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finances of the State in a sound and satisfactory 

 (in- lit PHI, upon a reduced rate of taxation ; that the 

 .:iti\v action of the Legislature, during this 

 il, in adopting just measures and in observing 

 economy, merits the approbation of the peo- 



ple; and wo confidently appeal to them for con- 

 Demo 



support of the same Democratic and Liberal 

 p:irt v and policy. 



Jfaolved, That we invite and welcome the co- 

 OJK ration of all electors, without regard to their 

 piwious party affiliations, in our struggle to accom- 

 plish needed reforms in the administration of the 

 Government, and the full regstablishment of the 

 authority of the Constitution and laws of the Union. 



The Greenback party, which convened at 

 New Haven, on September 12th, renominated 

 the State ticket which they had nominated at 

 their convention of the preceding March 9th, 

 as stated above. 



For presidential electors they nominated the 

 following : At large John P. Phillips, of New 

 Haven, and Henry S. Pratt, of Hartford. By 

 districts first, George Hibbard, of Hartford; 

 second, Henry E. Jackson, of New Haven ; 

 third, Charles G. Beebe, of Stonington; fourth, 

 Otto F. Porter, of Bridgeport. 



The platform adopted by the Greenback 

 party at this convention indorses the nomi- 

 nations of Peter Cooper and Samuel F. Cary 

 for President and Vice-President of the United 

 States ; demands the unconditional repeal of 

 the resumption act ; recommends the exchange 

 by the Government of its interest-bearing bonds 

 for non-interest-bearing notes, and that legal 

 tenders should be made exchangeable for its in- 

 convertible bonds bearing a low rate of inter- 

 est ; condemns the policy of increasing the for- 

 eign debt, and the demonetization of silver; 

 and arraingns the two political parties of the 

 State for their failure to protect the industrial 

 classes. 



At the election held on October 2, 1876, the 

 proposed six amendments to the State consti- 

 tution were separately voted upon by the peo- 

 ple, and each of them approved by an average 

 majority of something more than fifteen yeas 

 to one nay. The average whole number of 

 votes cast in the State on each amendment 

 was about 30,000. Governor Ingersoll, ou 

 the 18th, issued a proclamation declaring that 

 a majority of the electors had approved each 

 and all of the proposed constitutional amend- 

 ments, and that the same had become valid, to 

 all intents and purposes, as a part of the con- 

 stitution of the State. 



The general election of November 7, 1876, 

 resulted favorably to the Democrats. For the 

 presidential electors the Democratic ticket re- 

 ceived 61, 934 votes; the Republican, 59,034-; 

 the Greenback party's, 774 ; the Temperance, 

 878. 



As to the State ticket, the votes cast for 

 Mr. Hubbard, the Democratic candidate for 

 Governor, numbered 61,934; for Mr. Robinson, 

 the Republican nominee, 58,514. The candi- 

 dates of the Greenback and Liquor Prohibi- 

 tion parties received 630 and 740 votes re- 

 spectively. 



Of the four Congressmen voted upon in their 

 respective districts, the Democrats elected 

 three, namely, Mr. Landers in the first district, 

 Mr. Phelps in the second, and Mr. Warner in 

 the fourth. In the third district the Republi- 

 can candidate, Mr. Wait, was elected. 



In the fourth district there was an addi- 

 tional election held for Congressman to fill 

 the vacant seat during the remaining term of 

 the present Congress. The candidates were 

 the same, and the same was the result of the 

 voting ; Mr. Warner, the Democratic candidate, 

 having here also been elected, and by a some- 

 what increased majority over the Republican. 



With reference to the members of the State 

 Legislature, the Republicans obtained in the 

 November election very considerable gains 

 over the Democrats, so as to reverse the re- 

 sult of the election held for that purpose in 

 the preceding April, and change the political 

 complexion of that body from Democratic to 

 Republican, as follows: Senate, Republicans 

 10, Democrats 11 ; House of Representatives: 

 Republicans 141, Democrats 105 ; giving the 

 Republicans a majority of 35 over the Demo- 

 crats on joint ballot. In the last General As- 

 sembly the Democrats had a majority of 96 

 over the Republicans on joint ballot. 



The whole number of votes polled on the 

 electoral and State tickets in Connecticut, at 

 the November election in 1876, was 122,156 

 and 121,824 respectively. This exceeds by 

 above 20,000 the largest number of votes cast 

 in the State at any former election. 



Besides the change in the time of electing 

 the State executive oificers and members of 

 the Legislature from April to November, the 

 opening of the sessions of the Legislature was 

 required to take place in January instead of 

 May, to begin with January, 1877, and the 

 fiscal year to be reckoned from December 1st 

 to November 30th, commencing with Decem- 

 ber, 1876, instead of from April 1st to March 

 31st, as heretofore. These changes have been 

 carried into practical execution. The members 

 of the Legislature elected on November 7, 



1876, met and opened its session on January 3, 



1877, the appointed day, when also the State 

 officers, returned at the same election, having 

 taken the constitutional oath, were installed 

 in their respective offices, and the new Govern- 

 or read to the General Assembly his inaugural 

 message. 



A summary statement of the financial affairs 

 of the State during the eight months is as 

 follows: 



Balance in the Treasury on April 1, 1876 $526,889 61 



Eeceipte from April 1 to November 80, 1876. . 755,261 80 



Total... $1,282,10081 



Expenditures during the same period 1,204,686 21 



Balance in Treasury on December 1, 1876. $77,415 60 

 The estimated revenue'for the fiscal year end- 

 ing November 80, 1S77, is $1,886,415 60 



The estimated expenditure 1,786,800 00 



Estimated surplus in the Treasury on De- 

 cember 1, 1877 $99,615 60 



