Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-02
ELEcrIoN pkY NOTES.
A Large Vote Being Polled and the
 Chances For Democratic Success are BrIght-A Majority of over 800 Claimed

at 2 o'clock.
 According to tradition this has been an ideal day for an election, from republi- can standpoint. Fine weather, we have been taught, brings out the full republican vote, while democrats, if they feel like vot- ing will come out rain or shine. How ever, conservative men believe that after to-day the republicans will have no further use for the flair weather and victory adage. One feature of the election which must have been highly gratifying to the democratic leaders, was the absence of in dependent tickets. No one could be found to father a democratic split ticket this year and although some deeds of darkness have been done, the effect on the general result cannot be foretold.
 An interesting feature of the election was the advent of women into politics. None who registered later than "Wednesday were allowed to vote, although there Is considerable doubt as to the legality ot this ruling. However, as majority of the women who registered before "Wednesday as well as since then, were democrats the | party leaders made no serious objection tc the ruling. In the first ward Mrs D. ] Casey was the first woman to deposit ballot. Mrs Casey was also the first woman registered by Town Clerk Madden. Mis-! NJ. J. Russell enjoys the distinction of be l ing the first woman voter in the second | ward. Miss Jennie Blake of field stree set the example for the women of the thirt ward, while Miss Mary Kelly of Scovil street beat all records by voting before any | other man or woman in the fourth ward It was amusing to watch the women al they approached the polls. They travelet in clusters as rule and in most cases has | provided themselves with ballots befor approaching the places of voting.
 With fair fight on strict party lines tn democrats would be sure winners. Bu scratching and pasting has been indulge' in to n considerable extent. First Select men Pinney is receiving many democrati | votes, but on the other hand many of thu Germans who opposed Moritz Grelle year ago are doing good work for him to day. On the oity ticket E. G. Kilduff i being cut in some quarters but not to an great extent, Bernard F. Reid, the repub lican candidate for sheriff, is also lookin for and receiving democratic votes in futile effort to defeat John w. Mcdonald On the school ticket both Alfred J. Wol and Michael Begnal are being cut, but vii undoubtedly be elected.
 At noon a heavy vote had been boiled In the first ward four hundred votes ha been cast, the democrats claiming a lead c thirty. In the second the republican claimed a lead of 150 out of 425 votes. | the third 40 votes had been cast, an neither side claimed q majority. In tn fourth ward 52O votes had been reporte and the democrats claimed lead of 37C From 12 to 1 o'clock is u great democrati hour. Last year at 11:l5 the total vot was as follows First ward l7o ; secont 22l: third, 320: fourth, 2S0:
 The women voters were excellent rel resentatives of their sex. They wcr mostly young, well dressed and-goo looking, of course. They conducted then selves as ladles in every case and vote their respective tickets straight, the past, being to them an unknown quality som, thing to be avoided.
 At 3 o'clock the voting stood: Fir ward. 900 of which the democrats elaine 435 and conceded the republicans 46; Second ward, l,051; democrats, 413; r, pubhcans 63S. Third ward 9SO; dem, crats, 4SS; republicans, 472. Fourth wart LIS; democrats. SS2; republicans, 29t
 If this estimate holds good at 3 o'clock u
 vote stood: Democrats, 2,2lS: rcpuhl cans, l.S7l The democrats will mal
 gains until ! o'clock.
 The slip writers did not keep a list
 women electors and it is impossible
 make Il reliable estimate of the numb,
 that voted.
 Last tNil dt o 1p tAlt NNNN vas fS ANAlpNi
 First ward. 74O; second, $50. third. 6St | fourth, l,02O.
 It looks at press hour as though the el !, tire democratic ticket would be electe l with the possible exception of Mori Grello, candidate for first selectman. ? Pinney Is running ahead of his ticket &r may pull through by 3 greatly reduced m jority. And then again, he may not.
 \ Wicked American Abroad. t 1 was once in d village on the Vel: coast. The Welsh, have been informe
 are sober people, and so some of the may be. \ certain wicked travel chanced to come that way. Accordir to his own account he had struck oi
 in the western states of America-an f possibly. he had struck" some peculi
 notions too. For whole week $ stood Sam" at the local hustelry t. everybody who chose to come and drin - For whole week every soul in u ; place. to all intentS and purposes, w u drunk-all the men. many of the womt u and somo of the children. The OccasiC . offered, and they rose to 1t. They ht = never before enjoyed themselves so mu' | in their hves-that being their idea l. enjoyment. No doubt to this hol 0 many of those amusement seekers To,
 back to that week as being the mo 1 amusing week they ever Spent-All Il