Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-08

The secret ballot worked admirably ill the Naugatuck Valley. The working people from the factories seemed to have no difficulty in understanding the law. Some ignorant heelers were seen ''pasting" tickets near the booths in tionod. The fiAo for this offense is s1 ,00O The entire Democratic ticket was elected in Blrmingham by small ma jority.
 The vote in Ansonia was close, but was cast against prohibition. The new Ballot law caused no trouble there, and the workingmen arc satisfied with it. Seymour, Sheldon and Naugatuck also report that the new law worked we'll. Southington last year voted 225 against license, and yesterday went against prohibition by 175 majority. But two town ill New Haven County are known to have voted for prohi bitten They arc Milford and Huntington and the lnajorities less than 100.
 Middletown's Test,
 MlDDLETowN, ConA, Oct. S.-The Secret Ballot law has been tested and, with a few exceptions, 1t is generally approved. It's requirements were not understood by all the voters, as was shown by the count last night. A num- ber of ballots were thrown out because
 
 sealed, as the law positively requires they shall be. Other votes were thrown aside because the parties Gcpositing them had placed upon the envelopes marks by which they could be identified, and still others because pastors of q different type than the law requires were used. The election was boiled. The crowds which usually hang around the polling places ped ding tickets were missing as the new law prohibits anything of that kind within 100 feet Of tho polls. The absensc of these heelers was so marked that many were unable to locate the polling places. The Democrats have rcpresenta ton excepted. The prohib- itory amendment Was dlfeetsq in this city by lsG ma jority, while in several of the surrounding towns the vote was in favor of it's adoption by small major itics.
 .tnalngton Satisfied.
 SToNINGToN, Conn.,, Oct s.-The an. nual elccto on of town officers to vote on the question cf accepting or rejecting th- proposed Consti tG tiopll amendment prohl .iIing the nlanu iacture and sale of liquor in the State was really double headed election, and conducted accord ing to tho form laid out in tho new Secret Ballot law, enacted at the recent session of the General Assembly. AS it was the first trial tho law has had it was naturally to be ex- pected that tho voters, some of them at least, might be dissatisfied with the workings, but, contrary to all anticipa- tions, the machinery worked smoothly new method of conducting affairs. Many a man deposited his first free ballot" in the box. Heretofore certain class of voters have been bounded by candidates and party heelers and closely watched until their votes were laid upon the Moderators' table. Only words of praise arc heard for this new law. The amendment was largely against its adoption, whilo at the same time the town once more goes for licensing the sale of intoxicants by a larger ajority than over before. This change from the no-license policy of last year was principally caused by inc increase of the towns debt of over S15,Ooo. which is to considerable extent due to the loss of license fees.
 Stamford Pleased.
 STAMFORD, Conn.,, Oct. s.-The Demo l crats have elected their entire ticket. A Prohi bition ticket for town officers re- ceived about thirty-fvo votes. About 2,soo votes were polled-two-thirds of the total registra ton. The prohibitory amendment was defeated by 779 ma jority. Prominent men in both parties are loud i'll praise of the system of secret ballotting.
 N.E u..ven's Vote on Prohibition. NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Get. s.-The vote on tho Constitutional Amendment (pro- hibition) yesterday was as follows Total vote, 6,6S1 Mo-, 5,06S; Yes, 1.613; l majority against amendment, 3,455. Of | the l5 wards the rrohibitionists secured l 8 majority in only one, the 18th. where they obtained a majority of 4s
 DR Q. W. S. FROST, l37 Bank street.