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VOL XXI, NO. 277
12 Paces.
WATEHHUItY. CONN., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1908.
12 Pflsea,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TUE MORSE TRIAL
ON TOE POTOMAC
ROOSEVELT'S TRIP
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BATTLE OF BALLOTS BEGUN EARLY
Uea lined Up al Ibe Polls Before Six O'clock. Ibe Volts Cut
Was Ahead of Tbat of foor Years Ago al tbe Noon Boor.
The election contest opened at 6
o'clock this morning with, bright
prorpects (or a big vote. The weath
er was fine even at the outset and
later on the sun came out in all its
splendor and (or the .balance of the
day people who were not actively en
gaged on either side enjoyed them
selves watching the workej-s hustle.
The agreeable weather prompted
many to go to the polls on foot, who
otherwise would have waited until
somebody called1 (or them, and as a
I consequence quite a (ew limped to
) the different boothB and then stood
around for awhile to renew old
acquaintance and recount remlnis-
censes of election days of ye Qlden
time when the paster was very much
In evidence and nobody dreamed of
such a thing as a machine.
The officers in charge were as
follows: ; i
First ward Moderator, John S.
Monaghan; checkers, Martin Hapen
ny and Lewis I. Atwood; assistant
registrars. George A. Hynes, C. C.
Commerford; machine men, John B.
Moran, John Loughlin, Martin Clark.
David Sllverstein, Charles Earle,
Charles Totten, A. S. Anderson, V.'ll
fred Lavasseur. '.
Second ward Moderator, . Nelson
W. Heater; checkers, Michael De
laney and Frank Beardsley; assist
ant registrars, Frank Healy, F. W.
Trowbridge; machine men, Harry W,
Keefe, Edward O'Neill, James John
son, H. W. Upson, E. H. Burrltt, Ar
thur Leroy. ; '
Third ward Moderator, George
H. Byrnes; checkers, William Raffer
ty and M. V. Medling; assistant regis
trars, Florence. Clohessey, George M.
Chapman, Jr, Jr; machine man,
Michael V. Blansfield, George Stokes,
John Bradley, Frank Sancbelli, Wil
liam McManus, Charles Prichard,
Byron Wood, E. D. Allen.
Fourth ward Moderator, E. . S.
Guilford ; checkers, Joseph S. Wors
ley and George VVllley; assistant
registrars, James H. Murray and R.
B. Smith; machine men, E. M. Har
rison, John H. Galvin, Joseph Beg
nal, Antonio Montella, G. H. Zinn,
G. H. Vandover, G. R. Abbott, Paul
Ogrisek.
- Fifth ward-'-Moderator, Bernard
F. Burke; checkers. ' John Howard
and George Darling; assistant regis
trars, John : Sweeney. Thomas F.
Brown.; .machine , men "David. Bro
deur, John McCarthy, Eugene Ool
foty, William B. Egahi " Albert C.
Travers, Harvey O. Lee-. ; ','.; ,
; Sixth . warAloderator. HJL..Dy
on; checkers, W. P. Carney and W.
P. Loomis; assistant registrars,
George A. Sayers, R. S. Cooke; ma
chine men, John H. Bride, Carnelins
Kott. . ., . ,
Mayor Thorns, Chairman Gullfoile
of the democratic town committee
and others interested in the success
of the democratic ticket ; were on
the ground at the opening of hos
tilities and remained on the firing
line all day. Chairman Church ot
the republican town committee and
his warriors were also on hand and
showed ' a disposition to fight into
the last ditch.
The voting strength of the several
wards is as follows:
First District 2,477
Second District 2,262
Third District '. . . ; 2,49t
Fourth District 2,184
Fifth District 1,910
Sixth District 383
Total ......... .....11,713
At 10 0 clock the vote stood as
follows: '
First ward, 761; four years ago,
930. . , . . . . -
Second ward, 990; four years ago,
720.
Third ward, 978; four years ago,
700. .
Fourth ward,. 600; four years ago,
600.
Fifth ward, 519; four years ago,
720. , . . .
At 1 o'clock, the vote stood as fol
lows: v...... .
First ward-r-1,520; four years ago
1,605. , "
Second ward 1,600, four years
ago 1,400.
