Putnam patriot., 1924-09-19
McGARRY VS. MIR0N
 FOR TOWN ELECTION
Both Candidates For Tax Col. lector.-Close Contest Is
 Anticipated
Miron Winner Over Baldwin For Re.
 publican Nomination


 \ contest for the Republican nomi- nation for tax collector at the eau- GUS Monday evening resulted in the decisive nomination of the present office holder, Attorney Irving If. Miron. Tax Collector Miron's op- ponent was Dr. Frederick T. Baldwin. The word that a contest for the tax collectorship, the only paying posi- tion in the town government was likely to be staged. brought out a large assemblage of Republican yot- CTS, with the men holding a slight majority over the women. Other po- sitions were filled without opposition. but when nominations for tax col leetor were asked, the atmosphere became tense.
 Use Cheek List
 Attorney Miron was placed in nomination by Attorney Charles L. Torrey. and Dr. Baldwin by ex- Mayor A. W. Marcy. On motion of Mi. Marcy the voting was by ballot and cheek list. Supporters of both candi- dates had been actively engaged in passing ballot slips with the names of their candidate printed on them. It took slightly over half an hour for i 369 people to pass the checkers and cast their ballots. While the results were being determined the meeting went on to the choice of other off cers. At length Chairman +. NJ. Warner reported that 226 votes had been cast for Mr. Miron and l43 for Dr. Baldwin.
 Selections for the other offices on the town ticket were made as follows :: Seleetmen, Clarence Pierce, William r. Warren; board of relief, Joseph Plessis; agent of town deposit fund, David Flagg; auditor, L. P. Merriam : registrar of voters, Hermon C. Car yer; assessor. Arthur Tourtellotte {; town school committee. Henry J Thayer, Mrs. Elvira Barber; library directors. Ernest C. Morse. Lionel Charron, Miss Ellen Wheelocks con- stables. Peter \. Gardner, Hermon G. Carver. Ernest l.. Chandler and August Martin.
 Judge Warner was chairman of the caucus and Whitman Danielson act ed as clerk.
 Leon T. Wilson, who has been town auditor for years. resigned some ago because of pressure of business otherwise occupying his time. The selectmen appointed L. F Mer- riam to succeed him. Mr. Merriam was nominated Monday for election as auditor
 MeGarry vs. Miron
 While the Republicans were choos- ing their slate of officers on the low CT floor of the municipal building, Democrats of the town met in caucus in the rooms on the second floor and placed in nomination their candidates. John ]. MeGarry. a former mayor of the city and at present captain of the National Guard company. was named to oppose Attorney Miron for the tax collectorship.
 Others nominated follow:
 Assessor, A. D. Beausoleil: board of relief. Mrs. Elizabeth Wells; se- lectman. A. J. Bonneville, Edward Girard; agent of town deposit fund, Mabel D. Ryan; auditor. ]. Harry Mann; school committee, J. J. Me Garry. registrar of voters, Edmund Dubois, Sr.; eonstables. 0rigene Touchette, Napoleon J. Bizaillon. Emery Provost and Edmund Rasicot. ]. J. McGarry acted as chairman of the meeting and Herbert J Smith as clerk
 The caucus was also featured by a spirited contest. George Potvin be- ing pitted against Alderman Edmund J. Dubois for the nomination as re- gistrar of voters Voting was by ballot and check list and Mir Dubois won, 30 to %.