The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02
NEW MILFORD CITIZENS MAY ALL BE VIR
 TUOUs ON-FLECTIUN DAY.

NEW MILFORD CITIZENS MAY ALL BE vIR TUoUs ON-ELECT1ON DAY.
 A meeting was held at the hall of tn,
 Y. M. c. A: on Monday night, made ul
 of lep1 esentative men of both parties, ti
 see if some agreement could not be enter ed into whereby the use of money ant
 liquor at elections could be stopped There were AS present, and the meetins was intense in excitement throughout H. Le Roy Randall was named ss chair
 man ahd K. J. Emmons as clerk. Tn,
 following resolutions were introduced b,
 Charles N. Hall, the esteemed schoo
 vi. itor, and were fl ally passed:
 | whereas, we as citizens of New Mil
 ford deplore the use of money or rquol
 in ii f1uencing voters at any election, il
 is therefore resolved,
 That, at the election of November 6
 1900, and at all subse quent elections ee
 far as our ir fnence may extend we de
 mand that the election laws be rigidly | enfoi ced in New Milford, and that thit
 meeting shall appoint committee of an equal number from each party to secure the enforcement of such laws.
 It was voted to ralse fund of at least $l, 900 by subscription, to be assessed pro rata to cover expenses of carrying the resolution into ffsct. A general committee was appointed consistfng o1 H. 0. Warrer, J. B. Merwir, W. F. Kin. ney, s. R. Hill, H. c. Ives, J. T. Under. hill, Jr., Thomas Stack, H l.. Randall. Nicholas Staub, Albert Evitts, w. G. Barton, William Green, MyrJn Disbrow and Francis K. Baldwin. 1t was voted that the chairman should call 8 general meeting at any time on the request of 10 citjzens. A b. fore stated, the meeting was not dull. Io the beginning someone made things interesting by moving to adj 1urn, and one gentleman thought tho '. M. c. A. rooms wss no place for DO. litical gatherings of any kind. Another gentleman in . somewhat sarcastic speech intimated that there was no euch thing hin New Milford as buying votes and never had been, which brought out the ret0rt from another citiz m that the speaker must be dreaming or iGnora of the true facts. It was broughtout in the discue sion that there were at least 500 if oaters" in New Milford. That the meeting has stirred up a hornets nest locally fig stating 1t mildly. Charles N. Hall, who introduced the resolutions, told BEE reporter they were introduced In good faith and he honestly believed 1t would result in purer politics despite the bitterness 1t had aroused. Among those at the meeting who spoke in favor of the resolutions were Messrs David Soule, (J Le Roy Buck, Nicholas Staub, Henry s. Mygatt. G. M. Breini9, Rev Mr Putnam, Rev F. A. Johns m. W. F. Kinney and w. G. Green. That the resolution were wise and timely is believed by the above solid citizens and doubtless many others. There is no doubt, however, that there ie great diversion of opinion on the part of other solid citizens, democrats and republicans. The repr rter took the trouble to interview number of citizens, democrats and republicans, and found 6 wide diversion of sentiment. Prominent democrats and republicans told the scribe they regarded the movement as a cheap political trick, that it was transparent as glaes and would amount to nothing. Said one prominent democrat: 'sThe principle is all right, all right, and grand, but to sprir 2 it juet before the national election for the benefit of one man, the result will be null and void. It is trick and no mistake." A republican said that similar agreements had been entered into before, signed and sworn to solemnly and then had been as easily and swiftly broken. He had no faith in 1t and said it would amount to nothing Other democrats interviewed thought 1t was step in the right direction and that the motives of the mover of the reeolu- tion were good.
 Your scribe, however, is of the opinion that MT Hall acted in good faith, ar if the resolution is carried cut to the 1ette, 1t will certainly result in purer pe litics in New Milford.
 J. B. COX PUTS THE GROWN AWAY.
 At the democratic caucus held on Sat- urday last at the Town hall, J. LeRoy Buck was chairman. John B. Cox, highly esteemed citizen and merchant and Levi Richmond, 8 respected farmer, were named as representatives. MT Cox emphatically refuses to stand for the of flee as h. has no desire to enter the polit- ical arena. He is in business and as rule he thinks man had better etick tc business and not meddle with politics The town committee will now fill th vacancy, but just who they will select F not yet known on the street. It ie ex Dected some HWi11in, Raykies, ui1l Inc