Third ward 1,690; four,; years
ago 1.590.
Fourth ward 1,200; four years
ago 1,300.
Fifth ward 1,240, four years
ago 1,175. - - -
' VThe vote at 3 o'clock stood as fol
lows: - - -
First ward 1908, four years ago
1875.
Second ward 1864, four years ago
1600.
Third ward 1963, fonr years ago
1800. -
Fourth ward 1700, four years ago
1600.
Fifth ward 1500, fonr years ago
1500.
After casting his .vote in the sec
ond ward booth about half past 9
a man stood on the curb thinking. A
Democrat reporter was sympathizing
with a republican official who said
he did not like the machines, and
this man suddenly said. "Darn it all,
I guess I've voted the democratic
ticket." Well, you're a nice republi
can," said the republican official,
"we pan't afford to make such mis
takes as tbat to-day." And the oth
er man, with a terribly scared look
. I . , 1 a . 1 . 1. . .
ion Dis nit, remarked inui no couia
If rt tell how it happened but some
m ,ow his hands clutched the second
f lever on the machine, the democratic
. nurtr lever, and before he knew it
Ibe, a sturdy out and out republican,
who had never voted any-but the
straight republican ticket, had reg
istered a democratic vote. The man
looked sick and as If tie had lost all
.his relations tad bank account
.with them. ,
v
The last words of the democratic
campaign was spoken from the ve
randa of Daniel Foley's house on
Baldwin street last evening. Such
a ' crowd was never before seen 09
that street. Tbe speakers were May
or Thorns, Attorney Devlne and
"Jack" McDonald, nominees for rep
resentatives, Health Officer Kllmar
tin. Attorney Minor, Dr Freney," At
torney Blansfield and Judge Lowe,
Chairman of the Democratic Town
Committee- Gullfoile presided and
made the opening speech.
Mr 'Lllley entered the . polling
booth at 10:15 and a few minutes
later had cast his vote. He was just
a few seconds behind the curtain, in
dicating that he did not cut his
ticket. Before entering the booth he
studied the plan of the voting ma
chine which was tacked up at the
entrance. He was looking unusually
good for one who has passed through
a campaign as exciting and tense as
this has been. He was In good hu
mor, too, for he laughed at a remark
made by a man who was standing
near the entrance to the booth.
Mike Pentlno, a fruit dealer on
North square, was around the street
to-day trying to lay $5,000 that Lll
ley would not carry Waterbury.
Edward Foley, a member of the re
publican town committee this fore
noon literally threw his hands up,
gave up the ghoBt as It were. It was
his opinion that Lllley would be lick
ed out of his shoes.
There were broad suspicions that
a woman voted in the first ward.
She was accompanied by Edward
McEvoy a collector for the Hellmann
Brewing company and went , with
him into the polling booth. It'ought
to be said, though the woman was
Mr McEvoy's daughter and that her
age is four years. But the election
officials in that ward are wondering
whether it was the young lady of
the man who voted.
Kelly the baker is another who
far prefers the old way of voting.
He said that the next time he votes
it shall be in Mlddlebury where the
paper ballot is still in use. Mr Kel
ly is still a most sanguine republi
can. '' Martin Clark made a , first class
demonstration on the voting machine
la the -first ward. He sat right at
the entrance, to. booths and 'seemed
to never tire of repeating the in
structions how to vote by the ma
chine. During the morning a repub
lican election official, Wallace Sco
field, bad him removed on a false
complaint, but when the matter was
inquired into he was immediately
restored to duty and full confidence
of the officials. The complainant
Just feared he was too partial In his
demonstrations.
One of the buslnest places in this
old town to-day was the office of tho
registrars of voters. Messrs O'Con
nor and Chapman had very little time
to themselves during the (orenoon
and the rush to City hall annex was
Indeed large. Many voters (or some
reason or other had to seek out the
registrars and as a result of -it the
men who look after the voting lists
had their hands full all day.
A staunch republican occasioned
some merriment at the second ward
polling place about a quarter after 9
this morning. The man was
in the booth next to that ' in
which Judge Burpee was and his re
marks there while not printable In a
paper like the Democrat, indicated to
his neighbors that he was In more
than a peck of trouble. Finally he
threw the lever back to the place It
Is la after a vote has been registered
and the man stepped from the booth.
