New Britain herald., 1922-11-07
MORGAN f. BULKELEY. Ii. 0. P.lEADER, DIES.
We'll Known Hartford Man Long Identified With Party

| rer Bulkeley, president of the Aetna Life Insurance company since 1879, mayor of Hartford from 1880 to i 1888, governor of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893 and United States sen- ator from 1905 to 1911, died at his home here last night after an ill., ness of three weeks He was born in East Haddam, December 2s. 1897.
 The passing of Mir. Bulkeley re- calls the famous deadlock in 1891 when he forced his way Into the executive chamber at Hartford with crowbar.
 The term of office to which he was elected as governor expired in 1891. Under the state constitution as 1t stood at that time a majority of all votes cast was necessary to elect governor and where there was no such majority the election fell to the general assembly.
 There was a dispute as to the legality of rejecting about 1900 so-called "specked" ballots passed in 1890 which has been thrown out by counters at the polls
 Luzon B. Morris, democratic can didate for governor, had about 1000 more than Samuel w. Merwin, re- publican, but as these rejected votes were included in the total he would still lack a majority.
 Canyassed the Vote.
 The republican house insisted in canvassing the votes and the demo- cratic senate refused so it was im- possible to declare anyone governor. The only state official elected was the comptroller, a democrat, who had a clear majority
 Under these circumstances Gov ernor Bulkelcy held over through failure to choose successor
 The comptroller refused to admit him to the state house and then followed the incident of the crowbar at the state house door.
 Held Governors Chair.
 The supreme court decided he was dc facto governor. Governor Bulkeley held the fort for two years after his own term had expired but the democratic senate refused to acknowledge his authority and state appropriations were held up. Gov ernor Hill of New York refused to recognize Bulkeley's demand for the eXtradition of criminals and other complications arose but Bulkeley did not weaken and served until the year following the Cleveland landslide in 1892.
 This episode led to the constitu- tlonal amendment that provides for the election of state officers by a plurality of votes.
 Born In 1887.
 Born in East Haddam, Conn. December 26, 1887, young Bulkeley left school at an early age and be- came an errand boy in Brooklyn, New York. Later he became member of the firm by whom he was employed.
 Served in Civil War
 When the Civil War started he joined the 18th New York Volun- teers and served under Mcclellan. He returned to Hartford in 1872. Upon the death of his father he was made director of the Aetna and nte years later was chosen head of thls insurance company and subse- l quently two affiliated concerns.
 He organized the United States bank of Connecticut and became director of several other Hartford institutions.
 National League President.
 In 1876 he took an active mart in baseball and was the first presi. dent of the National league. For more than 30 years he was an off 1 clal of the National Trotting associa- ton.
 fale conferred upon him the de- | gree of master of arts in 1899 and Tn 1917 Trinity honored him with the degree of LI..D. In 1880 he | was elected mayor of Hartford and | gave his salary to the city poor fund.
 He married Miss Fannie Brires Boughton of San Francisco in 1Sss and to them three children wer. born; Morgan c. Jr., Houshton and Mrs. John Ingersoll.
 Funeral Thursday.
 The funeral of MT Bulkelev will De held Thursday afternoon at 2:so o'clock. The Rev. Warren S. Archi- bald, pastor of the South Congrera- tiona church, will officiate.
 Flags were at half mast today on the state capitol and the municina, building in memory of the late sen. ator.
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