The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-11
TRYING TO STEAL A STATE.
CONNkC7iCyF TEPUBLICINS AGAIN
ILOT AGAINST 1HE PEOPLE.
a Schr,nc 20 Ov.rcom judge Morris's Ms.
irritv Gvrr All OF i.11S nrd seat Their
Candidate. who Was Rejected nv the
f- ,pir ny u Plurality Of NJ ore Taau 5000

a Sci,r,ne to Ov.rcom- Judcc Morris's Ms
ioritv Ever All of i.11S nnd seat Their
Candidate. who Was Rejected hy the
r- ,pIr ny II Plurality of N ore Than 5000
NV HAVEN. Nov. 10 Chairman Herbert 4
rcnton % tho Republican State Central Com.
mtitre i" authority for the statement that
Judge Morris has not been elected Governor
"' this state. having failed to receive a ma
lortiy IT all o. tho ballots cast for that ONCE.
Judge Nurfis's majority is claimed by the
| Democrats TO be about 1900. and this was
conceded by the Republicans until this after
noon. when II was alleged that he fell short OF
n minority by about 400 votes. The
| Republican claim is based on the state
mcnt that in bridgeport and many other
towns throughout the state ballots which
failed 10 have tho heading Republican" or
Democratic" printed ut tho top were thrown
ont and not counted. when they should have
been counted as among the scattering votes.
1.-THE Republicans force their claim and the
House refuses 20 seat Norris. or an attempt Is
! made to seat Con. Mcrwin. tho Same state II
affairs may arise as occurred two years aRo.
The Democrats are exceedingly indignant and
make wild threats. They say it is no longer Q
question %: whn: Republicans may ATTEMPT to
DO ut what they tDcmocrats Will dare to do
Lyndo Harrison !. making an Investigation
and another maddle Is nXrected.
shd tho t"li"W vii tH''' e0'''''' 'o'ns"' pun
Tie Democratic State Central Committee
is in possession Of cvil"nc" tending to show
taGt some OF tho Republican managers are en-
Eae ii in u conspiracy to again count out the
fees on Tuesday. \ misleading and illegal
/ form OF ret urns to DO used under the require.
III" 5J the sssssa ssn w al.
| contains several traps to catch the unwary
H"uerm,nrS nhpn %. sunlcct OF reiected voter;
,liey wSr" Votes cast ngains, Judge Morris aud
hi, a q; tho r"nsrirators hono t2wips
cratic candidates. 1t is known that several
hnnarnl vn%- many Of them for Judge Nor:
iasi- liernTl;cnn Chairman benton has been
e e, t',@ay that Judge Morris lacks 100
| As soon as Secretary Swartwout Of the
| nemorratic state Central Committee heard Of
s E%nnHlcan attempt 5 70 c2n punt. Judge ~
rs"n aud Judge Henry =. Stoddard to invests
gate. # - understood TINT Secretary OF state
| Il. lay Walsh sent ont to til" m oderators OF the
return blanks which arc 50 complicated that
the ordinary citizen. acting as moderator. 10
unahl" TO make y ,pr"per return. Details, re-
gardinG rejected ballots ara required. which
Glank is 80 small that il, is Impossible to get ali
| ct ihe matter NECESSARY on It to make com
rrovhcs tha tho prcsiins 1 oser Of elections
! shnil max" out duplicate lists. of the. persons
y,ted f@rHnl Of the number Il votes f9r each.
, lic"r. ani one of the lists returned TO the Town
! Clerk am. the other to the Secretary Of State
Judge Harrison that the blank issued "
| Mr. Walsh il not required by the Constitution.
| Chairman Hrnton Iliepl says: Il don't know
| whether imdge Morris has II majority or lacks
400 o! it until the official count is announced.
| That is what both parties are awaiting I
have made no calculation, am not the State
! accountant OF election. know nothing more
than ans other private citizen knows until the
! official count becomes public property. 1t
| cannot become such until the count is made.
! Wait and soc. / don't know YETI
Republican leaders are holding meeting ct
the League this evening: and it Is evident that
! an att"mi,tto count judge Morris out vii! be
! claimed that the face of the returns do not
show that Morris has majority over all can
haze sent out these con- piicated return blanks
for the first time this year in order to steal tho
state by fraud and retain in office me m bers Of
| tlrir, own rarity. Promi nent Republicans who
voted for Judge Morris dcnounce the scheme.
ari say that they will see him seated il he has
only fN o majority.