The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-06
CHURCHES BEAT
 ME- HOOKER SAYS Mayor of Hartford, Defeat ed for Re election, Also
 Blames Lake Men DEMOCRAT SUCCEEDS TO PLACE Former Mayor Sullivan Is Defeated In Race for
 Assessorship
Especial from United Press.

1 Hartford, April 6.-Edward L. Smith became Democratic mayor of 1 Hartford at II o'clock today and Ed ward w. Hooker, former Repub bl1can mayor, became a private citizen, after | being defeated at yesterdays election i by the small margin of 357 votes l The oath was administered in the aldermanic chamber at City Hall by Former Mayor Hooker who pinned l Mayor Smith went immediately to his office and took up his new duties. The ceremony of administering the oath did not last over I minutes Mayor Smith was introduced to the citizens present, including the mem bers of the council and other city of ficials, by MT Hooker. Mayor smith then made a short speech in which he thanked the voters for their sup port and confidence and pledged his best efforts toward making Hartford try.
 The greeting accorded the new mayor. by these at the ceremony was most cordial.
 Hartford went Democratic in the municipal election, so far as the head of the ticket is concerned, and Re. publican for all other offices. Mayo Edward w. Hooker, was beaten by Edward l.. Smith, a, lawyer, by 357 votes, the vote being, Hooker, 6,198: Smith, 6,555.
 Mayor Hooker, in an interview, to- day, ascribes as the prime cause of his defeat the activities of the Fed Adt4O1A Ol AIluICn0S, WnOSo ODDOSl- tion- he incurred by his efforts in favor of 9 more liberal Sunday.
 But he blames the followers of Everett z5- Lake also in some degree, saying, it is well known that he fav- cred Charles A. Goodwin for the Re- publican nomination for governor and that the Lake followers desire to show their strength.
 He carefully exempts MT. Lake from active participation in the effort to defeat him.
 The TJa v1o+ore Ing to year of arguments, were somewhat more anenable in the mat ter of making approRpriations. R The municipal building site was made by a vote of 51,51O to 2,393 and the ap- propriation of $3O0,0O0 for the erec- little smaller .nargain, 4.535 to 2,6S7. There were 4,89S who favored spend ing $51,O00 for the fire engine and truck house proposition, to 1,627 who opposed it, and 4,591 voted for an appropriation of $20,o00 for chil- dren's home, to 1,729, >who voted appropriation of S200,OOO for the high school site was 3,656 to 291O School consolidation had remark ably close call, the plurality against it being only eighty-nine, 4,252 to 4,341.
 The voters also favored a supply ply taken from the Connecticut river and filtered.
 The legislative branch of the gov ernment is heavily Republican.
 Much interest was taken in the contest for the assessorships. Repub- Hcans elected, R. D. Bone and P. D. Oakley, and the Democrats elected, J T.. Farrell as minority member Former Mayor I. A. Sullivan ran 99 Votes behind Farrell, and M.J. Hafey, independent, boiled 2,63S votes.
 The two Socialist candidates for mayor boiled jointly 279 votes.
 The vote for license exceeded the no license vote by more than 5000 and the vote against closing saloons at II o'clock, was almost double that in favor. The vote otherwise, was as follows:
 Treasurer, c. H. sloeum, r.. and d., 12,T74.
 Collector, Q. J. Hart, r., 7,o44; w. R. Pinney, d.. 5,751.
 Controller, c. H. Robbins, r. 69O5; F. B. Wright, d., $500.
 City Marshal, Hart Talcott,r., 6,s97; T: Birmingham, d., 5,8O7.
 Town Clerk, H. P. Smith, r., 7,o34; G. Ulrich, d., 5,605.
 Registrar of Voters, d.. s,e49; w. Cotter, d., 5,6O5, both elected Sun rises tomorrow ......... 5:27 a. m.