The sun., 1895-04-02
WOMEN ROUTED THE A. P. A.
nrNoCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS
WIN IN BRIDGEPoRT's FTGHT.
Tho A. Il. A. Candidates. Foisted on the
Republicans. Third In the voting-wrc
and Miller Go Back to tho hoard OF
rduc.tiou New Mayor Democrat.

and Miller Go Back to tho Hoard OF
Educ.tion New Mayor Democrat.
BptpGrpoRT April The work OF counting
the votes cast In to.day's city election is very
much DELAYED by the great number Of split
ticl cts cast and pastors used, and up tn midnight
the official count from any OF the voting pre-
eincts had not been received at tho Town
Clerks Office. II Is certain the Democratic
ticket has been victorious all along the
line Frank +. Clark Is elected Mayor by at
least 500 majority. and the othor candidates
will 10 III by about the same majoritles. This
vote alone nsures the return Of the Hon. p w.
Wren and Frank Miller as members Of the
Board OF Education and their vote will proba-
bly be from 1900 to 5000 more than the vote
for Mayor and other candidates. as nins-tenths
of the women voting for tho members of the
Board Of Education cast their ballots for Wren
and Miller.
The indications at this time point to tho elcc-
ton OF II. G. Coggswell and Frank Kinsley. the
candidates on the Independent Republican tick
Of, and the defeat OF YounGs and Payne. tho A.
PA. candidates forced on the regular Repub-
ucan ticket by the A. T.. A. delegates in the City
Convention.
IL was over the election Of the members of
the Board of Education that tho Republicans
split and thus lost the election. The result Of
the election to-day has been severe rebuke to
tho interference OF A. p. A.ism in politics.
The women substantiated their right to vote.
They did 1t by turning out 1000 strong, and
making the election the liveliest one that tho
town has ever seen. There was once an attempt
made to pass bill in the Connecticut Legis-
lature repeating the suffrage right of women, on
the ground that the women did not care enough
about the right TO exercise 1t. This will never
hold good again.
int 10 ba of on
only were the Bridgeport women qualified to
vote. and It was around these candidates that
the opposing parties rallied. Us about standard
Of battle. TWAS not SO much a contest between
Democrats and Republicans as between tho A.
PA. and its opponents. Since the Rev. Joseph
lu.lman sent 100 women to register on Friday
70 that thy could vote against the Roman
Catholic President OF the Board of Education,
tho.e has been . constant stream OF women
retting registered even during voting hours to-
day, and bridgeport has now moro citzenesses
than all the rest of Connecticut put together.
1t was not until late In the campaign that the
women took part. Until Friday. when Mr..
Pullman and his friends got lO2 women to
register. not more than a dozen or fifteen
women had regRtered at any election in this
city. and this new departure was soon known
throughout the town. Politicians said it was q
good move, but too previous, and the truth Of
Ss nhsr ynt h h' Of s a q
Catholic Church said ut q church meeting:
The ladies of u certain prominent Protestant
church have registered with the intention of
voting at the coming election. This shows the
awakening Of interest in political matters. and
TO follow the good example thus set"
On saturday nearly nearly 200 S, women REGISTERED, N ;.
vote the Indepcndent Republican ticket. and it
had beca lar more than offset sunday a
lively day for electioneerns. largely on the pnrt
" went abon, raising recruits for tho independent
Republican ticket. and their Efforts were 50 sue.
ssn sWampe my by women @ eager " to register @ today
The Qualifications are that the applicant shall
Ind OF the city six months. and be- able to read
II she is married her husband must be citizen,
a hsr 'neeT an asi pc who
follows:
T"%S -Sy ttnf, LEFTY 1ss'f sas s.ps
Mard %s' ,Gs on ,t the 20 ss
fr school oictr.. appears by the records OF the
Attest. FRED. w. TRACY Town Clerk.
When Mr. Tracy and his assistant. ); F: Lock;
wood reached the Office this morning they found
the steps blocked by crowd OF women, who
greeted them hen With @ chorus Of inGnir!es. o.,.,.
do DO to docs i SGss
Tracy opening the door with considerable din,
eaiy. ,,'I'll begin with YOU directly,
intn he sent for two policemen, The police
mon were stationed Mt the door and had tn,
l"rIicsi kind OF = time trying 70 Keep order. fol
tnlreatcd and questioned until it was a mooi
point whether they suffered more in mind oil
ba Presently the te office he became ,S. :.
Ci,y, Court room, and thither the Hood Of fem
htnlty swept. From O'Clock until $3.50 Nj
ants laborcd nobly, registering nearly 600 wom
enand answering probably 5000 questions,
maiden, waving for certificate Of registry. =,
SHs 9"G an ede1y sd
is one nil i can get ~ asked another new citi
the ss prnsSple poss 20 snd
/. ,nnp4so I've got to have ono Of these for every
uTe vote haven't l I"
the certificates were ballots, but a good many OF
the fair voters learned otherwise from stout
mnoniiions as % how voting, should bc done
,sessed the sit Of explaining clearly W hat sh,
Ghew. abe doubtless prevented many mistakes
teachers who had been active in tho work dur
i!g sunday.
s.rns III M hs ssas Ru%Hs On ss. Of sns II;
aa q MsrH were Mhn
ever woman to vote according to tho dictate.
Q, her conscience, and then observed thai
Messrs. Wren, Miller. Cosgswell, and kinsle,
,Early as The polls opensd.-o o'ciock-th tn,
}ae FIRST ward was u woman, Mrs. John Ehr
TsTd; shortly after the polls opened In tht
sa.rd ward three young women arrived bu'
refse Kept back by the crowds OF men. VIII,
| TM ungallantly pushing in before them
ttI tthtI hearty O'Clock they were held back, ant
hniai,y one OF them exclaimed.
and Es IN Come nasT sir. e'SN IN 0'
lheh they pushed determinedly forward ant
re Wete making good progress when n burly fellow
mahtel himself in tho path of the first with ar
aAaspeiatlhg grin on his face which only in
creased when she asked him to step out OF thu
,y, pc next instant tho grin disappeared Al
sn .ue Erl NJ him singing slap across the face
,Nnn na. sInlh shouts Of laughter from the othe
tbs hben, ne moved aside. This incident gained fol
te me grls plenty OF support, and u way WAS mad,
.n, .pr them To tbs booths from which they pres
rrnuiy emerged Triumphant. AT another booth
;;nnns man was bewnil!nR the aIuthy of two o
W ,n,"s oi ms friends whom he had Tried in vail
.WP YeIsnade into coming out to vote. Two prot!y
sHn', Hilo had Just voted heard him.
stm !hy, then" said one of them; "leJ us 81
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