The sun., 1903-10-06
LABOR ROUT IN WATERBURY,.
Republicans Sweep the City-Gain Three
Other Towns in Connecticut.

WATERBURY,, Conn. Oct. S.-There was
Republican landslide here to-day In the
annual election for city and school officers.
The recent trolley strike here did it. John
P. Elton, Republican candidate for Mayor,
won by nearly i 900 over James M Lynch,
Democratic and Labor candidate. The
issues were plainly unionism and nom
unionism. The labor people had got con-
troll of the Democratic machine, forcing
Edward G. Kilduf out of the race for Mayor
| All the other nominees OF the Tsgulal
Democracy were accepted. -Pemocrat'
who were opposed to the reign o. dssofS dssof fSa
| and strikes, as carried on by labor influence
voted solidly for the Republican ticket
making the largest majority for the Re
publicans ever known here.
City Clerk Ryan, accused of writing the
trolley strikers daily statement, and JohI
W. Mcdonald, Sheriff here for nearly
| twenty-d years. went down in the ava.
lanche. The new Mayor Is secretary and
treasurer Of the American Brass Company,
graduate OF Trinity and an athlete OF
ability. He owns the racing yawl Um-
briana and is member Of the Century
and New York Yacht clubs az we'll as Of all
the leading Connecticut clubs.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 5.-All the towns
In Connecticut held their annual elections
to-day except New Haven, Hartford.
Bridgeport, Ansonia, Derby and Nauga-
tuck. License or no license was also voted
on. In addition to the town election city
elections were held in Waterbury, New
London, Norwalk and South Norwalk
From the returns received from 125 towns
out of the 1872 in the State up to Just before
midnight there was a gain of four towns
to the Republicans, taking the returns Of
one year ago as basis.
Litchfed town, one Of the fashionable
summer resorts Of the State, for the first
time in its history voted no license. The
Citizens ticket in Milford was aimed to
defeat the Republican board Of education
there. The Republicans won. Prof. G.
A. L. Totten, formerly military instructor
in the Yale Sheffield Scientific School was
reelected member of the Board Of Edu-
cation.
In Plainville the issue was license or no
license, and the opposition to the saloons
was led by the Rev. c. G. Clark. License
carried the town.
One of the great surprises was Torrington
voting by over 500 majority for license.
A year ago the majority was 200 for no
Hartford county the Republicans gain
NEW LONDON, Conn, Oct. 5.-This city
went Democratic for Mayor, electing
Bryan F. Mahan with a majority Of 175
over Frank NJ. Ladd, \Republican. The
Republicans still control the Common
Council. Meriden Republicans elected
George W. Miller first Selectman for the
sixth consecutive term and carried the
entire town ticket. License was voted.
3,s4s to sOS. New Britain Republicans
made clean sweep with the exception Of
a Democratic Board Of Selectmen.
NORWICH Conn, Oct. 5.--Norwich had
its Republican majority cut down from
23O to less than 100 to-day. The first Select
man had "a majority against SIS
last year. License had majority Of I ,4so,
a slight increase over last year The license
vote was changed to no license In Plain
field. Durham, Haddam, Cornwall and Kill
ingly.
went Democratic to-day by majority Of
about $50, Practically all the officers on the
Democratic ticket we're elected with the
exception Of the candidate for Town Clerk.
Darien. q small town east OF Stamford,
went Democratic by small majority for
the first time in over a score Of years.
HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. 6.--The people OF
South Norwalk claim to have been set OF
by the Legislature as n separate town.
The bill to this effect was vetoed by Gov.
Chamberlain, but the advocates OF separa-
ton say that his veto came too late, and
that the act had become law before he had
sent Ia his veto. The Atown Of South Nor
walk had an election, therefore, and
Citizens ticket was elected As the State
Secretary refused to supply election en-
veopes for the ballots for this election,
ordinary envelopes were used, marked by
the initials OF the booth tenders.