Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-27
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Democratic Primaries End and Several Asprants Are Outside the BreastwOrkS-The Voting Was
 Spirited and Good Natured.

The democratic primaries were held yesterday and created more than or dinary interest. The contest was warm in the several voting districts and the closeneSs of the figures prove that both sides had good tickets. There was lots of excitement, but no dis trTbance, so that in many respects 1t was the best political bout the party has had in years. The Phelan and Holohan tgo'' in the fifth was the star exhibition, and prudent men were not willing to gamble much on the re- suit at any stage of the proceedings. Both sides put up a spirited fight and neither showed any signs of quitting, the leaders being in as good condition when the polls closed as at the opell- ing of the first round. When the ball. lots were counted it was found that the Phelan contingent had won out by majority of thirty-fve votes. It is understood that this settles the race for the democratic nomination for sen ator in the sixteenth district, the dis tinction going to Attorney Phelan, who at present is commissioner of the department of education.
 1t was too bad that the voters failed to settle the questions at issue in all the other wards. The Lowe Flanagan tickets came in ahead in the second and fifth wards and the Guilfoile- OConnor men won in the first and third. The fourth is said to be di vided between Lowe and Guilfoile, and for that matter 1t would be difficult to tell at this time who the delegates Ill any of the wards will support tor judge of probate and registrar Of voters. At this writing it looks like OOonnor for registrar, but this Will not be known for q certainty until the delegates get together. Some of the wise heads claim that Lowe is safe. but others hold that unless all the fourth ward stands for him Guilfoile will be the next nominee for Judge of probate. In the first ward there was some misunderstanding over the num- Der of votes cast, 2S2 ballots being found in the box while only 275 were checked off. This was adjusted for the time being at least by throwing out four of the Guihoile tickets and three Of Iowe's.
 The vote by wards was as follows: First ward, Guilfoile ticket 145, Lowe ticket 130. total 275; second ward Guilfoile ticket 62, Lowe ticket 105 total 167; third ward, Guflfoile 126, Lowe 91, total PIT; fourth ward, inde- pendent ticket 300, Brophy indepen dent ticket 190, total 490; fifth ward Phelan ticket $40, Holohan ticket 3o5. total 645; sixth voting district, 14; grand total, 1,S0S votes.
 The winning tickets are as follows:
 FIRST WARD.
 State-Patrick J. Lawlor, Matthew J. Doyle, Daniel J. Murphy, George R. Donahue, John F. Flaherty; alternate at large, Joseph P Hosey.
 Congressional-Dr James McIinden, William J. McNellis, Daniel Keenan, Leo c. Herr, Jeremiah Slattery; alter nate at large, Patrick w. McWhinnie.
 Senatorial Philip Fitzpatrick, Archie Haggerty, John B. Connor, AL fred Wolfe, Edward J. Cullen; alter nate at large, Peter Hook.
 Probate-John S. Monagan, John Lynch, Thomas Owens, Eugene Fl. Sullivan, Martin F. Hapenny; alter nate at large, James Mullen.
 TowH-William D. Houghton, John l.. Gloster, Keron W. Egan. William !. Finnan, Jr, Charles W. Messer; al- ternate at large, Timothy l.. Murphy.