He told of his predicament then and
It developed that he did not vote at
all. Thus was one good republican
vote lost to the republican party.
"Darn those machines, I can't get
on good friends with them," was the
way Building Inspector Chatfield, a
republican office holder, expressed
himself after he had done the trick
at the second ward booth. "I don't
like that way of voting at all," he
Went on. "It may be because I voted
so long the old way with the paper
ballot. A fellow . don t seem to get
the satisfaction voting pn a machine
that he does with the old way. I
wonder if I'll ever get to like the
new way?" ,
It is doubtful if there has been any
election In years when there were so
many workers out. There were more
circulars and tickets, informing the
voters how to vote than on any elec
tion day in many moons. There
seemed to be a lot of money coming
from somewhere and the number of
young men approached by candidates
seemed to be unusually large. The
votes were not being bought but
money was being paid for tbe ser
vices of the men during the day.
What effect it had on tbe vote will
not be known until the ballots are
counted this evening.
Things were, quiet in the fourth
and fifth wards. To be sure there,
were rumors of cutting, but how
much truth there Is In this nobody
will be able to tell for certain until
after the result is announced. The
democrats In these districts are con
fident of a good vote and claim that
the cutting will not be any heavier
than it always has been.
It seemed to be the general Im
pression that more split tickets were
Twing voted In the second ward than
any other polling district la the city.
One man who seemed to think he
had a alf line on how things were
Election Bold II Up For a Time
and Ibe Case Uay Not Reach
Jnrj To-day. . ...
New York, Nov 3. Although pre
cedent was set aside to allow the
holding of a session of court on tbe
national election day, It is not likely
that the case of Charles W. Morse
and A. II, Curtis, dn trial In the
United States court on charges . of
violation of the national banking
laws, will be given to the Jury to
day. It had been hoped that all the
arguments would be concluded yes
terday and that to-day only the
charge to the Jury would remain.
However, at adjournment last night
only the case of the defense had beoa
completed. The election itself was
responsible for a farther delay to
day, the opening of court being de
ferred to 1:30 p. m. to "allow the
jurors and others an opportunity to
vote. v It was believed that only the
closing argument of United States
District Attorney. Stimson .would bo
made to-day and that the charge of
Judge Hough to the jury would go
over until to-morrow.
MORE CARBOLIC ACID
Two Deaths from Drinking it at
New Milford.
New Milford, Nov. 3. Two sul
cldes by drinking carbolic acid were
recorded here to-day. Miss Rebecca
Golden, eighteen years of age, took
a dose of the medicine at her home
during the morning. No reason was
giwen for the act. Miss Mary Kelly
of Newtown, forty-six years of age.
was found dead in her bed at the
home of relatives where she had
been visiting. She was believed to
be suffering (rom melancholia. i
BIG CONTRACT AWARDED.
Apparatus Nidd For Terminal Elec
trification Costs $5,000(000.
Philadelphia. Nov. 3.-Tbe Westing
house Electric and Manufacturing
company was given the contract for
tbe electrification of the Pennsylvania
terminal in New York and the lines in
New Jersey and Long Island connected
with it.' . 1
Tbe initial amount of the apparatus
required under this contract will ag
gregate $5,000,000.
FIRE HORSES BURNED.
Thiy Had Bn "Driven Betwetn Big
.?V?W'Ww' tu'irtbee. '
Philadelphia, Nov. 3. A spectacular
fire destroyed the lumber yards of R.
A. & J. J. Williams, entailing a loss
estimated at $750,000.
. Harry Wilkinson drove a chemical
engine between plies of lumber. The
flames ate their way around the, en
gine. Both horses were burned to
death.
Priest Stops Fira Panic In Church. -Denver,
Nov. 3. A candle borne by
an altar boy In St. Leo's church set fire
to the decorations. The congregation
started In a rush for the door. Father
J. 3. Ryan prevented a panic by a few
quieting words.
Florotti WhaUy a Mother Agmin.
