The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
QUIET ELECTION DAY
 FURNISHES SURPRISES
Judge 0. IT. Peck Wins. Victory Over Strongly Organized Opposi- tion-BuH Moose Vote a
 Surprise.
STR A TFORD
Especial to The Farmer,

N0pGcidla to me FdIIA0T-J Stratford. Nov 6.-This town poll-
 ed the largest vote in it's history yes terday Of the total registration of
 1,20O the count showed that 1,O91
 had voted The strength of the Pro-
 gressives surprised the old parties
 and in. fact everyone. W hi1ee-ite was
 we'll understood that the Bull Moose
 were tfong= here noI1e Believed that close as the result indicated. The
 Democrats occupied third place and
 1t is conceded that some voters of1his
 political persuasion were 1ured to the
 ranks of Teddy s followers. The elee-
 ton went off quietly although the
 workers of all parties were busy get
 staanehest friend ofsRresddenh.T Taft in ztI1estoEn was + E. Conine- for he lost no opportunity to help out the hope-
 less cause He Issued bulletins from
 his own typewriter which were as;
 good political literature as was ever seen here The result gives the G.
 O. P very small majority in sAtne
 town which will probably grow Hess
 as the disintegratfon of the national Republican party approach es. When the old stand patters are wfthoat
 home of their own and they seek
 quarters with some other party there
 will be some surprising evolutlons.
 ticket was consistent and shows That
 in this town at least the success GT
 the movement did not depend 5onsthe personal Is ,s popularlly od the seTenn9Fs iea M
 J. Hill was a surprise He po1LedS 4S1 votes with S. B. Vincent the Progress sive close behind with 380.
 The success of Judge Charles H. Peck. who was elected by a majority is a, demonstration of his ability as a practical politician; Hes@Mas He @ opp9Sea P sSsa1 .coxson the strongest candidate on the Democratic ticket The leaders of his own ticket were out to beat him a nq the way his party friends slaughtered him was caution. Yet whene-5thea votes were counted the judge was there with a good round majority all though it is somewhat reduced overa former years. It shows beyond doubt that the voters of the town do not believe the sensational charges made against the judge in the Re publican caucus. The returns dem onstrate that the town is split up into factions and that party lines are very new@H party which will probably be the the Republican organiza- ton not far in the future. The of fcia1 count follows:
 The new fire company at the Tax payers Improvement Club met and organized Monday night at the club with a prospect of a number of addi- tions The following officers we're elected: Frederick Van DeBogart, president; Oscar swenson, vice pres Fred Van DeBogart, Jr., financial sec Christian Pierson, treasurer; 1enZo1,@ tCdpId1ns eJOk1II EANd1lSs lieutenant, Fred Van DeBogart. Jr-, foreman The following were ap- pointed a conHnittee to draft by-raws: E. s. BarretH Frank Smith. Richard Stanton, Oscar Swe wensOn, John AL bright A name for the department will be chosen by the following com nittee: Arthur Dennison. Richard Stanton, Fl R. Denze1, John Albright, John Eckel. The officers have been chosen with regard for their fitness foT- 5fhe positioIas. The captain, E.
 Gs. A partment of the Challenge CutIey Conn 1 pany of Brfd geport. Meetings will be ! held the first Monday in every month. l A committee is preparing a list of will be put in shape to receive it ! when it arrives. The new company l will be well equipped with modern fire
 Captain John fA1cQdillan of the Cor nthiaH1 otbaIIsteam explains the ab- k ser1ee of his fteam from Knowlton f advertised to engage the Brooklawns- Capt. McQuid1an received word from E lfe Brooklawns team on Friday night l, hat the team could not meet the en- yagenend for Sunday. Capt. McQud1- an received the word too Iatesto make he matter public Several of the lot having been notified that there would be no game.
 Four big Thanks giving baskets will oe disposed of. at the Taxpayers Inn tioNe1LlcAl& OluU oli uI1G evening OA l Wednesday,, Nov 27 The proceeds will be devoted to charitable ends and large amount is expected the ]. tickets are being disposed of in large numbers. -*Is
 The Nut Nut Club of Nichols avenue will dispose of a pig on Thanksgiving1 he proceeds to be given to a deserv-sI ng family.
 Fires were built yesterday for the r. irst time in the furnaces which will eat the post office and the stores in
 
 n the corner of Church street will iao be heated by the system. Two ;