The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
WOMEN ToTE IN CONNECTICUT.
In some PInces They Came Out Strongly
and In Others They Remained Home,

| In some rInces They Came Out Strongly
and In others They Remained Home.
HARTFORD. Oct. 3.--Women voted on the
school question in all the towns OF the State
yesterday where they cared to- and in few
places their representatives were elected
on school Boards. In Hartford more than
800 women registered and tho mum.
Der voting fell about one hundred short
OF that mum Der. The number voting in diff.
fcrent places was as erratic the temper.
ament Of women is generally supposed to be.
~ some small towns. for instance two or three
h inbred voted. while in larger towns only a
few came out
1t was noticeable the women didn't hesitate
to slaughter candidates they disliked.
They showed no faintheartedness In assum-
ing their duties. but went at 1t In business
like way. In Willimantio they established
headquarters not far from the polls
where their tickets were prepared. In
Rockville there was race between
the Protestant and Roman Catholic
women which brought out q large vote.
Usually the women went In squads OF three or
four. but many did not hesitate to go alone.
They were In all cases treated with
respect. and occupied much less time in solv-
ing the riddle OF the secret booth than the new
men voters. A temperance wave swept over
this part OF the State such old license towns
rs New Britain. Wapcheeter. and East Hart
I'm In New Britain the majority was 800. 1t hns
always been a license town Temperance
Orator Murphy has been IL la6orinE here What
State favor the Republicans.
WATEnBunY. Oct IA big vote was polled
ka anf bsm 'oTe 81 Ep
ns else. ey wh The s
fhaf RI OFT n I'M m
The town ticket is divided. the Republicans
electIng two Selectmen and the Democrats tho
elected by 600 majority. which is an endorse
ment OF the old Board Of Education.
Tses and she
Miss Rose F. Donohue. was practically sus:
pended. but reappointed to another school
There was much interest in the election be-
cause Of the operation Of the new law allow
pS aG ina
the Republicans Q Protestant ticket, including
one Democrat; When the Protestant women
Board hustled in the Catholic women.
In the school election at New Haven last
Role On te on tSs @
lion law to the "women's list" and shut out
Arrangements having been made BY tho
Democrats to naturalize and make as many
mems list F" contained $50 names, Of whom
49, voted. or these. 500 voted tho Democratic
and BOB the Republican ticket:
At all the election booths special arrange
ments were made to accom- m Cd at Q The women
and they voted much as though it was moth
ing new to them. Women who tried
to vote for school visitors. the candidates
for which were on the town ticket.
did not succeed. It having been decided that
that ticket requires o secret ballot. for which
no provision Is made. The new law is very un-
satisfactory.
ROCKVILLE. Conn. Oct. "a feature Of the
annual town election hero was the sudden reg
istration OF $50 women yesterday afterno Don.
nearly all Of whom voted the Republican
tick ct for school officers.
The town elected the Republican ticket by n
majority OF 1896. The towns OF Ellington and
Holland went emocratic Ellington voted no
license. the first time In many year,.
NORWICH. Oct. 3.-Twenty-seven towns In
eastern Connecticut hive reported as follows:
H kns h' so e.n.s % 4
nam. Rep: Woodstock. Rep; Windham Rep New
London county-East Lyme. Dem: Spragne ided;
Lisbon Rep. icense: Ledyard Dem: Franklin Rep
Lebanon. Rep no license; Bozrah. Ron. no license:
Grswoid Rep, license: NOntviile. Rep; Preston Rep
Groton Rep no license; Waterford. Dem: sionington.
Dem. no license.
The city. Of Norwich went Republican by
majority OF $50. and all the town officers were
elected excepting the Town Clerk. The city
OF New London went Democratic. and the
Council will have Democratic majority OF
two.