Hempstead. N. Y., Nov. 3. AVord
has been received that Floretta
Whaley, who eloped with Jere Knode
Cooke, the man at the time being rec
tor of St. George's Episcopal church
here, is the mother of a second child.
going stated that Lllley was being
"lambasted" hard. In the . second.
The only way the politicians could
get .half a line on the "way things
were going was to notice the length
of time that the voters were staying
In the machines. Jack McDonald
said at 1 o'clock that the , third,
fourth and fifth wards were voting
rather straight, while in the third
the men holding the machines stated
that there much splitting seemed to
be done. The third ward check sys
tem seemed to be about the best in
the city and both democrats and re
publicans were pulling out a heavy
vote there. One man In the second
ward tried to vote 'there this after
noon although he had voted In Wa
tertown during the morning. He pro
fessed to be Innocent of the charge
of trying to repeat and, was allowed
to depart, although the checkers put
circle around his name, presuma
bly for further reference.
When Franklyn Taylor entered the
second ward booth to-day he said he
wanted the time limit to vote, which
is a minute. He declared be wanted
plenty o( time.
Congressman Lllley was standing
In (ront of Tbe Elton this afternoon
about 1 o'clock when a reporter
stopped to talk with him a (ew mo
ments. It must be said in view of
the strenuous campaign he has been
through that he was looking very
well. He said it was 2 o'clock when
he got to bed this morning, but de
clared he was feeling fine. Of course
he stated that he was confident o(
being elected, but did not state what
he thought the majority would be.
"I will be glad when It is all
over, he continued. w in or lose.
to-morrow I will be much more at
ease than I am to-day. - I am not
worrying about the, returns." When
asked (rom where would be await
the returns this evening, he replied
that be might retire early and take
a good sleep, allowing the full re
turns to wait until to-morrow.
While he was speaking Franklyn
Taylor came along and as he wps
going up the steps of the hotel, Mr
Lllley said, "How do you do, Frank
lin Tsylor."
Mr Taylor tamed around., smiled.
and said. "How do yo do." It- was
a trifle humorous. -
Two earners Were In Collision
Early Tofay-0ne Mauls
Ulsslog.
Washington, Nov 3. Early to-dry
a collision occurred between the
Norfolk and .Washington steamer
City of Washington, bound from Nor
folk (or this city, and the Washing
ton and Alexandria ferry boat Lacka
wanna, bound (rom Washington to
Alexandria in the Potomac river.
three miles below Washington, One
man, oamuei BeianKM,- 40 years old,
of Alexandria, but who resided In
this city, was killed.' The collision is
said to be due to a confusion of !.
nals. The ' starboard side of tbe
Lackawanna was torn away and the
bow of the City of Washington was
slightly damaged. The Lackawana
was Deached. ' -
CHLORAL WAS FATAL.
Letter In Man's Clothing Reauesting
Disposal of Body.
Bay City, Tex, Nov 3. George
wnitman' Updyke shortly after his
arrival here to-day from ' St Louis,
en route to Mercedes, Tex, died from
the effects of an overdose of chloral.
A letter was found requesting that
his body be sent to an undertakers
establishment of St Louis and that
Victor Kaufman of Washington, D
C, be notified of his death. Nothing
further is known o (the man other
than as stated in the letter. He had
relatives In Providence, R. I.
Providence, R. I Nov 3. No
friends or relatives ot Geoiee Whit
man Updyke could be found to-dav
andas far as can be ascertained he Is
notTtnown here. It Is believed that
he may have been connected with a
branch of the Updyke family which
settled in , East, Greenwich many
years ago, but which has become ex
tinct. .... .
Reached Highest Point.
. Boston, Nov 3. The Boston wool
market is active and strong. Sales
have reached the highest point of the
year. The volume of trade is well
distributed. Prices .are moving up
ward. Small lots of washed delaine
have been taken at 35c while 60c
is asked for fine territory staple on
a scoured basis. Medium fleeces are
also higher with three-eights Michi
gan, and Ohio at 26 e, and Ohio
half blood at 27c.
CITY NEWS.
A son, Francis Raymond, was born
to Mr and Mrs Lambert Julian of 13
Third street, October 22.
John L. Gaffney Is ' in New
York to-day witnessing the George-town-Fordham
football game.
