New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
THOSE BRIDGEPOBT BALLOTS.

| THE CONNECTICUT DIFFICULTY APrhoAChH9
| SOLUTION not PLEASANT TO THE DENo' "Ai''
Hartford July 3oThe finding OF Judge 'oih NJ nun
| In the Ph.lan Walsh quowaranto case hau l' "o''
lmportant bearing upon the main State Issue De,"een
o ,,ro great marbles The great length at WHO" '"e
rudo. discusses the now famous bridgeport specheu
| ballots shows that he was greatly Hhp'os'u " %
| importance in the case. lie mus '""' y. ~" -
rejected ballots in that city thfV"h o'' ~ -
| cratic moderrtors because they had o's"ns"',n"s
| marks only two had such marks one maui Wy :"
m,, ,a,- Nth . men and ink and another with
| n.ncu nuuctnre The Others, and they were dii SUI
! mitt.d TO a microscopic examination sho" tho. N'o
defects were caused In the maJonV vi 80
| piece Of roller composition becoming a''''"'N
electroiype from which they were p''n'eu, "1 10
tho rest were deectye because Of imperiecuohS III ue
| manufacture Of paper. These vo'es' Tic "'u 49,, 49,.
| be counted for Mclean. the Republican '""u,u "
SECRETARY OF state and Of course, II they shouiu NC
| counted for him they should be couh'ed ior 'e"o"
Merwin aud il counted ~ouu "'Pe o"' NV
stontly claimed majority OF twenty 'NA ''' so
Morris five times over, and would thro" '"o 'o'"o"
| into the Legislature, where the 'o's"'""o' $50"
creed that il shall 70 when there has been NO Election
bv the u.opl. As this alleged twenty-siI majority
for Morris was the main point OF the pemoorsae
eonteuton I'm the deadlock, the finding OF Judge nan
| is II vast Importance. placing the hopuo","i .~-
and the Republican proceedings OF Tue AS' WV 'e~"
upon the most favorable ground anu 'o'P' ~
settling all the bnncombe claims which ths De'oora'io
press has been making IN Justification OF the oeaa
lock. Judge Halls finding. 1t must pe rene'noe'uo'
Is due to the decision Of the Supreme court III 'he
Morris. Bulkeley uo-warranto case, that IL "o"iu VIC
competent for suy Of the candidates. 30 ucs's'
test their claim by presenting tue returns I" saJ
superior court Judge for finding. said hnui1s W We
the basis Of a supreme Court decision M'er' Inc
Democracy did not dare to 60 to superior court
with the case Of Judge Morris, as the finding "oud
have certainly been against them. Ihey oiu nov
ever take the tail OF the ticket, Mr. rhe"''' o"nu'
date for Secretary, exsmng the count III v'e'J ""n'
and all ut the expense Of the generous L. u bens
dict, who paid for the Democratic COUNSEL n"u
witnesses In the case by check on the night ne "ds
named as Delegate TO the Chicago Convention. Ihere
may be some small glory IN the matter when .he
supreme Court decides upon the state Oh 'he i"o' ~
relates to Mr.. Phean, but the great length ~ "mch
the Bridgeport ballots figure makes 1t certain mat inc
people Of the state will have lie chance " Iudse Oh
the obsrrciionist policy the Democrats have adopted
upon technlcalty that only existed IN the BRAIN Oh
Democratic moderator In bridgeport
The Democratic call for the state aud Electoral
Convention fixes that meeting ut Hartford september
10, one week later than the Republican Convention
The rules for the election OF delegates are the same
which were used In the convention which sent the
delegates TO Chicago Thi, in effect destroys town
representation and gives to certain extent representa-
ton by numbers. and shuts down the power VI tue
rural towns for the first time In Il nominating con
yention ia the state one hundred and forty nine
towns have The same representation as heretofore.
while nineteen towns huye largely Increased
representation, Nsw.IIsven having twenty one dele
eate, Hartford fourteen anu so On. This
IS In line with The suggestion nude by James 7.
Conyentlon. which was to The effect that II IN.
consistent FOR the Democratic party Of te state con
scntstlon and not grant II N choosing delegates to
ts own conventions On nis msu.r,
Convention ne Su, e sSe COMMITTEE to smooth
matters lD the larger towns lred the experiment
satisfaction Of the little towns Is impossible and that
Viii 0 ,S s party many many, S sn, .1s ys5v eass
Of their rights under the formation Of the state nom
townships and will 90 with the party that stands BY
What the Democratic part, Is going TO do In the
way Of nominations Is hard 70 tell The Dsm9craue
nomination OF Judge Morris. with one or two efcep
lions. The New London Telegraph being perhaps tho
candidate again. but the general impression Is tha.
he has not nerve enough and that there Ia nothing
the friends Of Judge Morris have suggested eh Con
gresham bob Vance. Of New Britain. who is the
type OF popular Democrat among the younger Gle
ment Mr.. Vance served one Term In Congress. gans
In on the top wave G @Sr ana F"s
the problem of !aGin on we'd ssryws had s'1nslhlns
has been correspondent Of The New York sun from
the United states Senate Chamber and is an all rpund
good fellow who would do something perhaps toward
younger voter Their l. Il hoPe that Mr Benedict
he should he nominated FOR Governor there would De
SIGH u relief from those who have often bl.d
for the party In times past. and blcd In vain. For
the rest OF the ticket there ID not much TINT i definite
I'm the mir. except that Controller Siaub Will De
nominated with a hurrah.r lie has administered his
duties With regard 10 the personal wishes 81 him
self and OF his counsel and not until b" had been
rounded up sharply by supreme Court dec,on- did hs
come To- thr point Of drawing ORDER for pay mrnt
Of NE legitimate expenses OF the state He i doing
better now. but hlS course has mad" many votes for
ihe Remhinlcis Oh the state lsours.
The military politics Of the lsl Regiment have been
settled once more. and the CITY Guard has elected
Alexander Allen AS It's captain former Oricer and
n capable one. With the disifected element dis
charged and the old timber re- enlisted. II looks
ma n this once crack company will regain its old
placr in the regiment and be n credit 10 the dty.