The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-08
STAMFORD ELECTS FIRST
 WOMAN TO TOWN OFFICE
Three Cornered Fight Results in Re- d1tced Majorities For G. O. P. and
 the Passing of the Old Guard.
STAMFORD
(SpecfaJ +o The Fsarn,er1


 yesterday exceeded anything ever seen here before. The counters had diff fcu1t job to u1ravel the complications and it was midnight before the result was known. It is evident that the fight was not between the parties in an organized plan of battle but a go- as-you- please. hit-the-first- -9head-yout- see affair, a. political Donnybrook fair in which the Republicans won out by a greatly reduced majority The vote was large, but as very small pro- portion of the tickets were straight the exact strength Of the different parties was not evident. The Progressives did not make their strength apparent. They probably voted split tickets and their organization was lost in the shuttle. The hottest fight was made by the element which has been in prevent the election of Mrs. R. c. Wlnton as member of the town school committee. The swell set was out in automobiles all day with a dozen or more workers making a personal can vass. Every argument known to the ward politician was used to defeat the woman candidate but it failed. As nomination was equivalent to an cleo tion the only way to beat Mrs. Winton was to concentrate every possible vote in opposition. no matter what party were urged to desert their candidate. George A. Fsaircflild. under the a.ssur- ance that he would be elected any way. The strangest part of the struggle IS
 
 opposition to woman on the school committee are professed advocates of woman suffrage and engaged in or ganizinE an association in the town. It was the last gasp in the struggle to maintain the political supremacy of "our set" It was the worst beat ever got. Mrs. winton won out by a majority of about 200.
 First SeIectnan Charles III. Welles pulled through in spite of the deter G6-1s ,-<4 and he was the only survivor. Although James La11y, the Republican candidate for second selecttman, received more votes than any of the other candi- dates on the ticket for selectman, he was obliged to be content with sec ond place. The election is very cred the vote shows 3. large increase over that boiled by the party in many years. The overwl, elrning majority of the past has been reduced to about 100 ords of former administrations are made public the pendulum will swing far to the Democratic side.
 It is only fair to state that those woman suffragists who worked so des- perately to defeat the women candi- date for the school board, are not af- State Association, which is working to obtain the franchise for, women. It was mentioned yesterday by a, com on the struggle at the polls . tiona1 reputation by refusing to run against a woman who was nominated aga inst him. Stratford has an equal Iy chiva1TouS gentleman in the person Of Samuel Beardsley, who has been a of the town school committee for years, and who refused a renom- ination. withdrawing in favor of Mrs. 
 The official vote as reported to the town clerk follows:
 Assessors-Jeremiah Dahl, d, PTS; J. 01<,7-@ Timothy Ryan, d, s7e: Edward H. l Beers, r, 3s3: Fred G. Bevans. IT,. 439. E. M. Wakelee, d, 2so; Charles H. 1 Wel1es r, 404; James Lalley, r, 453.
 Auditors William F. Nolan, d, 25s; 1 G. Y. Edwards, T, 4s1.
 Grand Jurors-H. c; Holmes. q. 29o; Charles Graham, d, 2e1; Charles Smith l d 269; Ivan l.. Warehouse, r, 465; E. | A. Smith, r, 40; Samuel c. Lewis, r, |
 Collector-John C. wiIcoxson, d, 4as; | Louis E. Peck. r. s16.
 Consta bFes-James McQuillen, d, 2s7; | E. s. Lynch, d, 254; George E. Wood, 1 Judson, r, 463; Fred Palme, r, 457; H. B. Barnun1, r, 470; William Bassett, T,
 Registrar Of voters-cornelius B. d, 257; George K. Winton, r,
 School con1anittee-Mrs. R. c; Win  L21; Smith, ind, S4.
 Library directors tupon both tick $ stc|-H F. Meachen. Charles F. Jud- son, Madeline Holmes and H. Leroy Lewis.
 License-Yes, 469; no. 324.
 Wilbur Olnastead, six years old, of Beard's corner in Milford, died of ltomaine poisoning Saturday morning The child was buried in the Union cemetery here yesterday. It is be- feved that death was the result of poisonous candy eaten by the child the lay before
 The remains of Charles L. Peck were brought to Stra tford yesterday and buried in the Union cemetery. MT: Peck was a native of this town, but 1as been a resident of Bridgeport for many years, and died there at the nome of Frank E. Plumb last week. list church, and Rev. G. M. Brown of | he First Methodist church. ofhciated-
 Martin Knapp was badly inured yes erday when a heavy timber fell on 1is leg, bruising his thigh and almost breaking the bone.
 Miss Ida. Burritt is confined to her nome on King street with an abscess n the ear. She is some what improved put still suffering great pain
 The town meeting yesterday after his town. A long list of matters were n the warning which was read by Town Clerk H. c. Lowell. Fred Starr 3eardsley was chosen chairman. Ea- meeting be adjourned till October 18th tt D. m.'' The motion was innnDed- ately seconded and a laundering ac- ;lamation of yeas followed. Chair adjourned. This action was the re- ult of the determination Of the voters O have all the town business done " as many voters as possible. As it