Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
eyes" Majority in Three Wards
Exceeds mo" Majority In
Other Three by 271.
MEDICAL INSPECTION Wins
Five Republican Aldermen Elect
ed, with Tie Vote between F.
E. Morgan and M. E. Sui.
Ivan in Ward Four.

Burlington went license Tuesday by o
majority o. 271.
Medical inspection In the schools won
tho day at the polls by she handsome
majority Of 1,0l6
The issue of tho election which was
watched with the most interest vas the
license question. Inst year the majority
for license was III ana Tuesday the
majority was 27!, a slice of votes amount
ing to ii6 being taken of tho majority
of last year The early returns gave
rise to the belief that the city would 30
no license. This was dspelcd. however.
when the returns from the third and
fourth wards were in. These two wards
gave ma'ori'ies OF 256 and 253, respective
ly for license. The maiorities against
license in wards one. two and six wero
not large enough to overcome the num-
Der of wet votes polled in wards three
and four.
Medical inspection in the schools proved
"A sure winner from the start very large
yes majorities being recorded when the
returns were all in. The third and fourth
wards again set this issue back some
what by heavy mo" votes but in no
ward was there a no majority against
medical inspection. very interesting
feature in connection with the vote on
inspection was the fact that nearly every
woman in every ward who had qualified
to vote. did so. Every woman in the sixth
ward who qualified. cast a vote: 80 out
of ~ in the first ward voted: D out OF 26
in the second ward and five out OF seven
in the third ward, cast ballots: none voted
in the fourth ward and % out of q voted
in the fifth ward.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Tuesdays election will place
around the board table at the city
hall. nine republicans and two DEM
ocrats. The vote in the fourth ward
resulted in tie on the question OF
alderman. which leaves the matter Of
an alderman from that ward in doubt.
Roy l.. Lamson. republican. was
elected in the first ward to succeed
! oscar w. Edwards In ward two. AL
phonse II. Duhamel. republican. was
returned to the board for another
term and in ward three. Arsene Bouch-
err, republican. defeated George f.
Maynard and comes to the board to
succeed Eugene Gosseln. Albert s.
| Drew. republican. comes back for an
other term from the fifth and Edward
j. Walker, republican, will succeed
John w. O'Neil, democrat. In the sixth
ward
TIE VOTE IN WARD FOUR.
The contest between aldermanit
candidates was the hottest in the
fourth ward aid a tie vote resulted
between Martin Il. Sullivan and Franz
Il. Morgan. When the vote on alder
man was counted in this ward tive
ballots proved to be puzzles. One bal
lot was marked on the line divldipl
the two squares opposite the names o
the candidates. so that the voters in
tent was uncertain. although one o
the marks extended slightly furthe
into the square opposite Mr.. sullivan
name. while the other had SOM
figures instead of the cross which tn
, law provides in the square opposite
Mr.. Sullivans name If both ballot
had been thrown out as defective Nj
, Morgan would have had a ma jOrity o
two; II the first had been thrown on
and the second counted for Mr.. Sulli
van, Mr.. Morgan would have had
majority of one: both were fnall
counted for Mi Sullivan. the two dem
ocratic inspectors overruling the on
republican inspector, and making tn
vote tie. The city clerk was notifie
and he at once went to the pollin
, place. 1t was nearly six o'clock an
the city clerk took charge of the bal
lot box 1t was taken to the cit
clerks office and sealed.
Just what action will be taken o
5 the tie vote Is not known. but il Nj
Morgan does not demand a recount.
is expected that the mayor will orde
special election to vote again on a
alderman from that ward. II this
done 1t Will be In accor dance with
provision in the city charter
IICENSE NQTE BY MARpS