The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-09

Bridgeport scored a victory fo Democracy in the election yesterda, despite the large vote for the Social ist ticket which undoubtedly depress ed a majority approaching 5000 int
 a majority ranging from 400 to 700 The Socialist vote was the unrecog nizable factor. It was guessed at bu not expected until it was counted Conjectures as to the source of st great vote are numerous but it i generally attributed to the attrac tive personality and forceful argu ments of Hunter and largely also tt the fact that there are in Bridgepor 1.500 or 1900 men representing more radical doctrine than the old politica parties stand for.
 It appears that even Lynn w. Will son the Democratic candidate fol Congress who is~generally regarded a: a. progressive of a pronounced type does not go far enough to suit thl: vote.
 But despite this development in tht ballot the Democrats elect two Sena tors and two Representatives Judge of Probate and seven members of the Board of Aldermen, giving them con- t-ol of that body by 15 to g.
 The city also gave Judge Baldwin a pluyality of 569 and put Bridgeport in the column of cities representing the f1ercest opposition to conditions as they were typffied by the Republican organization headed by MT. Goodwin and his friends of the lobby.
 An incident of the vote was the flattering plurality received by Zai- mon Goodsell, candidate for Secre- tary of State who defeated M. H Rogers by a plurality of 870, heading his ticket in Bridgeport.
 Bridgeport also gave plurality of 3sl to Vollmer who suffered by the intense activity of the friends of Sher- if Hawley and a slightly smaller plu- rality to Lynn W. Wilson whose can didacy was combatted by hundreds oi Federal employees.
 Elsewhere in this issue will be shown tables giving the vote in de- tail for all candidates.
 Nothing gives more pleasure than the election of Edward F. Hallen, to be Judge of Probate, all the more that MT. Hallen unselffshly devoted his attention to promoting the suc- cess of the general ticket.
 Tho splendid victory of Garry Pad dock in the Republ can 23d district is also a source of qualification to citi- zens who desire as many Senators as possible in Hartford this year who will be opposed to the interests. MT. Pad dock defeated his Republican oppon- ent. MT. Robinson. and his plurality would have been much larger had he not suffered as did all other Demo- cratic candidates from the heavy drain of the Socialist vote.
 The plurality of Archibald McNefl, Jr.. in the 22d district would have been much larger had the Hunter campaign not been waged. As it is, his friends feel that he has made a very satisfac- tory showing.
 Most surprising, however, was the showing made by Charles H. Arm strong against Frederic A. Bartlett in the 21st district. This is the richest, most aristocratic and strongest Re- publican district in the city. and that MT. Armstrong should have come within about 100 votes of carrying it indicates not only the intense dissatis- faction that was felt by Republicans from Lake, but Mir. Armstrong's per sonal popularity and the energy and intelligence of his canvass.
 Two further votes against privilege in the next General Assembly are rep resented by the election of William w. Bent and Joshua Meltzer to be repre- sentatives. Each was selected by a substantial plurality. The fine show ing made by the Republican candidate, Major Thomas Boudren, was univer- sally commented upon. Major Bou- dren because of his characterization program had the active opposition of the large ma jority of the doctors of Bridgeport Nevertheless he ran but slightly behind his straight party vote and was defeated only because his party was defeated. Ernest Ortlepp. the other Republican candidate also made m excellent showing
 Mr Bent and Mir Meltzer were ac- tive candidates and by their excellent work and strong speeches did much to promote the success of the entire ticket Mir Bent was unable to devote more than a limited amount of time to his own candidacy because his du- ties as town chairman imposed upon him a great mass of work and mucn detail connected with the campaign. This morning he was generally con- graduated both upon his election and as reflected in the most complete Dem sweep known to this city in a State election in many years.
 Democrats elected Aldermen in the Second, Third. Fourth. Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth districts. In the First Wallace W. Welch made strong fight but was defeated by Mall colm McFayden by less than 100. Thomas P Donnelly made a strong fight in the Republican Gibraltar. the Fifth. and cut the majority of Guy P Miller Republican. to 40S. John J. Ennis Jr., in the Republican Ninth all but defeated William F. Primrose. Re publican, who was victorious by only g votes. though the vote for Ennis WIS depressed by the large Socialist ballot given to Timothy Sullivan. who had 23T. Patrick Cuddy. Democrat, made an excellent run and defeated George Feyrer in the Tenth where as in the case of Primrose. the harbor- grab was an issue. The Socialist can- Iidate. Charles Courtney, took 169 votes