The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-06
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
THE ANNUAL BOROUGH ELECTION
no MATERIALIzE SOON.

THE ANNUAL BOROUGH ELECTION
no MATERIALIZE SOON.
The Talk About Candida Dem ocrnts
Have Suspicious Scheme on Foot
Want to Change tho Polling Place
Held at Town Hall from Time Ih-
memorial-Other Items.
The annual borough election will he
held In little over two weeks and as
yet there is but little interest manifest
ed as to the outcome, and but few
names are mentioned as candidate for
the mead OF the respective tickets. For
warden on the democratic ticket the
name of George W. Backes, who has
been on the board of burgesses for sew
eral years, and for some months past,
since Warden Bull went out to pasture
mas been acting warden, is the prob
able nominee of the democratic eau
caucus LOT Waroen. On the repub-
ilcan side of the question there
Is but little to tell as far as can he
learned; that no one has been decided
upon to head the ticket, although it is
safe to assume that when the time
comes there Will be strong, clean tick
ct presented for the voters and contain
ing names OF men who will, if elected,
stay with the push throughout the year
ana do their best for the interests of
the borough. Another week or so may
set the political pot a-boiling and de-
velop more interest
For some years past it has been
Known that there was a new political
movement on foot that was little out
OF the course usually pursued, even in
polltlcs, and which certainly does not
reflect any great amount of credit
upon the originators Of the movement.
For time immemorial, in fact since the
settlement of the town, the elections
have been held in the town hall, which
here, as elsewhere, has been considered
the only proper place for the purpose.
But this fall the democrats Of the
borough, who are now in power and
naturally wish to continue So have
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ing more or less than the changing OF
the polling places from the town hall
on the hill to the Wallace hose house
on the plains The reason given is that
it is more convenient for the voters who
work at Wallace's who, as everybody
knows, largely vote the democratic II
ticket. At the last session Of the Leg
islature bill was introduced, but did
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borough into two voting districts. The
democratic leaders, who were back of
the bill, were disappointed because OF
its failure, and since that time have
been looking for an opportunity to get
even for it's failure and now seem to
think their time has come to get in
their work, and for several days past
Clifton J. Morse, who has within few
years showed up from obscurity, as far
as politics is concerned into one Of the
bright and shining lights of democracy,
has been circulating a petition to be
presented to the board of burgesses
asking that at the coming borough
election the polling place shall be in
he Wallace hose house instead of the
own hall. AS the present board Of
ourgesses is almost unanimously demo-
cratic there is but little doubt that the
project will go through without MUIR
nur as there is nothing in the borough
,harter that will prevent the present
BOARD from doing as 1t chooses in the
natter, and it lays in it's power to To-
rate the polling place anywhere in the
borough it chooses, even owed on the
if it keeps the east side of
he road 1t has been intimated that
good place to locate the ballot box
would be in the gate house at r. Wal
ace & Sons and then it would be
ure thing that every democrat in the
actory would be sure to cast his vote
or the democratic ticket, and the
reat reform and retrenchment of ex-
lenses which have been always prom
sed, but never as yet fulfilled. The
cheme of changing the voting place
ooks as though the democratic leaders
we're no SO sure of success as usual
nd intended to put the matter in a
ondition for success anyway.
The Rockvilles came down here Sat
rday evening and played all around
he local team, winning by a score Of
to g. The Wallingfords have played
our games and lost three, which Is not
ute up to the expectation of the
ackers of the club, who hoped for a
etter showing. The Bristols will play
ere tonight.
Miss Lillian Harrison was the win
err of the ladies handicap at the golf
rounds Saturday.
Recorded real estate transfers are Fl.
: Hall to William Padgett, forty-one
cres on the North Farms L. H. Green
, George M. Cook, one lot on Fairview
act.
l.. M Benham has applied for IL
,nse to sell liquor, etc, in South Mer-
len at Remmert place, near Hanover
Ike.