New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-09
CONNECTICUT
PUTS STOP TO CONTEST.
Senator Aldrch's Moue Leads to
Connecticut Harmony.


New-Haven. Jan. (speciaD-Pohticans IN
terested in the frequently reported changes
likely to come in the federal patronage for this
State say that there is present Likelihood Oh
change at least in the internal revenue collector
ship. a place held by Frank w Kinney There
have been numerous rumors that Mr. Kinney
intended to resign this post, that Frederick A.
Belts of Hartford. wanted it, and that Robert
O. Eaton, of North Haven, deputy dairy COM
missioner to get it. Commissioner Eaton
would probably like the place, if he does not
obtain a place in the courts, but his chances at
present are not great.
The revenue col1ectorship seems to have en-
tered interstate politics, the Connecticut delega-
ton at Washington being informed it IS salo
by politicians here that if there is to be
change in the place Rhode Island viii nave
something to say about it. Senator Aldrich is
said to have laid this general proposition before
the Connecticut members who have been look
ing into the chance to replace Mr.. Kinney, ana
to have for the time being, put an effectual
stop to the political gossip concerning this re-
ported change.
The state Of Rhode Island Senator Aldrich is
reported to have said, is entitled to the new
appointment, as the district comprises both con-
necticut and I-hode Island, though this state
has for a long term of years had the naming
scheme by Senator Aldrich is said to have held
hack the delegation from this State. and to have
put stop for the present to any further talk
along this line Mr. Kinney has not made any
statement that he desires to retire, Wnhe MI:
Belts has said very decidedly that he mas nov
the slightest wish to take the place and would
not accept it if it were offered to NM CHuei
the circumstances there is little or no pos9I
biIty that this matter, which has Deen StiIi i
up considerably in the last few weeks WIN o-''--'
much more attention at present
BRIDGEPORT VOTING MACHINES
The move which is under way in the city Oh
bridgeport to place voting machines IN the va
rious wards of that city, while it came previous
ly to the finding of fraud in the last Guy eleC
ton has a decided connection with the polili-
cal conditions found there 1t is asserted by
number of leading Republicans of that city thd'
the conditions there call imperatlVely Tor some
such change as would make impossible repet-
tion of the scandals of the last election BRIDGE
mort has no different reputation than SeFeIaI
other Connecticut cities in this respect, put 10
just suffering, especially III ITtu'0 ~ ie
through the proved frauds at the pols ;a5
probable Judging from information recelVeu
from leaders in that part OF the 9tate, nc p
incidents of the last State ana CITY eiectloLi III
BridgepOrt have already brought 10 the dtIelI
ton of the party managers the need LOT d sal
utary change. .roaie,
the last State election bears on this poInt III
curious manner. When one OF the leauei9 go, aG
+ba uncomfortable victim of a series of petly
"hoId-ups" which in the end had more Oh lSoo
important result on the movement now ulluot
way for political housekeeping in the state az
large This candidate was approached carry III
the campaign by an organization or voters
mostly Of foreign extraction. though guided by
the eXperienced hand of a practical poltlcktn'
They asked for the candidates money 70 es
IA blish club. and got it. Then followed series
of such visits from apparently similar clupS, 70
all of which the candidate gave IdtHeI 4ioO'y
for the hiring of halls and speakers. Later II
leaked ont that the candidate had been ap-
preached in each case by the same SET OIL iiieli'
acting at different times under dlHerenI OF
ganiZation names, and that these men hau SIN
NV been helping along the cause, ana themselves
incidentally by posing as organizers OF d nun y,
her of political clubs, all of which slfted down III
the end to only one 1t is probable that TINS NIUE
incident made an impression IN one OF W.
piaces and that the movement for the receIlI I
nassed Corrupt Practices act was not AlJuieu -
the disclosures. - - 10
strength of the finding of Judge Wheeler IN INC
Gottharlt election contest, in winch GoltiiaI "
vas seated after fraud had been found IN the
count against him, move Will be MADE by =. -.
Hull the defeated Republican candldate LOT c ~
reas11rer to contest his election, and that ne
viii bring suit against Frederick w. Hail. the
elected Democratic candidate FOR the same oIliCe
HE sole claim for this proposed contest TeSto
on the allegation that the frauds discovered III
the 10Th District extended over MS own case
and that the court would fnd that ne NJ 80 10
elected as was his confrere. GOtthardt on tile
face Of the returns Mr.. Hull was deIetteu ny
iii votes Judge Wheeler found that IA balotS
had heen fraudulently counted for the DeIIJ
rratic candidate for city collector. alInouS,h
tbey we're in fact Republican ballots. and II IS
NJ, MRS contention that were the same condf-
lions found for him he would be seated Win d
avoiD Of AZ votes.