New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
OCTOBER g lS94.-FOURTEEN PAGES.
LARGE REPUBLICAN GAINS.
CONNECTICUT TOWN ELECTIONS GO
AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS.
A MAJORITY OF THE TOWNS VOTED FOR LICENSE

A MAJORITY OF THE TOWNS VOTED FOR LICENSE
HEAVIEST MAJoRITIEs SINCE THE WAR.
New-Haven. oct Most OF the towns in Con-
necticut elected officers and voted on the
license question to-day The town Of Orange elected
a full Republican ticket by a good round majority,
a complete turnover from last year. and declared
for license
Milford went so,idly Republican for the first time
I'm thirty years. Reports from other towns IN this
county show increased Republican vote
Stamford. Conn. Oct. 1.-The town to-day gave
the biggest Republican majority since the war The
first S.lectman Edward s. Holly. received 5ls ma
jorl;y AMI the others ranged from 2o to Do. Inc
maiority for license is 2o3. The Republicans IN
dulged in a grand celebration tonight
Hartford Conn. oct. L-Returns from forty towns
in this mart Of the State show that the Republicans
gain ten towns. There has been a large Increase III
the Republican vote In every town. and the Demo
cratic vote has fallen off In nearly corresponding
degree The vote OF the towns so iar neaIu h'v, ,a
indicates a Republican landslide throughout '"e
The town election In this city to-day resulted
in the election OF Democratic Board o, Se'.fu ,he
others having a plurality slightly in e;',;. excess
Republican Hoard Of Assessors and The SepnSnfan
Republican ticket got 1892 votes and the McGov-
ern- Bukeley factional Republican ticket 30 Votes
In New Britain the Citizens ticket was VICTORIOUS
and IN. vote on license was reversed. one year ago
the town voted no license by 800 majority during
the year n vigorous crusade has been waged against
the illegal quor-sellers and to-day the town voted
for license by 10, majority The nearly '9wn
year voted license. In other places III this sec
ton the no-license vote has Increased.
In Middlctown the Republicans carried every
ward and elected their entire ticket The Republi-
90, vote IN Andover was thrown out Illegal he
cause the words ITO III vacancy appeared on 'he
ballot opposite the name OF one Of the candidates
The vote cas-, through the State was large the
gains appearing wholly on the Republican side
Norwich Conn. oct 1.-The Republicans carried
Norwich by so majority. electing the entire "'"e'
except Town Clerk
Ledyard a Democratic stronghold. elected he-
publican by forty majority. Preston repeated us
Republican victory OF last year RoArah ana 'oi-
chester Republican last year. are Democratic this
wear OF twenty-seven towns heard from. eighteen
ar. Republican and eight Democratic. New-I.onH1ii::
has elected Democrats Mayor Ihe 'ouhcli VIII
have a Republican majority.
Rockville Conn. Oct l-One OF ;he hardest con
tests on the license question known in this section OF
the state occurred in the town OF Ellington to-day
The town voted no license last year for the hrsi
time IN its history The Ellington Law and order
League waged successful war on h."k1, "tro' n,nI
selling FOR the last year. but the town To-Day Votrn
for license by ID majority. vernon ana h'cA''"e
voted .or license
Derby Conn oct. illumination and seymour
town elections resulted in favor Of the Republicans
There vas fight In Huntington over The license
question 40 license carried by II majority
Wlnsted Conn. oct An the towns In lAichheld
County show heavy Republican gains "IhS'ed y
strongly Republican, the majority ranging from W
10 400. License was carried by % majority '>o'''H
went Repuhiican by majority: Torrtngion. hepub-
Ucan by ~ majority and license ny lh majority !;
New Hartford. Republican by NJ majority am
license by II majority. Riverton Republican by ?
majority and no license by III majority, iiarthhu
Republican by ~ majority. Coeorook ana 'ahaa"
both voted for license -.
Waterbury. Conn. oct. The Republicans eject
ed the complete ticket. except hrst seIectnhh
Perry Morris the Democratic candidate, running
o,A fyss
board The Republicans. however. elect two mem
her, retaining contro! Of tn. town affairs EDWARD
nelder Republican candidate for town CLERK de-
feateG Mcmahon. the present incumbent, by 100
In the city election. the Republicans have two ma
,nrity I'm the Board OF Alderman. ana IN" vot" In
The Council Board will be IT," The new ticket tor
Hoard Of Education anl school district committee
and ri, other democratic school officers. are elected
hy reduced uniorities. due to the hot contest be
tween the Democratic Catholic ticket and the so
called Republican \. i. 4. The majority for u
IL 2.0si