Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-05
PUTNAM
Vote of 277 Out of Total Registration of 1,100 Elects Entire Republican Ticket Monday-FuneraI of Jeremiah Curran-SchooI Enumeration Shows Decrease of 26.

Mayor Archibald Macdonald and ev- cry candidate on the republican ticket l was elected to office Monday at the | hiennial city election, which means that for the next two years the re- | lublican party will have the same working majority in the common
 council that it has enjoyed for the 1 past two years.
 l There were surprises in Mon days lttle voting affair; neither was 1 there d great amodnt of interest nor
 was any anticipated. Out of a total i registration in the city of more than I LIDO voters, only PIT developed energy enough to go up to Union hall and cast al ballot. A republican victory being ] conceded, the general feeling seemed 10 be, Let George do it." The democrats elected the four al dernlen to which they are entitled, one i from each ward. but lost out on al derman at-large. which office carries the balance of power in the council of nine members. John A. Dady, republ- can, being elected to succeed himself. T he democrats also elected two candi- dates to offices to which the party, by city charter provisions, is entitled ramely, an auditor and registrar of voters.
 Mayor Macdonald romped along without opposition for the chief execu- tiVeS place from the democratic siCe and was returned to office for two ; ears WIAn LDt ldIBNSL. NOtG gwen any candidate on either Jicket, 205. which is also regarded as a fair basis of es- Linate of what he would have received Lad q full vote been called out-his margin then would have keen equally safe
 The democrats had no candidate for mayor, but In the bank space for writing in the name of any eligible filling the office, some of the voters of the party made selections, giving the following men a complimentary ote or two for the place: Ex- Mayor ;. J. McGarry, J. Harvey Mann, M. R. Joy. J. F. Donohue. Nelson Leclair and Alderman Ernest l.. Davis, one vote each; Dr. Omer Larue. Thomas F. Ryan, one vote each; William $. Johnson, republican, also received one vote for mayor. I
 For other offices scattering votes were cast as follows: Collector of taxes. Leon T. Wilson, republican one I eg.strar of voters. Hermon c. Carver, Leon T. Wilson, both republicans, one each
 out of the PIT ballots east, 1s1 were straight republican and fl were and not above accounted for, some were split and 14 were thrown out, 10 cf the latter because the ballots con tained no indication whatever of the voters choice and four for mutila- tfons CT improper markings.
 Getting up interest in the election was surely some job After the polls, 1 cFen rom : a. m. to D. nn., were closed, one of the republican city com mittee said that he had stood out in the square and managed to prevail up- on about 90 republican voters to go upstairs and vote. while an auto truck 1 sent up to the foundry at noon with the expectation of getting twenty Of the men employed there to come down l and exercise their right of franchise eturned without a single voter
 But with as little inIero st as there i was the republicans outvoted the dem l ocrSts four to one.
 Total Vote.
 The total vote as declared oy ex- | MaY>r McGarry, moderator of the | meeting, was as follows, all candidates | whose names are starred heinz elect l ed
 Democratic-Mayor, no nomination; | alderman al large. George P. Minor 5S; | city treasurer Warren l.. Bradway 51; | collector of taxes. Charles A. Seeley | 51; auditor, ~J. Harry Mann 59; regis | irar cf voters, George PotVin 54; all 1 1ermen, ~J- Harry Mann 55; *Ernest L.. Davis 55; Regis BouthiIlette 53; | sOmer Larue 56.
 Repuhlfcan-Mayor- ~Archibald Mac