The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
DISPUTE OVER
 DANBURY POST /.
 OFFICE ENDED
Stevens Rival, Defeated at Polls, Recommends His Alp
 pointment to Federal Post
NEARLY 1000 CAST
 BALLOTS IN CONTEST
Shalvoy Writes Congress men of Man Who Got )
 More Votes.
Especial to The Farmer)

Danbury, April 22-The post of flee primary has concluded with a letter from Hugh c. Shalvoy to for mer Congressman Donovan and Ma tiona1 Committeeman Homer S. Cum mings, which makes. the way to fill ing the post office very simple and to those gentlemen, who have the duty of advising the post office de- partment.
 There were originally four candi- dates for the post office, but only two of them were willing to abide the test of the primary. There were D. Frank Stevens, water commissioner, and Hugh c. Shalvoy, for many years identified with the United Hatters of North America. E The primary was held April 8, in a driving snow. However 915 voters second largest primary ballot ever cast in Danbury.
 The result was favorable to MT Stevens, and was communicated to MT. Cummings and MT. Donovan.
 They have also received a letter from MT. shalvoy, bearing date of April IS, as follows:
 Honorable Jeremiah Donovan,
 South NorwaIk, Conn.
 Dear Sir
 there was held in Danbury, April
 9th, a primary to ascertain the
 will of the people of Danbury,
 with respect tP the choice of a
 postmaster.
 The election was conducted
 courtesy. The~vote was one of
 the largest ever cast in a prf-
 mary in this city.
 The total number of ballots
 was 915 ,of which I had 429 and
 MT. D. Frank Stevens, my oppon-
 ent had 475 and II defective.
 The result is decisive, and for
 this reason and according to the E dictates of fair play and sound F f'democra I withdraw my candi-
 dacy, and venture to hope that
 MT. Stevens may receive the ap-
 pointment according to the will of the people.
 The primary has been for
 some years the method used by
 the democrats of Danbury to de-
 tern1ine choice of candidates for
 important office It has given general satisfaction, and has s helped the city and the party. While the result in this case
 was not what I had expected, yet
 I am loyal to the principles of
 popular government and hope
 that the decision of the people
 will be binding upon you as ad-
 wiser to the postal department / of the United States.
 Very respectfully yours,
 HUGH c. SHALVOY.
 When the text of MT. Shalvoy's let ter became public here, it was greet ed with expressions of approval as a. high class example of how a political contest can be conducted between high grade opponents. MT. Shalvoy's acquiesence in the re- suit of the primary removes the last traces of disharmony and i11-feeling, which so often follow upon political contests, and it clears the way for the appointment of MT. Stevens with pie of Danbury.
 Either man, it is felt here, would have made an acceptable candidate. Both have had administrative ex- perience and are used to large af- fairs MT. Stevens has improved and regenerated the municipal water works, reducing the price of water to the consumers
 Mr. Shalvoy has been for many years secretary of the United Hatters of North America, whose affairs are as large and complex as those of a small government.
 Danbury Democrats installed the di- rect primary in 1913. There have been six eIectio ons since, and the dem ocracy was victorious in every cleo ton, thanks to the good feeling and popular satisfaction engendered by this method of choosing.