Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-08
THE RESULT STILL
 HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Battle of the Ballots in the Brass Republican Ds tricts Got Out the Vote Early-Unless the Fourth and Fifth Pick Up in the Last Hour or Two the Democrats Will Lose.x

Democrats Will Lose. l The election contest opened at 6 l o'clock this morning with a fair show for good vote all around and enough on the democratic side to elect the l whole ticket. The weather was chilly in the early morning hours, but this did not deter people from turning out and going to the polls in hundreds: At ! $50 o'clock nearly 400 had voted in the hfth ward and a similar number had I approached the booths in the fourth I ward. Up to this time but few persons could be seen idling around the streets, but along towards noon the sun came up and the crowds com menced to congregate and tell what they knew about the outcome of the battle. The change of location of the fifth ward voting place from Jefferson street to Union square was move in the right direction and was appreci- ated by everybody, especially the off, cials and the electors of the district. In addition to being a great conven- fence to voters, it took the crowd off South Main street and left more room for the contending forces in the fourth district.
 The, booths were in charge of the fol l lowing officers:
 I The following were election officers at the various polling places in the l city to-day:
 l Wooster; checker, William Mohr; en- velopes, E H. Cummings, Jeremiah l Delaney; ushers, Frank Crary, c, M, Chapman, 1T; ballots, A. 0. Griswold, l William DerWin; registrars, Bernard 1 Mnlcrone, c. c. COmmerford. Second district M oderator, Dennis IJ. Calvin; checker, S. Langdon Ar thur; ushers, James Rankin, Joseph T. Rice; envelopes, J. F. Campbell, Patrick Bowling; ballots, John Savers, o. G. Rabe; registrars, F. H. TroW- bridge, James F. Pryor. l Third district-Moderator M S.. l Chipman; checker, Thomas Magner; ushers, 0. W. HubbelI, Thomas Bro derrick; ballots, Henry w.. H. Satch- well, James D. Kelly; envelopes | James H. Pryor, w. H. Sault; regis trars. Thomas F. Nelligan, R. F. Smith.
 l Fourth ward oderator, Bart Col Iins; checker, Fl. B. Snow; envelopes, John O'Connell, G. R. Abbott; ballots, John DegnaT, F. ID. Truman; regis trars, William Doucette, R. S. Walker; ushers, Jeremiah Luddy, Charles Tot ten.
 I Fifth ward-M Moderator, I. B. Elmer son; checker, Edmond Corden; envel- opes, Charles Treon, D. l.. Davis; bal lots, William Pryor, J. A. Charles; registrars, William Bowe, I. B. Elmer son; ushers, Robert Hampton, w. P. Trowbridge.
 The vote at 10 o'clock in the various z wards was merely an average vote, except in the first, where it was rather heavy. The vote was as follows: First ward, 930. Four years ago at this hour 1t was 600.
 Second ward, 72O In 1900 at this hour it was 612.
 Third ward, 700. Four years ago at this hour it was 7SO.
 q Fourth ward, 600. Four years ago it was 700
 Fifth ward, 72o This time four years ago it was HOO.
 I At 1 o'clock the vote stood thus: l First ward, 1,5O5; four years ago at this time it was 1872.
 q Second ward, 1,400; four years ago the vote was 1,190.
 l Third ward, 1850; at this time four years ago it was ], ,4S1. q
 Fourth ward, 1900; four years ago at o'clock it was l, APO.
 Fifth ward. 1,175; at o'clock four years ago it was 1860.
 The vote at o'clock was as follows First ward, 1875; four years ago as this hour it was 1,56O.
 Second ward, 1,6OO; at this houl four years ago it was 400. l Third ward, 1,SO0; 1t was at this hour four years ago TITO.
 Fourth ward, 1,600; at 3 o'clock four years ago 1t was 1,624.
 Fifth ward, 1,5O0; four years ago at 3 o'clock it was ], APO.
 The democrats claim 1000 votes in each of these districts,
 There is talk of the knife being used on Judge Lowe, but the judge said he didn't think it would amount to much
 Chairman John F. Kellogg of the re publican town committee said this af- ternoon that he had no predictions to make. He was more interested in keeping the boys voting than in mak. ing calculations on the result.
 In the second ward Kennedy's and Lowes pasters did great deal of work, it Is said 1t was believed there and in the first and the third that Kennedy will carry the city and that Judge Lowe will swamp Pierce.
 After the lecture in City hall last night the democrats made a tour of the city, headed by the band, and made so much noise many concluded that they must have received some in formation which led them to believe that they were sure to come in ahead in the race to-day.
 The New ngland watch factory did not start up until 8 o'clock this morn. ing. This was done to give the hands chance to vote Several of the other shops closed from Il o'clock to o'clock. A big rush was looked for in the fourth and fifth wards at noon but it did not materialize.
 Some tickets appeared in the fifth district with the name of Samuel Marsh pasted over A. H. Wells, but the bows got after those who had them