Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-08

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 In a city election that was a quiet one and yet brought out larger vote by the republicans than a year ago, they elected their entire ticket over the democrats on Monday by a general majority of 121 as shown by the vote for water commissioner. For this of fee Albert S. Comstock, republican, secured 1,4S3 votes and Walter w. Lang, democrat, 1,212 votes.
 The result of the election will be to place two republican aldermen and four republican councilmen in the common council for this year, evenly dividing this body partywiSe, with Mayor T. c. Murphy, democrat, presiding.
 In each of the four election districts republican majorities were returned, the First district by 107 votes, the Second district by T, the Third by 21, and the Sixth by P on the vote for water commissioner.
 Generally it was shown that the re- publican candidates boiled about 1,400 votes this year where one year ago they boiled about HOO, and the demo- crats boiled about 1900 where one year ago they boiled 1900.
 Alderman Casper K Bailey with 1,455 votes led the ticket, with George H. Loring, the other republican alder man, 10 votes behind him.
 The four councilmen elected are Will liam S. Murray, Walter F. Lester, Will liam F. Bailey and TeIley E. Babcock, while former Postmaster William Caruthers defeated the present city treasurer, Charles s. Avery, and Arthur G. Crowell defeated the present city clerk. Stephen D. Moore.
 Tax Collector Thomas A. Robinson, who was on both tickets, received 1,437 republican votes and 1,211 democratic votes, and the two city sheriffs elected were George w. Rouse and Charles w Burton, who defeated Timothy A, Carey and Gustav Thun1m, who have long held the office.
 It was the first time for a number of years that the republicans have succeeded in electing any members to the council and the delight of the par ty managers was correspondiBSly great when the returns were all in.
 The voting machines were used and once more demonstrated their faciI- ity, when the officials from the sec ond district. West Side, made the rec ord of having their vote all taken off the two machines, tabulated and de- livered at the town hall in 20 minutes from the time the polls closed at o'clock. It also took just 20 minutes for the vote to be taken from the three machines at the town hall in the first district. Moderator S. H. Reeves, with Assistant Registrars H. M. Lerou and Thaddeus Leahy, ar rived from the West Side with the vote just as the count had been taken from the three machines at the town hall.
 By o'clock Moderator M. E. Jen- sen was able to declare the complete vote to the audience of two citizens who heard him read the results in the town hall.
 After the polls had closed in the first district at o'clock Mayor T. T,~T0I1 hA oil meeting to order and it was at once adjourned to the evening of Tuesday, June 18th on motion of Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Tanning.
 In the first district the total vote was 1345 out of a registration of 2226, and in the second district the vote was 546 out of a registration of 1010. The third district has a registration of SPA and the vote cast was 537, while 246 votes were cast in the sixth district out of registration of 3S6.
 In the city election of year ago the total vote was 2534 while the total vote Monday was 2675.
 Election Officials.
 The following were the election of ficials:
 First District-Moderator, M. E. Jensen; checkers, Herman A1ofsin 2d, and Earl E. Mathewson; challengers, James F. Drew and Lester Green IAdCulI0 ISnOSIS w HIS OpA- cer, Timothy Sullivan, Thomas Nc Grory, David H. Wilson, G. D. An drews and Fred Tyler; doorkeepers, E.. H. Tibbits and John P. Sullivan.
 Second District-Stephen H. Reeves, moderator; Edward A. Breed and Michael Donovan, challengers; John Williams and John O'Connell, door keepers: S. P. Coffey and F. I. Royce, checkers; Robert Mahoney, John Con- nell, John J. Parsons and Earl Sar- gent, machine tenders.
 Third District-Moderator. James