Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-05

Gains-The knights of Labor Vote
| The Prohibition VOte-The COnstitu-
tional Amendment-Ths License
Question-What Was Done In Our
NeighbOring TOWns-Results In other
Parts of Connecticut.
The little town meetings were held yester-
day all over the State, resulting as follows:
I'm North Haven.
NORTH HAVEN, Oct. 4.-NQrth Haven
went Republican to-day, as usual, elect
ing the entire Republican ticket by from 25
to 80 majority. There was an unusual amount
of scratching done. But very few voted on
the constitutional amendment-32 in favor
and opposed. There was no vote on Ii
cense. The town voted no license several
years ago and this vote stands until repeal
ed. The principal officers elected are: L. P.
Tuttle, town clerk, his second election. R.
T. Linsley and W. B. Hemingway, Repub-
licans, and F. E. Jacobs, Democrat, were
elected selectmen. F. n. Todd was elected
treasurer; and Lewis /. Fowler, collector.
The collector is not voted for at the polls.
The lowest bidder for the Office was Mr..
Fowler. He receives 1 per cent. on the
| amount he collects. The assessors elected
were L. l. Fowler and Hobert Blakeslee
Constable Charles Thorpe headed the ticket
| for constable and was reelected. He does
| the chief part of the constabulary work in
| the town. The total vote polled was 150-
| a light vote.
| Derby Goes Republican by 219 Major
| 1ty.
DERBY, Oct 4.-The Republicans have car
ried this town by 219 majority. The princi-
pal officers elected are Selectmen Robert o.
Gates and Henry J. Smith, Republicans, and
| E. w. Webster, Democrat Webster defeat
ed James Freely. The latter was the Knight
of Labor candidate. r. 81. Tucker was elect
| ed town clerk, Charles E. Clark town treas
| urer and A. E. Beardsley and VIM. 81. Glover
tax assessors. Jonas E. Platt was chosen tax
| collector. There was majority for license
/ of f52. The vote for license was 1 ,199. Vote
on constitutional amendment, GIG for, 1877
| against.
woodbridge Has Am Exciting Rlec.
ton.
WoopBRIDGE, Oct 4.-Woodbridge went
Republican, but it was lively election. The
| following was the vote on the Republican
| ticket:
R. c. Newton Sc, Stephen Bradley 60.
| Marcus E. Baldwin, town clerk, "a. Junot L..
| Terrill, town treasurer, 1876. Samuel T. Per
kins, treasurer town deposit fund, 1875. Lewis
| Hitchcock, school fund treasurer, SO. Jas. T.
| Nichols (electedD registrar of electors, 1O1.
| School visitor for three years, Leroy G. Bee
l cher (elected.) For assessor, Stephen P.
| Bradley "a (elected.) Board of relief, Sam
| uel F. Perkins (elected), Elias T. Clark
(electe9 IS and 66 respectively Grand jur-
Peck (elected) "a. VIM. F. Morgan (elected)
1913. Edwin W. Judd 81, Stephen M. Peck
107 (elected). For eonstables Mark Tucker
105 (elected). Joseph w. Moody So, Chas. J.
Peck 66, Chas. A. Bradley 66, Chas. 81. Per-
kins e.. For auditor, Chas. P Walker 101.
Vote on the Democratic ticket-For Sc
lectmen, N. P. Peck 60, Pearl P. Sperry "a.
For town clerk, Junot L. Terrill SO. For
town treasurer, Junot L. Terrill 1876. For
treasurer town deposit fund, Samuel F. Per
kins 1876. For school fund treasurer, Daniel
H. Baldwin (elected) 26. School visitor for
three years, Theron A. Todd 25. Assessor,
Phineas E. Peck felected) So. Board of re-
lief, S. M. Peck 60, James W. Rice go.
Grand jurors, William Baldwin 10s, Charles
L. Northrop 26, L P. Doolittle g. Con-
w. F. Hotchkiss go, James w. Rice 81. For
auditor, Charles P. Augur 81.
There was an Independent ticket run, on
which were as follows: For selectmen, Ma
than P. Peck, Pearl P. Sperry. Town clerk,
Junot L. Terrill. Town treasurer, Junot L.
Perkins. School fund treasurer, Lewis
Hitchcock. Registrar of electors, James F.
Nichols. School visitor three years, L. G.
Beecher. For assessor, Phineas E. Peck.
