Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-25
SARGENT FOE MAYOR

Is the Voice of the Democratic Ef1ma-
ries-His Friends Claim Thirty.
Eight Votes Mt the Least ON the First
Bauot-The second, Fourth and
Ninth Wards Alone for Driscon and
the Eleventh Divided-D0wnes IL
Said to win With Sargent.
Sargent seems to have captured the DEM
ocratic primaries last night after one of the
sharpest battles known in local politics.
His friends claim for him vote of at least
SO in the city convention, and it is said
that he may receive 40 AZ votes upon the
first ballot. The First, Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Twelfth wards
chose city delegations which will cast their
votes for Sargent. The Third ward is d.
vided between Sargent and Andrew, but it
is thought that Sargent can control the en-
tire delegation if necessary. These wards
would give Sargent Al votes in the conven-
ton. The Eleventh ward chose de1ega-
ton divided between Driscol and Sargent
This would add more votes to Sargent's
side, making 43 in all, and it was upon
these figures that the managers of the
Sargent campaign were relying yesterday
afternoon. They claim at least half of the
Third ward delegation, and it is generally
thought that not more than three votes
from this ward can be cast for Andrew.
This would leave Sargent vote of forty
on the first ballot, which would insure his
nomination generally, with good sur
plus. It was difficult to find a democratic
politician last night who did not conced
the nomination of Sargent.
Edward Downes, for city clerk, was in
h iro-
ton is considered as sure. Nevertheless
Bernard J. Stanley, who has made a
strong fight for the nomination, claimed
last night that he could obtain majority
of tho votes of the convention.
Those who managed the Sargent cam
paign declare this the most hotly contested
| battle which has been fought within the
! democratic ranks in this city for years.
An exceedingly large vote was cast and
the results in most Of the wards was very
close. Protests were entered in the Fourth
ward, the Sixth ward and the Eleventh
ward. In the Fourth the old mems ticket,
Sargent, was declared elected by 100 ma
jority, but the young men claim that
enough votes to change this result were
thrown out by the moderator because of
marks upon them In the Sixth ward
| it was also claimed that ballots were not
counted. James Glacking was defeated
| in the Eleventh ward for city delegate.
This gives Driscon three to Sargent's five
/ in the delegation from that ward. Mr..
Glacking is strong Sargent man and is
l greatly incensed at the "methods'' and il
legitimate work which caused his defeat.
He will not stop at this, but comes out
f1at-footed and says he will make protest
l to the town committee and show the case
/ up in it's true colors. Mr.. Glacking is q
| true Jersey democrat and wants his rights
| and nothing more. He is the man who
l was orator for the Sargent employees at the
Sargent MANSION the night of the big Sar-
gent demonstration which opened this
campaign. Mr.. Glacking has worked for
Mr.. Sargent twenty-seven years.
In the Ninth ward the town delegation
is pledged to Dunn and the city delegation
is anti-Sargent, with preference to Andrew
and is divided between Downes and Shan
ley for city clerk. The town delegation
from the Tenth ward is for Clarity, an6
the city delegation for Downes for city
clerk.
At midnight Mr.. Driscon bobbed u,
serenely in the midst of apparent defeat
and declared that he was still in the fight
He insists that Sargent lacks fifteen vote
of majority of the sixty-three in tn
convention. The rest of the votes, b.
says, will be divided between himself ant
Andrew, and he expects to receive
majority upon the final tug of war.
= THE TOTAL VOTE.
| A big democratic vote was polled las
night, Mr. Sargent receiving over 400
votes, or more than half the total demo
cratic vote polled at the last state election
The vote by wards, the Second alone lack
ing, was.