Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-18
LETTERS TO THE EDlToa
The Socialists Treated Fairly.

Mr.. Editor: The Connecticut State
Register and Manual for 1911 has re-
Gently appeared and those interested
have received copies. These state
manuals contain a great amount OF
miscellaneous but useful Information
and to those at all interested in pub
lie and political affairs as we'll as
statistical information of various
kinds. these publications are almost
Indispensable.
The present issue is of particular
interest and value to Connecticut So
cialists, as for the first time in the
last ten years the socialist party mas
been treated fairly in the vote stat1s-
tics For the past two years Con-
nectfcut socialists have been protest
ing in state conventions, in state COM
mittee meetings and in their locals
against the action of the secretary
of state in putting the socialist party
fourth in the official returns when the
total vote showed that they have been
entitled to the third column for the
last ten years These resolutions were
sent to the secretary of state and
were printed in local papers. but the
only satisfaction the party ever got
from the secretary was the reply tnat
the returns had been made up that
way in the past and he did not think
there would be any change.
This official rebuff only spurred the
socialists to continued and stronger
efforts. The nomination of Mrs. Ella
Reeve Bloor for secretary of state
by the socialists put that Office in the
limelight and resolutions were then
adopted calling on the secretary of
state to publish the detailed vote of
all candidates on all state tickets just
as New York and Rhode Island do IN
their manuals. Connecticut only gives
the vote for governor on the state
ticket of the minor parties in the
DrnoinjtinnjCtS
ated with the socialists and the res
olutionS were sent to the secretary OF
state and given TO the press. NO re-
ply was received from the secretary,
but the fruit of the persistent agita-
ton for justice on the part of the
socialists is shown in the Register for
1911 where the socialist party appears
in it's riGhtful place. in the third col
umn and the detailed vote by coun-
ties is given for all candidates for
state officers on all party tickets The
socialist party receives further official
consideration and recognition for the
first time in the publication of its
list of state officers and state execu-
tive committeeman along with the re-
publican, democratic and prohibition
list committeeman.
Hunter. the socialist candidate for
governor, is officially credited with
12,119 votes. The vote in the town
of Huntington, Fairfield, county, is
given as 101 for Hunter, but the tally
sheet in the town clerks Office says
| ISL which figure was given in the
newspapers the day after election, SO
that a serious blunder was made in
copying the returns to be sent to
Hartford. Other votes cast but not
| counted gave the socialist candidate a
| total of 1924 IN the November cleo
| ton as compared with 1927 in 1908.
In the social state convention Emil
Goris of New Haven was nominated
| for state treasurer and James J. Nc
| Intyre of Hartford for state controller
| but the names were transposed on the
| official ballot except in Bridgeport
where voting machines are used and
| the ticket was correctly placed and
| voted. Mrs. Bloor, for secretary OF
state. it is. interesting to note, ran
| behind the rest OF the ticket only
| slightly. Although for the first time
| socialist candidates for senator were
nominated in every district, the Reg
| lister gives no socialist nominees for
| the senate in Bridgeport or Water
| bury
EDWARD PERKINS CLARKE.
| Norwich Conn. july IL 1911.