New Britain herald., 1922-04-11
Sixth Ward, Paonessa' s Stronghold, Leads All Others In Number of
  Votes Cast
Quigley, Republican Candi.
 date, Has Fleet of 47 Au.
 tomobiles Rounding Up
 Voters All During Day. :.

An unusually light vote was forecast cd today in the early reports from the six voting districts, in spite of the | fact that the republican candidate. c. | A. Quigley. and the democrat stand ard bearer, A. NJ. Paonessa, have both | had fleets of motor cars in operation since 5:3o o'clock this morning. Candidates Not Popular? This fact would appear to add strength to the belief expressed in po- litical circles that neither candidate has the whole-hearted endorsement of the party he represents. and accord ingly, neither will be able to draw the usual percentage of registered voters to the polls.
 Believe Odds Shifting.
 AS in the case Of the republican primaries, when the odds shifted on the eve of the voting to Quigley as against Curtis. the odds in favor of the republican nominee seem today to have been almost entirely wiped out. When the polls opened this morning, Quigey and Paonessa were considered, in the eyes of close fol- lowers of political movements, to have even chances of election to the city's highest office.
 Comparison of Votes.
 At ii o'clock this morning, approx. imately 50 per cent as many votes were cast as in the presidential cleo ton Of 1921. The combined figures from the six wards today was 3.6so. Tn the presidential election. 7,111 votes had been cast at II o'clock. be- ing 3,421 more than today at that hour.
 ii O'clock Report.
 The votes cast at II o'clock today, the number cast in the presidential election at that hour, and the differ ence, are as follows: ..s First ward, 500, 1878, 77e: Second ward, 516, 1,111. 595 Third ward, 62o, 1,7S7, 1,1s7: Fourth ward, 475, 99S. 513; Fifth ward, 595, TOO, 1o5; Sixth ward, Ss4, 1,149, 265.
 8,O69 at 1 O'Clock
 At 1880 o'clock this afternooon, there were 6,o69 votes cast, as against 9,561 in the mayoralty election of two years ago, difference of 3,492 less this year than in the last election.
 By wards, the number of votes cast this year, two years ago, and the fall ing off indicated. is as follows:
 First ward, 1,oo4, 1884, SSo; sec- ond ward, S52. 1,456, 6o4 Third ward, 947, 2,l52, 1905; Fourth ward. S19. 1887, 54S; Fifth ward. 1,0o3, LIPS, 125; Sixth ward, 1,444. 1924, 1S0.
 Many Autos Utilized
 The Quigey forces had 47 cars scurying about the city this morning, 27 of the motors being donated by followers of the ex-mayor, while 20 were hired by the republican town committee in the interest of the 
 MT. Paonessa, who is the local agent of the Hupmobile car, was given tho use of a large fleet of cars and driv- CTS by the Hartford office of the com- pany. He also had a large number of on the streets bringing in the voters.
 Paoncssa's Chances Good
 The comparatively heavy vote cast in the fifth and sixth wards and the light baloting in the third and fourth voting districts bodes i'll for Mir Quigley's chances, political ob- servers say.
 Big majorities have been conceded the democrat nominee in the fifth and sixth wards eveu under ordinary con- but with the large vote cast today his chances are considered even brighter. The third and fourth wards with a small vote, are looked to for Quigley majorities. The second, hav- Ing a big vote. will make an even split with very little advantage for either candidate, it is expected, while the first ward is looked to for Quigley majority