The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-10-06
Republicans Slightly More
Than Hold Their Own
Throughout the
State.
GAIN OF 4 TOWN INDICATED
NUMBER OF NOTABLE CHANGES
IN VOTE ON LICENSE.

IN FO4E On LICENSE.
Four City EIections-The Republicans
sweep Waterbury and Defeat Labor
Candidate for Mayor who Was sup
ported by wiiIiam j. Barrett, Ex-
President OF the Troiiey;men's Union-
Bryan f. Mahan Elected Mayor of
New london New Britain Rejects
consoiidation. a..
All the towns of Connecticut, with the
exception Of six-NeW Haven, Hartford,
Bridgeport, Ansonia. Derby, Naugatuck
held elections yesterday for the choice
Of town officers. OF these 162 towns re-
turns received up to midnight show
that 119 went republican while thirty
four went democratic. Last year 1913
of the towns in the state were in the re-
publican column and 80 were demo-
cratic. Based on last years returns the
missing town not heard from should
make the total number of republican
towns this year 1874, with 36 democratic.
In the town Of Canterbury, the woe was
q tie. while in Weston there was no
election on account of failure to receive
the official envelopes.
In the vote on license there We're sew
eral important changes from last year.
Torrington making notable turn from
the no license side. This town, which
last year voted mo license" for the first
time in many years. returned a large
MAJORITY to-day in favor Of license.
Litchseld, for the first time in its his
tory, voted against license, while Stony
Greek, after many years, went into the
license column. Cheshire voted against
license by the small majority Of one
vote. The returns received show
that rs towns will have license this year
and there will be 86 ano license towns.
Z Nine towns remain to be heard from on
the license question, including Weston
and Canterbury.
-Four cities Waterbury. South Nor
walk, Norwalk, and New London elect
ed mayor and other city officers. the
first two named returning republican
rnajorities. while Norwalk and New
London went democratic. In Waterbury,
John p. Elton, the republican candidate
for mayor, was chosen by q majority Of
1.0O4 votes over his democratic oppo-
nent. James M. Lynch. The result in
Waterbury was watched with general
interest throughout the state because Of
the fact tina Mr.. Lynch had the endorse
1nent Of the Economic league, and that
prominent among his supporters was
'Wi1lism ], Barrett, ex-president of the
Trolleymen's union, who figured so no
ticeably in the recent trolley strike.
New London chose for mayor Bryan
+. Mahan, a well known business man.
South Norwalk elected Charles E. Dow
by a majority Of over 200 and Norwalk
chose Ferdinand b. Smith, compara-
lively new conner to the city, Mr.. Smith
having been formerly Of Bridgeport.
A peculiar situation prevailed in the
town election Of South Norwalk on ac-
count of the dispute between the citi-
zens Of that place over the division
ques. The legislature this year voted
to make South Norwalk town separate
from Norwalk, but the governor a veto
to the BILL It was claimed by the friends
of the division movement that the veto
was not binding legally because 1t was
alleged TO have been affixed too late
The supporters of the division move
ment accordingly voted to-day for az
ticket FOR the town officers of South
T Norwalk, while those who took the OPP
posite side voted at polling places In
South Norwalk, provided by the town of
Norwalk. 1t is expected that the courts
will straighten out the tangle.
A feature of the election in New Brit.
ain was the refusal Of the town to en-
dorse the proposed new charter pro-
viding for the consolidation of town and
city governments.
In the following tables showing the re-
suits by counties "R'' means the town
went republican. ID" democratic. IL,
license and IN. L." no license.
New Haven County.