Putnam patriot., 1924-11-07
LOCAL REPUBLICANS 1 WINNERS AT POLLS
All Towns In This Vicinity Give Ma jorities to Party Tick
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Putnam Casts Record Vote-Thomp-
 son Solidly Republican


 Putnam and all towns in this vi- l einity, had 8 share in giving Presi- i dent Coolidge the greatest plurality | any candidate for chief executive | ever receiver at the polls. in giving l Governor Bingham a l35, 1000 lead over his opponent and in electing local Republican candidates for office, | at Tuesdays election.
 Every town in this vicinity went | Republican by heavy maiorities and I the number of ballots cast in each | town was history making. Senator | Child of Woodstock was easily re. elected in the 28th district and Ur- gele LaFrance of Central Village was elected senator from the 2eth district, | by a one-sided vote. Congressman Freeman was equally successful and is returned to the National House for another term.
 Putnam Cssts Heavy Vote 1
 Although Putnam Republicans did not need to work with great zeal to poll enough votes to bring victory, they did get down to brass tacks" and from early morning until the polls closed at o'clock, were on tho | job every minute, getting out Put nam's record vote. Republicans had | headquarters on Church street. across the street from the Municipal Build | ing and the Democrats had headquart- | CTS in a Bridge street house. Both i parties had automobiles in service, bringing voters to the polls.
 In all 2SS0 people were entitled | to vote and the unusually high num- ! Der of 2343 cast their ballots. Four ballots were mutilated, two were | plank and 16 were rejected for one | reason or another. It will be seen 1 therefore. that of the total ballots east, 232l were counted.
 1917 Republican Ballots
 A total of 1917 people cast straight [ Republican tickets and 59s cast | straight Democratic tickets and there | were 91 straight LaFollette ballots. | Other votes cast were; Socialist, 3 3; socialist labor. 1 i; workers, 5 ]; prohi- bition 1. Someone wrote in the blank column, the name of Buell. E. Bassett and gave him one vote for governor. There was also a vote cast for Delina Conant for lieutenant governor.
 The majority of the split ballots kaFG foLE9 U 4AA1F 1OiVNAJ oVht4 Bartlett, who was a candidate for rep resentative. Mrs. Bartlett received more votes than any other Democratic candidate. running ahead of her party ticket by 42 votes. She waged lent showing
 Judge Flagg Leads
 Judge David Flagg received i479 votes on the Republican side as eandi- date for judge of probate. He led his ticket. William Pechie. who with Samuel Rich were elected represen- tatiyes, was the Republican eandi- date who received the next highest vote to Judge Flagg, Mir. Pechie's total being i469.
 As stated, the La Toilette ticket secured 9i straight votes and split f tickets brought the La Toilette vote . up to is6, which figure was the great est number of votes of any one La- Toilette eleetor received One of the | counters at the election is authority for the statement that 1t was very ap- parent that the great majority of the | La Toilette votes on split tickets, were east by Democrats.
 One of the most unusual features. and a pleasing one to all workers of all parties active in the days voting. was the fact that more than 1000 bal lots had been cast by o'clock in the afternoon.
 Putnam Election Figures
 The tabalated vote in Putnam, is as followss
 President, Coolidge, r. l423; Davis, Il, 6SS; La Toilette, is6; governor, Bingham, r. i462, Morris. d. TOT; lieut. governor, Trumbull. r. 1453; Brooks, d. 704; secretary. Pallotti, r. 1454; Markham, d, roc; treasurer, Rogers, ls56; Meaney, q, 705; comp troller. Salmon. r, l447; May, d, roc; Clarence H. Child, r, l463; Fernando representative in congress, Freeman. r, 1434; Fenton. d, 725; state senator, C. Ross. |, 70S, judge of probate. David Flagg, r, 1479; Martin F.. Duffy, d, 694; representative, Sam uel Rich, r, 142i; William Pechie, r, l469; Dorothy J. Bartlett, d. 767; Alphonse D. Beausoleil, d, 676. Jus tices of the peace. Republicans, 143l, Howard C. Bradford. l43i; Mahlon II Geissler. l443; Irving H. Miron, i454; Joseph J. Dupre. i430; Archi- bald Macdonald, Jr., l43s; Arthur s. Macdonald, i443; Ernest C. Morse, l440; Erie H. Johnson. l452.