Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
DEMOCRATS WIN THE ELECTION |
DR.. ]. Holmes Jackson Chosen
as Mayor in Close Vote.
Plurality OF Ten over Albert 3. Drew
Republicans Elect Five Out Of SIX
Aldermcn-Siajority Of 301
for License.

| TUESDAY Dy plurality or 10 votes over
Albert 8. Drew republican, who has held
the office for the past two years and who
was candidate for reelection. A total
Of 2.s22 votes were cast, out of possible
S.7SS. which Is about the average proper
ton. MIR. Drew had good leads in the
first, second and fifth wards; the fourth,
which Is a democratic ward. went strong
for DR.. jackson; the third. which has
| come to be regarded as the uncertain
quantity in political matters. also gave
DR.. jackson a majority while electng a
republican alderman. Tho big slump. from
republican standpoint, occurred in the
sixth ward. This ward has for several
years elected republican aldermen, and
while at one time close has come to be
regarded as normally republican. But 1t
gave DR. Jackson a majority Of - Tues
day. elected democratic alderman by a
I majority of 26 and at the same time gave
the republican candidate for ward clerk
majority of 81 over his democratic op-
ponent.
Split tickets prevailed also in the third
ward. where a republican alderman and
| ward clerk and a democratic school com.
| missioner were elected. Tho democratic
fourth ward furnished q surprise by elect
Ing republican alderman by a majority
Of e.
u
Of 39l which Is just so greater than the
majority for license last year. Druggist
license was defeated by a majority Of 49,
Medical inspection in the public schools
, will continue, the majority for IL being
| 1,5S3.
In tho three wards where there was n
| contest over the office Of alderman Har-
old F. Wakefield. republican, won over
John II. Clay. democrat, in the fourth
! ward by majority OF So votes; Charles
| Caise. republican. won over Julian F..
| Maynard. democrat, in the third ward
by majority of 70: Charles L. Dolan,
democrat. won over James E. Tracy. re-
publican. In ward six by A majority. John
p. Murphy was elected school commits
sioner in ward three over Henry A. Hur.
| tubise. republican. by a majority Of 81.
c. l.. Woodbury.. Il. A. Luck and A. G.
Mansur all republicans. were reelected
as aldermen In the first, second and fifth
wards, respectively, and F. F.. Kimba,l
was reelected school commissioner from
the first ward. all without opposition. The
next board Of aldermen will consist Of
ten republicans and two democrats, a net
republican gain Of one.
The aldermen holding over on the board
for another year are Lamson Of ward one,
Grafton Of ward two, Bergeron of ward
ward six. republicans. and Bessette Of
ward three, democrat
THE VOTE BY WARDS.
Following is table showing the mayor
atty vote by wards:
jackson 1s1 22s 20 sas 20 ss 1t1s
Drew =. 23l 2N 2O7 1873 7S 2o3 14os
Majority for DR.. Jackson. ....... 10
The vote for license by wards follows:
S s Total
Yes .... 1s5 22s 2ss 41s 25s PSI $50
mo 49,. 221 27 1853 1o7 e1s 1SS 1179
Majority for license. ................ as1
The ward vote for druggist license re-
suited as follows:
Yes ....,S 157 100 154 1874 21s an
Majority against druggist license 2s7
That the voters Of the city are heartily
In favor of continuing medical inspection
in the public schools of the city was
attested to in Tuesdays election, the
majority in favor of the question being
1883 The vote by wards follows:
I 3 S 6 Total
Yes 80. 300 3a $50 400 81 s67 a7s
No ..... 50 1l3 lis 1S3 30 50 sos
Majority in favor. 1883
VOTE FOR WARD OFFICIALS.
The vote for the ward officials resulted
as follows:
WARD ONE.
Alderman. Charles L. Woodbury.. re-
publican. $50: school commissioner, Fred
T., kimball. republican. :O4: ward clerk.
Fred s. Pcase. republican. 10: inspectors
OF election. Daniel II. Cameron, republic
can. 26. Malcomb G. Clark republican,
2@l' Henry d. Lacy. democrat ZIG.
WARD TWO.
Alderman. Eugene A. Luck, republican,
Az; ward clerk. James Il. Bradley, re-
pabican, So; inspectors of election,
fieman Crooker, democrat. ST. r. A.
Deyette, republican, 3d. A. II. Duhamel,
republican. 337.
WARD THREE.
Alderman. Charles Caise. republican, IA,
/ Julian r. Maynard, democrat, 2le; school
commissioner. John p. Murphy. demo-
crat, 263. Henry A. TIurtubisc. republican,
!S2: ward clerk, Albert G.. Gutchel,, re-
publican. rs. George NJ Cote, democrat,
ID; Inspectors OF election, John G. Bacon.
, republican, 1913, Michael Cummings demo-
Graf, w, Norman F. Failey. republican,
-02 Alfred s. F'ugere, democrat, 1888, Alex
amer y. Lucia, republican, lI6, I.awrunco
Sullivan. democrat, 10. NEessrs Finley.
Cummings and Fugere elected.
WARD FOUR.
Alderman, Harold r.. Wakefield. re-
publican. -Si John H. Clay. democrat.
~ ward clerk, Oscar Heininger, demo-
o'''. 4oi' inspectors of election. Amos
Couture, republican. 3n. T. Edward
Doolcy. Democrat. $751; Edward H. Me-
Crath. Democrat. 2S3. Arthur A. Peck.
republican. 1T. Mcssrs Dooley, McGrath
and Couture elected.
WARD FIVE.
Alderman, Arthur G. Mansur. repubrcan.
3T; ward clerk, Charles M Fitch. rcpubli-
can. 3ol Inspectors # election. s I.
Beatty, republican, 24T, James II. no,an.
democrat. 300, Harry G.. Nhcsioca, re-
publican. 32l.
WARD SIX
Alderman, Charles l.. Dolan, democrat.
IA, James r. Tracy. republican, aS: ward
clerk, Henry H. Hagar, republican. 24e.
D. Edward Powers, democrat, 1862; IN
spectors of election, Joseph II. Carlin.
republican. 300. Edward II. Chase. re-
publican, 42, Thomas p. Clay, democrat,
30. John w. Coffey. democrat y73. Mcssrs.
Carlin. Coffey and Chase elected.
STATE Y. M. C. A. NOTES.