Windham County Observer

WINNERS OF ASSEMBLY SEATS
MRS. DOROTHY J. BARTLETT
JAMES J. CHARRON

Miron Loses Race For Senate To Asa Scranton
Woodstock Democrat Elected State Senator In 28th By Plurality Of 419.
Woodstock, Eastford Only Towns For Miron
Putnam Man Concedes Election To Opponent After Thompson Reports Democratic Majority.

With the Democratic tide running heavily against every Republican candidate throughout this section, the state and nation, Atty. Irving H. Miron of this city, Republican candidate for state senator in the 28th District, ran ahead of his ticket in Putnam and other towns in the 28th but was buried under the Democratic avalanche and lost to Asa R. Scranton, Jr., of Woodstock by a total of 419 votes.

The towns of Thompson and Putnam rolled in big majorities for the Woodstock Democrat. Thompson gave him the greatest majority of any town in the district, 431 votes. Putnam gave him an added 315 votes. Killingly and Ashford went Democratic by narrow majorities as far as the state senatorship was concerned, and Eastford and Woodstock held fast to the Republican banner. Although Woodstock gave Atty. Miron his greatest majority, 345 votes, it was far from enough to counteract the big majorities rolled up here and in Thompson by Scranton.

As the first results began to pour in, it looked as though there would be a battle for the state senatorship. Ashford, the first town to report, gave Scranton a majority of 61 votes. Eastford, reporting shortly afterward, cut Scranton's majority to nothing and placed Atty. Miron in the lead as the town went over to Miron by 133 votes. Woodstock trooped along behind the Republican banner shortly afterward with a Miron majority of 345. Killingly was next heard from, giving Scranton
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Eastford gave Roosevelt a majority of 90 votes but the big Woodstock lead for Miron still held more than good and it was expected that Thompson, normally Republican, would add to it. While Thompson was counting its votes, it was learned here that the Democrats in Putnam had gained a 238 majority on straight votes alone with a total of over 700 split tickets. There was a possibility that Miron would still be in the lead after the votes had been counted, but when Thompson came thundering through with an overwhelming Democratic victory, Atty. Miron himself recognized the hopelessness of the Republican cause and with Thompson reporting a majority of 431 for Scranton, the Putnam candidate at about 10:30 o'clock telephoned to his opponent to concede the election and congratulate him. The Democratic victory, as far as the senatorship was concerned, was beyond even the fondest expectations of the most rabid member of that party here. Even Mr. Scranton himself was amazed at the majority that had piled up in his favor and he was doubtful of victory even after Mr. Miron called him to concede the election. Results on the battle for the senate seat in 28th District towns follow: Putnam, Miron 1752, Scranton 2067; Thompson, Miron 814, Scranton 1245; Woodstock, Miron 642, Scranton 297; Eastford, Miron 198, Scranton 65; Killingly, Miron 1971, Scranton 2061; Ashford, Miron 137, Scranton 198.