The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-17
J.P. sTUDlEY ELECTED
Chosen Mayor by Plurality
of 996 Over Mayor
DriscoI|.
STUDLEY 9199, DRISCOIL S2O3
UNUSUAL RESULTS IN SETERAL L
DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLDS.

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THE Entire Democratic city Ticket
Elected With the Exception of Mr..
Driscoll-Republican Gain Six Coun-
ciImen The Board of Aldermen Will
be Divided the Same as During the
Past Year-A Rather Heavy Vote
PoIled-Some Protests Filed In Several
Wards Many Pastors Were Used.
Yesterday was a great day for several
men. including the Ullmans. As re-
suit of the city election held yesterday
John P. Studley, the republican candi-
date, was elected mayor by plurality
of 996 over Cornelius T. Driscoll, the
present democratic mayor, who was
candidate for reelection. The rest OF
the democratic city ticket was elected
by substantial majorities. The court of
common council during the ensuing
year will be democratic on joint ballot
by eleven. There will be in the board
of councilmen 81 republican members
and "a democratic members, gain Of
6 republicans. In the board Of alder
men there will be five hold-over repub-
lican members and ten hold-over demo-
cratic members. At yesterdays elec-
tion seven republican aldermen were
elected and eight democratic. The
board of aldermen will therefore be,
democratic by six majority during the
coming year, exactly as it stood last
year.
The vote In all the wards was fair
" heavy one for municipal election.
John p. Studley received for mayor
9,199 votes, while his opponent, Mayor
Driscoll, received S,2O3. In 1899 Mayor
Driscoll was elected by vote of 1924,
while his opponent, f. B, Farnsworth,
received 7,49s.
Pastors were used freely in all the
wards and it was noticed during the
polling hours yesterday that a large
s'yest pocket vote was being cast.
Hundreds of voters, when they reached
the polls, would not accept tickets from
the ticket booth tenders, but walked
on into the voting booths after getting
their envelopes, and deposited their
tickets, which they had already secured.
Despite the fact that there were so
many pasted ballots the returns from
all the wards except the Fourth, were
received at the First ward polling place
at 61 Orange street in good season. In
the Fourth ward there was delay in the
count and the returns were not report
ed at headquarters until about 1890 |
this morning, nearly an hour after the |
other ward counts were all in.
The arst ward to be heard from was |
the Fifth, democratic stronghold. |
When 1t was reported that Mr. Studley |
had received 27 votes over Mr.. Driscoll
In that ward those who watch the trend
Of elections at once said that this pre-
saged victory for the republican can
didate.
The defeat of Mayor Driscoll for re-
election was last night ascribed to the
fact that the factional fight in the local
democratic ranks had grown so bitter
and been SO aggravated by the recent
primary struggle that the breach could
not be healed by those who sought to
the party for the election
lust over In the Seventh ward, the
strongest democratic ward in the city,
where two years ago Mayor Driscoll re-
,eived a majority of S01, he received
a majority of only 59S.
When the vote of the Seventh ward
vas reported at the First ward head
quarters James III. Lane lodged with
* Alderman e. NJ Darlington, moder-
tor of the First ward a protest against
he counting of 81 ballots cast in the
seventh ward. These ballots contained
he name of Francis J. Conlin for coun-
ilman, and bore Studley pastors. Mr..
4ane claimed that they should not be
ounted because there was no such can
idate as Francis J. Conlin, and be-
ause that name placed upon the bal
ots objected to was a distinguishing
aark. Moderator Darlington ruled that
he ballots should be counted. 1t was ]
vident that the name Francis j. Conlin
ad been placed on the ballots by mis- {
AXE for the name of Francis j. Carlin ]
tho was democratic candidate for J
ounciln:an.
A protest was received from the
Tinth ward signed by Alderman Ed {
ard Fertman, protesting against the Y
ounting of some ballots headed RE ]
ublican' because the name Della on
1e republican grand juror ticket was
oelled with an apostrophe after the d, j
1e ground being that it was marked j
allot. The moderator decided that {
ley should be counted Albert Wild | {
ian of the First ward protested against
le counting of tickets headed Demo F
ATTIC on which the name of John P. S
tudley was pasted over that of Cor T
elius I. Driseoll. The ballots were al Z
wed. AN