The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-03
STATE VOTE
 VERY HEAVY
Unusual Interest Is Manifest Everywhere In Election Today Senatorial and Congressional Races Are Closely Contested.

New Haven, Nov. 3-Election weather in Connecticut was the best in many years. For this reason it was thought by political workers. that the vote being, cast for the national and state tickets would be unusually large for the ~off-year, although up not been realized. Reports from all sections indicated that the freemen of the state were rather slow in appear ing at their polling places As com pared with the early morning vote of 1912 the ballots cast showed a. con siderable falling off. In some of the small towns the vote was neagre. Town chairnen, however, said that this did not worry them as the pleasant weather led them to believe that the voters would come in leis- urely, during the afternoon and when closing time came at 5 p.>na. the lists would show the number of names checked, to be large.
 Spirited local contests developed in g. nt1mber of places. In the third con gressdonal district the friends of Con gressnnan Reilly and of Col. Tilson were very active.
 In this city ward chairman vied with each other in getting out their voters, drawing particular attention to
 
 tor and. for Congressman. Another interesting issue was that over pro- bate judge wherein Harry Asher; Dem ocrat. was carrying the battle to Judge John L. Gilson.
 Democrats were claiming that Gov. Baldwin would go out of the city with a. big margin. The Repu blicans would not concede for him in New Haven more than 1000 over Senator Brande- gee as compared with 1,740 margin when he ran for governor two years ago. The more optimistic of Repub- 1icans claim that Governor Baldwin was likely to drop behind his 1912 entire Repu blican ticket would show big increases, making the city de- batable grounds
 Governor Baldwin voted early and then went to Hartford. The, congress sional contests, aside from that over the senatorshfp, is receiving the most attention Democrats generally ad- mitted that all the congressmen had stin fights, on their hands to win, conceding none and looking for victo- ries beyond the question in the nrst. second and third districts. The Re- publicans however, claimed that their biggest contests were in the first and third, claiming a win for the other districts.
 The state ticket received only pass ing notice in discussions around poll ing places. Democrats expressed eagerness to get an idea of the vote cast for Prof. Fisher, the Progressive nominee for governor, expressing some fear that MT. Tingier, their own candidate, would suffer by any defec- ton.
 Owing to the use of machines, it has been figured that a large part of the vote will be obtainable early. While the small towns are likely to report promptly it is believed that many of the large towns will have a slow count Greenwich, may not re- port until 3 a. m. and in Windham, I where a large vote is being boiled, a delayed count is probable. Two years ago Windham, Southington and Greenwich were late, in Southington it being about a. m before the counters finished. That town has ma l chimes this year.
 l Judge Holcomb, the Republican can didate for governor, will be in Tor rington to receive the count. Other candidates for the most part will be I in social clubs where arrangements have been made for receiving the re- 1 turns.