Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-09
ANOTHER SURPRISE

In the Eighth-A Discrepancy of
One Hundred Votes Thought to
Exist in the Returns-Re publican
Leaders Believe That Two If Not
Three Republican Counciimen
Will be Returned From the Ward
"A Petition For a Recount Asked
For From the superior Court.
The Eighth ward in the two recent cleo |
tons has been a ward of surprises, first in |
the presidential election when the ward |
cast it's electoral vote for Cleveland and
secondly in the municipal election of last
Tuesday when, while the mayoralty vote
of the ward showed small majority for
James D. Dewsll and decided majority
of 90 for John G. Gallagher, democrat,
for alderman, and the election of three
democratic councilmen. The greatest sur
prise of all occurred yesterday, when it
was discovered that probably big mis-
take has been made in the returns from
tho ward, which, if found to be fact,
will result in showing the defeat of two of
the democratic candidates for tho council
and possibly in the defeat of all three and
the consequent election Of the republican
candidates. 1t Ia also just barely possible
that the aldermanic candidates may also
be affected by the discovery.
The discrepancy which is believed to ex-
ist is something like a hundred votes be-
tween the vote for the alderman and coun-
cilmen in the ward. A prominent Eighth
ward republican last evening stated that at
| the recent election James D. Dewell re-
| csived 610 votes and Joseph B. Sargent $50
| of
| relative strength was shown in the vote for
| alderman, in which E B. Munson received
-539 votes and J. G. Gallagher 631 votes,
hagain total of 1, 40 votes. In this connt
| the fusion and scattering votes are not
counted. When the councilmanic vote is
reached, however, a decided change is
noted, and here the discrepancy of 100
| votes is claimed, the oouncilmanic csndi-
dates receiving only total of 1,075 votes,
son, democrat, who received $40 votes and
Mr.. Rabanus, republican. who received
526 votes, total of 1,075 votes. The
question is now where is the nearly 100
| votes!
Councilman Rabanus, republican, in
speaking of the matter said last evening:
There is undoubtedly mistake and the
result of a recount will undoubtedly be
that two, if not three, republican council
men will be returned from the ward. The
total number of votes cast at the recent
election in the ward was 1906, of which
Is we've thrown out making the official
total / 100. In the aldermanic contest Mr..
Gallagher received 631 votes, Mr.. Muneon
} $50, Mr. Babcock 10 and scattering /, 8
total of 1,190 When the councilmanie
count is reached it is found that only
$50 votes are recorded. The democratic
nominees-Mr. Anderson received 54s
| votes, Mr.. Staub 500 and Mr.. Franklin SAY
The republican candidates-Mr. Rabanus
. | received 526, Mr.. Parrish 533 and Mr.
Lela 1914; the three fusion candidates re-
ceiving 9, % and Is votes respectively. II
the votes are all added together the tota
will be 3,27l, which divided by three viii
give the average vote Of tbs ward for eoun
cilmanie candidates as 1 900. A recount
will be asked for. and while do not be
lieve that il will affect the aldernaanie par
of the ticket it will certainly affect tn,
councilmanic end of the ticket.
John @. Ga lag her, who was seen in con
/ nection with the matter, said: "Fire Com
missioner Stannard and Frederick A. Bett
have been looking over the figures ant
claim to have found a discrepancy in tn
3 vote, but although I have but little chance
to look over the matter, I do not believ
that discrepancy large enough can b
found to overcome the majorities the dem
ocratic councilmen received. There wer
g cast 462 straight democratic votes and A.
straight republican votes. OF the spill
r democratic votes my name was on 65. o.
E the split republican votes Mr.: Munson'
l name was on 81. This would make SO
q democratic votes for me and sos votes TO
8 Mr.. Munson, msjority of a. On tn
split republican ballots I received SO an
=, on the split democratic ballots, Mr.. Nun
- son received 30 votes, gain for me Of 6
d votes, which, added to the straight major
i ity, leaves me 81 votes ahead. These fig
, ures were taken at the time, and Will
there were some slight changes from irreg
ulsr ballots baing admitted afterwards
? they are practically correct. This shows
n publicans, although my majority was in
creased by my republican frieuds. AS t
). the council Mr.. Staub received $50, MI
t Anderson $40 and Mr.. Franklin 547 81
average eff 555 Mr.. Parish received $50
Mr.. Rabanus 526 and Mr.. Lila 4s7, an az
:, erage democratic majority of 81.
This varies but - votes from my mol
n NAL majority of "A. as above given, an
= Notwithstanding the discrepancy claime'
average majority on. the councilman
o ticket differing but Is votes from that Q
the aldermanic is not of sufficient value t
4 base the claim of miscount. The vote il
the other wards shows more or less fallin
,. off, although in this election not as muc
d as claimed in the Eighth ward"
10 The counters at the recent election wer
~ Captain B. E. Brown, Wallace Bradley
- James Cosgrove and Fred Brown Th
~ clerical work Of the counters was done
r Captain Brown, who is an expert account
ant and who made no error in his compr
r tations The mistake undoubtedly occurre
- in calling off the figures from the bunche
10 of tickets that had been counted and mari
>. cd to be ready for tabulation. Presumabl
|. the counters who called off the figures t
\, Captain Brown overlooked one package {
ballots. No one suspects that this we
81 done Intentionally and not the remotef
ie suspicion exists that fraud occurred.
10 The matter was placed in the hands {
republican ward committee of the ware
and he yesterday filed petition with til
clerk of the superior court asking for
recount in the ward. The request wi
l. undoubtedly be granted and a recour
d made, when the actual result in the war
y will be made known.
g Child Drowned.
-, WATERBURY, Dec. S.-Frank Winstate,
al fourteen months' old boy, was browne
at the home Of his parents on Bank stree
Lnle morning Inc Cnllu'S mOLn6r We
washing and absent at the time hangin
A. out clothes.
IL Shepaus's New Superintendent.
at Joseph E. Martin has been appointe
30 superintendent of the new Shepaul
10 Litchfeld and Northern railroad, which
+ now a division of the Consolidated roat
~ Superintendent Martins office will be i
IL Litchfeld. He was in this city Thursda
g. in consultation with General Superinteni
b ent Plat Mr.. Martin is railro sd man