The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02
NEW MILFORD CITIZENS MAY ALL BE VIR
 TUoUs ON ELECTION DAT.

NEW MILFORD CITIZENS MAY ALL BE VIR
 TUOUs ON ELECTION DAY.
 A meeting was held at the hall of the Y. M. c. A. on Monday night, made up of representative men of both parties, to see if some agreement could not be enter ed into whereby the use of money and liquor at elections could be stopped. There were AS present, and the meeting was intense in excitement throughout. H. Le Roy Randall was named as chair man aud K. J. Emmons as clerk. The following resolutions were introduced by Charles N. Hall, the esteemed school victor, and were f1nally passed:
 Whereas, we as citizens of New Mill ford deplore the use of money or rquor in il fluencing voters at any election, 1t is therefore resolved,
 That, at the election of November 6, 1900, and at all subse quent elections go far as our ir 1uence may extend we de- mand that the ele ction laws be rigidly enforced in New Milford, and that this meeting shall appoint committee of an equal number from each party to secure the enforcement of such laws.
 It was voted to raise fund of at least $l, 900 by subscription, to be assessed pro rata to cJver expenses of carrying the resolution into effsct. A general committee was appointed consistinR of H. 0. Warner, J. B. Merwip, W. F. Kim ney, s. R. Hill, H. c. Ivee, J. T. Under hill, Jr., Thomas Stack, H. L. Randall. Nicholas Staub, Albert Evitts, w. G. Barton, William Green, Myron Disbrow and Francis E. Baldwin. It was voted that the chairman should call a general citizens. As b. fore stated, the meeting was not dull. In the beginning someone made things interesting by moving to adjourn, and one gentleman thought the Y. M. c. A. rooms wss no place for DO. liticsl gatherings of any kind. Another gentleman in somewhat sarcastic speech intimated that there was no such thing lin New Milford as buying votes and never had been, which brought out the retort from another citiz n that the speaker must be dreaming or ignorant of the true facts. It was brought out in the discue sion that there were at least 800 meeting has stirred up hornets nest locally is stating it mildly. Charles N. Hall, who introduced the resolutions, told BEE reporter they were introduced in good faith and he honestly believed it would result in purer politics despite the bitterness 1t had aroused. >Amopg 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. Breinig, Rev MT 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 is a great diversion of opinion ou the part of other solid citizens, democrats and l republicans. The repc rter took the | trouble to interview a number of citizens, democrats and republicans, and found 8 | 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 glass and would amount to nothing. Said one prominent democrat: 'sThe prir cirle Is all right. all right, and grard, but to spring it just before the national election for the benefit of one man, the result will be Eull and void. It is trick and nc mietake." A republican eaid 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 il
 and said it would amount to nothing
 was step in the right direction and that
 tion were good.
 Your scribe, however, is of the opinior
 that MT Hall acted in good faith, ar Ii
 1t will certainly result in purer pclitici
 in New Milford.