New Britain herald., 1916-11-11
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state or local, aroused public interest
to such a high pitch as has the one OF
November I, just passed. Men anu
women were hardly less excited than
the little children. playing in the
street whose conversation on Wednes-
uay and Thursday consisted chiefly OF
Say Jimmy, I'm for Wilson, who are
you for" But one thing is certain as
a result of this election, and that IS
that never before was the general
public of New Britain as we'll in
formed on national geography and the
method of electing a president
through the electoral college as they
are today. The election has been a
liberal education for hundreds. Men,
women and children who before No
vember may have had but vague
idea of the location of the states west
of the Mississippi today can quote the
list accurately. The same people who
previously had but a vague idea OF
how the electoral college was elected
how it worked to name the president
and what votes each state has are
now able to argue with the best IN
formed on the subject. People who
before election could not tell whether
Connecticut had one or twenty votes
in the electoral college now know that
this state has seven. They also know
that New York has fortN-fVe and
Pennsylvania thirty eight. The west
ern states are also known to them
and when the result in California was
known they realized at once that the
Golden Gate state carried with 1t th1r-
teen electoral votes while Minnesota
has a dozen votes. Truly. in more
ways than one, the election of 1916
has been an important one. 1t mas
been one that the little child Of to-
day will look back upon twenty years
hence and tell the youngsters OF ms
day how he remembers in the
election Of 1916 when first reports
gave Hughes a sweeping victory etc.
This election has been an event of
lifetime One never to be forgotten.
Also it was one never to be forgot
ten in this newspaper office. From
o'clock Tuesday afternoon through
Thursday evening conservative estl-
mates show that $4,000 telephone
| calls were received in this office. Dur
ing several hours the calls received on
| the two phones here averaged four
a minute on each wire. During the
entire time it kept two phone opera
tors in the office busy answering
| queries.
He who laughs last etc: The repub-
! licans in their parade of Tuesday
night enjoyed themselves. But what
about the democrats in their parade
| Of Friday night? Their cup of JOY
was filled to overlooking.
One pretty little stenographer en-
plOyed in the office Of a prominent
business man is in a duandry, and all
over election which, by the way, has
placed many other people in a
Quandry too. Said steno's employer
was a rabid Wilson man and in a
spirit of fun told the young lady that
he would buy her a box Of choco-
lates if HUGHES was elected. On We'd
nesdav morning he presented her
With the candy which she Immediate
" proceeded to eat, with the assist
ance of her friends. Now her employ
or demands the return of his candy.
No serious results are contemplate
but each is wondering just who the
joke is on. masmuch as possession is
nine points of the law our judgement
would be in favor of fair feminity in
this case. You just can't beat the Ia
dies.
deserves
work during the election period it is
the cheerful little telephone. operator.
Working at top speed hour in and
hour out she certainly is entitled to all
the credit in the world. That she
was able through it all to maintain
her cheerful number please and
.lincs busy without losing her pa
tionce, when confronted with such
task shows her sterling quality. Here
is one public servant that is not to he:
criticised.
Now Britain. republican and demo-
cratic, c0neratUlates George w. Klett
on his election to the general as
scmbly as senator from this district
and believes that>%1lxs will ably repre-
sent his cans$tuel2tts I'll record in
the senate #fNe years" ago Was excel
lent This term he will be one of tho
leaders and Publications. are that he
viii be chairman of the all i'm portant
judiciary committee, He will be in
himself and to do much for the people
CT this city. There is no reason why
he cannot go down in local history as
one Of the citv's best.
And when Senator Klett begins his
active work in the upper house many
&C his followers will expect him to
present a bill that will compel
drivers of all vohic1cs on public high
ways to carry lights at night There
ie such law on the statute books
now but, acCOrdinc to police inforna-
ton it carries with it no penalty so q
viOlator cannot be punished and
thereby be made to obey. Tor the
protection of the travelling public
such q law is an absolute necessitv
Being a motorist himself and one who
is liable to run into an unlighted