Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-06
HE TOWN ELECTIONS
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New Haven. Oct GA great bat tic was fought in apout eighty of the towns of Connecticut yesterday be- tween the temperance forces and those who favor the licensing of the sale of intoxicating liquors, or more directly the brewing interests of the state. The result could not be ac- curately told last night as returns from towns came in slowly, but 1t Is evident that SO far as the number ot towns kept in the "dry" column tho prohibitionists have about held their own. Possibly they will lose two or three towns net, but the vote shows that their adherents came out just as strong as last year and in placed where there were small votes last year big vote was cast this time. The liquor men centered their fight in several large towns which last year went dry" and they won, mo- tably in Milford, New Milford, Kil- lingly, New Canaan, North Canaan. Barkhamstead, Manchester and Ply mouth. The prohibitionists took out of the license column the important town of Branford, which has seven- teen licenses. the adjoining town of East Haven, which makes the east shore dry to the Stony Creek district. New Hartford, Brookfield, Stafford and Winchester. in which is the bor- ough of Winsted, where the cam- paign was a bitter one. The liquor men claim to have made much head way in fighting the prohibition wave which set In so strong last year, but the leaders on the other side set up the claim that 1t is always hard to hold in line large town after one year of no-license for the reason that the liquor men concentrate their ef- forts in these particular towns in order to make victory all the more impressive.
 One of the close towns was that of Cornwall, where license won by a single vote margin. Danbury stayed wet by a vote of 2215 to 1175, as compared with 1914 to 641 last year, a net increase in the Tho" vote of 233. Newtown showed a net gath for the temperance people, the vote being 412 to 1855 for license as com. pared with 32O to IF last year.
 The following towns changed from no-license to license:
 Milford-License vote, 531; no- license, 39S; last year the vote was, license 346, no-license 442.
 Killingly-The vote was: License, 63S; no-license, 590; last year the vote was, license 554, no-license 570.
 New Canaan-License vote was 36S. no-license 286; last year tho vote was, license 271, no-license 310.
 Plymouth-The vote was, license S19, no-license 29S; last year the vote was, license 220, no-license 25G. This is the first time in thirty-five years that this town has gone H. cense.
 North Canaan-The margin for H. cense was 51; last year the town dtd not vote. but remained no-license. The vote was, license 595, no-license 566.
 New Milford--The margin for li- cense was 29 last year. The vote was, license 4S6, no-license 535; margin for no-license, 49.
 Barkhamstead-Th vote was, H. cense 113, no-license 7S; last year the vote was, license so, no-license S7.
 The following towns remain Il, cense:
 Putnam-The vote was, license 623, no-license 435; last year the vote was, license sos, no-license 394.
 Torrington went license by ma jority of over 500; last year the vote was, license 1928, no-license 522; margin for license. S06.
 Thomaston-The plurality for H. cense was 40; last year the vote was, license 312, no-license I'll; margin for license, 141.
 Cornwall-The vote was, license, 110. no-license 109; last year the town did not vote and was H. censed town.
 Sterling-The vote was, license 152, no-license 40; margin, 12; last year, license 113, no-license 101; margin, 12.
 Plainville-The margin for license was 133; last year the vote was, H. cense 2S9, no-license 166; margin 123.
 Avon stayed license by majority; last year the vote was, license 99. mo- license 91.
 Litchfield-The margin was 37 for license; last year the town did not vote. but stayed license.
 Colebrook-The margin for license was 24: last year the vote was, H. cense 69. no-license 43; margin for license 26.
 Bristol-The vote was, license 1289, no-license 907; margin for li- cense 3S2; last year the vote was, li- cense ITS, no-license 657; margin for license 522.
 Portland-The vote was, license BOP. no-license 245; last year the town was license, but did not vote.
 Enfield stayed license. but the mo- license forces cut down the margin of 324 to about 150 this year.
 Hamden remained license by 10S majority as against 245 for license last year.
 Windham-The vote was, license 1903, no-license 294; last year the vote was. license 105S, no-license 269.
 The following licensed towns changed to no-license:
 East Hayen-License S4, no-li- censa 125. last year the Ynte WAS