Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-10-15
LICENSE men
WIN ELECTION
Six Towns Vote Wet, While
Four Go Dry
BRISTOL BACK TO LICENSE
Perfect Weather Favors Town Elec-
tons-Republicans Show Gains
Socialists Strong in Plymouth
Woman Elected to School Beard.

New Hayen.-Perfect weather was
factor in bringing out the vote at
the little town elections in Connecti-
tsG In many places the vote was
unusually heavy and reports generally
we're that partisan interest in eandi-
daeies for town Offices we're excep-
tionally keen. The predominaung
feature was the republican gains in the
larger towns which characteristic was
> strikingly extended 81 the cities OF
New London and % walk in whleA
Republican mayors we're chosen.
S In Bristol where party lines have
been eradicated by the commission
form of administration the contest be-
tween rival candidates nominated by
means of the primary was very keen
resulting in the choice OF Joseph f.
Dutton as mayor.
The Middletown election was a
struggle between nominees on four
tickets and the feature here was the
reelection OF Wingate C. Howard for
town clerk, he having lost out in the
democratic caucuses and running on
two independent tickets. Mr.. Howard
has served for eighteen years.
Meriden again chose a republican
mayor.
The election in Winchester was the
first under the commission form OF
government, the borough of Winsted
having been eliminated. The five
selectmen which constitute the com
mission, will chose its own chairman
The Plymouth election developed a
surprise in that the democrats were
outelassed by the socialists who car
ried the offices of third selectman
auditor. three grand jurors, three con
stables, register of voters, a member
of the school committee and a direc
tor of the library. All other officers
went to the republicans by an aver
age plurality of about 1876 over the
socialists. There had been no expec
tation that the democrats would lose
everything.
feature of the Putnam election
was that a woman, Mrs. Elvira A
Barber was elected a member of this
school board. The town went re
publican. q
Malchester gave the republicans
the tafices in a manner which is SAID
0to have surprised members of othel
parties
In Huntington, which includes thu
borough of Shelton, the propositA
to consolidate and create the cityS
Shelton was adopted. 346 to 31S
Of
consolidation was defeated by 55 ma
jority. AS usual the town was car
ried by the democrats for town of
fees.
Although no-license ballots were
missing atolCopep7iIn.g. OF d the poll,
again wcCthe a..
In Enfield for the fourth successive
year the republicans wss 9eated b.
citizens ticket Republicans
won the tax collector, F. L. Hamilton
who goes in for his third term. II,
had majority of IS.
The vote casOor town officers IL
Windham was SO heavy that the pros
poets at midnight were that the .s>un
was greatly delayed. 10
License Supporters Win.
The supporters of lOnses for Ii
quor traffic had the advance IL thu
town electSn of the staS. six &fglS
which ha(1een dry" sSrang jStt
the license column, and foC WIG
= had been license reversing their con
Idition The towns numerically follow
Towns voting HeensefN $500. A.
Towns voting no-liceNsS 90 Il
Total ..............<s.. o.
Towns not voting: ~ .
Standing license .............. Al
Standing no-license 90. Il
Total ................A ~. -. III
Towns in 1916; 90 Q
License ................ o.
No-license ..............-.-.. st
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