Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-05
A QUIET ELECTION
Very Little Excitement Around
 Election Booths.
VOTE LIGHT UP TO NOON HOUR

Ballots Printed With an Inverted
 Lne-Attorney Durant Says lhAy
 Must Be Looked Upon as Marked
 Ballots.
 The special election which Is being held today to choose representative to the reform convention did noi ar- tract much attention, and with the S- ception of q little ripple of excitement around the voting booths clie would never think that anything unusual wasl going on. But some hustling was dolie all the same, and when the ballots ire counted it will be seen that more voted than one would suppose by the looks of things about toWn. There were very few republican atecrerS in sight, but the ones who put in an ap-' pearance were the real stuff and did good work for their party. As usual. A. F. Parkinson was at the fifth wardA voting booth early and appeared to De doing so much damage to, the opposi-' ton that it was deemed advisable to get him out of the way. and 4 kidnnp- ping committee was about to carry him into the country for the 'asr of the day when their plans were frustrated by the presence of John B. Doherfy and D. l.. Davis. who happened along just as half dozen democrats were coaxing their intended victim into nearby livery stable.
 The weather was rather cold and in consequence people did not ssaDd aorund the corners. but stared for. home or their work us soon is they had cast their ballots, so that at To time during the day could there be found oyer half dozen persons tcY gether.
 Good order was maintained around the polls so that on the whole it might truthfully be said that the election was friendly bout The bootlis were in charge of the following officers
 First ward Moderator. Martin Hapenny; checker, Albert B. Blake ballot tenders. Michael Peters and Ed ward l.. Bolster; envelope tenders. F. J. Wood and James IT. Tierney; ,ish- CTS John Donegan and Frank Marsh.
 Second ward--Aloderato Geors. & Chapman; checker Roger Walsh: bal. lot tenders. Patrick Delaney and A. Scovill: envelope tenders, David Dil- lance and Fred CampbeIl: ushers. James J. Bahan and Edward Johnson
 Third ward-Moderator Daniel l. Fitzpatrick; checker, A. l. Goodricli envelope tenders, l.. II. Brodcrick ann G. +. Abbott; ballot tenders, Martin Donahue and Henry $. w. Sat..lIweli: ushers Frank Sheridan and Nj. Ncgt Fourth Moderator, F. F. ,;Hii- ford checker, James Magner; ballot tenders, John K. Calvin and r. A Walker: envelope tenders, NJ. $. Sulli- van and A. H. Williams: ushers, NJ. ]. Kelly and the Rev Charles pyke
 Eiftb P1-- Al06apafnp William Cullen; checker, Rufus Smith: ballot tenders, Thomas J. Begnal and John D. Watson: envelope tenders, John Walsh and L. W. Latham: ushers, John J. FotZgerald and Charles FInb- bell.
 At 1 o'clock the vote stood as follows in the respective wards:
 First ward-590
 Second ward-66Q
 Third ward--G03
 Fourth ward-700
 Fifth ward-750
 Very little activity was shown in either the first, second and third wards. Whatever hustling that was apparent in the second was done by the .repuhli- cans. They had few private vehicles engaged. Up to noon the vote was so light 1t must have scared whatever Ie. III. this ward is the backbone of that party.
 At noon there was the usual rush. but it only footed up as above shown. In the first and third wards the same conditions prevailed. Early in the forenoon Attorney Dnrant discovered a glaring error i'll the republican ticker. The words ito the constitutional con- yention' were inverted All such tickets, if any were voted. will. Cf course. be thrown out as marked bal lots. No estimate of the number that was cast was given
 1t Was reported that some factory foremen attempted to intimiiate their workmen. It is a fact that in :nanv of the factories measures were taken to get republican sympathizers to the polls. But this plan worked to the benefit of the democratic candidate as well. The covers did not indicate the kind of book that lay between them. In one factory foreman is said fo have told an official of the concern that he had as good right to work for his man as the official had for his, choice, the republican candidate The latter was very busy among t'ie work men. telling many of them in selected phrases that the republican, was his; choice and every man was at liberty to leave the factory to vote according- ". The foreman thereupon went io work for his choice, the democratic candidate.
 At 3 o'clock the vote stood as fol- lows
 First ward-750
 Second ward-S2S.
 Third ward-S5O.
 Fourth ward-900.
 Fifth ward--S7O.
 Mayor Kilduff said this afternoon that the vote was larger at that time than he thought it would be. He hal no doubt of the result. he said; the only question was how large would Mir Guilfoile's majority be.
 
 TRAMP KILLED ON RAIL.
 South Norwalk, Nov 5.A tramp known as New London Pete" was struck and fatally injured by west bound freight this morning. He was taken to the Norwalk hospital and died three minutes after arriving fbara His cl.I11l uyac frapf11raf