Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-03

EiectIOD day was very tdiHc III WcSL- erly. the republican majority being so large that victory is assured in ad- vance. and the actual polling is merely a legal formality. There was not the slightest evidence of activity from the opening of the polls at in the morn ing in Hibernian hall until the close thereof at in the evening. In the eight hours only 955 votes were polled, an average of about two a minute. l here were about 800 stay-at-homes, indicating that there was a general .ack of interest; all there was seemed 10 be centered on the liquor license vote, which, as usual, was opposed to licensed liquor saloons in Westerly.
 The election machinery of the Aus tralian ballot does not require many operatives, only six officials being re- luired for the whole town of Westerly as against four times so large a force which Is utilized in the polling places .n the village of Pawcatuck, one of ,stonington's voting districts, under the Connecticut plan. The officials at the election in Westerly Tuesday were: Eugene B. Pendleton, moderator; Ev- Barns, Lewis Stanton, Herbert Farrell, William Foley, supervisors; Herbert P. Clark, town sergeant. All participated in the counting except the town ser geant Following is the result of the vote in Westerly:
 Republican.
 For governor. Aram J. Pothier, 695. For lieutenant governor Zenas w. Bliss, e69.
 For secretary of state. J. Fred Par ker, 6S1.
 For attorney general, William B. GraapOuph 627
 For general treasurer, Walter A. Read, 6S0.
 For senator in general assembly, Louis w. Arnold, 566
 For representative. in general assem- bly,, Albert H. Langworthy. 5s7.
 Democrat.
 For governor Olney Arnold, 16s.
 For lieutenant governor, Thomas A. Carroll, TIT. For secretary of state, Frank E. Fitz- simmons, 169.
 For attorney general, James A. Will Hams, 167
 For general treasurer, Edmund Walker, 159.
 For senator in general assembly, Tristan D. Babcock, 301
 For representative in general assem- bly,. Gorton P. Cottrell, IA.
 Prohibition.
 For governor, Willis H. White, 46.
 For lieutenant governor Nathaniel c. Greene, AS.
 For secretary of state. Ernest L. Merry. 46.
 For attorney general. Thomas H. Peabody, so.
 For general treasurer, William G. Lawton, 39.
 L Tristan D. Babcock 37.
 For representative in general assem- ply, Thomas H. Peabody, 154.
 Socialist.
 For governor, Fred Hurst. 6.
 For lieutenant governor, Samuel Fassell, 6.
 For secretary of state, John T. Fletcher B.
 For attorney general, Edward Thei- nert, 6.
 For general treasurer, Israel Pre-
 Socialist Labor.
 For governor, Richard Holland, ,.
 For lieutenant governor, Augustus Martin, g.
 For secretary of state Everett | Bowers, 3
 For attorney general, Wolf Semonof, s.
 For general treasurer, Francis Lin- den 2.
 Three amendments and harbor inn provement loan all carried.
 The vote on liquor license: Against license 535, for license 397, a majority against license of 13S. There were 25 blank and 8 defective ballots. Total ballots deposited 955.
 Representative Milton Duckworth, who was defeated in his candidacy for state senator from Charleston in the republican caucus, and who ran for the office on an independent ticket, was elected, defeating Senator George W. Hoxie, who has represented the town for several terms in the senate. Richmond is in the wet column jority of 39. Charlestown went mo- license by zS and Hopkinton no-license by 13s.
 The monthly meeting of the Westerly Board of Trade was held Tuesday evening. President Charles Perry pre- sided Clerk Alberti R. Stillman read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved.
 Thomas Hope of Potter Hill and Max Novogroski were proposed for mem bership.
 Dr. John ,Champlin of the committee on trades and manufactures reported that manufacturer of taps and dies was here from Vermont recently seek ing a site for his business. He was satisfied with a site and a committee was appointed by the executive com nrnno+on 2 Go