Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-08
AFTER THE RATTLE.

York Elected Mayor and Shanley City
 Clerk-Incidents of the Day-Cold,
 Stormy Weather Affects the Repub.
 Iican VOte-The Labor Vote - Rey-
 holds Reelected Colonel White
 Elected-The Common Council . Tie
 in Both Branches Republican
 Gain-The Sceae at the Returns.
 The town and city election yesterday was a much mixed affair. Pasters and scratching were the order of the day.. The workers at the polls kept within doors as much as pos sible. It was cold stormy day and the Re- publicans got left. At the voting places the workers hugged the stoves and the outer sen. tinels and advance guard made frequent ex. cursions to get inside out of the snow storm. was the usual multitude of ward politicians all working as if the safety of the nation was at stake. An eager interest prevailed about town all day to hear the latest, and bits of news, information, opinions and prophecy were readily gobbled. The interest became lively in the evening. The telephone wires were kept busy with the question, "How's 'lectionP' The news came in slowly. There had been so much pasting and scratching bASs1 OOAAhbS bAAO VOt0S-cbpCCA6A1y Ill GuS big Democratic wards-was tedious process. The returns came in at the First ward voting place on Center street in the Atheneum building. The room was crowded and much larger place would not have accommodated the folks who wanted to get the news. Two policemen kept guard at the doors to prevent over- crowding. By half-past eight o'clock, three hours and half after the polls closed, only the First, Second, Fifth, Tenth and Twelfth had come in. Moderators John 0. Gallagher and Col. Charles T. Morse of the First ward presided over the city and town returns re- spectively. Moderators Carlos Smith of the Tenth, Ellery Camp of the Sixth and Her nance of the Eighth Col. A. Heaton Robert son, Lawyers Cooley and w. A. Wright, many other well known citizens were among the busy crowds near the tables where the returns of the votes were being recorded. The arrival of each ward was the signal for silence in order that the calling off of the votes might be heard. The Third and Seventh ward returns came in at about ten o'clock, to the relief of the work CTS, who had feared it would be midnight before they came in. The result is the elec- tion of Judge s. A. York Mayor. He re- ceived 5S5 more votes than Mr. Trowbridge MT. Shanley is elected city clerk. He re- ceived i243 more votes than MT. Willett Town Agent Reynolds holds again the office of town agent. The Common Council is a tie in both bodies, gain of two Republican Aldermen. The labor ticket polled about 1000 votes. In the Sixth ward 136 labor votes were boiled. In the First ward John w. Lane, for twenty-one years a registrar in this city, ran 100 ahead of his ticket Many compliments were bestowed upon this vete- ran Republican worker upon his popularity and success.
 The Democrats retain their majority in the Board of Selectmen, Reynolds, Klenke and Isaac Brown being reelected and ex-Select- man Cooper of Westville being chosen in place of Selectman Tyler, who has gone to Florida to remain until spring. Aessrs Geo. M. White, Beecher and Feldman will serve the city as Selectmen. Mir. Shanley, who will succeed MT. Willett as city clerk, is young lawyer, graduate of the Yale Law school three or four years ago. He has his office near the City Hall.
 The town voted license by 8 large major ity.
 Selectman John l.. Treat expressed joy last night over getting left. He informed a COURIER representative last Saturday night that he had no wish to be reelected, having already spent much time in the office of se- Iectman, and having accommodating business interests to look after. He went upon the ticket at the desire of the party, not from in and was glad Of the result. Col onel White received lift from the G. A. R., and will oficiate in the City Hall as one of the selectmen with dignity and ability, while the duties of the office will not conflict with his probable position as assistant adju- tant general. Colonel White is not unfanil- far with the City Hall, having been years ago chief of our police force. te
 William E. Higgins for constable (on both tickets) received the ponderous vote of 8, 8,s32, which is only exceeded by that cast for ex Mayor Welch, for treasurer, 2,906. The largest vote received by any candidate whose name was on one ticket only was received by Deputy United States Marshal Lovejoy for constable, viz: 5, ,036; the next largest was 4, 4,97s, received by Constable Pond. Mir. Reynolds plurality is 257. Peter Lynch, Labor candidate for Mayor, received 1,265 votes; Baker, Labor candidate for city clerk, 1 1884; but this vote includes many disaffect- ed ones in both parties. Benajah H. Doug las, jr., in the Fifth ward made a splendid run, beiug defeated by only five votes.
 Last year the vote for Selectmen stood: Reynolds 4,970, Klenke 4,974, Brown 5,O84, Tyler 5,04S, Treat 4,169. Feldman 4,211, Beecher 4,221. For town agent, Reynolds 4, 4,961, Treat 4,13S. For town clerk Hugo received 5,256 and Nott 4,005.
 The vote two years ago December 3, 1884, stood: