DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMAN WINS IN WESTFIELD'S FOURTH WARD

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EVENING 53,884
Democratic Councilman mains
In Westfield's Fourth ward
WFSTFIELD - Democrats
cared a major breakthrough in
this normally staunch Republican
stronghold yesterday when J
1). Fife was elected to Tow oun-
e?il irolff'"ter ourth Ward.
Political observers said Fife
probably is the first Democrat to
be elected to council in the his-
tory of the town. However, a
Democrat held the office of mayor
.1hout 42 years ago.
Fife defeated Republican In-
cumbent James Kefalonitis 1,749
lo 1,462.
Republicans, nevertheless, won
the mayoralty contest and four of
five council seats.
Mayor Burr A. Towl Jr., de
feated Democrat Roderick S.
Cowles by 7,531-4,487.--- -
In the First Ward, Republicans
A. Turney Savage and T. William
Rodes received tallies of 2,063
and 2,243 to defeat Democrats
`Thomas M. Marshall and John
M. Ward, who drew totals of 909
and 676 respectively. Rodes gains
an unexpired term of one year.
Results in the. ;Second Ward
were William M: Conner, Repub.
lican, 2,164, to 618 for Lawrence
Picone.
Herbert R. Welch, Republican,
retained' his seat in the Third
Ward -by a margin of only 107
votes over Frank A. Shimonis.
1 Republicans, , won ., .the ward last
year by about 600 votes.
Fife, of 243 Hazel Ave., is a
former member of the CeaAral
JOHN D. FIFE
Intelliaenc A9e_n v and_ was with
menf of State. He is
assistant sales manager of the
polychem division of the Budd
Corp., New York City office.
The victorious Democrat credit-
ed his victory to a desire by
Fourth Ward voters to be rep-
resented on Council by an inde-
pendent voice "not dominated by
one party.
Fife. cited ; the tower yard con-
troversy" tld, high property taxes
as key, es in his campaign.,
Rep. ofgince P. Dwyer, Re.
publican, ogqkpoljed her opponent
Lillian Walsh Egolf: 9.414-2.469.
In the key race for state sen-
ate, Nelson F. Stamler, Repub-
lican, easily outscored H. Roy
Wheeler, 8,889-3,148.
Edwin A. Baldwin, Republican,
drew,8,321 votes to 3,391 for in-
cumbent Ralph Oriscello; in the
race for ? sheriff.
Republican Freeholders Mary l
11 C. Kanane, J. Andrew Stem.
mer, and Raymond Moore were
given tallies of 8,495, 8,490, and
8,372. Democrats Richard J. Bar-
rett, John C. Demos, and Samuel
Davidson, received vote totals of
3,280, 3,205, and 3,100.
The sheriff term referendu
was defeated 4,332-2,630.
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