Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-06
IN CONNECTICUT TOWNS.

for License-HuntfngtO Burns Red l Fire-Birmingham on Deck-NO Lie cense for Savin Rock-A Democratic Town Clerk for Orange.
 The "little town meetings" were held yesterday all over the state, New Haven and Bridgeport alone excepted. The is- sues were largely of a local nature. Most of the towns near New Haven had local issue of some kind. In Hamden, Milford and East Haven, for instance, the license question predominated, and in Hamden the Law and Order league for the suppress sion of houses of i'll repute bore hand in the contest. In Woodbridge school ques- tion was up. In Orange there was more than usual interest over the withdrawal of Town Clerk Walter Main, who goes to Redlands, Cal, and on other local issues. The results were as follow:
 WOODBRIDGE BOLDLY REPUBLICAN-voTEs
 NO L1cENsE-THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
 The republican town ticket was elected, no license was carried 82 to 60. The re- suit was aided in the opinion of many by the large attended temperance meeting held Sunday evening at Woodbridge Con gregational church at which Judge Pickett of New Haven spoke.
 The town voted yeas 20, noes 7, on the question of consolidating the school dis tricts.
 The election for town offices resulted as follows:
 Selectmen-Rollin c. Newton, first, rep.; Nathan P Peck rep; G S.5ds;;n Dickinson, oa dem' The town went republican by about thirty six l majority.
 IN OLD MLFonD-A HARD FIGHT. Milford, which is nearly always demo- cratic, went democratic yesterday by 60 majority. The town voted for license, the for license votes numbering 290, against no license 104. This was an issue in the election. Scurrilous circulars were issued against Judge John G. North, and the liquor element made strenuous efforts. The following selectmen were elected: Isaac 0. Smith, James McCarty, James L.. Miles. Also E. G. Miles was elected town treasurer, and John w. Fowler town clerk. OXFORD GOES REPUBLICAN-A TIE VOTE FOR DEMOCRATIC sELECTMAN. In Oxford the republicans carried the day. Lewis Barnes was reelected town clerk by 35 majority. He is tried, faith full and competent official, so much so that he has held the office continuously for six teen or seventeen years. Charles H. But Ter was elected town treasurer by 36 ma | iority Robert B. Linn burner and Wooster B. McEwen, republicans, were elected se- l lectmen. For the position of democratic l selectman there was a tie vote between John B. Pope and Ralph Ryder, so another and special election will be necessary to | decide it.
 License was carried in Oxford, 79 to 56.
 The total vote boiled in the town yester- day was 163.
 l EXCITING TIMES IN MIDDLETOWN. MIDDLETowN, Oct. 5.-In the town election there was an exciting contest, there being four tickets in the field. The democrats allege that the republican bal lots are illegal as all ballots bore the the words "town clerk and registrar , Last night the democrats found an old decision in which it was held that the words land ex-of6cio registrar" had in validated the ballots. They drove tc Hartford, got the official paper and had their tickets printed, emitting illegal words. The republicans learned the situation this morning hours after the polls opened and were greatly alarmed
 but took legal advice and decided to vote the ticket as printed. If republicans art elected the democrats will contest. l MANCHESTER BOLDLY REPUBLICAN. | MANCHESTER, Oct. 5.-The result of tht
 town meeting at Manchester was the cleo
 town went mo license" by 165 majority l
 oCRATs. MERIDEN, Oct. 5.-To- days town cleo tion was one of the quietest in Meriden'
 history. The republicans made no effor
 whatever, and the democrats had clea1
 sweep. They carried the town by at leas
 800 plurality.
 REPUBLICAN VICTORY AT HAMDEN-LAv AND ORDER LEAGUE TRIUMPHANT. A large vote was boiled yesterday il Hamden, resulting in a victory for the re
 publicans in this usually democratic strong
 hold. The fight has been over the house
 of illAfame in that place, and the result i virtually a victory for the Law and Orde
 league. License was carried by majorit of 107, the largest majority ever given o1
 this question in the town. The officers elected are as follows: ) selectmen-Fred Futile, rep, W. F. Downes
 rep, Friend Gibberd, dem.
 l Town clerk and treasurer-Ellsworth B. Cooper
 on both tickets.
 Assessors-Gbert Benham, dem, Jesse Warr ,, Grand jurors-william F. Smith, rep, Charle l. Piekerman a reP:, Ge9Ege L. Clerk dem.
 sS zs 5s Msnson % wn sst r l dem., Ed J. Butler, dem.
 The two democratic constables were reelected Jerome Munson was grand juror last yesl
 but one voting district in Hamden The law an 3 | order men express themselves as well please
 with the % Fegnlt of the days contest select%e t Cooper continues popular an official evel | there being no opposition.
 BRANFoRDS ELECTION.
 BRANFoRD, Oct. 5.-There was little ex citement here to-day. Walter Foote, ol , the republican ticket was reelected tow clerk and treasurer. Two democrats wer
 elected selectmen, Michael Rice and MT
 Russell of Stony Creek, and Sidney Os
 born, rep.
 , The town did not vote on the licens , question, owing to failure to insert it il
 the call. The town therefore continues , f license town.
 E EXCITEMENT IN EAST HAvEN-voTEs Fol LICENSE. EAST HAVEN, Oct. 5.-There was quite revolution here. The town voted strongl, for license, reversing last years decisio,
 after only one years trial of no license
 Town Clerk Hemingway, dem., was re
 elected. His election was foregone con
 clusion. The democrats made clear
 sweep and are correspondingly jubilant.
 REPUBLICAN GAIN OF 100 IN BIRMINGHAM
 BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 5.-Republicans mak
 heavy gains in Birmingham, but no
 enough to overcome the usually large dem
 ocratic majority, the vote standing: Selectmen-John F. Chaffee, 630, dem; Joh, l O'Harra 525, dem; Dickerman M. Bassett 417 l rep; N. D. Baldwin, 3S2, rep Town clerk-Donald McMahon, 6f1, dem; Geo l L. De Forrest 291, rep.
 Town treasurer-Charles E. Clark 1,OOe, or | both tickets.
 Assessors Charles "A Pratt, 555, dem; J. F l Fitzpatrick, 557, dem; A. F. Sherwood, 393 rep | F. E. Gessner, 442, rep.
 Board of relief-L. W. Wheeler, 559, dem; J
 MacAIrny, 569 dem; William A. Lam, AS rep l George B. Clark, 440, rep.
 Grand jurors-John Dockery 56O dem; O
 Reeger 459, dem; Benjamin Leonard 55s, dem; L
 Aubbell 446, rep; Charles G. Spragus 445, rep; l V. Beach 445, rep.
 Constables-J. J. Carroll 572, dem; lame. l Lodge $50, dem; R. W. Porter sos, dem; Allen W
 Blunt 539, dem; George W. Futile 450, rep; Davit
 Whitney 435, rep; George F. D. Bronson 425 rep