Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
COMPLETE LICENSE VOTE.
Twenty seven Cities and Towns
Voted Yes This Year.

The st. Albans Messenger gives TIE
following figures on the vote for license
and 10 license at the last March meeting
in the cities and towns of Vermont
The returns show % license towns this
year compared with SO last year, the
smallest number of any year since the
present liquor law was adopted. This
year one county, Chittenden, shows
majority for license. Last year every
county in the state showed a no-license
majority.
Three counties are dry this year, Gale
donia, Orleans and Windsor, the same
number as last year, when Caledonia, La
noble ana Orange were solidly for no
license. Caledonia county is the only
county IN the state that has voted solidly
for no license every year under the new
law. This year Grand Isle, Lamoille and
Washington counties contain one license
town each. Last year Grand Isle, Or
leans and Windsor counties contained
one license town each.
On the east side of the state there are
seven license towns as follows Canaan
and East Haven, in Essex county; Brain
tree and COrinth, in Orange county;
Aliddlesex, III Washington county; som
erset and Vernon, in Windham county.
Last year there were eleven license towns
on the east side.
The license towns on the west side Of
the state number twenty, compared with
twenty-five last year, and are az follows:
Hancock and Shoreham, in Addison
county; Bennington, Pownal and Sears
burg, in Bennington county; Burlington,
Colchester, Richmond and Saolburne, in
CEittenden county; Bakersfield. Highgate
and Swauton. in Franklin county; Isle Ia
Motto, in Grand Isle county; stowe in
Lai1oille county; Brandon. Castieton,
Poultney, Rutland city, Wells and West
Rutland, ia Rutland county.
Twelve towns and cities, Bakersfield,
Bramtrce. Brandon. Burlington, Eolches-
ter, COrinth, PoUltney, Pownal, Rich
mond, Sear=burg, Stowe aud SwaEton
this year change from no license to Ii
cense.
The following seventeen towns and
cities, Arlington, Brighton, Barre city,
Fair Haven, Jay, Middlebury, Pittsford,
Rutland town, Richfurd, Rockingham,
St. Adams city, st. Adams town, st.
George, Starksboro, Sunderland. Victory
and Woodford turned from license to no
license.
This year Braintree and Corinth voted
yes and Arlington. Far Haven and 81.
Albans city voted mo- for the first time.
,
and the total mo- vote IS .O46. The
yes vote exceeding the moi vote ~
9,O45 votes. The total vote cast u year
was 1907.
The referendum vote Of Feb. 3. 1903,
which, in effect, adopted the loeai 'sUtion-
license Law. was yes, 'Z9, IL. "no, ''2s.-
$50, majority Of 129.
In 1903 the total yes vote was 80, 36s,
and the total no" vote 25,O53, the total
yes" vote exceeding the total mo- vote
5,3l5. In 1903. 96 towns and cities voted
yves. 90 $50 voting no"
In 1904, the t0JaT yes vote was
q, 535, and the total mo- vote p, 662.
the total no vote exceeding the total
yes" vote by 6,s27. Ia 1901, 40 towns
and cities voted YES" 80 voted mo-
and one town, Brunswick, did not vote
atau
In 1905, the total yes vote was 20
92g, and he total .'no" vote 26.g4g. the
total "no" vote exceeding the total ..yes-'
vote by 6.02O. In 1908. - towns and
cities voted yes and 212 voted no"
In 1905. the total yes vote was IS
1896, and the total mo" vote 27,g0I.
the total emo" vote exceeding the
total yes" vote by s.9gs. IN 1906. %
towns and cities voted yes" and 216
voted mo one town. Leicester, failing
TO vote on the question.
In 1907, the total Eyes" vote was Is
$50 and the total emo" vote was 27.3l2.
the total mo- vote exceeding the total
yes" vote by $3.50. In 1907, 80 towns
and cities voted yes and 213 voted
mo-
The total vote cast on the license
question, 1901, Is only So % per cent
OF the total vote for governor in 1906.
which was 20, 1913, and i not largely in
excess of the vote cast for Fletcher d.
Proctor, which was a., 332.
Five towns and cities. Bennington.
Canaan, Castleton, Hancock and Shore
ham, have always voted yes" One
hundred and fcr.v-six towns have always
voted .no" and the balance have changed
back and forth.
Max EVsrts Has Tilt with Roosevelt.
Maxwell Evarts, attorney for f. II.
Hartman LnlfaA 2 6a. D.