The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-07
CITY GOES DEMOCRATIC

| A Victory In First Election Under All Have Good Majoritdes The Strug- gle For the Registrarship.
 The election of yesterday will be long remembered by those who exer- cised the right of suffrage as one of history of our local municipality. AL though the polls closed at o'clock yesterday afternoon, the result of sew eral places on the ticket was in doubt up to noon today.
 It cannot be said that the election was a. truly popular one, for save the politicians and the office seekers. The two year Dem ocratic Aldermen who were elected are James w. Thompson. Walter B. Lashar, Nicholas J. Phelan, Patrick D, Lyons, and Henry Clam pett, the one year men are William n. Hfncks, Sidney w. Challenger, Jos eph W. Northrop. Charles N. Rug gles and David J. O'Rourke. The cleo ton of O'Rourke was not assured un- til the final returns were submitted at II :30 this morning. by the moderator of the second district. He was one of the, candidates whose names appeared on the Citizens ticket, and on which he Received 31 votes. This, with his vote on the regular Democratic ticket, gave him majority over Simon Reil- ly, his nearest competitor, sof 20 votes. There is some doubt as to the legality of the votes cast for nominees on the Citizens ticket. City Attorney Toomey and Moderator Sears of the clerk to record all votes for the Citi- zen's ticket. There about 200 votes cast for this ticket
 The Democrats succeeded in elect ing all three of thieir seIectmen, which was perhaps, the most satis- for1 7 gives the party the majority of the franchise board, which in this presi- | dential year is as necessary as it is important. John J. Haux, the 1ead- ing candidate, on the Democratic ticket, received 237 more votes than | defeated candidate was Leonard Sandstrom, of the opposition ticket. The two year Republican Aldermen | to be elected were: William M. Thom- l B. HOlzer, and Thomas B. Grippen; | one-year term: A. w. Burritt, M Moody Downer. George Windsor, John l c. Curtis, and Cole A. Seeley. Charles J. Ketcham, who was thought to be 1 a. sure winner, was seventh man on l defeat of William O'Leary of the Tenth district. He was thought to have excellent chance for election. The fact that he was identified with I the reason for his defeat.
 | The defeat of George c. Hatch was a big surprise to his friends who picked him as sure winner. The big vote boiled by Attorneys William n.
 Hineks and James w. Thompson inE dicate their popularity. MT. Hincks l led his ticket. his vote being 3,691; he
 was hard pressed by Walter B. Lash- ar, who had S,249 votes to his credit. Nicholas J. PheIan also made a splen- did fight.
 | When the ballots were removed from the envelopes they presented a. sighted which to say the least was Il picturesque. Viewed from a short
 distance, say the length of the aver age room. the scattered mass resembl- 1 ed a dirty pile of waste paper that had been collected in the sweepings.
 The people are sick and disgusted with the bungling system of voting 4 inflicted upon the community.
 John J. Nevins, one Of the official Il counters in the Fourth district, said it was almost as easy for the average I man to count unmatched chickens as \ it was to keep an accurate report of rI the official ballots. Under the new
 system there was @ beautiful oppor-
 of long standing was taken advant- ii age of yesterday. But this is politics
 which should occasion no surprise.
 The official Counters
 The official counters in the several
 districts were as follows:
 First district-Jesse A. Stewart
 William h. Palmer, George E. Hills
 Timothy J. Murphy, Frank Callahan,
 William B. DonneIly, John Weldon.
 Edward o. Cronan, George P, Carroll
 and Edward A Lacy; moderator, John M. Sears.
 Second district-David Fenelon.
 George D. Curtis, Thomas O'Brien,
 Michael Cummings, George B. Heb
 bard, Charles Bi1tz, James Foley, Mi
 chaeI Brady, and J. s. Flood, moder-
 ator, John J. Corr.
 Third district-Stephen D. Eforan.
 Robert P. Nichols, John Clarkson, Il cstarIaa IT Sharuunnd MaInnex