The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-07
CITY ABSORBED IN BIG ELECTION One of Greatest Fights in Local History On at
 the Polls To-
 day. MAYORSHIP RACE SEEMS VERY CLOSE Control of Board of Alder men Also Depends on Outcome of the
 Battle.

After a very quiet night before tht election, the day that will determine the officials who will constitute the city govern nent of New Haven after Jdn 1, has arrived and from 8 o'clock this morning in the fifteen wards of the city the votes will drop into the ballp, boxes that will mark what is generally considered will be one of the greatest municipal fights in the history of the city. While both of the parties express through their leaders the utmost confidence in the result, it rcmalns doubtful to the average citi- zen what the outcome will be, and even those who have good lines on the probable vote declare that the result is toss-up and that neither party will have much of a majority of the votes for the mayorship
 There was more or less work done yesterday afternoon when large number of the ballots were sent forth to the various wards and in most of the wards the committees and ward workers assembled for final consulta- tions before the opening of the polls. It has been agreed in consultation by the chairmen of the two town com mittees with George l.. Fox that tha election shall be conducted as cleanly and as strictly according to law as may be and Chairman Fitzgerald has declared that he will only be too glad to have MT. Fox cause the arrest of any person who is found violating tha laws relating to the election in the least
 There are certain wards in which both parties are practically certain to come out with safe lead and there their opponents will strive especially to the reduction of the usual majority. Tn the ninth ward which Is normally strongly republican, the democrats are confident of cutting MT. Chatfield far 1 below the ordinary vote of the repub- l lican ticket head while some of MT. 1 Martins most ardent friends claim that he will carry this his home ward 1 in spite of the odds Strong efforts have been made in this ward and the
 Martin men feel sure that there will l be some surprising results coming l forth this evening. l The usually doubtful wards will claim the attention of the most deter mined fighters and will mark the hard est efforts of the day. Both sides ara anxious to get out a full vote and de- clare that the success of their ticket will be sure if the vote comes out. Rain Is tN,cdicted
 It looks like what is known as dem ocratic weather conditions for to-day. The forecast says that rain is due and as the republicans rely on fair wealth CT to bring out their vote their ef- l forts will have to be increased if the saying that has been applied so many l times to elections holds true to-day.
 The great fight between Chatheld and Martin will be the absorbing topic of the day, but will not distract the voters from the qualifications present. l ed by the ca ldi idtes for the other of
 fees. If the freely expressed and pre-
 determined intentions of many voters
 is a criterion to make judgment by
 there will be an unusual amount of
 pasting on the ballots There are
 huge numbers of pastors out and a
 larger per cent. than usual is likely
 to bring result Voter after voter has