A month's mind mass will be cele
brated at 7 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing at the Immaculate Conception
church for the late John Fitzgerald
of Pemberton street.
Jacob Shindler, aged 72 years, died
to-day at the home of his daughter,
Mrs F. W. Richards, 14 Newell place.
Prayer will be held at :he house at
10 o'clowi Thursday morning. The
remains will be taken to Woodbury
(or burial Thursday afternoon.
An automobile owned by Freder
ick Nuhn collided with a trolley car
in Exchange place about 12 o'clock
to-day and caused not a little ex
citement. The auto struck the car,
which was east bound, amidships,
and of course the buzz wagon came
out second best. The driver evident
ly lost control of the machine for It
had plenty of room to go along and
the car was moving slowly. The car
was not damaged to any extent, but
the lights of the auto, In fact all the
front of it, was considerably dam
aged.
Patrick H. Walsh, for many years,
a well known resident of this city,
died to-day at his home, 132 Willow
street. Mr Walsh worked (or years
at Plume & Atwoods and later was
employed at the Scovill Manufactur
ing Co. He was a mechanic and got
out patents on machinery that are
considered the best in the market.
Besides his widow he leaves five
daughters, the Misses Alice M., Mary
C, Elizabeth A., and Christina, the
three first mentioned teachers in the
public schools, and Mrs B. H. Fitz
patrlck, also two sons, John F. the
newspaper man and Lewis A. the ar
chitect. ELECTION BULLETINS.
Complete returns from
everywhere will be given
by tbe Democrat jnnt M
soon as the votes are count
ed. Look for the figures on
the big screen opposite the
Democrat office on Grand
street. v
WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Connecticut: fair to
night, warmer; Wednesday fair,
light to general southwest to west
winds.
A slight disturbance central over
Lake Superior is producing consid
erable .cloudy weather In the lake
region. Another disturbance on the
gulf coast Is producing cloudy weath
er with local showers In the south
ern sections.
The only place in the country
where it was reported as raining at
8 a. m. were Montgomery, Ala., and
Atlanta. Ga.
, The temperature is mild In all sec
tions. Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with slowly rising tern
pent are. .
Last One Be Will Probably Hake
fo Oyster Bay lo Vole While
Presides!.
Oyster Bay, Nov 3- On. what will
In all probability be his last trip tjo
his home town while he holds the
office of president of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt to-day
returned to this little village' to cast
his vote for the candidate of the re
publican party for president, William
H. Taft, as his final act which has
been preceded by numerous others In
support of his warm personal friend.
With him from Washington came
Mrs Roosevelt, who desired to see
her eldest son, Theodore, Jr, cast his
first ballot. Young RooBevelt, who
became of age during the summer
journeyed from Thonipsorivllle, Conn,
where he is learning the carpet mak
ing business, to be with his father
when he casts his vote. lu the pres
ident's party there also came from
Washington his secretary, William
Loeb, Jr, and a number of employes
of the white house executive staff,
who during the seven summers
which the president has spent here
have acquired a voting residence In
Oyster Bay. Oyster Bay people were
up early and a large crowd was pn
hand at the railway station to wel
come home their first citizen for per
haps the last time while be holds his
present high office. As bis special
train pulled into the station the peo
ple surged forward to grasp his hand
as they had done numerous times be
fore. Following their usual custom
they formed In line and passed be
fore the president who shook hands
with every one.
A number of ihe villagers knowing
the president's love of flowers
brought bouquets and presented
them to him. He grace(ully accepted
these at; tokens of their (riendship.
The president lifted his hat and
waved it enthusiastically in ac
knowledgement. Mrs Roosevelt entered a carriage
and drove out to the family home on
Sagamore hill where she had several
household duties to look after.
WILBUR WRIGHT'S PLAX.
He Does Not Believe in Cross Coun
try Flies.
Paris, Nov 3. Wilbur Wright was
Interviewed to-day on the subject of
the recent successful - aeroplane
flights made by Farman and Bleriot.
He aid -her had wr intention of Imi
tating them as 1 he considers cross
country trips quite useless, and he is
convinced that his method of careful
practice in turning over a prescribed
course will result In the surer ad
vance of aviation.
