The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-21
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
RESULT OF THE BOROUGH ELEC-
 TION S1TURDAE

TI0N SATURDAE Democrats Sweep the Field Leaving Only Borough Clerk for the Republi- cans-A Big Vote-Prohibitionist Elected by Democratic Vote-Notes About Town.
 The annual borough election was held here on Saturday and resulted in a democratic victory for the entire ticket, with one exception, that of borough clerk, Fraray Hale, the repub- lican nominee being elected over Charles Drum by seventeen votes. The total vote boiled, 1132, is the largest on record at borough election, which is quite remarkable considering it was very stormy day. The democratic success is due to the fact that the re- publicans did not get out to vote, as they should have done and quite a number that live within a short dist ance of the polling place failed to get around to vote. The democrats had been hard at work night and day for a month to accomplish the much hoped Tor victory and they got it. The wealth CT was in their favor, being what has always been known as democratic weather. There was much scratching done on both sides There was 461 straight democratic tickets cast and 3S0 straight republican tickets, 125 scratch ed democratic and Ill scratched repub- lican. After the polls closed Warden Hall called to order the usual annual meeting, but it was voted to adjourn the business meeting for one week. The counters were kept busy until naarly Il o'clock, and when the vote was de- clared there was democratic cheer, the first heard in town for several years. The figures below tell the en- tire story of how the votes were cast: Democrats: Warden, Isaac w. Bull 596; burgesses, John B. Kendrick 592, William Hassett 631, Thomas Uagman, 651.
 Clerk, Charles Drum, 551.
 Treasurer, Charles N. Jones' 576.
 Collector, Lorenzo B. Cook, 591.
 Assessor, Thomas Kennedy, 57S.
 Auditor, Roswell D. Perkins, 600.
 Bailiff, William s. Fogarty, 596.
 Water commissioner, Clifton J. Morse, 5S2.
 Treasurer of the water fund, Charles IN. Jones, 574.
 Republican-Warden, Henry B. Hall, 534: burgesses, Daniel l.. Barber 53S, Frank E. Burchfield 519, Frederick w. Miner 536.
 Clerk, Fraray Hale, 56S.
 Treasurer, Charles D. Morris, 556.
 Assessor, George H. Yale, 551
 Bailiff George J. White, 525.
 Collector, Robert H. Cowles, 539.
 Auditor, Theodore F. Lane 532.
 Water commissioner, Charles F. 'Wooding 54S.
 Treasurer of water fund-Charles D. Morris, 553.
 There was one peculiar fact again demonstrated at Saturdays borough election that is that the democrats have better luck with candidates from oth- CT parties for warden than they do with their own party, as there is only one instance where they have succeed ed in electing democratic warden and that was Frank HalI Three years ago they took their candidate from the republican party, D. E. Morris, and elected him; this year they took anoth- CT tack and nominated a staunch pro- hibitionist Isaac W. Bull, and have now elected him. Where they will go for a, candidate next year is prob- lem.
 The only thing that saved the demo- crats from defeat Saturday was the placing. after the regular caucus nomi- nees had declined to allow their names on the ticket, the names of J. 5. ken- drick and William Hassett, the two strongest men in the party on the ticket. Those two gentlemen sacrlf1ced Their own wishes for the welfare oi 4he marty and saved it's reputation.
 The armory was crowded Saturday evening with polo enthusiasts expect ing to see an exciting game, but the Torrinetons failed to show up.
 The thirteenth annual concert anc socia1 of Court Windemere, No. 23, A q F.. will be held in the armory We'd nesday evening, November 23. MUSIC hv the National orchestra. Harr! Mitchell prompter
 How queer It must HdFe eeeii'e" '' ,rrday for democrats in the llquor pus mess to walk to the polls ana vote Io a strict prohibitionist
 William Craft was before the porousi court Saturday on charge or tnel and was discharged by Judge Juoo a if was proven to his honor's satisfac tion that the accused was innocent an' that some other person committed ln' Theft and that Croft purchased th' harness in question, in good faith, or