New Britain herald., 1928-04-10
ARMY Of ELECTORS
 MARCHES ID POLLS
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 sent out to open the drive. Shortly
 after <he polling places had opened
 they met on the street and exchans.
 ed pleasantries. no mention being
 made of the llth hour dispute be-
 tween them as to the authorship of
 the assessment law. a disagreement
 which furnished the material for the
 last exchange of argument in the
 campaign
 E. W. Christ at C. O. P. Helm
 Chairman William H. Judd of the
 republican town committee, who
 had mapped out the plan of cam-
 paign. was unable to participate ih
 the election day fight, being confined
 to his home by illness. For several
 days be has been indisposed but it
 was his hope that his condition to-
 day would permit Of his coming
 down to headqua rters. His physj-
 clans advised against such a move
 and when the headquarters opened
 today Ernest w. Christ, a republi-
 can leader for many years, vas at
 the helm. directing the forces of the G. o. P. in cooperation with At-
 torney Harry Ginsburg who has ,, been acting chairman in Judd's ab- sence.
 On the democratic side of the
 political fence. an organization con- sidered to be the best the Jeffer- sonians have ever assembled put
 more than 100 automobiles on the road In the first two hours of voting. Headquarters were established in each ward with a corps of men and women workers. An innovation in the transportation scheme was not cd today as the democratic cars ap- peared on the streets, each bearing a numeral on the windshield. This system permitted of a ready check on where every car was working and headquarters reported the result to be maximum service from every car tn use.
 Voting Starts Early In sixth
 The heaviest early morning vote ever recorded In the sixth ward passed through the polling place in the first two hours. nearing the 500 1 mark. A waiting line extended through the corridor of the Elihu Burritt school and down North i street to Lee street. In the fifth | ward there were nearly as many 1 electors who registered their prefer ence before going to the factories.
 As has been the experience of third ward workers in other years, there was difficulty in getting out an l early vote. but through the morn Ing hours there was increased &C., tivity and this afternoon 1t appeared l that the percentage Of votes cast to the voting list would stand high among the six wards.
 A somewhat changed mode of at- tack was noticed in both camps to- day. In former years the repubn- cans have centered their attack on the first and third wards, and the democrats on the fifth and sixth, each relying on their stronsholds to turn in q majority great enough to ll offsc' the others vote. The second Il md fourth districts which in other years have been left to shift for themselves" for the most part, were given just as much attention today ls were the stronger precincts. and .nch party sought to make inroads nto the strength of the opponents, he democrast having strong ward in the first and third. l md the republicans so opportioning heir vote-eetting organization as lot to slight the fifth and sixth dis rict.
 Wards Expected to he Regular
 None but poorly informed politi- al analysis laid any claim of an up- ct Tn the first. second. third. fifth or C ixth districts. the only question be- :, ng as to the size of the republican T cad in the first three named and of :. he democratic plurality in the last r wo.
 The fourth ward is being watched !, 'ith interest due to the fact that ' was carried by Paonessa four, ears ago. and two years ago went :, epublican by little more than |, can't 100 votes. Democrats were ., elying on the Johnson Larson al- I ermanic fight 10 leave unhealed > ores which would result in an in- ', reased number of republican votes eins cast for the democrats. Re- ubllcans on the other hand expect .' Il the opposite result. pointing to z. le fact that the fight was a clean ' ne and insisting that 1t had resulted awakened interest in the republi- m party which. they felt, would be. i. efected at the polls today. 2