The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
Defeated Fusionists
 Are Asking Recount
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that MeTe were dlaeFepAnpios " number pf dlstyiots iN the Votlnl figures, and cited this as one nf th( hRslo reasons for . TpcanvaAs. yl also claimed, the r0p0rt says, thRI there were numerous irregulAyitlei in the halloting flgureR, which car he cleared up only by 2 yN-ChNpk of the figures oll the machines
 AeCend ElectlNN
 Oounael for both Dem0nyAtlc and Fusaon fnrces were meantime Ntudys ing the QNNatinp Of whether 0r nnt Q Aec0nd city Nlection could legally be held f tt should he proven that fraudulent voting oT failure Ng any of the yoting machines t0 register pFopeFly in TvaadayA election was onpugh to influence the outcome Of the hAllpting Onion among lawyers disagreed, most of them ANpllning tn oxpyess even on informal 0nlnion until they had given thoFough Atudy nf the StetutAA.
 yusiots leaders refuse to accept the oiIlclAl figures given out yesterday by MT, MGMAhon, They are ready tN seek . court order for the yeeAnr Vasa Ahovld MT. McMAhpN decline to order 1t voluntarily, Town ChAir- man John 1T. Crary said the Dem. ocTaM are accepting the ynodpFar tor's figures aS oflcial and aa vet plan no further action,
 Otlcial Results
 The ofAciAl results showed that Mayor Frank Hayes defeated aena. tor George Culhane, Fusionista, fOT the mayorelty by @ votea. ahNrw0od Rowland, Fusiontst, won over City Controller Daniel J. Leary by 2S votes. DemocFata won All the ether major ofiioes, but the ENaloniatA gained . majority on the board Of aldermen.
 Controller Leary was the first to Ooncede defeat Alter the AeNvea were announced yesterday AfteT- noon, he wrote At nglee 70 MT, Rowland, offering hh CongTatula. t!ons and promAing hM coopera-
 DemocEeM won a meIority ip the aOlectlnen and on the board of edW- catien. The TusionlaN gainAd two oi three places pN tho board pf relief,
 Went AAmlt npfeat
 MT. culhAna refused tN cQncede doieat. He was quoted aA saying last night: T do not consider the ilodeTatar'a returns oflcial. ! dc not conAider the announced result ofnoiai until tho machines Ave apsned end read. ! believe that by general consent of all CandidateA invelved only such action will ve- move the doubt irl enyane'B mind, The only thing to do !A to fe-reaA the machines. Then t any TNAchincS are not properly functicnlng 1t will Do found out"
 Meanwhile MT. upaon chargad that many fraudulent votes WerS east, He alleged that votes were cast on the names of dead neTsoIia and persons out of the city, Many ether voters, he claimed, tound when they went to vote that their names had already been voted on, He did not of4eE any proof of these charges.
 eituAtiOn UAlaue
 The unprecedented closenesS of the contaats, though almoat A0,000 votes were cast, created one q the nest unique situations in state pc litieal hiatory,
 Some claiFn that, under the elee- ton laws, If widespread iyTesplagitles aye found h any districts, there will he new VNtlng oFdeTed in thoss dls- tElcts. OtheTA hold that f the lr- regularities are widespread, the Superior Court can order an entire new election. still others gay that Q second vote for municipal 0Iliners k . legal iynposaibility,
 In any event 1t t almost certain that the final chapter of the most exciting election in local history will ha written ln the courts. What the sxaet cc.irt procedure will be is SUI uncertain.
 Yesterdays Results
 Results announced by MT. Mc- Mah0n yesterday gave reelection to City Clerk JNhp FitzmapTice and City Treasurer Edward F, TNttle, Mrs, Mary Kilmartin defeated Town Clerk DAEa Egan, Tlsionist, by more than GO votes, the largest Maj0gity in the election. City eheTiN Angelo Nardona detested his YUsion np- ponent. Domenlc HaybiaFi, hy four votes. John Hutchinson, Desnocrat, and Elton s. Wayland. Tuaienist, were elected to the Roard ef Agents of the silas Bronson LihEary,
 The losing candidate fOg aIdeY- mar, was Alderman John Render, Deln0cEat. The ioaing eanAiaate for selectunan was WalteE Ghayest. TNls- ionist. The losing candidste for Board ef Relief Wss Nahn ], walsh, Healey, Fslsi0nist.