Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07

l bright prospects for big vote. There are three or four machines in each voting district, each with two tenders, and these together with a number of ! other officials, make up quite a num- Y Der of busy men.
 The election officials iu the re- spective wards were as follows: First ward-Moderator Harold B. Snow; i deputy register, c. c. Commerford; checkers, Martin Hapenny and Milton Y. Medling; machine tenders, John b. ! Moran, Charles Earle, Elton H. Bur l ritt, Charles Toten, Byron wood, John Loughlin, Frank Crary aud J. K. Bradley; ushers, Thomas Hayes and B. H. Cumming. Second ward Moderator, Joseph W. Egan; deputy registrar, Frank J. Keeley; checkers, Michael J. Delaney and William F.. Trowbridge; machine tenders, Daniel Keefe, Patrick Seydes, James Noonan, Harry W. Upton, James F. Northrop' Albert V. Gaskale; ushers, Stephen Keefe and Lyman W. Northrop. In this ward there were only three ma chimes. Third ward-Moderator Dr. nest F. Guilford; deputy registrar, l. J. Messenger; checkers, Florence Clohessey and Frank Bishop; machine tenders, Francis Sanchelli Emory Allen, Joseph c. Guilfoile, George Stokes, c. H. Pritchard, M. V. Blans- field, J. F. Rice; ushers, Fred Ogri- sek and NJ. Dunphy. One of the ushers failed to respond. Fourth ward-Moderator J. H. Murray; checkers, Joseph S. Worsley, George E. Wiley; machine tenders, John F.. Calvin, A. c. Traver, G. H. Zinn, John Hanrahan, Michael Enright, Paul E. Ogrisek, NJ. F. Ryan, Ed ward Lockshier; ushers, George k. Abbott, John Martin; deputy regis trars, Frank Hollywood, R. s. Walk CT. Fifth ward-Moderator Rufus E. Smith; checkers, John Howard, w.. E. Schlegel: machine tenders, John C. Sweeney, Eugene >Colloty, William Waters, John C. White, James J. White, Charles Probst; ushers, Ed ward Drouin; w. H. Judd; deputy reg istrars, Robert Butler, T. F. Brown.
 The weather was all that could have been desired, so that even the aged and infirm had an opportunity to come out and take hand in the struggle and then stand around i'll the delightful sunshine and exchange Dp,hsons with old friends. Such sights were quite common and many of the old fellows made no bones of stating that they hoped to see Thoms win by a tremendous odds for two reasons, first, because they regarded him the better man for Waterbury, and secondly, in the hope that it would tend to do away with dirty campaign work such as republican managers of recent years consider the only road to success. The machines worked well, and so far as could be learned, nobody experienced any diff ficulty in turning the lever. The total registration in the several wards is as follows:
 First ward .................. 2'303 Second ward ............... 2,OI5 Third ward .................. 2.356 Fourth ward 2.11G Fifth ward 1,TSS Sixth voting district ...... 3TS
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 What percentage of these will go to the polls will not be known until the result is announced, but it is pretty generally believed that electors came out to-day that have not voted in years before.
 The vote at II o'clock stood as follows:
 First ward-5S0.
 Second ward-TO0.
 Third ward-6i0.
 Fourth ward-52J.
 Fifth ward-405.
 The vote in the wards at 1 o'clock stood thus:
 First ward, 1,254.
 Second ward, 1.229.
 Third ward-1,2S
 Fourth ward-1.090.'
 Fifth ward-1.01S
 At the same hour two years ago the vote stood as follows: First, 1.200: Second. 1.120: Third, 20I; Fourth. ST5: Fifth. HOO.
 At three o'clock the vote was first 1644: second 1542: third 1900; fourth 1906; fifth 1900.
 Two years ago at three o'clock the vote was as follows: First 1900: second 14.00; third 17OO; fourth 1900; fifth 1900.
 There was little or no betting nn the result to-day.
 big vote was materially increasing their chances.
 This town promises to be a lively place tonight, no matter which side wins out.
 Several voters were seen to go to the machines but no bell rang before they came out
 Some of the factories as usual closed at II o'clock to allow their help to vote. Others quit at |
 The election betting was two to one on Thoms this forenoon and no sewell money could be found.
 Right Rev Monsignor Slocum was able to go to the polls to-day and try his hand on the voting machine.
 It seemed as if the republicans had uwa-- z-&r--orsT- s- s1-