New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
Nominee In Capital City Beats Gafey By e3O Votes Fully, Republican, Defeats Troup in New Haven.
Buckingham Gusts Behr- ems as Mayor of Bridge port-Hartford Voters Split Ticket to Elect Gabb as City Treasurer, Only Democrat.

Democrats and republicans both laid claim today to victory in ycs- torday's election in three Connecti- cut cities which drew record break ing votes to the polling places.
 The democrats, basing their argu- mcnt on the fact that the only change in mayors. that ot the city of Bridgeport, was in their favor, were jubilant with three of the states Big Five cities now un- der democratic rule - Waterbury. Bridgeport and this city.
 Republicans, on the other hand, cited the return to the republican column of the cities Of Hartford and New Haven, democratic supporters in the presidential campaign.
 Buckingham Wins In Bridgeport
 The results in Bridgeport were watched with statewide interest Mayor F. William Behrcns. republi- can, had conducted a campaign ask ing the voters to re-elect him and vindicate him i'll the "Yellow Mill Bridge" scandal which had rocked the Park City political structure to the very foundation, and his plea fell on deaf ears.
 Edward T. Buckingham, demo- crat, who filled the mayors chair 20 years ago, and has continued to be in public life with record of never having been defeated for Of fee, was victor in the battle of bal : lots, receiving a plurality of 6,335 votes. Mayor elect Buckingham car ried II of the 1 aldermen into Of flee with him, the G. o. P. holding only one aldermanic berth.
 Jasper McLevy. socialist candi- date for mayor of Bridgeport, poll ed 1868 votes, 800 more than in the last election. McLevY is known in New Britain. having been here on several occasions in the interests of the socialist party.
 Buckingham, a former compensa- = tion commissioner, will take office next Monday, 20 years from the odNC llt Ut SI Jt(1lllt pI StnOIl < mayor. Behrens will then retire after six years at the head Of the municipal government.
 Fully Victorious in New Haven
 In New Haven. Mayor Thomas A. TIlN won with a plurality of 4.244 votes over Philip Troup, for mer postmaster and newspaper man. The election gave Tully the right of the mayors office by popu- lar vote, his present service in that capacity having followed the death of the late Mayor John B. Tower. Troup boiled a heavier vote than that of two years ago. but Tuliy also advanced the republican total to a safe winning margin. The even division in the board of alder men which has been continued over a period of years was destroyed as the republicans took 22 places and allowed the democrats only II.
 John Donlon, who for severa l seasons played professional football with the All-New Britain eleven. was elected alderman on the demo- cratic ticket. The new alderman, known in sporting circles as Big Boy Donlon, was the nominee of q ward where place on the demo- cratic ticket is considered to be tan tamount to election.
 Hartford Reelects Patterson
 Iohn 1S C,9ifnl l.. ing a second run for mayor of Hart ford in the face of wide split in his party, lost to Mayor Walter E. Patterson, the unanimous choice Of the republican party, by 93O votes.
 Gaffey was placed at a disadvan-
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