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NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914 FOURTEEN PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
IS
ON SECOND BALLOT
fe Mayoralty Koiainatica at Ree-crd-StKlitfl
Republican Caucus.
SCHULTZ IS SECOND, STEELE THIRD
On First Tost 3,058 Votes Are Cast
Loomis Victor Over Covert for Tax
Collector BCfftstrar nencuj
by Ziegler.
With his adherents sticking to him
to the last. Alderman " George A.
yuigiey swept inu iuuhwu--
in the state armory last " night and
was nominated to head the ticket on
next Tuesday.
Jt was necessary to take two bal
lots. On the first Quigley and E. W.
in
ST",.?
GEORGE A. QUIGIiBY
Mayor.-, ...
Schultz were , close,' while , Tax , Col
lector Howard M. Steele was hopeless
ly in the rear,' .On. the second . ballot
Quigley secured a sufficient -number
of ballots with twelve to spare. .The
ballots were as rouows-: , . .
FIRST BALLOT. , J
Quigley '
ey i.ae
tz 1,17.
. . v . .v.v, .vr.T. eoi
'vote . . : 3,058
Schultz
Steele
Total
necessary; ior "cnoice ,. v ppv
7 , 4 .' SECOND BALLOT. " "
Quigley . i . . . .... 1,285
.. wH-'.A. A l.M . . 1ml . . -A V JlA
Schultz ............. r ...... . .1,0711
Steele . . . . ..... ....;........ 19
Total vote .' '. . 2,545
Necessary for choice ; . 1,273 .
1 Covert ; Loses to Loom Is.
In the race for tax collector Berna
dotte Loomlg defeated Richard J.' Co
vert, on one ballot, which ' was as fol
lows: ,
T nnmB . . . . .' . '. ". 1027
w 7 - - - - - -
Covert 776
Total vote . ....... :.. I.. .V,'. . . ... 1,802
Necessary for choice I..- 902
v St'heuy; lietired J?Toin umce.
Tri-Kallv "r tVio erntfvt surnHno nf
the night' was the' defeat of William
It. Scheuy, the veteran registrar of
against; wiinam z.iegier, a siripnngvm
tioHtiea : " When" the vote was an-
nounced Scheuy's supporters could
scarcely believe' their " ears ; while
Kisrlipr'A friends cheered themnelvea
hoarse. ,'V "' :" " ':'
The Zlegler-Scheuy ballot follows:
cu ...'. ' . ' " . '-'v. i f ceo
ovueu jf .... . ........... vvo
Ziegler j . . . . . . . . . . . V .... .''. , 713
Total vote ... . 1,271
Necessary for choioe : . v . ". . .' 636
j v GoocI Bye toxoid Caucusiv
V Before adjourning shortly before .11
o'clock, which was three and one-half
the voters empowered the republican
town .committee to make all necessary
rules and regulations for holdina: dH. ;
maries" for' future caucuses and also ,!
to appoint a committee of nine to act j
With it for that purpose. The reso
lution giving the committee .the au
thority was presented; by City Trea-
surer . r. o. utmiucritiiii. us mion.
tion speiiea tne passing or tne old
form of caucus, an 'institution; that
was dear to the hearts of hundreds of
electoral of the old school. .
A few minutes before adjournment
Alderman Quigley mounted the offi
cials' aerial platform at .the north
end of the hall and was introduced
by Corporation Counsel James E.
Cooper, who was chairman of the
meeting. Alderman Quigley - made an
enthusiastic speech and 1 was', loudly
Cheered. ,
Capacity of Hall Taxed. v '
Trv as thv mlirht "' ' tho nM.llma
- U J ..'... . ' .w.u ..... u
voters cannot remember, a caucus to
which voters turned out in such num
bers or where there was so much ex
citement. ' Every means available
was adopted by the candidates to
get their friends and supporters to the
hall. Automobiles and special trol
ley cars were engaged and as a con
sequence the hall was packed with hu
manity from wall to wall.