The National Aerial league has de
cided to erect a monument at the
spot where Henry Farman landed at
Rheims Friday after the successful
flight from Mourmelon.
BAD FOR NEW HAYEK HIGH.
Eight Members of Team Dropped for
Low Scholarships. 1
New Haven, Nov 3. Eight mem
bers of the New Haven high school
football team were dropped yester
day from athletic activities In the
school for low scholarship standing.
These young men received two "Ds"
or deficiencies In their studies aud
cannot play football till they better
their scholarship standing in tbe
school. The managers and members
of the football team are disheartened
at tbe order made public by Head
Master Cushlng yesterday. It is ru
mored that the team will disband.
MOGUL OFF THE TRACK.
Traffic Delayed Until Temporary
Track Was Built.
Brookfield Junction, Nov 3. A
heavy mogul engine drawing a
freight train ,was derailed near here
to-day ' by a broken rail, blocking
traffic between here and Danbury in
such a manner that it was necessary
to build a temporary track around
the obstruction.
The Gould Road.
Palestine, Tex, Nov 3. At ibe
stockholders' meeting of the Interna
tional and Great Northern railroad
held here to-day, the following direc
tors were elected (or the year: George
J. Gould. Edwin Gould, Frank J.
Gould, Thomas J. Freeman, H. W.
Clark, N. A. Stedman, A. R. Howard,
W. L. Maury and C. H. Turner. Tho
directors elected these officers: Presi
dent, George J. Geuld; first vice
president, Frank J. Gould; second
vice-president, H. W. Clarke; secre
tary, treasurer and transfer agent,
R. A. Howard; assistant secretary to
president, Henry Houston, New York
An Odorless Disinfectant.
If one objects te tbe odor of carbolic
acid, he may use for the plumbing an
odorless disinfectant prepared as fol
lows: Dissolve half a pound of per
manganate of potash In fonr gallons
ef water and pour this carefully down
the pipes. This solution, If allowed to
stand In bowls or basins, will stain
them purple. Tbe stains may be re
moved with a weak solution of oxalic
acid. The acid must be rinsed off Im
mediately after It has been used.
Police QurH Disturbance
Hnelva. Spain. Nov. 3. There was
an encounter here late last night
between the striking copper miners
in the Rio Tinto district and non
strikers. The po!ir were called in
and put a stop to the disturbance.
Krr Casts His Vot.
. Indianapolis. Nov 3.-John V.
Kern reached here this morning after
completing his speaking tour. He
voted at 10:30.
WEATHER WAS ALL REPUBUCAfJ
Clear and Sonny Day, Willi Josl EnoDgb Cool Air fo Keep tt
Workers Gof og-Deavy Early Vole lo tbe Slate.: .
New Haven, Nov 3. -No better
weather, could have been asked (or
than that which greeted tbe voters
o( Connecticut to-day. The vote in
the cities came out very heavily in
the early morning hours. Warning
against illegal ballots were displayed
at most o( the polling places, where
the paster ballot Is used.
While the movement toward the
polls was large in most of the cities
and the more thickly settled towns
and 'boroughs during the early hours
of the day, In the districts where the
population Is more scattered tbe bal
loting was less rapid, due in some
measure' to the distance the electors
lived from the polling places. At
Hartford, New Britain, Waterbury
and Bridgeport, where voting ma
chines are being used, it was expect
ed that the results would be In early
and give an indication of the way the
state was going.
While the campaign which has
been one of the most active and re
markable which the state has seen in
years, and Into which there was
early Injected a distinct personal
note, was closed last night with ral
lies by the largest parties at many
points about the state, in the vicin
ity of the polls and about the various
voting districts throughout the state
quiet missionary work was being done
to-day by the workers of the. various
parties appealing to the freemen for
their suffrage. To-day while the re
publicans have not receded in their
claims that Taft will carry the state
by 25,000 and Lllley will be elected
governor by at least 10,000 and the
democratic leaders are holding 10
their declaration that Bryan will
carry Connecticut and Robertson be
chosen governor, the voters are giv
ing their decision on the questions
argued by each party's advocates in
speeches, through publications, at
rallies and in other ways.
