The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-08
Republican Voters Ignore Fran tic Efforts of Their Party
 Workers. Great Democratic Vote in Every District = Only Question Is How Much Baldwin's Majority Will Be Affected by Strong Hunter Sentiment = Re publican Stfongh O. d s Threatened by Anti Good win Tide.

Threatened by Anti Good
 win Tide.
 l That Republicanism's long grip on | the state of Connecticut is 1oosening and breaking was indicated by the returns from the various polling places of the city at noon today. Al- most without exception, the party workers agreed that the Democratic vote is turning out whereas the G. O. P. adherents are either remaining at home or splitting their tickets. | Democratic weather this morning ushered in a day full of promise for the success of the Democratic party and every succeeding hour brought in more cheerful news along that line.
 l Democratic district chairmen throughout the city reported a splen- | did vote around the noon hour to- 1 day, with totals not far behind the big vote of last year which swept Mayor Buckingham and his ticket in | to office with a plurality of 5000. Confidence was the keynote among all l the Democratic workers and on the l other hand it was reported that Re- | voters were SQllIClQS In0lT l tickets right and left, as indicated by the long time spent at the voting ma | chimes.
 1 Democratic electors as rule step ped into the booths, pulled the party | lever, and stepped out, not remaining inside long enough to split the ticket. The snow and disagreable slush kept many Republicans at home, especially in the Republican stronghold, the Fifth district. where the Republican vote at the noon hour was hundreds behind the average whereas the Dem- ocratic vote was out in full force and it looked as though the ordinary Re- publican majority in the district | would be cut down completely. | In the Sixth district one Demo- cratic defection was reported. Pat l rick Roland, formerly a Democratic worker, was out working against Ed | ward F. Hallen for judge of probate. Roland, who tried to get an appoint ment on the police force recently and failed, was out today to get revenge | if possible for his personal grievance. While some of his friends followed his "sorehead" behest most of &them refused to allow such petty cons1dera- tions to enter into the question and of malcontents.
 Roland did not attempt to make any secret of his defection. 'I fight behind no mans back" he said when questioned by Farmer reporter; I am out to beat Hallen and l am will ing that everyone should know it" Everywhere else in the city the dis trict chairmen reported that the | Democratic vote is turning out in full force whereas the Republican vote is away behind, and what there is of it is very uncertain. as evidenced by long l stays in the voting booths and much splitting of tickets.
 In several districts, Democratic workers were laughing loudly over the fact that Republican carriages and automobiles, supposed to be bringing out Republican workers, | were bringing out men who declared openly that they would vote the Democratic ticket.
 First District.
 Out of a. total of 1863 voters at this district, AIS had cast their ballots at the noon hour and the number was in- creased to 523 at ' o'clock. The vote was then about 200 behind the normal, and the loss fell mainly on the Repub- licans, who were responding very slow 1y to the urging of their party workers. Few split tickets were evidenced here and there were indications of a hand some vote for the entire Democratic ticket.
 Second District.
 This district has a total of 1907 elec- ! tors on it's list, out of which number 617 had voted at 12:05 o'clock. and 820 at 1:15 D. m., little behind the full vote of the district for that hour The Democratic workers felt confident of putting in their full vote before closing time, whereas the Republican party men were working <might and main in an effort to catch up the ob- vious defects in their ranks.
 Third District.
 Total of voters. 654. Of this num- Der 295 had voted at 1915 o'c' ock and that number had been increased con- siderably before the noon hour was over. On the closest computation on party lines, the entire Democratic | ticket led by 50 votes at the noon hour, l while the Aldermanic nominee. Frank Timko, led his ticket by at least ten votes more.
 Fourth District.
 Of 1421 votes in this district, 5S8 had been cast at 1920 o'clock. At 1 o'clock the number reached 20 which is a lit- tie better than usual for this hour. The Democratic vote was turning out so strongly that the party workers felt confident of taking the district away from the Republicans.
 Fifth District,
 The most encouraging reports of all from a Democratic standpoint came from the Fifth district. where out of 1 a lOldl lISC Ol 1SZJ OIliy OH ildu pOCii cast at 1925, and only s53 at 1:2O, and of these votes the majority were Dem ocratic, while the Republican voters of the district were not turning out at alI At latest reports it looked as though the usual big Republican ma jority in this district would be cut to nothing at all. The Fifth district gives evidence of a Democratic land slide.
 Sixth District.
 In the Sixth, the total electorate of 1734 had responded to the extent of
 725 at 12:35. Half an hour later the
 total was 909, we'll up to the average of the district for that hour. and at
 1:45 the total number was 1863. Indi- 1 xaaix, knA fn aok tak a