The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-07
Opening at 6 O'Clock Proved
Popular With Workmen
BUT ELECTION WAS QUIET
Lack Of Contest Over the City Ticket
Caused Much Lethargy at Annual
City Election To-day-Local
Option Vote in Doubt.

I A large number Of voters took nd
vantage Of the opening Of tho polling
places al Q o'clock this morning III tic
annual municipal election, and consc-
quently before o'clock the former
time Of opening about 80 votes had
been cast. The biggest early morning
rush was between the hours OF 6 ana
Il when the worlmen in the granite
plants were on the way to their places
let occupation. Up to the latter hour.
PCS votes had been cast, the third
land largest). ward leading with G2
votes; wards one and four next with
80 votes; ward two with a votes: ward
six with So and ward FIVE with q.
Between I and 8 there was lessen.
ing Of the stream although the vote
was about the doubled in the two hours
Az 2 it did not look like very heavy
total vote for the day; but as usual
at noontlme the voters began 70 ilock
70 the six voting places. and things be-
gan to pick up for the ward officers.
throughout the entire voting period. this
being largely due to the small number
OF contests. The chief interest lay L
the aldermanc fights in three of thS
wards, u. J. Sullivan contesting the
caucus nomination Of w VI. Ward iii
the first; +. w Nichols having fled
against Donald Mcleod in tie thipl
and Frank f. Comoli having done tie
same Ia the fifth ward against Alder
man Antonio n. Rossi. Aldermen
James Even and George Hoyt were not
candidates for reelection in their re-
spectiye wards, the FIRST and the third.
The supporters Of the candidates were
hustling all day getting out the votes
and that kept the vote from dwind
ling,
There were two other contests,
Michael heefe being opposed to james
Mcdonald. the caucus nominee for school
commissioner in the fifth ward. and As
SCISSOR James McAdam being opposed to
c. J. Lease. the citizens caucus nom-
inee Tor assessor for three years.
Wards two, four and six had no spegt
ial elections this year, their aldermen
and school commissioners holding over
for one more year Consequently tile
voto in these wards was comparative
II light
The local option vote ON the eitv's
liquor policy for the next year brought
out considerable interest, but the ex-
citement over this was not great be-
cause the lack Of prediction campaign
ing. Ward two generally returns the
largest No" majority. and since there
promised to be a large stay.at.home
vote in that ward cut in the no
license majority Of l2s last year was
Indicated. However. wards one and
three, which last year gave large no.
license maiorities. had aldelmanic fights
this year which tended to bring out
a large vote; and possibly the prom
ised gain for license in the second ward
would be counterbalanced Shortly be-
fore the polls closed no one was will
ing to predict the result with any de.
gree Of assurance.
Mayor James Mutch, City Clerk and
Treasurer James Mackay, First Con-
stable NJ. b Nichols. Second Constable
Charles +. Soutbgate were all reelected.
there being no opposition. Others elect
cd were. Charles Luudgren. O. j L.
Matthews and J. T. Wallace for audi
itors and r. S. Currier. John W. Cor
don and Frank G. liowland for directors
Of French's Barre library. School Com
mi asioners Alex Gordon aud Il. n.
were reelected in The first
and third wards respectively,