Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Rice Wins Out
In New Haven
HANDSOME ENDORSEMENT FOR
REPUBLICAN, MAYOR,
HAS A PLURALITY OF 1888
"Spite" Candidate Cuts Small Figure
Republicans Elect Nine of is Alder
nen-Democrats Win at Waterbury.

New Haven. Oct. S.-The liveliest
municipal campaign in New HaNen
eliminated at the polls today with the
reelection of Mayor Frank j. Rice
over former Mayor James B. Martin,
a democrat. The interest was intensi-
fed by the participation in the con-
test of Frank S. Butterworth, son of
the late Congressman Ben Butterworth
of Ohio, and former Yale football
player. Mr.. Butterworth, aided the in
dependent movement and took the
nomination OF that movement for the
naayoralty, aiming his attack upon the
Iepubllcan organization, of which Col.
Isaac NJ Ullnan. a PERSONAL friend OF
PRESIDENT Taft, is the recognized lead
er. and denouncing political conditions
under the terms of "Ullmanism'' and
"hossism.''
Ticket Made Jp of Soreheads.
Mr.. Butterworth took the stump and
addressed factory employees at the
gates during their noon hour. With
Mr.. Rutterworth on the ticket were
some candidates whom the @republi-
cans labeled 'fdisap appointed office
seekers. The balance of the ticket
was made up of the more popular
nominees on the republican and dem
ocratie tickets. Few campaigns have
been SO vituperative as this.
Citizens Movement FizzIe.
The strength of the citizens move
ment was not great, Mr.. Butterworth
receiving most of his votes in the
wards in which there had been re-
publican disaffection, owing to the re-
suit of the congressional canvass last
fall when Mr.. Butte-worth was beaten
out for the nomination for congress
from the Second district by Col. An
drew n. Shepard of Portland The
latter was defeated by the present con-
gresham, Thomas L. Reilly of Meri-
den.
In the vkting.. the republicans stood
by the ticket, while Martin lost heav-
lily in wards inwhich he had expected
to make gains over his vote of two
years ago.
Rice's Plurality 1888.
showed that Rice, republican, received
9,422: Martin, democrat, 7,489, and
ButterWorth, independent Lila, MAX
ing Rice's plurality 1888, which is the
largest given in recent years to a
mayoralty candidate.
Town Clerk Reelected.
Fred Whitaker, the present town
clerk, carried the city over his dem
ocratic opponent tA 7o3. w. H. Hack
EFT, democrat. the present tax collec-
tor, was reelected by 1889 over Ad
am Sattig. The surprise was the de-
feat by 224 of Jonathan Rowe, a dem
Ocrat, long controller, hut who was
placed on the republican ticket after
his failure to get the nomination. The
successful nominee was Arthur d.
Mullen, who until recently was a clerk
in Mr.. Rowe's office
Strong As Democrat, Weak as Re-
publican.
When Mullen announced that he
would be a candidate for the control
lership ne resigned. Mr.. Rowe had
been SO successful on the democratic
ticket in past elections that the re-
apparently he did not get democratic
votes, nor did the republicans support
him fully. Robert E. Lee. the present
registrar of vital statistics, repub-
lican, won by two votes over Andrew
p. Allen, his democratic opponent.
City Treasurer's Re-eIection.
City Treasurer Henry Fresenius,
democrat, won by seventy votes over
Harry Whipple, as close a margin as
two years ago. City Sheriff Koller-
strom and City Clerk Pallman, the
present republican incumbents, were
reelected, and the returns SHOW re-
publican ma jority in the board of al
der1nen.
juhiIant Republicans Parade.
After the returns had been complet-
ed there was parade of the republi-
cans to the homes of Mayor Rice and
Colonel UIlnIan, and a, general jubila- :
ton.
Republicans Get 9 of IS Aldermen.
The republicans got nine out of the
fifteen aldermen, four at large and five
ward aldermen.