The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-09

held last night in all three wards.
= Burgess John Burke was defeat
ed for the nomination in the first
ward by Daniel Callahan. The lat
ter receiving TIA votes while
Burke had lis.
In the second ward Richard
Parkinson was nominated as the
candidate for burgess to succeed
Maurice 'Anenberg who did not
wish a denomination. Mr. Parkin-
sons nomination was unanimous
Burgess John Sheridan was not
opposed in the third ward and he
will be the only member of the
present democratic board to sit
next year If the ticket is elected.
With three tickets In the field at
the May election, the nomination
for burgess this year Is not as in
the past when but two tickets have
been in the field, equivalent to cleo
ton.
Delegates named in two of the
three wards are said to be favor
able to the nomination of Warden
Frank T. Green to head the ticket.
In the first ward the Callahan
slate of delegates defeated the
Burke slate and are favorable to
Warden Green and the same is true
of the delegation in the third. In
the second ward the Green slate
of delegates were defeated.
The Callahan slate of delegates
in the first ward are: Joseph Rey-
nolds, John Lannon, Wilson Clark,
d. j. Carroll, d. j. Callahan j.
Brennan, T. Skehan. They received
$50 votes while the Burke list re-
ceiyed no. This ticket was made
up of the following names: John
j. Burke, John M. Kenney, John
Brannigan, James Dunn, Harry
Carter, Hugh w. Burns and Chris
topher Moroney.
Richard Durkin, ward commit
teeman called the caucus to order
in the Gem opera House and he
was made permanent chairman.
Thomas Galway was named clerk.
Mr. Durkin was renamed ward
committeeman for the ensuing
year. James Wrinn was Judge of
ballots and the tellers were Milton
Calvin, Anthony Mariana, John II.
Freeman and John M. Kenney.
Parkinson Wins Second Ward
Richard T. Parkinson was NOM
mated burgess att he second ward
caucus and also had the slate OF
delegates which he headed elected
to represent that ward at the party
convention Monday night. Park
inson was nominated to the bur-
CESS position by Burgess Maurice
ton. Clerk Richard Neary read
one ballot be cast favorable to
Parkinson. The motion was car
ried unanimously.
Chairman Pierce K. Freeman
was elected ward committeeman
for the coming year. He then
called for a vote on the two states
of delegates to the town conven-
ton. Clark Richard Neary read
off the names on the primary list
and each member of the party cast
their ballot. When the votes were
counted the ticket headed by Park
inson was declared elected over the
ticket headed by Warden Frank
T. Green by a vote of 103 to IL. 2
There was a total of 172 ballots
cast with seven of the tickets be-
ing split up. The vote for the
delegates on Parkinson's ticket was
Parkinson 1O3, Frank s. Glyhn 80,
Leo Brophy 104, Mary Cass 101. Jo-
seph L. jackson 1913, Frank Mad
den 1O3, and Rocco Mariana 101,
Alternates, Maurice j. lyman 1913.
and John F. Ostroski 1903. The
total vote for the ticket headed by
Warden Green was Frank T. Green
II, Mary J. Fitzgerald 70, Maurice
Annenberg So, James Nardello, S.,
Henry Smith 68, Frederick Baum
,mer IS, and p. E. Freeman S..
Alternates, Robert Cleary Sc and
John T. Leary IS.
The vote was lighter than last
year when 240 ballots were cast.
The meeting was harmonious
one, quite in contrast to the battle
that occurred last year when Bur-
CESS Annenberg won out over
Frank Madden by a few ballots
and there was considerable agita-
ton over the result. This year
the tellers worked carefully and
as a result the meeting went along
in fine order.
sheridan Rcnominated In
Third
The third ward caucus was feat
ured by a battle over the delegates
to the town convention to nomin-
! ate candidates for town and bor-
ough offices.
There was no opposition to the
| nomination of Burgess John D..
Sheridan present burgess from the
ward and his denomination was
unanimous the clerk of the caucus
John F.. Fitzgerald being instructed
| to cast one ballot for him. He was
| nominated by Borough Attorney
Martin L. Game who said Il deem
| it a privileged and an honor for the
| party to name a man who for the
past two years has given of his time
| freely as a member of the board OF
| warden and burgesses. He has re-
presented the citizens of the ward
in a faithful manner and know
that he will continue to take the
same great interest in the borough
affairs If renamed to the board.
| Attorney Game stated that it gave
him great honor to nominate John
J. Sheridan. The nomination was
Immediately seconded by Raymond
Dolan and as there was no further
nomination the nominations We're
closed.
A slate of seven delegates and
two alternates to the town and bor-
ough convention was nominated by
Burgt IS John Sheridan. This hist
contained the names of John j.
Sheridan, Howard Brennan. Dennis
M. Linskey, Joseph Quinn, George
Lambert, Raymond Dolan and Mar
tin L. Game. The alternates. Cor
nelius Bowling and Felix Struc-
incki.
The. opposition headed by Will
liam McDermott placed before the
| caucus Mr. McDermott nominating,
the names of William Fellows.
| John Meirs, James Condor. Cor
nelius Bowling. Thomas P. Reilly
and Leo Scully. The alternates were
Alfred Meir and William Dooley.
| Voting was by check list and bal
| lot lis votes were cast according
to the check list but 119 were found
in the ballot box by the tellers.
| Some one of the voters put in a
| double ballot, one for the Sheridan
terrain this evening a social and
| dance at their club room for the
| r,emhers and their friends The