Early in the evening Arch street
was a bee hive of activity. Auto
mobiles lined the curbs and the lieu
tenants of the candidates directed the
chauffeurs where to go to bring tired
voters. The machines darted hither
and thither like giant beetles and as
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
QUICLEY
CHOICE
WELLING DENIES HE ;
DESERTED HIS WIFE
Trinity Instructor Testifies It Was at
Her Request Couple Separated
Last August.
Hartford, Conn., April 8. William,
C. Welling, defendant in the divorce
action brought by Mrs. Rosalie Hooker
Welling, charging intolerable cruelty,
resumed his testimony in his own de
fense in ,the superior court today.
Mr. Welling denied that he had gone
days at a time without speaking to his
wife. Mr. Welling said his wife was
easily depressed, screamed easily and
even the sight of insects sent her into
screams.
The separation came on August 14.
Witness said his wife told him she
did not love him any more, that ftj
was , necessary to separate and hope
he would go at once. He left that af
ternoon, impressing upon her that he
was leaving at her request. On
August 22, witness said he wrote to
Mrs. Hooker asking her to use her
good offices to bring about a recon
ciliation. He also wrote to Rosalie,
pleading for reconciliation. He tes
tified that ' Mrs. Hooker suggested to
him that he get a divorce from Rosa
lie. He was asked why h was de
fending this divorce suit.
"I think I ought to for my own
family and my own character."
AT SUFFRAGIST'S TRIAL
Mrs. Drummond Hurls Po
liceman's Metal Whistle
at Magistrate's Head.
London, Aipril 8. Pandemonium
reigned in Marlborough street police
court today when "General" Mrs.
Flora Drummond, the militant suf
fragette, was brought up again and
sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or as
an alternative go to prison for two
months on charges of creating a dis
turbance in Hyde Park during the
Unionist "rally" on Saturday.
Mrs. Drummond was so violent that
three policemen had to pinion her
and remove her hat pins before the
magistrate found the opportunity dur
ing, a pause in the uproar to pro
nounce sentence. .
The . "General" vehemently declared
that she would never pay the fine and
was ' then forcibly, .removed, j; tp thfX
; . AH the ;. iimeir DTum;m4nd wai
in court she kept jttp;.t.f'jB8tniifgl
with the police ' and ; i warders and
shrieked, denunciations of every "one"
present. : Even a sister militant suf-;
fragette who: was 1n court was the
victim of a verbal attack Vjecause she
did not storm, the prisoners en
closure ahd rescue the "General."
Seizing a policeman's metal whistle
Mrs. Drummond flung it at the mag
istrate's head and he was obliged to
dodge the missile. Taking advantage
of the diversion, Mrs. Drummond
sprang from the . enclosure, but was
seized, before she got far ' away and
was carried back shouting and strug
gling. '. . . t.
Several policemen were required to
assist in dealing with the sturdy
militant, and they kept firm hold of
her until' she had been sentenced and
then dragged her off to the cells.
When Mrs. Drummond had become
calmer she was released, as either she
or some one else had paid her fine.'
LETTER FROM MANILA.
Philippine Islands Buslncag Anwocta
tion Asks Aid of Connecticut 'Men.
Word has been received by mem
bers of the State Business Men's as
sociation from the' Manila Merchants'
association, in the Philippine Islands,
asking that they use their efforts with
their representatives and senators to
wards securing the passage of two
bills before congress which provide
for an extension of the ocean mail
steamship act to the islands.
The Manila association wishes to
aid the development of commerce be
tween the Philippines and the United
States by a direct mail service and
asks the Connecticut State Business
Men to help them. The Philippines
are called the ""pearl of the orient"
and much valuable commerce be
tween North America and there could
be worked up.
CROSS MAY COMB BACK.
Manage Rlrch Negotiating for. His
Return to Lyceum Co.
Manager Birch announced this af
ternoon that he is negotiating for the
return of Alfred Cross to the Lyceum
Stock company. He said that he was
expecting a definite answer from him
today.
Mr. Blackmore expects to leave the
oompany on Saturday of next week.
BROKE INTO DRESSING ROOM.
Miss Skirvln Loses Iter Pocketbook
at Lyceum.
