Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-08
IN BIRMINGHAM.

door ne was sent back into the booths and told to
pass u"rousn'
vxv,um,.Cu-
Thu secre, u.,Io, Law woruad Al.
mirably.
In Birmingham the secret ballot worked
admirably and without the slightest clash,
90 the telegraph states. The booths were
we'll arranged and the working people from
the factories had no difficulty in "sizing up
the new tangled method The new law was
voted a srcoaas Tn one instance ono canai.
,S.,, -so 80 '"
oate was notlceo pastinB nanes on the regu-
lar tickets adjacent to the booths, but upon
being cautioned he desisted, The penalty
to- sroh a., ,syarsa q. a, mn 7, 4. ,,os.,hIa
.Sar .a 80 ha s,uaa trnrb,s ovar ~ Atth~nnh
.L aeio laJ oe SUM .n. w. ~ nousn
S"nt 900 otas 49, oaat 81 80 49, . nf
1,400. The majority against the constitu-
tional amendment was about 60O votes. The
entire democratic ticket was elected by q
much smaller majority, the Republicans, OF
.0use, wnce unuel .ne m,noliy rep.
local ontion AZ that license will prevail for
thelcoming year. The saloon keepers all OBJ
served the law in the same manner as on
ounuy. g as Mas nu9n aeiay an inc
of the envelopes.
New Haven Sole etmcn Inspect IL.
HARTFORD, Oct. 7.-Selectmen Todd,
c,a~rna~o ava rIarb. Tovr C,a-, n II
'e.s -.e ~ A -
and Councilman Martin, all OF New Haven,
were in this city to-day the guests Of the
town officers to inspect the workings of the
sscres Daio. system III inc forenoon ma. 'o ~
Second ward voting place' was made and
the new system was explained to the visitors
by Seleotmen Fowler, Berry and Blake and
Town Clerk Higgins. who accompanied the
party. The visitors expressed themselves as
pleased with the new system. In the after
ThH ELEoAAON IN nnANrO"D'
rhe Nam ocrats Garry KvervthIuS-Re.
publieans Try TO straddle Too Many
Horses.
The election In Bradford resulted In clean
sweep by the Democrats. the Republicans
trying to ride too many horses their being
four tickets In the heis' all with different
names upon them. Inc seiectmen elected
are Daniel O'Brien and John B. Ruppel,
Democrats. and Harvey Barker. Republican.
Henry n. Steadmnn was re.eIected town
cIe,k both parties VOTING for him
Branford gave 200 msioritv aoa,n,. the
amsndmsnt and voted for iicsnsa Rrarford
h a sure lioense town,
NJ. zoo
Nor'h maven gave loo votes IN iavor OF
the amendment and 90 against. North Haven
has been no license town for years. Only
.bort "A votas vara nollad vastardav T.
r-..I. .,.s.s -. ~
Aa''ie "ss ieo'ee'oe 'o"n oierX anu H. l.
Ltnsley, Edmund Q. Warner and j. 2. Good
sell, selectmen; +. II. Todd, treasurer, and
Lewis I. Fowler and Hobart Brakeman, asses
sors. The town as usual went Republican.
WAR. aso,, an. s..x., u.uo, and uo~
nASfsohD' oos' ''-.he eleo'ioh ior Town
omosrs passed on quietly. There feing lit
tie contest between the parties, and . light
vote In consequence, the workings of the
nav Law. with all TIA macb;nsrv con,d not
bs fullv ,sstsd Enouoh was ssen However
to show that with experience the voters will
become accustomed to the new way of ar
ranging the ballots, and then there will be
less confusion and the voting can proceed
rapidly. OF course the practical workings
Of the new law will suggest amedments, and
the general election In November, 1890. will
fully test 1t. With the light vote of to-day
there was no waiting, and only at the noon
hour were more than three or four booths
necessary at each polling place. The little
hundred feet away from the polls excited
everybody's curiosity and was very instruc-
uve' stter its appncauon nad Deem expiain-
NJ rro,r. VIZ p.r,,e,t nm oo,,xs ,-oh,h,.
t,or vorrs, vi.ited tba VOTING nIacaa AMI.
~--r a. $780, c.
enth wards he found Democratic and Repub-
lican ballots for town officers in plain sight,
bat the Prohibition ballots were kent ON an
nnder shelf, ont of sioht He demanded
49, p-esILssis.. 1870. sAeeI o,
mn into SIGHT. His reouest WAS comnIied
with. In the First, Sixth and Eighth wards
ne found the tickets fairiy presented. MT.
osss,u S.,iots y. r .nsS Dao . ws s
He nrotested aoainst this. onot,no the Law
viz. ono narson shsli Owe or off.r r. amv
siector In snv room or booth herainhafors
provided. sny bsllo, or envelope to be used