New Britain herald., 1928-08-14
Bristol Meus
BRISTOL PLANS TO USE CAUCUS LISTS

All Voters at Prtliminaries Must
 Be Registered
 FINED UNDER BOOZE LAW Arthur Lalane Pleads Guilty to Sell
 ing Beer With kick-Boy's Leg BrOken-Formcr Resident Dies
 Other Items.
 With the local political pot start Ing to boil and the names of several prominent persons mentioned as pos- slble candidates for representative, the approaching campaign and elec- ton promises to be hotly contested. rom remarks heard on the street, IL IS probable that for the first time Ill number of years, all votes cast at the caucuses will be checked against the caucus lists. This action. many believe, will result in a num- Der oi votes being cast out for the reason that a large number of yot- CTS nave never asked to have their names placed on any caucus list.
 Section 3, of the amendments to election laws of the state of Con- necucut. compiled in 1925, reads in part as follows: Before any bal- lot shall be deposited for the choice of any candidate or any delegate or TOT or against any vote or motion or resolution to be voted upon at such caucus or primary. the name of the clector offering to vote shall be given to the clerk or secretary of such caucus or primary, and such name checked upon the registry list of such caucus or primary. Any person who shall unlaWfully participate in any caucus or primary. and any person who shall violate any pro- vision of this section. shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both"
 The registrars or their deputies meet the first and second Fridays of August each year to receive names Of voters who desire their names Piaeed on the caucus list of the party 10 which he belongs. Section 1 of chapter 1?2. an act amending an act concerning caucuses and primaries specifically states that:
 At any session of the registrars provided for in chapter 3. of tbe general statutes, any elector not en- rolled on any caucus list may make ! written application 10 the regis trar of the political party with which ile desires to affiliate, and his name shall be entered by said registrar upon the list of electors Of such political party. In all cases where application is made for enrolment, the applicant, in addition to stating the name of the political party on , the caucus or primary list of which 1 ne desires to be enrolled, shall state mat he is not member of or con- nected with any political party other than that in which enrolment Is then being sought by him. and all applications for enrolment shall state the street and number, if any, at which the applicant resides, In towns, cities or boroughs divided into voting districts or wards. and Tor which deputy registrars are pro- Nided, application for enrolment shall be made to the deputy reg,s- trars in the voting district or ward m which such olector is entitled to vote at the time of making such ap- plication."
 On the first and second Fridays of the present month it is under stood that the deputy registrars of the second voting district in Forest vile were the only ones who were available at the advertised head quarters of the district between the hours of 12 noon and 9 D. m. Miss Emma Fish. assistant city clerk. when questioned this morning stated that the only revised caucus lists re- celVed by her up to the present time were from the second voting district. both the republican and democratic lists of that district being complete Tn every respect
 \ number or erSonS question the legality Of caucuscs held the past few years because of failure to check the caucus lists. It is certain. how ever. in the event of any contest for the nomination of representative. that candidates for such nominations Will insist on checking the status of those taking part in the caucus.
 Fined For Illegal Beer Arthur Lalane. proprietor of the | Colonial Billiard and Bowling Acad- e1ny at 149 North Main street. .plead ed guilty in police court today to keeping illegal beer with intent to sell, sale. and reputation and was fined s1' and costs by Judge Jo- s"ph M. Donovan. Lelane was rep- resented by Judge S. Russell Mink and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert J. Stack presented the case. Judge Donovan. in imposing the | light fine, stated that he was not greatly impressed with three per cent beer