Some one broke Into the dressing
room of Miss Skirvln, leading lady at
the Lyceum, last evening, stole her
pocketbook, which contained a small
amount, of money, and escaped. She
prized the purse more than she did
the contents.
, The window of the dressing room
had been newly painted and the
burglar must have had ls clothes
soiled. . . .- ' -. ';
PANDEMONIUM
REIGNS
TREATY IS SIGNED
WITH COLOMBIA
United States to Pay $25,000,000
tor Cflial Zone.
REPUBLIC YiELDS one demand
Secretary Bryan and State Department
Officials Highly Gratified With Set
tlement of Panama Controversy, at
Bogota Yesterday.
. Washington April 8. Twenty-five
million dollars is the amount the
United States agrees to pay to Col
ombia for the partition of Panama
nrid the acquisition of the canal zone,
in ! the treaty signed in Bogota by
American Minister Thompson and the
Colombian authorities. This - was
stated hero today at the Colombian
legation.
: No rights for a new inter-oceanic
canal across Colombia by the Atrato
River route and no coaling privileges
on San Andreas and Providencia Is
lands, 'off the Colombian coast, it was
added, were contained in the treaty.
, While the Colombian minister,
Senor Betancourt, received a cable,
from his foreign office, informing him
of the signing of the agreement, the
state department was still awaiting )
word from Mr. Thompson.
Demand Given Up.
The boundary between Colombia
and Panama is to follow the line laid
down in an earlier treaty which was
signed but never approved by the
Colombian congress. One important
demand which the South ' American
republic had been insisting on, the
free passage of her merchant vessels
through the canal, was given , up be
cause of President " Wilson's attitude
in favor of repeal of the tolls ex
emption.' ' 1 '., ; . 'V r .
That had been a stumbling block
in the way ,of final agreement.
The Colombian congress .'will he
called ' In special session to' pass on
the treaty before it is submitted to
the senate here. '
vt Officials Are Pleased.,
Secretary Bryan and other officials
of the state" department were highly
gratified today that the negotiations
for t a settlement of , the long, pending
AT&nazna controversy naa oeen Drougnt
to successful termination through the,
.signing, ,nt? alretyt;he two
countries. . '-y' 'fv;--'U i
Thf next- step ; will ' be? the ratifica
tion of " the treaty by th Colombian
congress which has- been called to
meet in special session for that pur
pose on May 1 and ; by the United
States senate. ;.' .
,7 Result of Negotiations.
The signing of the treaty was the
result of negotiations that had. '.been
in progress since shortly after 'Pres
ident Wilson took office, ' ,th Col
ombian government having closed Its
dealings, with theTaft administra
tion with the avowed purpose of re
newing its efforts to secure what it
regarded, as satisfactory reparation
for the separation of Panama from
the present administration.
IMFRESSIVE FUNERAL
C FOR THOMAS CROSS
Members of Engine Company No. 2
All Turn Out and Others Send
. Delegates to Servteet.
With the hose wagon which he had
driven for so many years in the lead
and piled high with beautiful floral
offerings the funeral cortege of Thom
as Cross slowly wended its way
through the center of the city this
morning and on to the new Catholio
cemetery where the remains of that
veteran fire fighter were interred. .
Following the ' hose wagon in
double file marched the members of
Mr. Cross' engine company with Cap
tain W. i H. Porter and Lieutenant
William Watts at the head. The pall
bearers, Captain Sowney, Stephen
Goodrich, John Smith, John Heisler,
Richard Hartnet and John Connelly
acted as an escort to. the hearse,
marching three on each side. All of
the members of No. 2 company
turned out and each of the other four
companies sent delegates as follows:
No. 1, Stephen Goodrich and Captain
James Sleath; No, 3, John Hennessey,
John Connelly and . James Tormay;
No. 4, Richard Hartnet and John Bro
phy; No. 6, Captain Michael Sowney,
Frank Gilligan and Ike Hills; Hook
and Ladder company No. 1, John
Smith, Harry Tlmms and Simon Wolf-
" Michael Butler drove Mr. Cross'
former hose wagon which headed tbe
procession. The flower bearers were
Frank Gilligan and Robert Smith.
