The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

ed Dy aDCuG 1zU 6leClOTS ldSG LlSllI Because of the Republican major ity here nomination at caucus ]! equivalent to election.
 The ballot of town officers fol the election next month was aS follows: Assessor 5 years, Hugt Tingle: board tax relief, 3 years Richard Burdett; selectman, E. R Kaiser; selectman, James True love: town clerk, years, J. How ard Roberts; town treasurer, years F. I. Roberts; agent town deposit fund, F. I. Roberts; grand jurors William F. Bumstead; James w Scott, Gilbert Nase; collector oi taxes, Frederick L. White; con stables, James P. Ryan, Albert Gill den, Peter Rein, Fre Bellmay; registrar of voters, Ro.snd Cuthbert fire commissioner, years, George Kindness,
 Board of education, Herbert True love, Mrs. Dorothy Shearer; H- brary director, one year, Louis Griswold; library director two years George A. Potter; board of fi- nance, Philip Fischer.
 Thetown committee was empow- cred to fill any vacancy which might occur between now and elec- tion.
 TellerS were: Frank Johnson, clerk, Peter Rein, Sherwood Beard slee and w. E. Bumstead.
 The motion to vote by ballot was adopted. The motion to vote by check list in connection with the ballot was defeated.
 BaIloting Required
 Contests in the offices of tax col- lector, school board and board of finance necessitated balloting in last nights Republican caucus but nomination of candidates in the balance of the town ticket was of the usual routine nature. Mrs, Theresa Menke and s. Everett White, present encumbents, were defeated in their efforts 70 regain renomination to the office of school board members. Their successors chosen after a session of balloting were Herbert Truelove and Mrs. Dorothy Shearer. Three ballots were required to nominate MT. Truelove, in the first of which he ran one ahead of Mrs. Menke with George A. Dewell, Sr., & former board member also in the race. In the first ballot when 116 votes were cast and majority of 59 was neces- sary for nomination the result was Herbert Truelove 43; Mrs. Menke "A: George Dewell 30; Joseph John- ston, i. The result of the second ballot was: Truelove 52; Menke 45; Dewell 21; one blank. Total 119. The third ballot: True love n; Menke 34, Dewell 4; blank T. Total 116.
 In the contest for second board member between s. Everett Everett White and Mrs Dorothy Shearer in which III ballots were cast with 56 necessary for nomination, Mrs. Shearer had 53; MT. White 52: Mrs Menke 2; Arthur Pfafflin, l; 3 blank.
 The second ballots result: Mrs. Shearer 65; MT. White 39; Mrs. Menke 4; MT. Dewell l; "Tige" Wolf 1. Total 110.
 For the office of tax collector from which M. c. Guernsey re- tired following a long service, F. L. White was the successful can didate defeating Rep. w. G. John ston and George Haas. Result of the one ballot cast was White CT; Johnston 35; Haas 24; Total 116.
 In the office of board of finance from which Dr. w. E. Wight re- tired following service since its be- ginning here in 1884, the success full candidate was Philip Fischer, town auditor. MT. Fischer re- ceived 58 votes to 35 for James Monahan.
 Caucus Encourages
 Some of the local Republicans who have expressed the opinion that within the next four years the grand old party would be extinct in this section of the universe, ap- peared more optimistic following last nights caucus and the nomin- ation of few of the younger gen. eration. The opinion has been voiced for several years that un- less some young blood was injected into the party complete collapse could be anticipated. Ralph H. North, an office holder of several years, but not in the veteran class, may have opined along similar lines when he retired from the office of grand juror last night and cleared the way for Gilbert Nase, more youthful party member. MT. North in declining renomination vouch- safed the information that he be- lieved the younger folks should be given chance".
 Williamh E. Bumstead, present in- cumbent in the office of board of tax relief, previous to MT. Ncrth's comment, had offered the name of Richard Burdett to serve in the of flee which he, MT. Bumstead, had long held.
 In the office of tax collector which had been held for more than a quarter of a century by M. c. Guernsey and which he no longer desired, an effort to install George Haas, a younger member of the town and party, failed. F. L. White, present old age tax collector and another veteran office holder, de- feated both Haas and w. G. John- ston, state representative and town committee chairman.
 Philip Fischer was another of the younger party members given reccg- uition at last nights gathering. He was nominated to the office of finance board to succeed Dr. w. E. ! Wight. Appreciation of the work which has been accomplished most suc- cessfully in office by the older mem bers of the party, has frequently been expressed by local residents and voters. Despite the satisfactory results and their faithfulness to duty the monotony of the renomin- ation of the same officials year after year has, according to other | younger aspirants, caused lack of l interest which has been apparent in | caucuses in the past few years.