Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
SALOON STAYS
 BY ONE MAJORITY
REPUBL IcANs CARRIED THE TOWN
Falls Village and Cornwall "DrYs" Defeat ''Wets" By Small Majority Weather IdeaI-The Vote PoIIed Was Very Large.

We'll, the annual town election in this place is now matter of history and that history records another year of the saloon and winning Republican ticket. The license vote was the closest that it could possibly have been, standing 214 for, and 213 against. It would have been tie, if ballot picked from the floor could have been admitted as coming through the regular channel, and the result would have been 8 majority of one for no-hcense, had it not been for mistakes. The ballot from the floor was not produced until after the count had been made and the vote declared; and was therefore ruled out by Moderator Ford. There was one other no-hcense ballot which came through separately, in town enevelope. Of course, this could not be admitted; but with no errors, this ballot and the one found on the floor, would have given 1 majority for no-license. There was an exceedingly keen interest in this years election, and large number of voters turned out. It was fully expected that the license vote would be close, but nobody had anticipated that iU would be so near tie. Last year the "wets" won by majority of 90, and conserva- tive prophets had said that this year the difference would be but something like 20 or 20. .,,..sa..s
 Falls Village rejected the saloon again, her vote being 75 against and Fl for. Cornwall did likewise, registering 113 "tNos" and 104 for.
 Winsted town of Winchester, after hot fight went for license
 The assessors elected were: Jarvis c. Stevens, for three years; Charles s. Roberts, for two years and Daniel W. Manvel. for one year. N. Watson Hardenbergh, Charles G. Smith and William J. Reel were elected selectmen. Edward D. Norton was reelected town clerk and Fred R. Collin was reelected town treasurer. Those elected on the board of relief were Anson A. Law renee, Henry R. Whitford and Wallace
 
 A. L. Higgins, Samuel Reel, George Dodge and William H. Fuller, Republi- cans and the two who received the highest number of votes on the Demo cratic ticket. The votes for Democratic candidates were; Lewis B. Rhoades 194; Walter Goggin, I'll; Edson Rood and Albert Toussaint, each 166. Those elected grand jurors: George Van Deusen, Charles S. Adam, and George O. Dodge, republicans and the two democrats receiving the highest number of votes. The votes for these latter stood. Charles H. Johnson, and N. W. Moore, each 167 and A. A. Hubbard 166. Members of school committee: Abel G. Stevens, G. Willis Parsons, to fill vacancy, and Daniel O'Keefe. Regis. trars of voters: J. Clinton Roraback and Edward l.. Roberts. John B. Reed and Arthur P. Freeman were elected audi tors, Sarah W. Adam was elected town library director and Henry E. Lyles was elected tree warden.
 Moderator Ford's decision that MT. Hardenbergh was elected first selectman and MT. Smith third, was questioned by many, and the matter, upon being car ried Tuesday to the State Board of Ar bitration at Hartford, was taken up by the Attorney General, who sustained MT. Ford's decision.