The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-04

ILL OWA JUL III OG6GGs Evidences of Republican dissatisfac- ton appear plainly in the small town vote. While it is the custom to de- clare that the state election and the small town elections bear no relation to each other, this is not absolutely the fact.
 For instance in the present cleo tions many traces can be found of dis satisfaction growing out of the fight to get Goodwin and Lake delegates to the state convention. Still mort traces of acerbity can be attributed to the Senatorial contest between Bulkeley and Mclean.
 It is evident that this is year when rings and machines are to be rebuked, for that is what took place in many small towns, where Repubn- can made common cause with Demo- crats and voted against the local 'tOld Guards"
 nearly successful. Sometimes they were only partly so. In this immedi- ate vicinity the Democrats and insur- gents were victorious in Milford. They were partly victorious in Stratford and reduced the Republiean plurality almost to vanishing point. In She1- ton the Republican ring was badly Democrats were victorious in the small cities carrying Middletowns Both Norwa1ks and Stamford. in which so many scra sef1ed ballots were voted and many Hours longer than usual was consumed in the count.
 The new Australian ballot evident 1y puzzled some of the voters and it is estimated that throughout the state which is about twice as many as the usual number.
 In East Hartford, Republican four to one, Democrats cast almost as and elected two of their ticket. In Vernon Democrats elected a first se- lectman for the first time in ~ years Tn Windham Democrats elected ma iority of the board of selectmen and reduced the Republican plurality from 2S0 to 40.
 elected selectmen, but 100 ballots were thrown out. Had these ballots been counted Republicans would have been elected by a small margin. Democrats eIetced a first selectman in Glaston- bury. Westport elected a majority of the board of selectmen as Democrats jority of the board were elected in Bolton, Somers, Norfolk, Suffield, Chatham, Brooklyn, Bloomfield, Port land, North Canaan, Granby. and very iapge percentage of all places from which returns have come Tn.
 WESTPORT Westport yesterday for the first time in many years elected two Dem ocratic selectmen and the Republican | majority was greatly reduced in other offices. s. A. Purdy. r-...: SS4 Thomas Quinlan, d.. 1S4
 Board of Relief. J. P. Bradley, r.. r.........--.. 2z5 George A. Darrow. r...--...- 2a2
  Samuel D. Wheeler, d.. l99
 SeIectmen. L? P. Wakeman, r.... 22S Oscar Smith, r.. dS4 Samuel B. Banks, d........... 21s
 Auditors. Frank Raymond, IT,: :......... 265 Samuel B. Wheeler, d 2O9
 Grand Jurors. c. Birge, r.......... 28O B. Colyer, d. ........ 19O Charles E. Mills, d. 19O
 Tax Collector. Joseph C.. Hyatt, r;..---..... 2aS A. Bulkley, d :..... 189
 ConstabIes. Welford G. Lewis, r..s..... 273 Edgar H. Perry, IT,. TT Hezekiah Allen, r............. r. 268 H. Bradley, r........- 2s7 Alfred S. Povey, d. ....... 191 Donald F. Mills, d. 187 Arthur J. Hull, d. 195 John F. Daley, d. 198
 Registrar of Voters. Frederick M. Salmon, r....... 279 John F. Daley, d. d............. 192
 Town School Committee. Harry R. Sherwood, r........ 271 Frederick Bradley, r.......... 275 Robert w. Post, d d. 197 Charles F. Bulkley, d. -......... 193
 Tree Warden. Stanley B. Pillow, r. 273 Samuel E. Banks, d.......... d 196 There were 46 of the new Aus ralian ballots thrown out for being marked.
 TRUMBULL.
 Trumbull's town election vote yes erday was as follows:
 Assessors. Charles B. Seeley, r. 124 , Emil T. Burger, d.-........ d 60
 Board of Relief. George A. Clark, r... 119 Gbner T. Nichols, r.......... T. 122 William O. Beach, d... Go rohn F. Burger, d 62 =
 SeIectmen. lester M. shelton, r. 119 Charles G. Peet, .119 Carl w. Laufer, d d....... CT William F. Randall, d........ 65
 Agents Town Deposit Fund. wi" liam H. Brinsmade 12O