Smyrna times., 1918-02-27
ELECT FOUR NEW MEMBERS
TO SIT IN TOWN COUNCIL
SPIRITED TOWN ELECTION TOOK
PLACE IN SMYRNA MONDAY

Samuel j. Reynolds, Joseph H. Wright,
John P. Hudson and James H. Rob-
erts Retire-New Men Elected
Four new councilmen were elected |
to take their seat in Smyrna Town |
Council at the annual municipal cleo
tion Monday afternoon. Thomas JEFF |
fersOn, former postmaster, succeeds /
Joseph H. Wright in the first district,
Lewis M. Price succeeds Samuel J.
Reynolds in the second district. Charles
B. Swain succeeds Walter F. Keith in
the fourth district, Walter F. Keith
succeeds John P. Hudson in the fifth
district and John E. Wilson succeeds
James H. Roberts in the sixth district.
Messrs. Wright, Reynolds, Hudson
and Roberts withdrew from the race
for reelection after serving for many
years. Only two of the retiring
Council were reelected: Harry B.
Grieves in the third district. and
Samuel A. FOrtner in the sixth dis
trict. Mr.. Keith was one of the old
| Council but was elected from another
district Edward T. Porter succeeds
himself as town treasurer and William
Norris was elected assessor succeeding
Henry S. Anthony. already occupying
town position as Town Alderman
OF "MayOr. 1t was one of the most
spirited town elections Smyrna has
had in number of years. The cleo
tion took place Monday afternoon
when seven COuncilmen, treasurer
and an assessor were elected for a
term of one year. Usually the vote
at municipal election hardly ever
gets above a total of 70 or 80, but
Monday afternoon it ran up to 119,
the largest vote polled in many a
day.
Fight in the First and Second District
This was due to contests in the
First and Second Election Districts.
In the first there was a contest be.
tween Former Postmaster Thomas
Jefferson and George w. Turner. thu
former winning by majority of II
votes. In the Second election distTic
/, there was a lively fight between Levi
n M. Price and Henry D. Boyer. Th'
r Boyer faction was on the job earl.
q and so keen did the race between th'
r two become that practically the full
available vote of the district wa
brought out. L. M. Price came ou
h victorious in the roundup with 81
;. votes to spare. In the Third Distric
n Harry B. Grieves was reelected al
+ though his name was scratched
o four instances in favor of Edward 7
e Porter who already was running fl
,s town treasurer. Mr.. Grieves wt
% elected by 8 safe majority. Thel
If was no contest in the Fourth, Fift
" and Sixth. Charles B. Swain. Waite
* F. Keith, Samuel A. FoItner al
,e John E. Wilson receiving the fu
70 vote of their district. Edward
or Porter was elected town treasur
I
ad for the ensuing year almost witho
a opposition.
n. The Vote by Wards or Districts
nd
he The vote by wards was as follow
he First, George w. Turner, 10; Thorn
,ss jefferson, 35; second, L. M. FriC
wn 40; H. D. Boyer, II; third, Har
B. Grieves. g; fourth, Charles
Swain, 8; fifth, Walter F. Keith,
T sixth, (the district from which t
councilmen Gomez, Samuel A. FOrtr
49,. and John E. Wilson, z each-tO
oot 119. The election officers we're
follows: Inspector. Charles R. Mi
ara sey; judges, A. L. Hudson and Rob
OIL l.. Cummins; clerks, F. E. Post
lea and George w. Robinson. The new
at elected council will meet soon to
'iii ganize.