New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1914, Page 8

‘NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914. ~Quigley Is Choice on Second Ballot (Continued from First Page.) i fgoon as their loads were deposited in ront of the armory they were off gain on a new mission. } The entrance to the armory was Enked by a double file of ballot ped- dlers, all of whom were insistent that each newcomer should take the par- ticular ballot he was passing out. In- side the hall the scene was somewhat -similar. Ballot peddlers were all & over the place, hawking their wares. "By 7:15 o'clock the gallery was com- fortably filled by those who came to See the fun but not to partake of the voting. = The crowd surged into the hall in a steady stream -and by the time Judge George W. Klett, chair- man of the republican town commit- tee, ealled the caucus to order the hall was almost completely filled. * The officlals looked down on a sea /of derby and soft hats, which bobbed up and down as each owner argued with his neighbor why e should cast his ballot for a certain candidate. The hall was cool at first but the presence ' ‘of so many. persons had a tendency to warm the air. Tobacco smoke curled lazily toward the rafters until the air was blue. Plenty of Police on Hand. Headed by Sergeant T. M. Herting, fourteen husky policemen shouldered their way through the mob towards the officials’ platform and the ballot boxes. One policeman was stationcd at each aisle leading to the boxes and others took up posts at the efitrance City “Clerk. ard exits, Still others circulated in the vicinity of the voting booths and ! kept the crowd moving. There was a tendency to congregate in the rear of the booths, but this was not tol- erated and as soon as a man had cast his ballot he was ushered down the aisles . at the sides -of the hall ‘into the rear in order to give others a chance to move up. The voting arrangements were per- pass the checkers and deposit their ballots. The “silk stockings™ ap- peared in large numbers and several who were on their way to social en- gagements dropned in garbed in dress suits. After Chairman Klett had the caucus to order he turned the gavel over to Judge Cooper and Councilman C. Harry Barton, the clerk of the meeting, read the of- HANFORD L. CURTIS Comptroller. ficial call.’ The excitement was so intense that the voices of the chair- guished above the roar of voices, which came up to the officials’ .plat, form like the thunder of a water- fall. Someone in the Arch street end of the hall was leading three fect and there was little or no con-! fusion. Patrician and plebelan fell in | line and moved slowly towards the! booths. Wealthy manufacturers and | bench hands waited their turn pa- | tiently until . they were permitted to 367-369 e ET M Street Fi ish Specials Thursday and Friday FRESH DELAWARE RIVER SHAD . FANCY HALIBUT STEAK .. FRESH SALMON STEAK NARRAGANSETT BAY OYSTERS BEST SALT COD FISH . . CHOICE ALASKA SALMON .... LARGE IRISH MACKEREL CHALLENGE FISH CAKES .... LARGE SALT HERRING Threaded Fish Mame Clams ....3 cans 25¢ Sardines, in oll ..5 cang 23¢ Cromarty Bloaters ~-pkg_ 5c 5¢ Scaled Herring ....hox 16¢ OHICAN MARKET 367-369 Main Strest b 14¢ i Salt Salmon Tuna Fish .... Mustard sardincs 3 cang 25¢ B9neless Herring ... ‘lb 16¢ -keg 70c Herrings, in tomato sauce Mixed Herring . . FRESH YORK STATE EGGS MOHICAN CREAMERY BUTTER SUGAR CURED SMOKED SHOULDERS b 15¢ m’{! SKINNED BACK HAMS . |GREEN CURLY KALE FRESH CUT ASPARAGUS i | first to cast a ballot. * aphone was BERNADOTTE LOOMIS Tax ‘Collector. cheers for some one of the candi- dates, adding to the uproar.. Ballot Battle Begins. : At 7:37. Chairman Cooper an- nounced that the caucus was open for the vote to nonfinate a mayor- alty c¢andidate. Paul Bellman, a member of the republican town cem- mittee from the fifth ward, was,the The ballot peddlers increased their din. A meg- secured for Chairman Cooper and he was enabled to make his voice heard above the tumult. There were a large number of ob- man and clerk were barely distin- ' Jections because voters' names were WILLIAM ZIEGLER Registrar, — - not on the caucus list and Registrar Scheuy was continually in hot water, The old war horses, veterans of many caucus battles, approached the booths unperturbed but the young voters seemed to be in a ferment of excitement to deposit their ballots before the polls were declared closed. 2 Elderly Voters Faints. Soon after voting, an elderly man named Cook fainted behind the fifth ward booth. 'He was assisted to the Grand street exitfand was attended by Dr. John D. Greenberg. Cook fell heavily to the floor when he fainted and at first it was belleved he had heen stricken by heart trouble. All clamor was hushed as Chair- man Cooper prepared to announce the result of the first ballot. He read the names of Steele, Schultz and Quigley in that order and when the crowd heard that Quigley was ahead his supporters set up a mighty cheer. The ballot men redoubled their efforts as the second - ballot began and screamed at the top. of their lungs. » Reception of First Ballot. The announcement of the first bal- lot was received in various moods. The Quigley workers were jubilant. The Schultz men Wwere hopeful and determined. The Steele supporters were downcast. They were of the opinion that the tax collector would calied {4 &) b x LADIES OF NEW BRITAIN AND VICINITY Special Bargains for aturday in French Plumes and Imported Flowers SATURDAY is going to be one of the busiest days of this store. ~We are going to make it so. We are going to placc for your seleciion the largest assortment of hats in colors and s_apes ever seen in ing the better quality. We are going to cut the price down. 