The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-06
eItEyVTOWN REDEEMED,
 DEMOCRATS ELECTED
fspecial to The Farmer.0

Newtown. Oct. 6-The< Democrats redeemed themselves in the town elec- Hon. yesterday, and won back all ana more than they lost three years ago when that progressive republican. William c Johnson, first broke down the Democratic ascendeney of more than thirty years and kept his party in bower since. This year, owing to some party friction he declined a re-. $ nomination offered him, and the party suffered in consequences The man selected by the Republicans, this yeara for first selectman was Wilson M Reynolds, exp postmaster of NeWtovvn, and the chairman of the Repu blican town committee-for years! These pre- surnad advantages awaiIed not for Reynolds fell just inside the Breast works . being beaten for the positions of first and second selectman even but, winning over Norris D. Beers, by nine votes. This happened despite his en- dorsement by. the Independent party : The Democrats won with Judge 5 FSprairns D. Briscoe as first seIectInan and Thomas F. Brew as winner of the office of second se1ectman- Besides these the Democrats won an assessor, a ma5or4ty of the grand jurors and eonstables-David H. Bale progress siF endersed by the Republicans was elected as. member Of the board of relIef. defeating c. M. Beresfords Re- publican. John r. Houhhan, Dem5 ocrat was the choice Of all parties for s, col1ector of taxes, and he was una1i- nously reelected. The total number Of votes cast was 5 76.g
 The business meeting was held at D. n. and was very largely attended Attorney Charles G. Morris was mod erator and Town Clerk Oscar Pitz- schIer was recorder. The only busi- a consolidation of person tax collector with that of collector of taxes, and < c0Tnpensating the latter for both ser- vices upon a percentage basis Instead of salary. as formerly done
 Owing to some nnisunderstanding no ballots on the question of town man. agement Of schools came from the of nee Of the secretary of statei hence no vote was taken on the subject This omission excited keen dfsappoint- nent to alIrthe lady voters. and some hard words were used
 The Democratic caucus to nominate Representative judge of probate. and Justices Of the peace is called for Nd on- day, October f2. at the Town h all
 Sewtozgn s vote was counted as fol-
 Assessor Frederick B. Lake, d.. z94; Hernon H. Peek T., z42.
 Board of reliefERich hard Esgan, d.. z95; Charles M Beresford, 245: Fred erIck Reiners d., 271; David H Bale, T., 265-
 Se1ectmen- sphraim B. Frisco. d!. 290. Wilson M Reynolds, T., 264; Thomas F. Brew. d.. 27ss Morris B. Beers, r.. 255; Thomas U. Corbett, i, 1S
 Auditor Frank B. Ives d.. 73; w. Walter Finch. r., 24s; Michael Kill $ bride, l., 20.
 Grand JurorsHAustin F. Conger. s26ss Patrick H. Cannon. d., 521; Edward F. Lowell. r.. 249: William A Starr. f. 19s Julius F. Ti1son, l., l g.
 Collector of taxes--J ohm F. Houli- han, 543s
 Constables Austin E- Hurd, d. 286; Charles F. Congers4 d. 370; Frederick Lockwood, d., z88; Thom- as Carlson, d.. 517; w. w. Wake1ee 25a; Charles B. Johnson, T., 26 zi William Gowers .r.s 2463 Jerry "A. Moroney, l. 19. z
 Registrar of voters-Ffrst district Thomas F. Bradley. d., 268; Charles G. Peck, r., 207s Robert Cannon. i. 20; second district, Frank W. Kirby d.. 267; Louis T. Briscoe, T., 25 52; Hen ny A BourGuenez, l.. 20.
 High school commit M artinS A Corbett. a., 292; Allison P. Smith. i. 260;# George T. Sinnoft 28S; Her man N T1enann, T., 263-
 School. visitor-Martin A. Corbett a-s 29e; Allison P. Smith r. 25s.