Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-08
LARGEST IN HISTORY
AN IMMENSE VOTE BEING PoLLEO
 ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Waterbury VIII Roll Up Large
 Majority, For Cleveland and Reform
 One Man Arrested For Violating the
 Secret Ballot Law-FavOrable Reports
 From all Quarters.
 Which shall it be, Cleveland or Har- rison?
 So far as Waterbury is concerned it will be Cleveland, by large majority.
 At 6 o'clock this morning when the great battle began the hosts had already assembled at the different polling places, and the first hour was busy one. Men with dinner pails on their arms mingled with the crowd and the names of Cleve- land and Stevenson seemed stamped on every face. After o'clock the rush voters kept coming and going and Tn the early hours the indications pointed to a heavy vote being boiled.
 The clouds which threatened to make the day wet and disagreeable dis appeared with the rising of the sun, and perfect Indian summer day fol- lowed. By this sign, the republicans hope to be successful, for it is a tradition that a rainy day means democratic victory. History will not repeat itself to-day, however, because nearly every democratic voter will vote. An old man who is a staunch democrat | was one of the first to cast his vote for Cleveland. He was feeble from sickness | and accepted a ride to his home after doing his duty. To a reporter who happened to meet him he said that owing to his infirmities he should not | have left the house. He did it, how ever, to set a good example to the younger men, and added: of had not voted, some might say I was paid to stay at home" That is the reason why | the democratic managers believe that bright skies will help rather than hamper the democrats in to-day's con- test.
 Unprincipled men are resorting to dis honorable and contemptible schemes to | invalidate democratic ballots. Early this morning it was learned that many democratic ballots were marked. One, which was handed to the writer, bears a pencil mark after the name of James IP. Pigott. In the hands of ward heelers these marked ballots might have done disastrous work had the scheme not been detected early in the day. Democratic ballots for representatives are also being penciled. They are not the ballots prepared by the democratic committee, either. The regular ballots. l it may have been observed, have neither ! candidates. After the first name on the marked representative ballots is a comma and after the second name a | period. This shows that the plan of rendering democratic ballots invalid had been cunninglv conceived in ad- vance of election day and counterfeit ballots prepared. James F. Dooalni s a fair representative of the men who are trying to deceive democratic voters by ' l>a1l lok1 %I,Nk trouble.
 The vote cast up to 2 o'clock was a very large one, divided as follows: In the first ward, .051; second ward, .2S0 third ward, ,3S0; fourth ward. 1 400; a total of 5.111. In 1888 at o'clock ,, 160 votes had been boiled, as follows; First ward, 1,110; second ward. 1,150 third ward, 1900; fourth ward, 1,600.
 The democratic leaders are sanguine of carrying the town for Cleveland by plurality of S00 The republicans vii not concede this, but admit that the figures representing the democratic vic tory will not fall short of 600.
 As to the pasting. James P. Pigott candidate for congressman, is being cu bv democratic friends of Stephen w Kellogg. but will without a doubt re ceive a substantial majority. A vigor ous warfare is also being waged agains | I. A, Lowe dnO HIS JOIlGJ VIII IOG Dt large if surface indications can be re lied upon.
 At three o'clock the record was as fol lows
 First Ward. 126( Second Ward, 1866 Third Ward, 146C Forth Ward, 16O(
 A conservative estimate would give the democrats majority of 230 in third ward, and 500 in the fourth. In the first they will hold their own, while ir the second the republican majority vii not exceed 260. This would give the democrats a lead of ITO at o'clock which should be increased rather thar diminished between now and , o'clock. | At 3:30 the record was:
 First ward, l,36C Second ward, 1,3S( Third ward, 1,52( Fourth ward, 1,6S(
 Total at press hour, 5,94(
 The total vote in 1888 was 5,914.
 NOTES.
 The democratic committee has made arrangements to receive election re turns from all parts of the country to night. The auditorium has been en gagged and everybody i5 invited.
 In 1888 Clevelands plurality in Wa terbury was 747; Morris plurality, 66O Wilcox for congress, received {