New Britain herald., 1928-11-07
DEMOCRATS SLASH
REPUBLICAN MARK
Give Hoover @S Less Than Vote
PolM for Coolidge
MORRIS RUNS AHEAD BY s.
About 50 Fer Cent OF Total Voting
List Goes to Polls, Making 1t uhe
Heaviest Vote In History of City
Mrs. Cleary Dics-Itenas.

This city upheld Its political ira
ditions yesterday when the voters re-
turned a republican majority at the
polls. This majority. however. was
99s less than that given President
Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Three OF
the voting districts were carried by
the republican candidates. the Sec
ond district by majority of $50. the
third by Eat, and the fourth by 959.
The first district went democratic by
the small margin Of Is votes. At
torney Anthony J. Rich. making his
initial bow In the political field. led
his ticket with total OF 5.104 votes,
and was elected to the general as
sembly with his republican colleague.
Judge Epaphroditus Peck. who
sought reelection for third consec-
utive term. Governor John IL.
Trumbull ran behind every other
candidate on his ticket, while Fred
eric G. Walcott, candidate for L. s.
senator. also fell behind.
Charles G. Morris, democratic cam
didate for governor, ran ahead Of
hts ticket by IS votes. Michael T..
Claffey. democratic candidate for
representative, who. like Attorney
Rich, had entered the political field
for the first time, ran approximate
iy SO votes behind his ticket. Judge
s. Russell Mink. republican candi-
date for judge of probate. whose
candidacy was endorsed by the
democrats. was Of course automatic
ally elected by the polling OF one
vote.
The total vote cast in the city was
S,595, or approximately so per cent
of the total list. The second district
in Forestville polled total Of 1897
votes ort Of a possible 1910 for an
average CT - per cent. ranking the
highest of any of the four voting
districts.
The complete election returns for
the city are as follows: Presidential
electors. republican 50o2. democratic
S4o6. socialist. S., workers 16. 60
cialist labor I.
For governor. John H. Trumbull.
republican. 1915; Charles G. Morris.
democratic. 347l: Jasper McLevy.
socialist. 81: William Mckenzie,
workers. 10: Michael p. Olean, So
! cialist- labor, 4.
| Lieutenant Governor. Ernest f.
Rogers, r. 5o22; Frank P. Fenton
d. 3404: Morris Rice, Soc. Sc; r. S
King, workers. Is: Joseph Mckay
socialist workers. 4.
Secretary. William l.. Higgins. r,
5o26; George Levitt. d. 340o: Ada
3. Krahl, Soc. Sc; Gertrude Due!l,
workers. 16: Albert H. Gierginsky,
soc. Labor. I.
Treasurer. Samuel r. Spencer, r,
5033; George J. Bassett. d, S402:
Florence f.. Davis, Soc, Sc: Edward
Mrasko. workers. Is; Charles G.
Sundberg, oe.-labor, 1.
Comptroller. Frederick NJ. Sal
mon, r. 502s: John F. Pickett, d.
800: William J. Morgan. Soc. Sc;
John CONDOS. workers, 16; John p.
johnson. soc.-labor. I.
L. s. Senator. Frederic c. Wal
colt. r. 5000; Augustine Lonergan,
d. S41s: Martin r. Plunkett. Soc,
81: Konrad Laske, workers, Is; Ed
ward J.. O'Brien. soc.-labor. I.
Congressman. E. Hart Fem. r.
$500; Herman P. kopplemann. d,
1909: Fred c. Mansur. Soc. IS: Hy-
man Wolfson, workers, 1S.
State Senator. fifth senatorial dis
trict, Fuller F. Barnes, r. 50s4; Will
liam f. Reardon. d. $3.50: Anna i.
Reiner, SOC. SIS.
For representatives. Epaphroditus
Peck. r. 5o3s; Anthony J. Rich. r.
5104: William l.. Barrett. d, 1866;
Michael +. Claffey. d. 1926.
The following were elected JUS
tees OF the peace, there being no
contest: William n. DeRosier. r:
Roger s. Newell. r; Joseph NJ. Don
ovan. r; Anthony J. Rich, r; VIII
/ liam J. Malone. r: Robert J. Stack.
r: James I. Mather. r; Howard I.
Mather. L: Joseph F. Dutton, d:
Francis 3. Donnelly. d: Joseph p.
O'Connell. d: Rolfe Rowe. d: Thorn
as A. Tracy, d; Charles +. Anger
bower d.
Registrars OF the four voting dis
tricts We're elected as follows: First
district. Winthrop Dunbar, r: Will
liam F.. Smithwick, d: second dis
trict. Willard Hunt. r: Charles F.
Angerbower d: third district. Al
bert Trothier. r; James p. Jen-
nings. d; fourth district, Frank Dut-
ton, r: Charles J. Drury. d.
; William X. Farmer. democrat. was
defeated in the contest fo~ select
men, the vote being az fol:,ws: ].
Fay Douglass. r. 5OSy: Frank W
Large r 5o<S. James L. Murray 4