Funeral services were held at the
home on West Pearl street" at 8:45
o'clock this morning and at 9:30
o'clock from St. Joseph's church. The
Rev, '' Patrick Daly celebrated the
solemn requiem mass and the Rev:
J, i.C .Brennan, of St. Paul's church In
Kensington, was deacon. The sub
deacOn was Rev. John Sullivan and
the Rev. Patrick Daley read the com
mittal service at the grave In the
tiew Catholic cemetery.
POLICE ORDERED TO
SEEK AUTO BANDITS
PlthHlmrg ClmufTcMir Itoutul mid
Gagged By Two Young Robber,
Who Make Use of Our.
Pittsburg, April 8. The entire po
lice force was toduy ordered to look
.for two young mon who soon after
last midnight raptured Thomas Kane,
a chauffeur, In one of the principal
streets of the East End, bound and
gagged him, and throwing him into
his taxlcab set out to rob. They held
up two drug stores and, according to
Kane, robbed two men In the street.
Philip Miller reported to the police
this morning that while he and a
party of friends were motoring on
the Frankstown road they were held
up by bandits in a taxicab and robbed.
Miller, who resisted, was knocked
down by a blow on the head.
These events follow close on a long
series of robberies that have aroused
the city.
DR. OHMAN DENIES
ATTACK ON YANKEES
Says That Translation of His
Article Was Entirely
Wrong. 7
Reverend Dr. S. G. Ohman is
highly incensed over the article which
appeared in last night's "Herald" and
denies that the translation of It was
accurate. His letter to the editor,
which requires no comment, is as
follows: ! '' ,: '
"Edltoii New Britain Herald Kind
ly give space in your columns for the
following:
"In yesterday's paper you took the
privilege, without, my knowledge or
consent, of reproducing one of my
articles written In the Swedish lan
guage In my church paper, 'Tem
pelklochan.' Allow, me to state that
your translation of said article gives
an" entirely wrong impression, both
with references to Its intention and
its contents. The heading, 'New Brit
ain Yankees Attacked by Dr. Ohman,'
leads the reader to blleve. that this
is the dominant thought of the article.
It is not so. The heading of my article
is 'Our Community,' and It' deals
chiefly with, its cosmopolitan char
acter, about twenty-five different lan
guages being' spoken; here.,'It is .true
that ;T Titer to1 the .Ya:ries as Veil'
as 6 other1 nationalities, but I do not
,'attack them '.'as a class. On the con
trary, V en Joy the true friendship and
Christian fellowship of many of them.
But I dp express my ' regret . that,
there have been , certain " individual
Yankees ' in New Britain who used
to glory in the assumed right of being
the 'only Americans' trying to rule
everybody, and everything and J ex
cluding the rest of us as 'foreigners.''
I also mention the fact that this spirit,
is happily dying off gradually and
conditions have been materially,
changed in latter years. . " No ' fair,
minded Yankee could possibly take
exception or feel offended at such a
statement of mine.
"It is a very delicate matter to
translate an article from one language
to another, and it should 'never be
entrusted to incompetent or preju
diced parties. Let us direct our hon
est efforts to promote good feeling
and mutual understanding among our
different nationalities In our cosmo
politan. city and try to live In peaoe.
With charity for all with malice to
ward none,'
"Yours truly,
VS. G. , OHMAN."
COMMISSION HEARS
LABOR ADHERENTS
Clothing Industry and Printing Trades
Troubles Being Thoroughly In
vefiitlgated at Washington.
Washington, April 8. A thorough
investigation into past labor troubles
in the clothing Industry and the print
ing trades, with a view to eliminating
them in the future, was entered into
here today by the federal commission
on industrial relations.
The witnesses appearing on behalf
of the clothing industry employers
were Julius Henry Cohen of New
York and Joweiph. Schaffner, and Earl
Dean Howard' of Chicago.
The employes were represented by
J. S. Rosenberg of New York, presi
dent of the International Garment
Workers' union; Abraham Blsno of
New York and Sidney Hlllman of New
York, chief clerk of the joint board
of Cloak and Skirt Makers' unions.