Board of relief, james w. Rice, Stephen M.
Peck. Grand jurors, William F. Morgan,
Stephen NJ. Peck, Mark futile, Frank L. |
Doolittle, Warren F. Hotchkiss, James w. |
Rice. For auditor, Charles T. Walker.
Marcus E. Baldwin is reelected town clerk,
but by only one majority. Woodbridge
would hardly know what to do without him |
at the head of the town records. The three
selectmen elected are R. G. Newton, s. P.
Bradley Nathan P. Peck, all Republicans.
Junot Terrill was elected town treasurer and
Mr.. Perkins treasurer of town deposit fund. |
The Democrats lost their one selectman,
L,,v
to there being an independent ticket in the |
ield-a split on local issues.
Madison Republican,.
MADISON, Oct. 4.-The result here to-day /
was the election of the Republican town tick |
ct by about 70 majority. The Republican /
ticket was as follows:
Town clerk, Henry B. Wilcox, 100
Selectmen, John N Chittenden, l29; Joel M Hill,
Town treasurer, c. Henry whedon, 1874.
Treasurer town deposit fund, G. Henry Whedon.
Agents town deposit fund, J. Sherman n, Buell.,
Collectors of taxes, 1. Lee scranton, 134; Frank
Constabies, s. Arthur Scranton, 1872; J. Samuel
Scranton. 1885, Frank c. Bartlett, 1873.
Registrar of voters, William B. Champion 1913;
sssa OF EFses
Board of relief, Charles Smith, 1885, Charles II. |
Grand jurors J. Willis Tucker, 1872; J. Sherman
Buell.: 1sf; Washington Bristol 1872.
High school committee, George Munger, years, |
176.
On the Democratic ticket Augustus M. |
Do Nd ran for town clerk, Henry E. Scran-
ton and ]. Myron Hull for selectmen, j. Ny |
ron Hull for town treasurer and treasurer |
town deposit fund, J. A. Hillard and G. |
S. Stone for tax collectors, ]. Fl. Hill for as
SCISSOR, etc. George w. Munger for High |
school committee was on both tickets. The |
following were all elected justices of the
peace: John H. Meigs, Henry B. Wilcox,
G. Henry Whedon, Samuel D. Cruttenden,
James L. Parker, Joel M. Hill, William B. |
Champion, Manfred A. Wilcox, Horace o.
Hill, Henry E. Stone, James R. Dowd.
Madison voted 80 for license and 119 for
no license. On the constitutional amend
ment Madison voted A yes and no.
The Republicans Lose Meriden.
MERIDEN, Oct. 4.-The Republicans lost
the town of Meriden to day, the Democrats |
having about 300 majority. This was about
the majority the Republicans have heretofore |
had. The Knights of Labor voted the Dem
ocratic ticket. The temperance ticket polled |
100 votes against % in the last town election.
The total vote was 10 per cent. larger than
last year. The Republicans were Indifferent, |
that the result would as usual be in |
their favor.
Branford Dfvided-A Spicy Election.
BRANFoRD, Oct. 4.-The following were
elected to office:
John Augustus Blackstone, R., LIST select
uan e. .. FARMER, stony creek, D., SnQ
selectman. John Bishop, D. Knight of Labor.
Bird seleetman; Henry h. steadman, D.,
town clerk. Henry Fl. Steadman, D, town
treasurer. J. Ed. Linsley, D. collector. C.P. |
Kenyon, D., auditor. Three Republican
and two Democratic constables were elected
The grand jurors elected were all Democrats.
The school board as usual was equally divid-
ID between the two parties. Two Knights of
Labor candidates for constablas got left. The |
vote polled was about the average vote, but |
here was big lot of scratching done and the
counting of the votes was tedious process.
There was about 100 majority for the con-
'titutional amendment. The town, as usual, |
voted license. Many Democrats voted the
Republican ticket not liking the z. of L.
most of whom got left.
The Result I'm M1lford-Democraeic as
The following is the vote fer town officers ,
or the ensuing year:
Selectmen, first, G. W. Beardsley D.) 319; '
econd, James Mccarthy 3D. 1888; third, j. ]
v. Buckingham (R.) 270; J. w. Nettleton '
r. PA.
Town Clerk, John w. Fowler d. 800; o.
7. CLARK (R.) 286.
Collector of Taxes, L. B. Beers (D.) 347,