Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07

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 Mayor Thoms made three attempt , to vote before he succeeded so grea [ was the throug around him. He cas his ballot at 10:45 and the swish an,
 ding and s-rr-r of the machiner
 told he was in the booth sacrcely tiv seconds.
 The republicans were fearful dur
 ing the day that the democrats would
 capture "a couple of aldermen in the
 first and were spending much of theil
 time at this ward getting out tEeir
 full vote.
 The voting districts looked rather
 lonesome without the usual number
 of heelers distributing pastors and
 ballots Still there seemed to be just
 as many workers around as on other
 days when jobs were easier to be had
 Charles A. Colley entered the booth
 Text to that occupied by Judge
 Cowell. He was under the canvas,
 so to speak for quite while, too
 Some of those present said he was
 only doing good turn for west side
 bill where his property is located. This afternoon James H. FrenGy, chairman of the democratic town committee was also confident that the republicans would be defeated. In ;1 Irip prisinGy well and that the fifth would roll up big majority for Thoms. He expects the whole ticket to go i'll.
 Mayor ThOmS was confident at 1 o'clock that the democratic ticket would win out. He still maintained that his majority would be at least 300 and had not much doubt as to the result. He was visiting all the wards and this afternoon remained for some time in the fifth.
 Attorney NJ. J. Byrnc had no busi ness and no right to be among the checkers at the third ward, yet there he was. whispering to the moderator
 
 checkers. The moderator in the third made no attempt to remove Mr Bylne, | but suffered him to hold up the line of waiting men for a minute or two. i
 Benjamin E. Kelsey held up the | election in the third ward few min utes in the forenoon He had no | In hn off ial nf l,r. polling booth after he had cast his | vote, yet he was on deck trying to | push some man through. Finally the . man behind KelseY's friend maintain ed his right to he not delayed and . Kelsey and his friends stepped aside
 Walter l.. Holmes was one of the record voters in the second ward The moment he was behind the screen, swish went the lever. ding went the bell. s-r-r-r went the lever again Ind t was all over. He was probably a quarter of minute in the booth. E. Frisbie. ir was another who under stood the mechanism of the machine thoroughly. and voted in about ten seconds.
 People who went to the polls at o'clock this morning thinking they 'ould vote the whole ticket. were cry much disappointed whrn they ound that they could vote only on the amendment The fact hat a constitutional amendment was q he voted upon made it necessary q open the polls at 6 o'clock. but lohody could vote for city officers lntil o'clock. so that there was no lse going there at the earlier hour. | In the second ward about 10 o'clock. I was observed that on the machine I hart which was intended to show ;hc , nee of the voting machine and the [ espective places of the candidates { hC first two dozen of the democraiic I andidates occupied not only their own $ OSitlons. hut that of the first half 4 oZen republicans also There was il uch an uprOar when the discovery C. -as made that the identity of the | iscovere was lost No one could | ccount for inc error IL did not | mount to very much anyway. lut hC republican officials at the polling II ooth raised such an outcry Dmc ' -ould suppose they had even at that ' arly hour feared for tho elecrion i he chart was corrected in q few a linutes. t Al the Hebrew rally on Kingshury V .rcct last evening n II. Tiernoy made ," principal address H. .pokr a> s ,ll0Ws. tl Jews as American patriots arc 8 crthv of consideration hy the AmcIi- n m peopie. Their many noble acts z ; citizens ani soldiers during fhc ti srkest days Of the nations existence g, little them tO the proud name of O .triot. Among these who have SD q 'hly identified themselves with iae 7 .use of liberty I svilI mention 'he a 'mes of Hsym Solomon. Isaac NIcr- ls z Manuel Nnah-aTT rF yr-s,-,rs. <-.--., t-1