New Britain herald., 1920-11-02
NEW, BRITAIN POLLS CROWDED AL DAl AT1P.M. RECORD WAS 69 PER GEM
 TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES IN EACH
Vote Here 72 P. Larger Than in Fourth Ward I Getting Out L.arg, Der of Electors

An unprecedented ear1y rush by voters to the wd places shortly after the std opened paved the way for jest vote by several thou has ever been registered press time this afternoonl tinuous line of electors streamed into the voting n 5:30 this morning was stl with little indication of a publican headquarters ann l o'clock that a total of 9I per cent of the total vot paries had been cast. Tn those familiar with electid the largest in the histor] City of New Britain for al early in the afternoon. Tn fact that there seemed to n page in the line of electc| to the voting places at, thj was the opinion of leader parties that a record would be registered. In ft,1 from S5 to 92 per cent of a have cast their ballot at nd tions.
 c. o. F. Sees Advani|
 The third ward. at l. so1 sent the second greatest Of it's voters, with .72.
 checked off the lists. while ward Mad the smallest f with but 61 per cent having O. P. leaders see in thos6 margin in favor of their p' sixth ward is readily conce, democrats as almost exclu tory for that party, while th cans lay claim to a vast n the electors in the. third VI
 Fourth Ward Out Str
 The first ward with 2,62 had 1884 checked from u l o'clock, that number bel cent of the total; 71 per cl wards total of 2,O6s were crossed from the fisI third ward, out of 2,95S vo had voted; the fourth war per cent of it's voters or l.. 2,1O0 checked; 66 per cent out of 1,719 had voted in in the sixth, 61 per cent or. of 2,645 were checked from as having voted at II o'cloc
 9761 Out of 14,O7; \ Out of a total of 14,073, voted at noon, that number per cent of the total vote foi The vote for the present nati paign is 72 per cent. larger of the last presidential < that of 1916, when there S,142 voters here.
 Throughout the day the re have exerted every effort to of that party to 1 polling places so that all mi an opportunity of casting a the party. A fleet of automc been travelling about the ci call of both men and wom since early morning under t vision of Mrs. Andrew J. SloI Motor Transportation corps.
 The democrats, on the otl nave declined to offer induce he voters to bring them to excepting in. cases where 1t ieved absolutely necessary. t was explained. has run so { was felt a heavy vote with little effort. I ITS of the Jeffersonian par ,een on the job since early however, checking in voters patching cars to those who Lble to reach the polls. Hea' nave been maintained in t dock near the railroad crossi
 Each Party Confident
 Both parties today reitera of confidence IT erday. The republicans are i: ng the largest majority ever n New Britain while the d, :onceding the town to be fc ). P., are of the opinion tha majority will b nicked." A majority for rom this city is anticipate 'arty. So confident are both or parties that their respect dential candidates will be flee that they have each hir or an extemporaneous celeb oon as the returns are receiy
 Messrs. Edward F. Hall al am Gorbach, candidates on ub1ican and democrat tickets ively, for state senator bega. i've eleventh hour campaign } fter conducting a passive, e or suffrage since their ncs