Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-05

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 Charles S.. Holbrook republican, who was on both tickets for town clerk and town treasurer, received s.s4e1 votes for the first ofhce and, s.s45 for the second. while Thomas A Rob inson. democrat. who was on both tickets for tax collector. received 3.s44 votes. Their elections were of course certainties. -.
 Of the eight constables nominated four by each party. seven are elect ed. The one to lose was Dennis A. Donovan, democrat, who had just two less votes than Meyer Blumenthal democrat.
 The republicans elected the three agents for the town deposit fund. but on the remainder of the ticket, non1- ination by either party was equivalent to election and the reSular party vote was cast.
 But little interest was shown in the constitutional amendment. as only 3S5 ballots were cast for 1t both ways Eof which 247 favored it and 1Ss were against.
 The republicans took their victory quietly and there was mo parade or by the victors.
 In First District. Although the weather could not have been more favorable for an elec- tion day. the vote generally was a light one and in the central district this was particularly so up to noon. At noon, however, the rush began and about 300 voted fin that hour. The total vote cast was 1442 in this district and tho last man to vote was Alexander Car l rington. The first was Ashley T. Boon, who was followed by George w. Rouse and Matthew Brown The first woman to vote was Louisa M. Rogers. ta.. erN LmrT rT-e the polls had been opened at 6 a. m- Six women exercised their franchise on the choice of school board mem bers
 The election officials here were as follows: Moderator. Edward T. Burke: checkers. Weston C. Pullen and Earl E. Mathevson; challengers.s Lester Greenman and James r. Drew; ma- chine tenders, David H. Wilson. Gus tave D. Andrews. Fred Tyler, Thomas McGrory, J. IF. Desmond and Michael Counihan; doorkeepers, Edward H. Tibbits and John P. Sullivan. Joseph J. Fields operated the dem- onstration voting machine in the cor rtdor of the town hall
 When the count was taken from the | three machines used if was completed in 25 minutes; 592 votes were record ed on one machine. 517 on another | and 3S5 on another.
 In Second District. At the voting place at the Second district, which was in the West Side 1 fire station, there was trouble about I opening one of the two machines, and about a dozen ballots were used before 1t was opened. Town Clerk Holbrook ' and Machinists Boon and Colt opened | 1t without trouble when they went there. finding that .n closing 1t had not been pushed together tight enough to | allow the removal of a pin. The first man to vote in this district was George Elliott. One woman had
 The oficiaIs in this district were. Moderator. Stephen P. Coffey: check | CTS, Frank l. Royce and John Nagie: challengers, Andrew Galley and Thomas F. Murphy; machine tenders, Ear Sargent. John J. Parsons. Robert w CTS. John OaConnen, John Williams. e In Third District l At the polling place in the Third dis trict GreenevilIe. Albert c. Greene wal moderator; James Mullen and William Holland. checkers; John F. Malone ana Ira E. Barrett. machine tenders: M | Mahoney and Albert H. Marsh, chal. lengers; and Edward Baggott anS James Lumsden. door tenders. | Tn the Greeneville district Jame. Connors was named by Registra, Downes to look after the deputy reg istrar's duties on account of the deatl of the previous deputy in the office Timothy A. Carey.
 The only woman to cast a vote fl Greeneville for members Of the schoo board was Miss Hadie B. Blackstone She went to the polling place at 6.6 with her father.
 In Fourth District.
 In the Fourth district, Norwicl | Town. which was one of the two to g democratic. the polling place was il the old schooIhouse building, which i the home of the Noah Webster clut The officials were: Moderator. Thoma
 Casey; checkers. John Dawson am John Houlihan; chanengers, Jabez W Sterry and George Rooney; machin