New Britain herald., 1919-10-06
ELECTION DAY WET,
 DEMOCRATS HAPPY
Weather Is Encouraging to
 Members Of This Party
LEGION TO HOLD MEETING

Child But Goods Arc Rccovcrcd-
 No News Yet of Rose Ciss-Other
 News Items.
 The polls opened this morning at 6 o'clock for the annual town eleC- ton. The rain was pouring down in torrents and the voters were glad to gain the shelter of the town hall. This is good democratic Weather,' was the remark heard on every hand There seems to be a superstition to the effect that rainy weather favors the democratic fortunes.
 Both parties pressed into service a numbe of automobiles 10 bring the voters from the factories to the polls owing to the rainy weather. Workers for both factions were on hand early in the morning mailing the voters on the wing' and issuing the ballot lists.
 In the first hour of voting, from 6 to ' o'clock, about 40 men appeared al the polls. At noon about 800 votes had been boiled and at 1 o'clock the men from the factories swelled the total to about 45O. There are 792 names on the list of the registrars and if 600 votes are boiled it will be considered good, owing to the weather conditions. The polls will close at o'clock and the re- suits will be known between 5:3O and 6 o'clock.
 The election officials are as follows: Moderator, John Garrity; registrars, JrI.r A ! <I\r checkers, Ole Robertson and Peter Duffy; instructors in the use of machines, Ralph Seymour and Fred Livingston; deputy registrars A. H. Condel and William Cafferty; machine tenders, Thomas Cafferty, Charles Cowles, Frank Prior and Clarence Anderson; challengers, Ole Robertson and Dwight Barnes.
 Opinions were expressed by mem- bers of both parties this morning as to the outcome If the contest for selectman. The popular opinion seems to be that the present incumbent, William J. Johnson, will be reelected to the office of first selectman, but by a very close margin. It is not be- lieved that, if Mir. Johnson is re- elected, his majority will exceed 40 votes. The democrats, while not making any positive declarations of an impending victory, are working hard for their candidate, Edward r. Prior and are determined to make it a closer contest than PlainVille has had in many years
 Legion Meets Tonight.
 The meeting of Brock Barnes post, American Legion, which was reported in Fridays Herald as scheduled for Saturday evening, will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Grange hall. The business to come before the meeting is the election of permanent officers for the local post and the election of dele- gates to the state convention of the legion to be held next Saturday,
 The committee and the executives of Brock Barnse post appeal to the mem bers to appear in force this eve ming at the meeting and to voice their opinion on all questions which como before the meeting. There has been diSsa tisfa ction expressed by members and the only way to remedy this con- dition is for each man to come to the meeting and express his individual views and to cast his vote for whom he considers the best man to lead the post.
 That the American Legion is not a tool to be used by aspirants for po- litiCaI hOnOrs was dem Onstrated Sat urday night at a mass meeting in New York city when a number of speakers advocated tho policy of keeping out of politics. The members present at the meeting adopted a resolution to urge national, state and county organ1za- tions of the American Legion to op- pose the holding of any office in the American Legion or mem berShlp in any of it's standing committees by any candidate for public office and also to oppose endorsement of any candidates for offices by any post or unit of the legion.
 The local executives wish to make 1t clear that this evening is absolutely the last opportunity to elect delegates