Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13

the Town hall with an attendance o1 between five and six hundred, who stayed through 10 the end. as 1t was not until then that the vote was talk en on the one nomination over which there was contest, that for registrar of voters. in which Cornelius J. Downes the present holder of the office, defeat cd Martin J. keOugh, who was lined up against him. Throughout the ticket there was a renomination for all the other offices.
 At the end there was a lively parlia- nentary skirmish over a motion to place some new names on the town committee, with John J. Shugrue and Joseph T. Tanning on the front of the firing line. and Chairman Spalding yielding his gavel with emphasis to bring the meeting into line.
 The Ticket Nominated.
 The following was the complete tick er nominated:
 For selectmen-Albert W Lillibridge and William B. Wilcox.
 For ssessor-AIichael J. Curran.
 For members of the board of relief Prank R. Mclaughlin and Edward Kir-
 For town clerk and town treasurer Charles s HOlbToOk
 For agents of town deposit fund William H. Shields. Louis P. Roath and Austin 4. Chapman.
 For tax ColleCtOT-ThOmaS A. Robin
 For town auditor-Patrick T. Con- nell
 For nstables-AIeyer BlumenthaL Dennis Donovan. Gustave Thumm and Austin Furlong.
 For members of the town school board-Dr. P. J. Cassidy and Judge Thomas J. Kelly.
 For registrar of vOteTs-COTnelius J. Downes.
 When the caucus was called to or der by F. C. Lillibridge, chairman of the democratic town committee. A. s. Spalding was elected chairman on mo- tion of Henry Gebrath.
 Will Use Voting Machines.
 Chairman Spalding first requested Patrick Barry to step into the hall, as was wanted there. and then he went on to inform the democrats that the voting maChiEeS would be used at the coming election and he desired all dem ocrats 10 make themselves acquainted with the operation of the machines if they did not already know how they worked.
 The chairman said he had under stood that the republicans at a recent meeting had said this was the time for that party to win. as the democrats were split up, but if the republicans could see the faces here they would revise that opinion saiC MT. Spalding. He went into national matters, in which he said the democrats were get ting plenty of blame and no credit for anything. Taking up some local af- fairs. he said that the democrats were getting plenty of blame in the same way, and as an instance said he had heard of a man in town not far north Of Norwich Town who worked in a min and this industry was now in financial difficulties. 7 his man had been told by his employers that it was due to the democrats, but MT. Spald- ing said that it was known that the mill had been in financial trouble for q long time before now. For local bank ing troubles the democrats were also to blame, according 10 some parties, and h the matter of certain stock in a manufacturing industry that had drop ped 10 about the value of $2 per share that was also the fault of the dem ocrats, according to what some people said.
 The chairman counselled united act lon at the polls. no matter what the result of the caucus, because no one had any use for Quitters but there were rewards to be expected for all who stuck by the party
 His remarks took with the meeting and the big crowd applauded vigor- ousIy.
 Charles V. James and Thomas H. Beckley were nominated for clerks, after George H. Dolan, Thomas NJ. Shields and M. J. Kelly had declined nominations.
 M. J. Curran for Assessor.
 For the nomination for assessor Michael J. COscoran nominated Michael l. Curran, the present assessor, speak ing of his progressive attitude in in troducing improvements in the work of the office. Mir. Curran was unanimous fy elected
 On Board of Relief.
 Frank R. Mclaughlin was nominated for the first member of the board of relief by Thomas Enright. and Pat rick Barry nominated Edward Kirby for second member, and both were elected.
 Nominated for Selectmen.
 Joseph T. Tanning arose to make the nomination for first selectman, stating that four years ago the party had nominated Albert w. Iillibridge and W@Lam 5. Wilcox at a time when the republicans had been intrenched in office for nine years. These candidates were elected then and reelected again at the end of two years, and COndi- tions now demanded that these two men should be renOminated and re- elected once more. The public busi- ness of the town was never in better shape. the roads in the best condition they have been in our recollection. and this is because the selectmen have given efficient attention 10 these de- pa-tments and as Q road builder Sec ond Selectman William E. Wilcox has no equal in the country.
 Mir. Tanning said he would nOmi- nate Mir. Lillibridge for first selectman and at the same time he would nomi- nate Mir Wilcox for second selectrnan There was no objection to consider ing these two together and when the vote was taken there was but one voice that shouted "Noi" agaInst the voice of the meeting in favor of the two men.
 For Town Clerk and Treasurer.
 Felix Callahan nominated Charles S Holbrook for town clerk, who he said was not a democrat, but was man who made his public office a public trust. courteous, obliging and able, and showing no discrimination towards any Of those who had public business to transact al the office.
 MT Holbrook was also nominated by Mir. Callahan for town treasurer and was elected 10 both offices.
 William II. Shields, Louis P. Roath and Austin A. Chapman were nOminat- ed and elected for agents of the town deposit fund. They hold the office at present
 Patrick T. Cornell was nominated and elected town auditor.
 Tax Collector Robinson.
 Thomas M. Shields made the nofni- nation of Tax Collector Thomas A. Robinson for renominati0n for that office with c0nnmeHdatory words for MT. RobinsOn's service in this office MR Robinson was duly elected, these Fari-