The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-03
Overjoyed But They Did Not Ex- pect It Chairman Cornell Says That the People Wanted a Change in Adminis- tration and Voted For It.

Local Republicans are overjoyed at the result of yesterdays election but the overwhelming vote was not ex-
 pected and the leaders are unable to
 give any reason for it other than that the people showed that they wanted
 change of administration.
 Many of the more conservative lead
 CTS among the Republicans do not look with unmixed feelings of joy on |; the faEt that the new Board Of Alder smen IS entirely Republican, believing that this will tend to extravagance ard the creation or factions m the board which will result disastrously rto the party in future elections.
 The surprise of the leaders at the vote in this city was clearly shown al Republican headquarters last night
 when the returns began to come in from the districts.
 The first district that telephoned in stated that there was an 500 ma jority for Harding and all at head quarters exclaimed that it was a mis- take. The party telephoning was told that they did not want the total vote but the majority only and was told to go back and check 1t up with the moderator, as they did not believe that there was any such majority. After checking it up the messenger again informed headquarters that it was correct and another man was sent out to the district to see what Twas the matter with the count The Democrats are naturally dis appointed at the result and explain . it on the ground that the people wanted a change, but are confident that it has no bearing on local poli- tics.
 John A. Cornell, chairman of the Democratic town committee, said to- | day: Apparently, the prevailing conomic and social conditions united 1 in producing well defined idea hn Q change was an inevitable sequence | from conditions necessarily accom- panying and following the term1na- tion of a great international cata- ical, social, financial and political and otherwise accompanying the {. same.
 .'So far as the local conditions are i concerned we can see no significance and we believe that the desire for a 1 change in the national administration so overwhe elmingly asserted yesterday i in Bridgeport will be equally ardent and equally emphatic at the next city | election in regard to municipal mat ] ters." In the great political upheaval of yesterday the Democratic party 1 emerged with absolutely no member | returned to the Board of Aldermen ! in this city and every other local can l didate of the party was swamped 1T | the great tidal wave.
 ! The Socialists nave apparently peer
 rewarded for their steadfast adher- ence to the principles of their party | by having one of their candidates fol 1 Justice of the Peace elected.
 There are 27 Justices elected eacf | wear in this city and the party which
 is in power in the city during the preceding year is entitled to IA o1 | these. The party which boiled the second highest number of votes at the {, nreceding election is entitled to tn, remaining IS, but this year the Dem ocrats only named 12 and as the So : cialists po1led the third highest mum i Der of votes at yesterdays election
 apparently they are entitled to thu | other one.
 It had not been determined up t'
 the time of going to press which 0
 the Socialistic candidates had received
 the greatest number of votes but who
 ever he is he will be entitled to per
 form the marriage ceremony for tn
 next two years and try civil cases il (which the amount involved is not owe s100.