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The Steele faction had, counted: greatly on the new voters that were made Saturday and Mon- | day. them young men, were present in large numbers they evidently diverted their ballots to other channels, « Quigley. Rooters Go Wild. Pandemonium broke loose when it! was announced after the second bal- lot that Alderman Quigley had been | nominated by a margin of twelve. His 1 friends went wild with and cheered to the echo. It was evident : that the greater number of those who | voted. for Steele on the first bal!ot had quit the caucus as Quigley failed | to gain and Schultz lost 100 votes. It} was expected by many that Schultz ‘would ‘lose some on second ballot as many of his admirers are men who do.not care to stand around in a crowd, such as was present. On mo- tion of Schultz the ballot was made formal and unanimous. The taking of the ballot in Loomis-Covert contest occupied less time. When it was announced that Loomis led by a safe margin, Covert made the motion that the ballot be made formal and unanimous and this ‘was done. « Other Nominations. Colonel A. L. Thompson was re- nominated for city clerk by acclama- tion on motion of Frederick 8. Chamberlain. Hanford L. Curtis was renominated for city comptroller by acclamation on motion of Alderman E. W. Christ. Frederick 3. Chamberlain was Te- nominated in the same manner for city treasurer on motion of City Clerk ,A. L. Thompson. The same method was employed in renominating William E. Latham for first selectman and Arvid H. Nero for .second selectman. R. R. Healey nominated the former and Otto Bengtson nominated the latter. E- N. Pratt and L. Hoyt Pease were renominated by acclamation for mem- bers of the school board on motion of Couyncilman Alfred Anderson and Alderman Christ respectively. Renominations for members of the board of relief were accorded Wil- liam Schaefer and Willlam Middle- mass on motions made by Mark Cash- more and Councilman D- B. Marwick | respectively. It was voted to authorize the town committee to add the nominations of | four constables to the city ticket. The 'speech delivered by Alderman | Quigley previous to adjournment: was | brief but to the point. He asked the republican voters to forget zny per- sonal or factional feeling and go to: the polls next Tuesday and elect him mayor. If chosen chief magistrate he promised to give a clean, business-l like administration. After the Battle. I The defeat of William H. Scheuy ' for registrar of voters means his exit from the local political field after the Scheuy first took office under the old ' ! form of town government nineteen vears ago last January 1 and has! served continually since. He ascribes | | his defeat to over-confidence on the | corncob pipe with which to celebrate part of his friends. Many belleved | “While the new voters, many of | there was no doubt of his election and | he said to a Herald left the hall before the ballots Were| want to thank the men Who support- cast, he says. Desperate efforts' were made by cn.n-| who worked for me so consistently. didates to get all voters possible to the armory. The lame, the halt and the blind were there en masse. One { man with one leg stuck it out through | the evening and voted on every bai-| !lot. He was an ardent Quigley rooter. | Adam Smith, the famous blind base- | !ball fan who can tell you how many | men are on base at any stage of a| | ball game, was there and appeared to | enjoy the excitement. Many feeble i voters were seen being assisted out of | automobiles and up the steps to the| armory. Candidate Schultz came to his of- fice this morning the same as usual. | He appeared to take his defeat grace- fully and remarked that the caucus was larger than he had anticipated. He was satisfied that everything was done to nominate him that could pos- sibly have been done. He said he would support the ticket. George Elliott, one of Alderman Quigley’s lieutenants, was unable to attend the caucus on account of ill-| ness. He called up his chief this morning and congratulated him on his victory. The vote resulted as Mayor Hal- loran predicted a few days ago. Talk- ing to several newspapermen he said Quigley would lead, Schultz would be second and Steele would bring up the rear. “It was a splendid caucus and shows that republicans are awake and enthusiastic,” commented Judge Klett this morning. “We'll try to elect the ticket from the top to the bottom. All the candidates will turn out and work for a republican vic- tory.” The republican candidates and the town committee will meet this evening at 8 o’clock at headquarters. in the National bank building and will make | plans for the campaign. Democracy as a whole was pleased with the result of the caucus. It was figured out that if Schultz was nom- inated he stood a good chance of winning at the polls. Steele would have a fair chance of winning, it was believed. The democratic leaders believe now that Mayor Halloran will be returned. Mayor Halloran ‘will open his cam- paign tomorrow night when he ad- dresses a gathering in the fifth ward. + He will "speak Friday night in the sixth ward and will also speak Sat- urday night at the opening of the Eagles’ fair in Hanna's armory. The democratic town committee will meet this evening with the democratic can- | didates and prominent democrats who | have been invited to meet the can- didates. ! The defeat of Schultz is taken as serving nineteen years as registrar. |another blow at O. F. Curtis, who was one of the captains in the Schultl and. the . defeated candidates, M army, | Schultz and Mr. Steele, and both have Quigley Says. assured me of their personal support. Alderman Quigley bought a new |1 believe the republican party will be solid at the .polls.’ It.was a good, clean caucus and the wish of the ma- his victory and between puffs wdly {Jority of the republican voters pres reporter: vailed. I want to reaffirm the pledges I 1 made in my platform and if elected | 8d me at the caucus and the men |y gwij continue to work for the bet- terment of, the clty and the peo- The best of feeling exists between me 'pje HEADQUARTERS FOR »o 2 Awnlngs, Tents, etc. Awnlngs Made and Fitted. First Glass Workmanship. Expert Work in Bunting and Flag Decoration, Estimates Given Eddy Awning and Decorating Company CITY HALL PLACE LADIES, TAKE NOTICE There is yet time to fit you out with one of those charming ready-to-wear Suits for Easter day. Our cutter and fitter is ready and on the premises to make any alterations necessary. All Alterations Free You cannot fail to pick out of our elegant supply a dainty suit to be proud of. 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