Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-14
Murphy Renominated at Westerly
Choice of Republican Caucus for Representative
ceves 202 Votes Ill for Thomas W. Bddles-
Hearing in Stonineton Ballot Recount Postponed
Until Monday-Sudden Death of Isaac c. Amermap

and asked that he assist the town at
| torney in defending this case when
| is brought against the town, ana 1T
was agreed that he might serve. He
| said he also represented those whose
property interests might be affected.
| Any person having vital interest at
| stake should be parties to this pro-
ceeding. The courts finding Will not
he based upon what Mr. Hull says ev-
| erybody knows, but by evidence which
1 will be given consideration and be-
fore that evidence is complete there
l must be resort to the ballot box. ana
| that will probably not be done until
| it is decided whether the election in
| that district was fairly and legally
| conducted. Mr. Thayer claimed that
| the election was illegal all through and
/ he hoped to make the hearing more
I interesting than now appears.
| Attorney Thayer ztated that Attor-
ney Hull did not say to him that he
| would contest motion for continu-
ance He said he asked for only q
week SO that he could be freed from
| the supreme court session and that
| there was no intent to extend the con-
tinuance beyond November /, the end
| of the license year. Mr.. Thayer said
| that the case would not be decided
! on this Say-so that everybody knew
the contents of the ballot box, but
L
first be heard. The talk that the town
had not gone for license within twenty
years had no bearing on the case, for
as a matter Of fact Stonington was a
| license town now. The real facts will
not be wiped out by Mr.. HulPs inter
probation of the minds of the people.
| The moderator and counters or the
| Third district made oath to the returns
1 sent the moderator of the central dis
| trict, and now they make oath to some
thing entirely different. He believed
| the whole election should be wiped
out, as it was conducted illegally. He
| insisted that the court should hear all
sides of the matter in court, no mat
ter what everybody knows" for some
times it il generally incorrect. Mr..
proper attention to the important case.
| Attorney Hull insisted on a prompt
hearing and declared that If it was
the intention of Mr.. Thayer to show
that the election was void all the way
| through that he had kept it well under
| cover. If Se]ectman Holdredge will
say that Mr.. Thayer is counsel for the
| town Of Stonington and not for the
| liquor dealers there might be a change
| in the situation. He declared that the
win Of the people should not be
vote in the Third district should be
definitely known and that could not be
done without a recount of the ballots.
If. rs Mr.. Thayer claims, the vote all
the way through was illegal, and that
the vote of license of last year should
| stand, it is no part Of the present pro-
ceeding Such case can be brought
under statutory provisions.
Attorney George R.McKenna stated
that as attorney for the town of Ston-
| ington he Represented the selectmen in
i 4 l.
1ectrnen were DESTROYS that 10Th SIDES
| be thr eshe1 cut, for the selectmen We're
not actuateG in the interests of any
one, out wanted the case adjudicateo
| according to law. AS attorney for the
town he was not interested in having
any delay.
| Judge Reed stated that he was Of
the opinion that the case ought to be
disposed of without delay. He believed
there was reason for the application
that was in court, and that was the
only question for him to decide.
| Attorney Thayer said that if a con-
| tinuance Of enc week was granted
| none OF the parties would be imper-
| illed, and certainly the court was de-
sirous of hearing both sides of the
! case. He SAID he could have his case
ready by Saturday. Judge Reed said
he could not hold court on that day,
and suggested next Monday.
Mr.. Hull asked that Mr.. Thayer file
pleadings during Friday and that
then he did not care how many wit
nesses were brought in by the defend
ants. This was agreeable to Nj.
Thayer. Then judge Reed fixed next
Monday, at ii o'clock, in the superior
cour1 room in New London, as the time
and place for the hearing.
representative district was called to
order at four o'clock, Friday after
noon, by DR.. NJ. H. Soanlon of the dis
trict committee, who read the eau
for the caucus. Upon motion of Ev-
erett A. Kingsley. DR.. John NJ. o'Con-
motion of Milo NJ. Clark, Herbert p.
Clarke was chosen secretary.
Milo M. Clarke said it was a pleas
ure for him to renew the pleasure of
year ago. and to nominate Joseph
r. Murphy as candidate for represents
tive in the general assembly from the
First district. He said that Mr.. Muir
ply had served faithfully in the last
general assembly and by reason Of cX-
perie1ce would be equipped for even
better service at the next session.
DR.. T. I, Payne expressed his pleas
ure in seccnding the nomination Of
Joe Murphy a clean business man. er-
er ready to advance the best interests
of Westerly. He had served the town
well and was entitled to denomination
Walter Dixon placed Thomas w.
Biddles in nomination, one of West
erly's true and tried citizens, and who
had done faithful service for the town,
always attaining high standard in
affairs of Public benefit.
Thomas Fl. Thorp seconded the nom
ination of Mr.. Biddles, and referred 70
the efficient service he had rendered as
a member of the town council
Upon motion of DR.. Scanon it was
voted that the polls remain open until
eight o'clock.
There were twenty weight voters
present at the opening of the caucus
and they Started the balloting, which
continued four hours. At the conc1us-
ion of the falloting, Everett A. Kings
ley, DIR. M. H. Scanlon, William D.
Cameron and Donald Ferguson were
appointed tellers.
The result of the vote was as fol-
lows:
Whole number votes cast. 313
Necessary fer choice ......-.... 1871
Joseph T. Murphy -....- 202
Thomas w. Biddles -. Ill
Mr.. Murphy was declared nominated
and the caucus adjourned.
Local Laconics.
There are one hundred and fifty
names on the charter list Of the West
erly Veteran Firemen's association
Girls basketball teams are to be Sc
iected from the classes of the West
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