At Derby at 10 o'clock only a
light vote had been cast, however,
much lighter it was said than In any
previous presidential election. There
is a warm fight on over the city tick
et, the republicans are claiming that
the tendency is toward Taft, while
the democrats say that Lilley is be
ing cut in (avor of Robertson.
At Huntington the early hours
saw a big vote, which it was said
would show a more than normal re
publican vote (or the national tick
et. It was thought that the chances
favored the head of the republican
state ticket slightly.
, A good sized vote is being polled
at New Milford, but the interest is
said to be less apparently than dur-
ing the election which involved the
license question.
At Bristol It was predicted that
the vote would fall short by several
hundred of that cast In the October
election, as up to about noon 1,200
votes, or a little more than one-third
of the total vote had been cast. Many
of the factories did not begin work
this mornlpg until 8 o'clock for the
purpose of allowing the men to vote
early, but many of the men It is said
did not apparently take advantage
of it.
Pasters it is said are being used on
the head of the ticket freely on both
sides, democrats pasting Lilley over
Robertson and republicans Robert
son over Lllley.
Rolx-rtson Casts His Vote.
New Haven, Nov 3. A. Heaton
Robertson voted at 9:30 this morn
ing in the first ward In the Grand
opera house.
Charters May Lose.
Ansonia, Nov 3. All Indications
point to a republican victory here.
At noon it was estimated by the par
ty leaders that R. L. Munger, candi
date for maycr .would run ahead of
Stephen Charters from 150 to 200
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votes. Lllley was expected to run
away behind the ticket and Taft
would win by four to one, ,
Heavy Vote at Korwalk
South Norwalk, Nov. 3. A .large
vote Is being polled at tbe three vot
ing districts in this town, nearly flvji
hundred new voters having been
made a few days ago. The repub
licans are conceded to have a' normal
majority of about' 500, although
through :the scratching and pasting
process It Is possible the town may,
secure one' democratic representa
tive. Senator Jeremiah Donovan, is .
polling a big vote and bis majority;
In this town is expected to offset tho
majority which his republican op
ponent will probably have in New;
Canaan and Darlen. , , ,
Robertson Votes for Himself.
New Haven, Nov 8. When Judge
Robertson went Into the poUlng
place this morning he stepped up to ,
tbe booth and took a democratic bal
lot. Said the distributor, - "Good
morning, judge; who are you voting
(or to-day?" "I am voting for my
self," replied the judge with a laugh,
Bryan in a Dog Cart.
Fairview, Neb, Nov 3. After look
ing over a mass o( telegrams (rom
different parts of the country giving
assurance of a democratic victory,
William J. Bryan, accompanied- by
his farm manager, his secretary and
a newspaper man, drove in a dog
cart to Henlin's grocery store In the
little village of Normal, where he
cast his ballot. A score of voters In
the store removed their hats and off
(ered Mr Bryan their best wishes.
Bryan Leads at Fairview.
Fairview, Neb, Nov 3. The WIN
Ham J. Bryan precinct is running
more than two to one in his favor.
Tbe vote at noon stood, Bryan 61'
and Taft 23. Mayor Brown at 11:30
telephoned to Fairview that the city,
of Lincoln and the county of Lancas
ter were surely for Bryan by substan
tial majorities. , t
Rockefeller and Parker, v
New York, Nov 3. John D,
Rockefeller was forty minutes ia
line this morning waiting to get into
a little tailor shop to cast hla bal
lot. Right behind him was Judce"
Alton B. Parker.
'. Taft Wins First Town.
Boston, Nov 3. The first com
plete voting precinct in Massachu
setts to be heard from was the town
o( Norwell. This gave Ta(t 164.
Bryan 40; Draper, republican, for
governor, 141; Vahey 67. In tho
town of Avon Taft received 171 and
Bryan 116 and Hisgen 31; Draper '
154 and Vahey 139.
Hisgen Casts His Vote I
West Springfield, Mass., Nov. 3. -Thomas
L. Hisgen, the Independence
party candidate for president of tha
United States voted the Indepen
dence ticket at precinct A, this town
at 8:55 o'clock this morning. Mr
Hisgen was the 171st voter on the)
list in his own precinct. ,
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