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Show VOTE HEAVIEST IN HISTORY OF f MILFORD TOWN Unprecedented Interest Is Aroused Loc?.i;y Both Parties Work Hard To l.aml Their Favorites Good I-Vclintr Prevails. Not even excepting the "wet-dry" election, it is doubtful of Milford has ever experienced an election which aroused so much general excitement and enthusiasm as characterized the contest of Tuesday. And the unusual interest was reflected in the size of the vote polled. What is probably the heaviest vote polled in the history of Milford marked the culmination of one of the most hotly-contested political contests con-tests in many years, 575 votes being polled as against 4 09 cast in the wet-dry wet-dry election. Up to 4 p. m. 400 votes had been cast and from noon to that hour the election board handled an average of one vote a minute. Automobiles bearing the banners of the various candidates rushed hither and thither all day long, bringing bring-ing voters to the polls. Entire good nature prevailed. Voters of opposite parties "joshed" and joked one another while no hint fof disorder of i o, .Tivism 'i as in evidence. evi-dence. Results showed that but very little lit-tle scratching was done by the Democrats Demo-crats while the Republicans scratched scratch-ed freely on their ballots. The initial sorting of the ballots showed 63 straight Republican vo'tes 163 voted straight on the Demoeraiie ticket. 333 scratched ballots and 14 miscellaneous ballot!. The Republicans, out of loyally io the home town, worked hard to elect W. J. Burns to the Legislature, but while Mr'.- Bur;"-' rv-aeivc-.l it majority of 41 votes i t the town. v. lu re be should have received tit least ten times that figure, iie lost in the county coun-ty at largo. The final results im'ieniei! that the Democrats it.a-1 v-ahal i;;; straight, tickets to (5 3 id' the KootiMhains. John C. White, aandidttle for abort term commissioner on the Demo- 1 crafic licket la -eired g, at reus hh-puidiettn hh-puidiettn support throt.ah la" same spir.t o.' iayaiv I.. V.I i.e. I I hat Shirley , thin, ea nil;-: " ; for . ham- ty A'inri. .-as' a, re.- ;h-; -eh- I 1 y aa- j t'i" ' the , 'early si j ,;;.., :- ; , ... laa -il": c"" v-a .. I , ;;!-.- ,; , . ;v ' " - t ' ' 1 . t ';;:;;.; .. 'a ,:-a gave I iaaia ; 7 ' " ; IV . .,, and .1. " I ; ,7a '-.. i; - i . , - not on : h" i a.- ... , , ,. of I ! ! I - to.- , . ' ..... VOTK HEAVIEST IX HISTORY (Continued from Page Onel 3 34: McKnight. 121; J. C. White, 421; Puffer. 1!2; A. Fotheringham, 355; Thompson, 213; R. C. White, 3:10; Skinner. 221; A. Smith. 325; j Atkin. 172; Parsons, 371; E. Foth-.'l'ingham, Foth-.'l'ingham, 205 ; Dorrity, 334; Gillies, ,231; 11. A. White, Jr., 310; Ryan, 24 5; Murdock, 21)6; Lewis, 247; Hurst, 2!2; Lund, 154; Greenwood, 3S7. |