The Republican journal., 1910-03-17
The City Election.

streets last Saturday night, for the reason
that the street corner politicians were mostly
under cover, in the city building. the Demo-
cratic club room and the headquarters in Odd
Fellows block. The same may be said of Sun
day, when the water front even was deserted.
City Marshal Hammons said in the afternoon
that it had been very quiet day. He had
sent home few ginger drunks, but otherwise
all was quiet on the Passagassawaukeag.
Election day opened with snow storm that
merged later into drizzle, but it held up in
the afternoon and the weather conditions had
no appreciable effect on the vote There was
less stir than usual on the streets and around
the polling places, but the workers were active
and earnest. There was general impression
that the contest was to be a close one, and at
times the Hansonites wore long faces. The
mayor was greatly disturbed at the situation
in ward three in the afternoon, and getting
hold of an old check list he took off list of
names of voters to be sent for, but found that
most of them had been stricken off. The Demo
cratic candidate for alderman in ward one was
marked for the knife because he had on sew
eral occasions voted as his conscience dictated.
He was to have been defeated for renomina-
ton, but too strong to be downed there.
Two of the minor candidates on the Democratic
ticket in this ward were also defeated, it is
supposed because one of them some time be-
fore the election had shown symptoms of dis
affection to the head of the ticket
The first news after the polls closed was that
Morse had been elected by IL votes. The Demo-
cratic majority in ward three was given as 8,
instead of %. A fake telephone message re-
porting tie in ward FIVE fooled no one 1t
was not long before the error was corrected
and it was learned that Belfast had been called
upon to endure another year of Hanson
Early in the evening the usual racket began,
but it was less in volume and enthusiasm than
in former years. A bonfire was lighted in post
office square, fire crackers were exploded and
the church and school bells rung at intervals
until midnight. In addressing his followers in
the square the mayor announced that he was
to be a perpetual candidate.
AT II p. m. the fire alarm was sounded from
box "a as part of the celebration, very cheer
full sound to property owners, and it was kept
up long enough to alarm the whole city But
on the whole, considering the conditions, there
is cause for congratulation that things were no
worse.
The Republican gain of one alderman gives
them majority in that board and to that ex-
tent will check the one-man rule that has pre-
vailed in the past, but the Hansonites retain a
majority in joint convention, having two al
dermen and six councilmen against three al
dermen and four councilmen for the Repubh-
cans. Following is the vote in detail:
FOR MAYOR.
Wards l 8 5
Ralph l. Morse. ..2l1 10 129 66 So
Hanson $40, Morse $50
Democratic majority il.
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
H S Cunningham. go PIG ISL 1856 56 81
E. Z. Babcock. k........... POS l66 128 63 So
Cunningham 67s, Babcock 64s.
Democratic majority 80,
FOR ALDERMEN.
Ward l W. H. Hall, R............2ls 2ls
Orrin j. Dickey, D.............. D. 207
Ward , Fred S. jackson, R 169
owen W. Clement, lat
Ward John B. Darling, R..............I3 1873
Geo. B. Dyer, D.................. 155
Ward Charles H. Woods, r R........ 65
Calvin H. Monroe, D ...... "a
Ward Albion K. Fletcher, R............. SIS
Byron M. Rogers, d. ............. SO
FOR CoUNCILMEN.
Ward l John W. Ferguson, R....... -. 204
Elisha H. Haney, ,R.......... r 2O6
Percy b. Redman, D............. 221
Edward F. Littlefeld, D..........21 .21S
Ward . Frank F FlkirS K ITO
Valorus A. Simmons, 176
Adrian &. Tuttle, l44
Eugene L. Cook, D. LAG
Ward Albra j. Clary, R. 127
Alton K. Braley, ,R............... 12S
Asa Sholes, D.. 157
VIM. +. Patterson, D.............1 155
Ward Gardner w. Lane, R....... 81
Herman o. Beckwith, R........... "a
COIN +. Redman, D.............. 81
George S. Daggett, D.. ......... 81
Ward Clarence M. Knowlton, R.......... 81
William H. Staples R............. Sc
Roscoe Black, D...............1 100
Martell f. Ellis D................ D. 81
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Ward l Adolph Rossbach, R........... 2O6
Thomas W. Lothrop, D........... 2l9
Ward Arthur Richie, r. 176
Eben F. Littleield, ............ 141
Ward 3 Orris S. Vickery, 1872
Edward B. Lunt, D...............15 ISL
Nard Harry A. furblSh, X R............. 64
James E, Wing, D................ 55
Ward 5 Edwin Frost. Observation-Disclosures. S4
Herbert E. Bradman, D.. SO
FOR CONSTABLE.
Ward l Leon L. Leach, Observation-Disclosures PIC
Walter J. Clifford, D.............. .209
Ward 2 Fred E. Ellis, R -. ..........173
William A. kimball, D............14 144
Ward 3 Alexander D. Smalley, R. 129
John T. Frost, D. D.................15 1854
Ward Moses F. Hurd, R................. "a
William A. Bennett, D............ 54
Ward Herbert L. Stevens, R .,......... 80
Alvin L. Howard, D............... SO
FOR WARDEN
Ward Ezra L. Talbot, R. ............. .2l5
William H. Clifford, D........... 211
Ward 2 George A. Russell, R..............1 ia
Henry Staples, D 146
Ward 3 Marshall O. Knowlton, R. ........ 129
Harvey H. Smalley, D..........15 154
Ward Willis S. Hatch, R................. GA
Frank E. Clark, D................. 55
Ward 5 Fred L. Mcdonald, R.............. 80
Thomas L. Shute, D...............l 100
FOR WARD CLERK.
Ward l Edwin l.. Colcord, R. ....... 21l
Elbridge S. Pitcher, D........... PA
Ward 2 George O. Lord R R................172
George H. Darby, D.. .l45
Ward 3 Bertrand L. Davis, ,R.............. 129
Wayland Knowlton, D..........154
Ward Eli C. Merriam R.,.............. r. 81
Cassius E. Hamilton, D........... So
Ward 5 George L. Bean, r.. ........... SO
Christopher Y. Cottrell, D.. ....... 100