Representing the employes of the
printing trades were James M. Lynch,
commissioner of labor of New York,
and George L. Berry of Rogersvtlle,
Tonn., president of the International
Printing Pressmen and Assistants
union, the employers representatives
were H. N. Kellogg of -Indianapolis
commissioner of the American News
paper Publishers' association, and
Charles Francis of New York.
WICATIIER.
Hartford, April 8. Unset
tied, probably rain or snow to
night, colder. Thursday clear
ing and colder.
REBEL TROOPS FEAR
GEN. VILLA'S WORD
His Orders are Strielly Obeyed
by Constitutionalists.
NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM
Full of Torrcon Confirmed Insurgent
Iicader's Belief That Night Fighting
Has Greater Moral Effect on
Enemy.
El Paso, Tex.. April 8. "Embroi
dering the salient facts of the suc
cessful constitutionalist campaign
against Torreon are a multitude of In
cidents hardly less Interesting," said
the Associated Press correspondents
who accompanied General Villa and
who reached El Paso Monday night.
"What struck one chiefly during the
campaign was the mixture of fear
and confidence which Villa's name in
spired in his followers.
Send No Messages.
" 'Send this telegram at once,' said
a newspaper correspondent to a mili
tary operator In his field office under
a tree near the rear track. 'I can't,
senor,' was the regretful response.
'General Villa has just notified us that
no; messages must go out until fur
ther orders from him, and he will
shoot us If we send this one, even
though It is approved by his pri
vate secretary,' to which there .was
obviously no answer.' ' .
; Wounded Are Returned.
"To this camp returned the long
line of wounded from the first days'
fight at Gomez Palaclo. In the little
Improvised Hospital near the railroad
hospital train at Verjel were probably
seventy men lying on cots, and not a
single groan came from one of them.
"Courage in the hospital was
matched by courage In field by a
willingness to venture everything 'for
the great prize of death in battle.'
Never were raw soldiers more easily
turned back from flight into the thick
of death and conflict. During the
first daylight artillery and Infantry at
tack on Gomez Palaclo, the federal
Are -grew. so hot that things seemed
to be going badly tr the rebels. Men
began to leave the trenches and make
the(r,way. to. the rear. ' ; , yj, v
-7 Boy's Onfle-r,; Obeyed. ';77';"
f7MAli at once at Mexican boy' about
15 years old, rode 7 n , horseback
through the mesquite in the direction
of the rearward movement. 'Vuelva,'
(go back) he yelled again and again,
putting spurs to his horse. And at
the word from a mere boy, the can
non were , stopped and turned, the
men faced the shot and" shell from
the south once more, and all marched
cheerfully, back to the field they were
about ' to abandon. t ' ,
"In simple Justice It must be said
there were few evidences of vandal
ism. The morning of the entrance
into Gomez Palaclo some soldiers rode
up , to a well kept cottage on the
ground of the soap factory. The pro
prietor from the front yard watched
them anxiously. One soldier drew In
to the gallery, where a magnificent
climbing rose vine was brilliant with
red roses. He took- one, waved It
gaily to his companions, and all rode
on, leaving the house owner aston
ished at this illustration of military
moderation.
Volunteer Branch Despised.
"There Is one brand of the federal
service, however, for which the rebel
has a constant stock of ferocity. This
is the volunteer branch, made up of
followers of Orozco , in the antl
Madero revolution, called 'colorados
In the military slang of the day.
"A prison train to the north sel
dom reaches Chihuahua without mak
ing a halt somewhere enrotite to shoot
two or three men identified as former
followers of Orozco. It is said that
Bachimba, the place where Orozco
was defeated by Huerta, is a favorite
place for such summary executions.
On the other hand the regulars, the
'pelone,' are regarded with a certain
respect and treated almost with con
sideration. 'They are forced into the
service,' rebel officers explain, "and
only fight because they have to.'
'' Methods Are Simple.
"Through the whole campaign Villa
has been direct and simple in his
methods. 'When will Torreon 'fall?'
a newspaper, correspondent tasked
Villa at headquarters the day after
the failure of a night assault from
which success had been expected. 'I
don't know, he said simply.. 'All I
know Is that the town is goinsr to be
taken before we quit.'
