The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-08

loNH between NOrWlcn ana the AldSSd- chusetts state line, excepting Putnam, went dry, and as a result of yester- days elections there is not license town in Windham county between the Rhode Island state line and Windham (Willimantic). The greatest surprise came in the town of Griswold, which has usually voted license by a large majority, but yesterday went no li- cense by a margin of 12S. The town of Lisbon has been no license for fifty years and yesterday went over to the license column by seven majority. Plalnville.
 Plainville continued in the license column, although the vote on both sides of the question was much larger than last year, the figures being: Yes 2SO, no 1O6, as compared with yes 22 and no 121 last year
 Southingtou. Southington went for license, 672 to 21S, and the democrats won out in their own ticket by margin of 160 for the first time in twenty-five years. Madison. Madison went against the revised constitution, SO to fl. The action of the selectmen in prosecuting violators of the automobile speed laws was en- dorsed.
 | Hartford. l In the city of Hartford, which had only the constitutional amendments to vote on, the vote was very light and the revised constitution was rejected i by vote of 767 to 357, the total vote cast being 1,412, the discrepancy of 2SS votes being due to the unfamil- iarity of the voters in using the voting machines
 New Britain.
 The city of New Britain voted only on the constitutional amendments which were rejected by vote of 249 to 175, and at the same time 21 votes were defective. The total registration in the city is about 5000, and the total vote to-day indicated lack of in- terest, The city used voting machines and the defective ballots were due to mistakes of citizens.
 NIlddletown. | Middletown went republican with a uniform majority of about 200 except 1 for town clerk as Mir. Howard, the l democratic candidate, was swept into office wit ha majority of 400. The constitutional amendment was reject ed by very large margin, the figures being: Yes, 2S5; no, 965 The chief fight was on the proposition to con solidate the school districts and this was rejected by S27 majority as the voters seemed to fear that the St. Johns parochlal school matter was coming up In a new form It was claimed as an argument against con- soldation that the present board of education would be disposed of and in it's place would be school board to be elected by ballot and under this form of school administration it would be possible to give town sup port to the parochial school This was the all important question in the town election.
 | Bridgeport.
 Tn Bridgeport the only question at issue was that on the constitutional amendments, the vote being: Yes, 2S1; | no, 1,019.
 Bridgeport had the distinction of be- ing the only place in the state where the saloons were open all day to-day. One arrest was made on warrant, to test the question whether the election day closing law applies In case of this kind where no candidates for of flee was before the people.
 Fairfield.
 The entire republican ticket won at Fairfield. All financial matters were referred to a special committee which will make an inquiry into the condition of the towns finances and when it's report is ready another meeting will be called. The tax was not laid pending the special meeting. The meting last d until o'clock and was one of the most interesting the town has held in years. The constitutional amendment was rejected.
 Warren. | No election was held in the town oi
 
 l Warren as no official ballots were re. l eeived and in consequence the present officers hold over until 1t Is decided whether or not an election can be held The town clerk applied for ballots an( ~ there was a package for him at tht
 postoface but in this was copy of tht k atatutes from the office of the secre N tary of state
 South Norwalk. In the town of South Norwalk two lemocrato selectmen were elected while the rest of the republican towr ticket went through. The selectmfer
 chosen were John Devine, dem, 2,353 A. H. Avison, rep, 2,645 Reed, dem. l,S12. The defeated candidate wa: Brown, rep, who received 1,279 votes The constitutional amendment was avored, 262 to 126. The republicans carried the towr icl,et in Bristol by small margin tnd the town went for license by tht lsual big margin.
 The city of Derby, which did no participate in the ballot for town oi ity officers, simply voted on the con titutional amendments, the figures ,tanding: Yes 59 no 152.