Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-11

Campaign Yarns Ahoat-The Official
Returns Not All Sent In-What
Secretary Benton Says.
The following press dispatch was pub
lished in many of the state papers yester-
day afternoon:
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 10.-Chairman Benton Of the
republican state committee to-day stated that
the official figures of 100 towns in the state and
show that Judge Morris lacks between 200 and
500 of majority. Mr.. Benton claims there has
been electi tp;5 TOR nm by the people
of the democratic state committee said: ''Mr.
Benton would have to find a difference Of LOO
satisfied that he cannot do it. am get
ting the same returns as Mr.. Benton, and find
Morris was elected BY S the people, SPEAKS ''' mr.
An evening paper also charged that
conspiracy was afloat in republican circles
to count out Morris. Mr.. Benton said last
evening, the talk of any conspiracy is all
rank nonsense. The republican party has
never tried and never will try to deprive
Mr.. Morris of any of his just rights.
As to the above dispatch he said: The
official returns are not in yet. The time
they should all be in does not expire until
noon tomorrow. They must all be mailed
to night. The republicans will yield most
gracefully if the official returns show that
THE SLAUGHTER IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
Chairman Champion of the Eighth
ward, this city, says he objects to being
taken to task for the result in the Eighth
ward, this city, which broke its record
and went democratic last Tuesday. 1t
certainly was no fault of the republican
committee, who did all in their power and
did thoroughly efficient work. The tide
was the wrong way, as shown all over the
and with Ohio still in doubt.
WHAT JUDGE HARRISON SAYS.
In an interview yesterday ex-Judge
Lynde Harrison thus expressed himself in
giving his views of the political situation:
''The result in the country is the second
and revised judgment of the people against
McKinleyism and force bill. The repub-
lican managers appealed to the country the
second time and the verdict has been more
emphatic than before, because the people
of the country have had time to reflect and
study the whole question thoroughly. It
cannot be said that it has been q personal
campaign, because men of both parties have
had the utmost confidence In both Cleve-
land and Harrison.
The majority in this state is the largest
given for many years. More than one-half
of this majority was given by men who
have been republicans, but who intended
by their votes to rebuke the course that
had been pursued on the state issues. I
have been told by republicans who are we'll
informed that the republican canvass
called for about 1900 plurality in the
state, and upon that canvass the republic
can leaders based their confident predic-
tions. The wide difference between this
canvass and the result shows that the state
issue had much to do with the democratic
success. As citizen of Connecticut, am
very glad that upon the final appeal to tho
people they have rendered such decisive
judgment in favor of an honest canvass
and count.
'tHow does the result leave the republi-
can partya" was asked.
s'The republican party will continue in
existence as the party in opposition. It
cannot 20 into any new organization un-
less circumstances in the future create
new issues such as slavery and the war did.
do not believe the republican party can
be restored to power in this country at
any time unless It abandons the position 1t
has taken during tho last four years"