"The sieves of Gomez Palaclo and
Torreon had their 'bloody angles.'
Shattered remnants of almost ifn
nihilated companies reeled back from
'La Flla,' the fortified hill protecting
Gomez Palaclo, and similar catas
trophes, punctuated with evidence of
high courage, marked the taking of
Santa Rosa and Calabazas Hills, form
ing the western wall of Torreon. The
rebels gained the positions, but they
paid the price.
- "The taking. of Torreon has con
firmed Villa in his belief in night
fighting his principal-contribution to
date to the science of Mexican warfare-
It is true that at night there
may be confusion and the troops may
fire on their own side, as Is said to
have occurred once during the tlege.
On the other hand, he holds, night at-
(Contlnued on Tenth Page.)
N. B. CAMERA CLUB
HOLDS ELECTION
Plans Completed for , Annual Outing
on Good Friday With WcstchcM-
ter As Destination.
John A. Lewis, a prominent member
of the New Britain Camera club, was
elected president of that organization
at the annual meeting held last eve
ning. The complete list of officers
chosen for the ensuing year is as fol
lows: President John A. Lewi.1?.
Vice president S. G. Patience
Secretary E. A. Sheldon.
Treasurer Paul A. Stahl.
Director of lantern slides John
stone Vance.
Exhibition committee U. G. Dillon
and W. B. Rossberg-
Social committee C. B. Bishop
and G. A. Bancroft.
Everything is now in readiness for
the annual outing of the Camera club
to be held on Good Friday, day after
tomorrow. This year's annual outing
and field day is to be held at West
chester, Conn., and the party will
leave on the 7:24 a. m. train for Mid
dletown where they will board the
airline train at 8:36 o'clock. The out
ing will Include a walk through the
river valley to the lake- Returning
the party will leave East Hampton so
as to reach this city at 9 o'clock in
the evening.
PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNED
YilEtl TURMOIL EXISTS
Militant Suffragettes Create
.
Confusion in Belfast
Court Room.
Belfast, Ireland, April 8. ,MUltant
suffragettes oreated , so much , con
fusion and noise in the police court
today when Dorothy Evans and Madge
Mulr, offiolals of the Belfast Branch
of the Women's Social and Political
Union were broughtup for trial that
the proceedings had to be adjourned.
The two women were charged, with
having in their possession explosives
for the purpone of committing a
felony.
' The court was crowded with
wemen " whenv the "prisoners . were
brought la, and acting apparently on
a signal, they. .raised such a din . that
neither the magistrate nor the prose
cuting, attorney could- make himself
heard. The uproar was continued for
a long. time. '.Forty of the womei
were ejected, from the court, but the
noise still kept up and the magistrate
finally decided to suspend, the sitting.
As they were led out the two
prisoners shrieked that they would not
permit , the holding of a court.
The opinion was generally expresBed)
that orders "had 'been issued from
militant headquarters, to the suffra
gettes to create similar scenes every
time a woman was charged with a
suffrage outrage. -
PUBLIC WORKS HEARINGS.
Important Matter Will Come Up Next
Tuesday Night.
The board of public works will give
hearings on the following matters
next Tuesday night:
Market street, taking of land for
highway on Market street, so called,
forty-five feet wide, from Jubilee
street to Newington avenue and es
tablishment of street, grade, and
building lines.
, Broad street, flag or concrete walk
on north side from Burritt street to,
Bond street.
Myrtle street, flag or concrete walks
on both ides from Curtis to Burritt
street.
Beatty street, sewer.
Putnam street, sewer from Oak to
Willow street.
Broad street, establishment of
grade lines from Burritt street to end.
Stanley street,- establishment of
grade lines from Hartford avenue to
West street.
Bond street, flag or concrete walks
on west side from Broad to Curtis
streets.
Linden street, building and veranda
lines from Linden street east to Lin
den Court.
GOING TO PARIS.
State Buslnoua AjMociAlions Kxpccl to
Send Delegates Abroad They Say.
Many of . the state business associa
tions are planning to send delegates
to Paris to attend the sixth inter
national eongress of the chambers of
commerce In June, and President
Johnston of the Connecticut State
Business Men's association has re
ceived a 1 letter from Secretary J. A.
