Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07
DUSY AS BEES ;
Voters in Five or Six of CoDnec' licui's Cities Are Having an
 EleclIon To-Day
VOTE ON AMENDMENTS

called little town" elections whicf
 are in progress to-day have little
 significance generally from a politi
 cal standpont, there is one issue o1
 more or less importance, that being
 the proposed amendment to the state
 constitution in the form of reyisor
 of the constitution, there being two
 questions of general interest to the
 electors. s' This required a yes or nc
 vote. One provision of importance
 relates to compensation of represen.
 tatives to the legislature, the consti.
 tuition as voted upon to-day increas,
 in gthe pay of representatives and
 senators from $500 to $500. The
 other question concerns the, terms of
 judges of probate and the amendment proposes to extend the terms from two to four years. From the stand point of many, both of these changes are considered advisable and the re- suit of the vote is awaited with gen eral interest. ..~ a ~ AS this is an ''off year" the gues- ton of the constitutional amend ments is the only one that the state as a whole is called upon to. decide.
 The little towns, in fact every town ill the state is struggling with local issues, the only towns in which town elections are not being held being Ansonia, Derby, Naugatuck, New Britain, Hartford and Bridgeport The license or nO-license question is up in 59 towns in the state and in most of these hot battles are beng fought. The temperance people have carried on strong campaign, much stronger than usual, and it is predicted that many towns that now allow the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors within their borders, will find a chaug- ed condition of affairs after the votes are counted tonight In the town of Plymouth, which embraces Terry vile, there is an especially warm battle being waged between the liquor and temperance people. and all most every town in the state has some contest that is exciting the in terest of those who cast their ballots there. t-. ..
 AS far as the cities in which mu- nicipal eletciops are being held are concerned, the usual hard campaigns have been fought and the votes doubtless will be large. Regular municipal tickets will be elected in New Haven. New London, Water bury, Nerwalk and South Norwalk, and in two of these places especially the campaigns of the republicans and democrats have been carried on in a sharp manner. The leaders of the two parties in New Haven and Wa terbury have done everything possi- ble to bring out the voters, and each side claims victory. in their respec- tive places. h this city former Sen ator Minotte T.. Chatfleld is the re- publican candidate, while the demo- crats have nominated James B. Mar tin, lawyer and former assistant city clerk. 'i'he Waterbury demo- crats are pulling to-day for a re- election of Mayor Thoms, and his re- publican opponent is John E. Sewell. who had the misfortune to be in the wreck of the North End Athletic clubs building Saturday and who was somewhat bruised as a result.
 In New London the city officers with the exception of mayor will be elected. In both Norwalk and South light votes are expected. Charles E.. Schofield is the republi- can candidate for mayor in Norwalk and Ferdinand B. Smith is the demo- cratic candidate. In South Norwalk the republican candidate,is Matthew Corbett. The democrats have named F. I. Burnell.