New Britain herald., 1916-09-30
PlainVille News fl. 0.P. AND LICENSE.
 ELECTION FORECAST
Success Of Republican Candidates
 Expected on Monday
FIRE CHIEF TO WED HERE
Head of Hartford Department to Mar
 ry Miss Anna Deadly Monday Election Workers Ready for Battle
 of BallOts-Town Meeting Petition Ill

Preparing for the final assault in eide who is to fill town offices during the coming year and whether Plain- vile will remain "Wet' or join with the nO-icense forces, the political gladiators stuck to their trenches to- day and busted them selves with at tention to the various details in the winding up of the campaign. Elec- tion will be held on Monday and be- cause of the license issue the vote is expected to be heavy.
 Leaders of the prohibition move ment today mailed circulars and "No'' ballots to all the voters and urged them to eradicate the saloon. The ministers and laymen who arc on the no-license committee, have been doing considerable work in a quiet manner during the past few weeks and they expressed themselves today as being satisfied with the out look. On some streets, the canvass was almost of a house-to- house char acter and few prospects were neglect ed
 The saloonkeepers have not been idle either. They have made prepa- rations to bring out the vote and they hold to the belief that sentiment is favorable to their cause.
 The license people consider that the wholesale raids of the state po- lice last Sunday served to cinch mat ters for them and they now believe that the license majority will be in excess of fifty votes. The efforts to convince Italian voters that the liquor dealers were involved in the cleanup made by Chief Egan's men have failed, according to leaders of the men of that nationality, and the vote of the Italian colony will, as usual, be found with the "wets."
 Generally the impression prevailed that the town will remain license, al- though there was a decided difference of opinion as to the majority which the "wets' will secure.
 Advocating the reelection of First Selectman w. J. Johnson, the repub- Hcan town committee sent out num- Der of letters during the day. The documents contained arguments re- garding MT. Johnson's economical ad- m1nlstratiOn and urged the voters to support him. William C. Hart, the democratic candidate, has done con- siderable work in his own interests and he is hopeful of success Other leaders of the party, however, do not appear so confident.
 Conservative prophets were willing today to concede the election of Mr. Johnson and the other candidate on the republican ticket They believe that the margin separating him from his democratic opponent will be much larger than it was last year.
 The polls will open Monday morn ing at o'clock. Work on the erec tion of the voting booths in the court room was in progress today and by night it was expected they would he in readiness for service
 Voting Machine Petition In.
 Asking the selectmen to call a special town meeting to consider the question of purchasing voting ma chlnes before the state election in Mo- Vember, representatives of the men back of the movement this morning handed petition for the, session to Selectman Johnson. The petition bears the signatures of the number of voters which the law requires.
 The meeting will probably be held during the week of October 8. There appears to be considerable sentiment favorable to the voting machine plan and the men responsible for the peti- t1on predict that an appropriation suf- Hc1ent for the purchase of the ap- paratus will be made.
 To Be Fire Chiefs Bride.
 The wedding of Miss Anna Dea1v