Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-04

ence Clohessey, Francis P. Guilfoile, Frank P. McEvoy, Thomas r. Law Tor, James M. Lynch, Henry w. Minor. John O'Neill, Finton J. Phe- Ian. Michael " Blansfield, James L. Russell, Dennis J. Slavin, Edward B. Kelley, Jr, Walter E. Monagan, all democrats. They otes ranged from 5,423 to 5,4SS for the republicans and from 4,099 to 4,101 for the democrats.
 NOTES.
 The democrats did not lose all. In the sixteenth senatorial district Alderman Hurley laid c. c. Commer- ford low, and did it without putting forward any particular effort.
 Thomas McGrath of East. Main street, Patrick Healey of River street and Charles O'Connor of South Elm street, students at Yale, were among those who came home to vote yes terday.
 The defeat of Judge Lowe by M. !. Byrne was surprise in some quar- ters, while in other places it was con- sidered an assured thing. MT Byrne got his party vote and for some req son not generally known quite a number who have always stood by Judge Lowe in the past refused to follow him further and he went down with the others.
 M. J. Byrne made big inroads on the democratic vote yesterday and that's the reason why he was elected. Apparently Judge Lowe received al- most as many republican votes as usual but he did not get the demo- cratic vote which he has received in the past. Byrne had many workers out and they apparently had much success in turning number of the democratic votes.
 Don't throw stones at the demo. crats of the fourth and fifth wards. All things considered they did we'll, Judge Robertson got almost as many | votes in these districts as were given for the democratic candidate for senator, and while the figures show this result it is hard to see how any body can charge that Mir Lilley or his packers cut much of a swath | with democrats in these wards. | In a city where machines are used prognostications amount to nothing Of course the T told you so' men were in evidence last evening and l to-day, but not for a moment did they look for such a republican ma. | jority in this city yesterday. Ma. ! chimes have killed the prophets. At | o'clock yesterday afternoon a mar | down in the fourth ward was willing to be $100 that Lilley would be de. feated in the city. He could not ! place dollar of it.
 In sporting circles they say 6 champion never comes back. Ii looks as though this applies also tc the political arena. For a score ot years Jack Mcdonald was called the champion vote getter of this city but he finally went down. He came back into the game again this year but his showing of yesterday showed that he has not the drawing power of yore. His running partner, At torney Devine, ran ahead of the ex city sheriff by a couple of hundred | votes
 It promises to be some time be fore people will have full confidence in the voting machines. Two ol three men expressed themselves tC this effect yesterday but Dr Georg, O. Robbins of West Main street more than any one else has reasons to fee that way. The doctor is a voter il the second ward. He wished to hell out friend by casting a vote fol him but he could not do it. Ht wished to give Judge Lowe a vott and try as hard as he could he could not turn the judges number down He finally gave it up after many trials and called in the machine | tenders, Stephen Keefe, Frank Kee ley and Arthur Leroy. telling then he was unable to cast his vote by the machine and that if the election went close he would have them d! witnesses to prove that the machine in his case at least, was Incompetent 10 express his franchise. He took the names of the booth tenders anC he gave them his and once more ex