The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-18
THE DEMOCRATS WIN AGAIN
Dir ETHA UER And CARR RE-ELECT-
ED BY LARGE PLURALITIES.


ED By LARGE PLURALITIES.
An Unusually Light Vote Cast Yester.
day-The Democrats VIII Control
Both boards of the Common Council
Their City and Town Tickets Were
Observation-Disclosures CarroIps Large
Vote In the Third yvnrd-TnbuIated
Summary of the Vote.
The city and town election held yes
terday resulted in complete demo-
cratic victory. Not only were the dem
ocratic candidates on the city and town
tickets elected by majorties ranging
from 1000 to $500, but both branches
of the common council will be demo-
cratic during the ensuing year by large
majorities. In the board of aldermen
there will be twelve republican mem
bers and eighteen democrats. In the
board of councilmen there will be fif-
teen republicans and thirty democrats.
In the present board of aldermen the
democrats have a majority of ten and
In the board of councilmen a majority
of four. The members of the old COM
mon council hold office until June l.,
when the newly elected members will
take office. The vote cast yesterday
was one of the lightest ever cast here,
except in special elections, the total
vote, 1885, being only about two thirds
Nf ho fol CT of ba
city and town election.
The election was in nearly all the
wards an unusually quiet one, and lit
tie popular interest in the outcome was
manifested In the Third, Eighth and
Eleventh wards there was apparent
some of the liveliness which usually
characterizes election day, and in each
of those wards the leaders worked hard
to get out the vote. Especial interest
was lent to the contest in the Third
ward by the fact of Anthony Carroll's
independent ticket being in the field. In
the afternoon when the democratic
leaders began to observe the large call
for Carroll tickets and pastors they be-
gan TO get worried and they were ner-
vous until after the votes We're counted
last night Mr.. Carroll received 433
votes, 297 more than Frederick III. Stein
ert, the republican candidate, and 1888
less than the successful democratic
candidate James p. McGill. The coun-
cilmanic candidates on the independent
ticket received considerably smaller
votes than Mr.. Carroll. When the bal
lot box was opened for the count last
evening no objection was made to
counting the Carroll tickets, although
it had been rumored that there would
be some objection to the tickets on the
ground that they did not comply with
certain technicalities 1t was said last
night that only eightyone straight re-
publican tickets were cast in the ward.
In the Eighth ward, which was the
main battle-ground in the caucuses and
primaries there was considerable inter
est in the election, and inNthis ward the
vote polled approached more nearly to
the wards normal vote than did the
vote in any other ward 1t was charg-
ed there yesterday that in both parties
the factions defeated in the caucus and
in the primary were apathetic and do
ing no work to aid in securing the sue
cess of the tickets. This called forth
extra efforts from those who were
working Charles f. Gerner, the sue
cessful republican candidate for alder
man, received the largest vote cast in
the ward $780, and those who worked
to secure his election in the face Of
apathy on the part Of some of the
prominent republicans in the ward,
were jubilant over the fact last night.
Councilman James e. Howland, VINO
was candidate for reelection was de-
feated by Clifford I. Stoddard, who poll
ed 519 votes to Mr.. Howland's 464
In the eleventh ward Alderman Shep-
ard, who was a candidate for re-elec-
ton was defeated by Attorney Wallace
S. Moyle by 81 votes
Frederick A. Brethauer is reelected
town clerk by a plurality of 2,467 over
General w. H. Pierpont, while James
j. Carr is reelected registrar of vital
statistics by plurality of 2,235 over
Eugene c. Hill. A comparison with the
vote cast at the election a year ago
shows that about 5000 less votes were
cast by each party yesterday than were
cast a year ago, making it evident |
that the result would not have been
materially changed had a fuller vote
been polled.
Ine DallOL DUKES WIFI the return 11SCS |
were received last night at the First |
ward polling place in the Grand opera |
house annex by A. Maxcy Hitler, mod |
orator of the First ward. When the
Fifteenth ward box was reached it was
ascertained that the return sheet was
locked in the box with the ballots, and |
that the ward moderator was not pres
ent with key to open the box. Dill
gent search was made for the modera-
tor of that ward, but he could not be
found. Ex-Counciman Henry c. |
O'Sullivan, who was present, made a
motion that the First ward moderator
be instructed to break open the box
and secure the return list and then
seal the box and turn it over to the
care of the town clerk. Moderator Hill
er put the motion and it was carried
with no dissenting vote, although some
of the gentlemen present expressed the
opinion that such action was illegal. |
The box was broken open and the list
secured.
VOTE FOR WARD OFFICERS.