New Britain herald., 1930-11-04
Election Oddities and
 Side Lights of Voting
CCoa,inued From First rage)

Side Lights of Voting |
 CCoa'tnued From First rag) scriptions, called at the home of each election judge for the district. said the package contatain- the hal- lots had heen sent 10 the wrong aI- dress and presented an order for it.
 thief Of County Detectives Mur- ren said a number Of suspects arn under surveillance in the rhrrt ot che ballots and registration lss.
 Pittsburgh. Nov. 4 tur1-so.ro- tary Of Labor Davis republican candidate for United States senate. was the 18th person 10 cast his ball. lot in the sixth district. -a,u ward. here today.
 Oh, that's lucky" Dayrs eNclattn- ed when told he was inc 18th voter. Friday tho 18th always va7 my lucky day and 12 my lucky num- Der"
 The labor secretary also was 18th in the order o1 voting at the pri- marics.
 Ptjsbursh, Nov. (UPJ-Dlsap- uearance Of ono election judge with his books and ballots and complaint ny woman watcher that she was refused permission 10 serve featured early voting here today.
 
 Oklahoma City, Nov. f CUPJ-U D. T. Murray celebrated n.s glst birthday today hy voting for his son. William IT. Alfalfa Bill" Mur- ray, democratic candidate for gov ernor Of Oklahoma
 The aged father recalled when 1c voted 7o years ago for General Sam Houston down in Texas where they got excited about politics."
 Asked if he was going O listen 70 the returns over the radio, the eL- der Murray said:
 No. We ride the in.erurhan 10 town out in these parts"
 Indianapolis, Ind, Nov, 4 U.P)- John W. Simonson. 2t-year-oId Civil war veteran. was in New York ely, his home. today 10 vote the straight republican ticket.
 Simonson left for New York by airplanc yesterday, saying.
 I've voted in every election rnco I cast my first ballot for Lincoln and I'm not going O quit now"
 New York, Nov. f P.-Two men with revoIvcrs held up a down. town republican club today and es- caped with more than sou in cash.
 The robbers invaded the club quarters on the third floor Of an Of fee building and rifed the pockets Of several persons.
 Police said one o, the victims Was former Judge Alexander Wolf, from whom about S5J0 in campaign funds was taken.
 New York. Nov. 4 lP4-New Tor]-'s habitual 18th voter kept his record unbroken today.
 John J. Boylan, who has repre- sentcd the 18th congressional dis trict for three terms and is seeking another has been 18th in line for many years at this polling place. This morning he showed up early and picked his favorite spot in line at the little undertaking uarlor #here he votes
 Evanston. H., Nov. 4 .P-CharIos (. Dawes, ambassador 10 Great Britain. failed 10 vote today for the arst time since he established resi- dence in this suburban city. The election judge iu the Dawes pre- cjnct said the ambassador failed to take advantage of absentee rogistra- ton privileges last month and so was not able to mail his vote from England,
 Jersey City, \. J. Nov. 4 lPl- Alexander Simpson. democratic candidate for the nited States sen- ate in New Jersey. declared as he cast his ballot today that the democratic national committee at Washington fled precipitOusly from New Jersey upon the nomination Of Dwight W. Morrow and never came back, but left New Jersey demo- crats to fight alone
 MT. Morrow is the republican candidate for the senate.
 Detroit. Nov. 1 (Py-United States Senator James Couzens, who under went an operation two weeks ago for gallstones, left the hospital today to vote.
 His physician permitted him 10 return home after visiting his poll ing place. His condition was said to be entirely satisfactory.
 New York, Nov. 4 tP}-Now that it's too late to do anything about It this year at least-the political spellbinders have been told that all their oratory was in vain.
 Dr. Osllar Pfister Swiss psycholo- tt told class at Columbia uni