Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-04
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Take Advantage of the Absence of Harmony in the Ranlxs of the Democracy-Democrats May Contest | the Election of George A. Boughton.
 Slowly but surely the public offices of | Waterbury are slipping away from the democrats. Every year some good democrat is sacrifiI ed through internal dissensions in the ranks. First the con- trol of the selectmen's office was lost, then a republican mayor was elected by democratic votes, and now | the city clerkship goes to 8 republican | after being held by the democrats for l generation. The republicans under cunning leaders have aided the process | of evolution in many ways, and the re- | suit shows that in yesterdays contest l they easily outgeneraled the democrats. l
 There were many surprises in yester- l days election. It was thought that l Moritz Grelle would lead First Select | man Pinney a close race, but he was Edward B Reiley's defeat was not un- | looked for, but the size of the majority l piled up against him showed that the | knife had been used by false friends. | John s. Neagle was sacrificed to satisfy | personal enmity.
 The democratic school ticket was easily elected by large majority. Clerk T. J. Moran, against whom popular young workerihad been pltted, received a majority of SIT.
 Rumor is current that the election of George A. Boughton for second select man will be contested by the democrats, on the grounds that he sorted the town ballots in the fourth ward, thereby per forming the duties of a counter. Sec tions 229 and 237 of the statutes of Con- necticut are quoted as the law in this onAk nINI ha oh hat Mil Boughton has acted contrary to them ,an effort will be made to have his votes cast in the fourth. ward. thrown out. Should this be done MT Grelle will have a ma jority. Counsel isEbeing taken by the party leaders, and the result is awaited with interest.
 The citizens and taxpayers ticket did and the candidates for ward offices, who received the endorsement of the re- publicans, had no earthly chance of being elected. The vote in the third and fourth wards was unusually light. Had the full party strength been brought out the result would have been different. s But Rwhy moralize? The figures teach their own lesson:
 CITY TICKET. Clerk. 1 3 3 4 Total *W. R. Mattison, r 489 599 459 373 1920 J. S. Neagle, 344 255 5O4 673 1776
 Mattison's plurality, IA. Treasurer.
 *B. F. Reid,r $50 600 464 412 2O26 E. B. Kelley, d 2e2 235 499 $40 1856
 Reids plurality, 37O. Auditor.
 G. M. Chapman,r 46O 594 452 239 1745 *J. J. Cassin, 3s7 252 5s2 s2S 1889 B. dsssie's S; E1'Si plurality, PA. Sheriff.
 P. c. Colby, r, 4S1 548 422 222 1923 *J. w. Mcdonald, d 40 299 539 $50 2O67
 McDonald's plurality, A. Water Commissioners. *F. B. Merriman, r 460 594 443 239 1735 *Geo Panneton, 388 PAS 532 931 1899 FIRST WARD. Alderman. Chas Thatcher, d 401 *Geo Barnes, 444
 Barnes plurality, 43. Councilmen. c. Hauser, d 369 #C.J. Clevelnd,r 1T 465 P. B. Reeves, d 394 #J. HI. Filling, 455 Edward Dodd, d 392 M. Mueller, 462 Joseph Kenny, d 379 MI. F.Sanford, 46O SECOND WARD. Alderman.
 E. L. Frisbie, d 24O *T. D. Barlow,r 597
 Barlow's plurality, 357 Cour cilmen. l Charles Miller, d 246 *T. L. Sanford, r 910 | J Kirschbaum, d 269 *Geo Tracy, 597 T. Callaghan, 235 *J. H. Hart, 595 | c. R. Bradley, d 233 *J. A. Knox, 569 T. L. Sanford, d 910 *F. M. Cannon,r 597
 THIRD WARD. Alderman.
 D J. Mahaney, d All *D.D. Gregory,r ,r 481
 Gregory's plurality, 10. | Councilmen. *John Byron, d 505 J. P. Elton, r 445 | D Mitchell, 464 #Louis Field, 800 ND. J. Hickey,d 5O3 M. Lawrence, 453 *P. Keough, d 492 NJ. D. Bolan, 5O7 IC.C Chambers, ,d482 B. L. Coe, 462
 FOURTH WARD.
 Alderman.
 *J. c. Altman, d 630 D. F. Kelly, 415
 Allman's plurality, 215.
 Councllmen. *J. Fitzpatrick, d 694 C.F.Downey,i 364 I*L.J.Lavigne,d d 696 Joseph Weis, i 367 l*M, J, Daily, d 685 John H. Calvin, Ii 365 *Simon Brown, ,d690 P. Moriarty, 359 l*D. B.Allman, d 672 Kevin Drury, 364 | TOWN TICKET.
 Selectmen. 3 3 Total *E. w. Pinney, 569 733 559 491 2531 *G. A.Boughton,r 566 73O 549 391 2236 Moritz Grelle, d 371 298 507 692 1868 *J. McElligott, d 374 BOT 515 792 1888
 Pinney's plurality, 4S3.
 Assessors. *G. B. Lawrence,r 536 721 547 446 225C Spaniel Kiefer, r 551 723 $50 452 227G NC. Hauser, d 404 314 53S TAO 1896 l H. w. Lake, d 396 312 494 744 194e Lawrence's plurality, 254. Board of Relief. I. A. Spencer, 541 7O9 521 326 209T MI. w. French, 541 709 518 332 2O9G *J. Thompson, d 4O1 330 $50 859 214( *John Maher, d 399 325 541 S55 211t Thompson's plurality, 43. Clerk. lJ. c. White, 499 653 494 307 194t *J. J. Madden, d AT 361 579 9S3 226(