The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-01

 CHANCES
 GOOD
Democrats Are Hopeful
 That They Will Be
 Able to Swing All Three of the Senator ial District -Repub1i- cans Claim the State for Harding by 6o,O0O.

The state and local campaigns clos ed at midnight tonight and the bal lots begin to give the result at 5:3o Tn the morning, the polls remaining open from that hour until six O'clock at night No campaign has been Waged in Bridgeport in recent years in which the Democrats have been more confident of carrying the city than the one which is now closing The more or less demoralized condi- toion of the Republican machine due to the absence of John T. King, the very evident determination of the Republican women to cut Senator Republican leaders all point to the chance of the normal Republican plurality in Bridgeport being cut down and possibly wiped out.
 The Republican town committee or that part of it that talks more or less officially claim that the city will give 5000 for Harding. Most of them do not believe that and they are now prophesying what will happen to Sen ator Brandeege. The Democrats that Lonregan will go out of Bridge port with a plurality of from three to five thousand and that Cox and the rest of the ticket will carry the city. The Republicans on the other hand say that whatever defection there may be from the Brandegee vote by the women will be offset by those democrats who are opposed to the League of Nations.
 It is agreed that Lieut.. Devine, the Democratic candidate for Judge of Probate, stands as a good chance of election as any candidate on either ticket. In fact the Democrats believe they may carry through the three sen atorial districts and both candidates for representative belief which is not agreed in by the Republicans. Throughout the state the Repub- 1icans claims that reports to the State carry the sac by 6o,O00 and Lake by an equal number. They do not give the figures on Brandegee but admit that he will be cut to a very consid- however
 The +y Democrats are sure that Lonergan will be chosen over Brande- gee and have no hesitancy in saying Senator will be decisive. On the gen. era1 state tcket they claim a victory without giving figures
 It will be necessary for the voters | in the city of Bridgeport to ge to the
 polls early in order that they may be sure of their vote. While there are | accommodations enough in the var
 ious voting precincts the very large l 36,OO0, means that votes must be | recorded at the rate of three min.
 ute in every precinct in the city if the
 total number on the list is to vote. | The Democratic Town Committee headquarters it was stated today
 that it had been discovered while
 checking up the voting lists that there were between 800 and 400 names on | the lists throughout the city that l should not be on them.
 There are persons who do not live
 at the addresses given and others | who have not been long enough in
 the State or City to allow them to
 vote here legally.
 Every one of these will be chal- | Ienged if they attempt to vote and if
 they insist on voting they will be
 prosecuted to the full extent of the | law.
 There are 26 secret service men in I the city and they will be stationed | at all polling plac to see that there is no violation of the Federal election law