Klbben of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce telling him a few of those
who are going.
Among the associations from this
section who will be represented are
the following: Maine State Board of
Trade, New Haven Chamber of Com
merce, New York Chamber of Com
merce, Baltimore Board of , Trade,
Boston Chamber of Commerce, Fall
River Chamber of Commerce, Massa
chusetts Real Estate Exchange and
others. t
BILL FAVORABLY RICIORTKl.
Washington, April 8, A bill to pro
mote and retire Captain II- R. Drake,
Philippine scouts, who sustained fif
teen surgical operations and is
crippled for life from .over, exposure
to X-rays, was favorably reported to
day by the house military committee
JOSEPH H. LAVLER
DEFEATS CIIEI
Experts Open Disputed MCh:ns
Dsmocrztlc Cdlftte Win;
COG JAMMED THE COU.
Judge Bennett Issued nit Order
the Town Clerk to Surrender !
Chief Moderator Patrick J. M
nartrora. conn., April jo
It. Lawlef, democrat, apparently
been elected mayor of this city,
featlng Louis R. Cheney, republ
and the present Incumbent of
office.
Mr. Lawler's election will be
dared by the moderator as the t
MAYOR-RLKCT J. II. LAWLIZ
ui' inn' uiiciiiiiH ui ino vuiijin iiit&i..
in the fourth ward, ' the result
which had been! in doubt owing
apparent disarrangement , of
mechanism. 7 ' ) f
It, was. claimed by Iaw
friends that he should have had
more .votes on this particular.
chine, and , that this Would give 11
ler ' ft majority of sixty-six. Tuer
night' Chief Moderator Patrick
Man on refused to sign the city
which would show Cheney's re-f
tion." The democratic fourth ward
ficials also refuse to affix their na
to the returns. . , .
Notices Were Sorved.
At 2:80 this morning Con
.James R. Graham was sent out
serve notices on the ward officials
a meeting .this forenoon, finishing
task at 7 A. M.
Mayor Cheney at noon Itsued
following statement:
Clieney Make Statement. . i
. , .
Mayor Cheney at noo'
made the following statement!
"On the face of tha return
of the moderators I have beer
re-elected mayor of the city of
Hartford and I will continue
in the office until the contrary
Is tshown. Why should I reJ
tire now ? ; The moderators' re-J
turns show my re-election b;
the people and I will opey'th
will . of the .electors.. If 1
should retire and leave the' of
flee of mayor without an lncum-
bent I would be ashamed tc:
walk the streets. X shall cheer
fully surrender the office tc
: Mr. Lawler If It can be shown'
that he was elected."
.Keys Were Demanded.
At 9:30 Mr. Mahon made fort;
demand on City Clerk Henry F. Sit
i
for tne Keys o me icurin wr
lng place and machine, which 1
been guarded by four policemen i
7:80 last night. . The clerk refu
the demand. Later Chief Mach
Mechanician W. G. Church was t
to the city clerk for the same r
pose. He, too, was refused.
In the meantime the town chairr
of the two parties and counsel
Lawler were in conference anfl V
was a general reading of the statu
of 1909 concerning voting" by n
chine,; and of the city charter. ,1
democrats claimed the right un
these to nave me macnine opi.
and the republicans were Just as ft
in opposition. The matter was at
standstill at noon.
' Order Is Signed.
At 1 o'clock counsel for Mr. hn
ler and for Mayor Cheney appeal
before Judge William L.' Bennett)
the superior court by agreement
asked for an order which would (
quire the town clerk to deliver to t
moderator of the ward the keys
the polling place and to the maeht
The, order was signed by Judge Be
nett and the moderator, election o(
cials, lawyers and parties at. lnter
adjourned Immediately to the hoc
where the machine wn opened by t.
mechanician. ' j
V ' , , Machine In 0K-tu-. j
i a.tA Ilia munVilna unit niiii,4 i
J l . If ..... - vj
Curtis Tl. Veeder. Charles R. RQ:
i berg and Frank Nettleton, experts.
(Continued n Ninth Pate.)