Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-14
.PU[LEN AND ROBINSON WIN IN
 REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CONTESTS

Weston c. Pullen won the nomination GUS Friday night in the town hali over John T. Fitzpatrick by vote of Sss to 1S5, while Harold T. Robinson, democrat, who is the present city tax collector, won the nomination for that place on the ticket over Frederick q Prothero and Miss Nellie Harrington who is the present town tax collector
 MT. Robinson's nomination came on the third ballot by the follow ng vote Total vote cast 426, necessary for choice 214, Mir. Robinson having 2ss Miss Harrington 165. a11 M. P@o.bero 27. iiei
 The other places or inc t:cke4 for the June election were filled without contest as follows:
 For Aldermen-C. V. Pendleton. nom mated by J. c. Macpherson Charles F Wells, nominated by Charles L. Stew art.
 For Councilmen = Edward Crooks. nominated by Louis H. Geer: Martin Rozyck1, nominated by Mayor H. M. Le- rou; Arthur c. Jenkins. nominated by 'asper K. Bailey :: William R. Frishie Gominated by Judge H. H. Pettis. For City Treasurer-Stephen Fl Reeves, nominated by Adelard Morin
 For City Sheriffs-Charles H. Raynes nominated by Charles W. Burton; Earle H. Christman, nominated by Councilman Crooks.
 For Water Commissio9nr -Reuben s Bartlett. nominated by B. ?, Eishop
 A crowd Of about 500, of whom. many 1 stood during the evening" filled the hal 1 when the meeting was called to order 1 by Judge Pettis, chairman of tha !e l publican town committee. Pro5atIv a&t 1 women voters attended the caucus ant about 1SO voted in the contest for tn, nomination for tax collector
 On motion of Eben Learned Ex-Con i gressman Edwin W. Higgins was chos
 en chairman, addressing the meeting a
 he took the chair with the prediction
 that the republican party was to cleo
 its full ticket in June, because the peo pie believes that the city affairs. unde
 one of the best mayors that Norwich ha | ever had (applause). have been admin | istered with a sole regard to the bes interests of the city. Mayor Lerou ha 1 certainly devoted more time to the con
 sideration of city affairs than any othe mayor within our recollection and hi
 purpose has been to give an efficien 1 laW-abding and business-like admins
 tration He has had loyal co-operatio
 on all sides You believe he has sue ceeded in hish degree and you wi determine whether that administration ,'I shall be continued.
 The North Main street trunk line in provement on a three year programu
 is one of the achievements of the at ninistration, said Chairman Higgin f There has been a crying demand fC
 publicity in the affairs of the gas ar l electric department and you will at init that publicity in full has been a : tained through the efforts of the may a and with the fullest cooperation of Il q commissioners and all connected with tl 1 gas and electric department
 Chairman Higgins raised laugh wh 1 he referred to the penalties of a fine
 s iail sentence awaiting any person W
 voted in caucus withc~ the leg
 right to do so.
 a The section of the general statut l, that the chairman referred to was secti = sa9 which provides in part as follow
 Any person unlawfully voting or pa c ticipating or attempting to vote or pa .- ticipate in any caucus or primary l. 2 oo!itical party other than that of [ n political party with which he shall ha V been erolled said caucus 7. primary being legally called for t
 nomination of candidate to be Sr1
 ported at any state, municipal or to,
 election or for the election of delegat
 to. any political convention who shall r. fuse or neglec. fo comply with the ,e quirements of this chapter shall be y ed not more than S1o0 or imprisoned I T. more than sixty days or both" re This section refers to chanter S7 r. the general statutes and provides for k manner in which persons shall regis R. for the caucus. the duties of the r, t. istrar as to taking applications and le to the making of the list. But one r a istration is necessary unless the p