The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03

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 The anti-Tammany sweep, led by La Guardla and Dewey, was suffi. ciently strong to elect Joseph D. Mo. 0oldrick, Fusion candidate for controller, and Newbold Morris, Fu- sion candidate sOr president Of the city council, and to give the mayor control of the board of estimate, long controlled by Tammany, which regu- lates the city's finances and patron age.
 Tammany found slight consola- ton, but not much, in the election of James J. Lyons as borough pres- ident of the Bronx, Daniel D. Finn, Jr., as sheriff of New York county, and the reelection of Miss Martha Byrne aS register of Manhattan bor- ough.
 Even in Manhattan, its stronghold Talmmany's candidate for borough president, Timothy J. Sullivan, lost to the Fusion candidate, Stanley M. lsaacs. Fusion candidates were rec elected in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond.
 Bruce Barton Elected
 Bruce Barton, advertising execu. tive, was elected to congress on the republican ticket in the 17th (silk stocking) district to succeed the late Rep. Theodore Peyser, Democrat. Barton piled up Q substantial lead over his opponents, Stanley Osser- man, Democrat, and George Backer, American Labor party candidate.
 National Issues were not involved in the election, although Postnas- ter General James A. Farley, chair. man of the Democratic national committee, campaigned for Maho- ney. Mahoney also was supported by Gov. Herbert II. Lehman and U. 8. Senator Robert r. Wagner. La Guardia, always friendly to the New Deal, was supported by Harold 8 Ickes, secretary of the interior.
 Roosevelt ConEra tulates
 From his home in Hyde Park, N, r., President Roosevelt telephoned congratulations to La Quardia. Tho mayor, who deprived Tammany oi some of it's power four years ago when he won on 0 straight Fusion ticket over Mayor John P. O'Brien, Tammany wheelhorse, and Joseph V, Mckee, issued this statement after talking with MT. Roosevelt:
 T wish to thank the people of New York. The people know what to expect. They have had four years of my kind of good government. They rendered their verdict"
 By winning re-election--somethlnR no other New York reform" mayor has done--La 0uardia established himself as presidential timber in l040. Republicans already have been urged by William Allen White, Kan- sas edition high in c. O. P. coun- cils, to get aboard the La duardia bandwagon.
 The American Labor party, formed in 1886 to sponsor the cnndldacies Of MT. Roosevelt and Lehman, boiled approximately 100000 votes, thus playing e major part in the land- slide.
 Mahoney Named Causes
 Mahoney, who conceded his defeat carly last night, laid his defeat to two causes--a desire of voters for Q radical political philosophy, and wide belief that La Quardia should be rewarded for his record in city hall during the past four years.
 T have no regrets" Mahoney said T am complifnented that 50 many people voted for me, and want to thank them. I'm still smiling."
 The election was one of tho most orderly in the city's history. Despite the bitter campaign, there was no violence, and the 10,000 policemen assigned to guard the polls had iit- tle to do. Approximately 60 arrests were made, but most of them were for minor violations.
 Bruce Barton Has Chance
 New York, Nov. 3. (UP)-Bruce Barton. advertising executive, who said 1t was time for c business man to enter congress and "try to sim. plify things e little," won his chance today to carry out his campaign pledge-"repeal c law Q day"
 The 6i-year-old writer, admittedly Q novice in politics, defeated two opponents for the seat formerly held by the late Rep. Theodore A. Peyser, Democrat, in tho i7th (silk stock. ing) district of New York city.
 Barton, running on the Republi- can-Tusion ticket, boiled 34,8i8 votes to 2i,84B for Stanley Osserman, Democrat, and e,8e7 for George Backer, American labor party can- didate.
 I'm very pleased ct the results" said Barton, whose own firm, Bat ten, Barton, Durstine & osborn, handled the publicity for his cam paign.
 At various times Barton was photographed talking to the man on the street" or boring over law books in the public library. News papers published the pictures, while his opponents, lacking 6 modern, high-powered publicity organization, remained virtually unknown.
 Barton declared that there were "too many laws in this country"
 When go to Washington, he said, "1'll move to repeal c law 6 day"
 For many years Barton has been c member of the Republican county committee of the silk stocking" dis- trict, so called because many veal thy persons live in 1t, and was one of a group of Amherst graduates who first boomed Calvin Coolidge for the presidency.
 He is married and has three chil- dren.
 May Be . Tie
 Albany, Nov.3-(UP)-The pos- sibility that the 1888 Constitutional Convention would be comprised of 84 Democrats and 84 Republicans with neither party in control. -camc today as returns came in slowly from New York's off-year elections. The possibility after Republicans swept to control of the assembly lower house of the legislature, for the third consecutive year. With