocticut State stsalers. ma who had no
TIs h"m" " ise,,i"n in," "Iy ' Sr "
wln; 'hc ':cn;E!'%aM raati'!%ts for G"vsi%Sr.
win said ."' nmiH,Iy t:'e ''''e ir''e"e' ''
,n.,r" Norris is i:,i,!y elected. 1 am Salts
,,,,re ~ " 49, '' !
|, rrmajrc,l for tLn f;,u.a,y h,vovcr IN ojv, |
the jiu,snjn: 81 ,iv LnnI OF dark In ntrrn |
c.,ns 81 traitors In il MI i..uc ~ ,.,'innaH !
VIII, riiiiiu:: courtcsH ilui its evrni,e rmn.
t-miorary. in catnerins lis very it'll. &C.
cur,itp aud rost lv r,tiiiII. ina sem ~ varv |
ci,rCu.iy, to rn,hrr th, io,",nnTs IhrnIss
li'tiu tyungraI,hicni error also which tho
IyuInni had ,i.cuysred MS soon AS /, reIurns
were pui,iisLed. LIT 10" lat. Tor II to rcctify
tho hlunL.r. After rokinE a lot more Of mia
Ii ic more carc!r.I IN IL. future in wuthcrim::
H., cwnev own and costly returns"
Morris ont OF hi- fairly earned Victory 4 Sc.
on'i time. tn,l cd out to be tho most comical
nsa'I hnHiliains p%',i"n liasen rrntlrm'rh
ti.iaus. the unje taking none the less. has I.
Sc.y grave and sinister HsIe:'. for i revra!st t.
yoters in all pats Of the State that The Hat.
ford political ring is u perpetual menace to
srnment in Connecticut. There is no
rrasn? I" doubt thai Gov. buckley