The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03
Waterbury Polling
 An Enormous Vote
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been cast at noon hour. Four yean aRo. in the presidential election only l5,02S votes had been cast at lJ o'clock in the morning.
 The vote today at II o'clock by districts was: First, 525; second l,i5O; third, 825; fourth, l,l20; nitn. 1900: sixth TOP; seventh, l,SOV; eighth, 425; ninth, 926; tenth, 10v; eleventh, o75; twelfth 575; thirteenth 700: fourteenth, 1,008: fifteenth 6I6; sixteenth, 625; seventeenth, 725; eighteenth $50; nineteenth, 1,o2S; twentieth, 025.
 Lagging At Noon
 Some of the districts were tagging behind at noon hour but most oJ them were breaking records. Lieu: tenant Governor Frank Hayes and Congressman J. Joseph Smith cast their votes in their respective dis tricts about mid-morning. Mrs, Ayotte cast her vote at 9:30 o'clock and at about the same time Town Chairman J. Warren Upson, g. o. p. candidate for congressman, entered the voting booth in his voting pre- cinct. State Chairman J. Francia Smith voted very early this morl- ing and then made his contact with state democratic headquarters.
 Split For Judge Slavin
 It was believed that a great n1a- jority of those voting the union party ticket split their ticket 50 as to vote for Probate Judge Dennis J. slavin. However, many union party voters were said to have billed down their party lever and then to have failed to vote either for Judge Slavin, Mrs. Ayotte or MT. Puckey. This made blank votes for them.
 First Vote Casters
 AS in past years there was a rush on at 6 o'clock this morning for the distinction of casting the first votes in the various districts. James Nash led the way in the first dss- trict while Margaret L. Bowes was the first voter in the second. Michael Capobianca cast the first ballot in the third district.
 Deputy Sheriff Frank McCann was Up bright and early and cast the first vote in the fourth district. Tn the fifth the first voter was Miss Catherine Burns while in the sixth district A. J. Davis took first place in the race to the polling place.
 Tn the seventh district Peter Des- roche cast the first ballot while in the eighth Mrs. Mary Kilmartin was the first elector to exercise the right of franchise. Tn the ninth dis- trict Fire and Police CommiSsionei Harry Minor was the first voter Mrs. Gertrude Keenan led the way in the tenth district while William Yesulaitis was the first voter in the llth. Tn the 18th, first honors went to Norman Stewart and in the 18th the first voters was the we'll known Representative Daniel J. Mahaney.
 Patrick McFadden cast the first ballot in the 14th district and Or.' lando Cucolo was the first voter in the 18th. Tn the 18th the first voter was Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald and in the seventeenth Town Committee man John Howard captured the first honors. Wallace Inglis was the first voter in the 18th district and in the 18th district Peter Murphy cast the first ballot. Tn the twen- tieth Mrs. Edward Bradley was the first voter.
 Chairman Crary Sticks
 Democratic Town Chairman John H. Crary at noon today, after seeing the heavy vote out, reiterated his prediction that the city will go for Roosevelt and Cross by not less than $500 and possibly by as high as 5000. Town Chairman J. War. ren Upson of the republican forces was confident of 1000 plurality for the g. 0. D. ticket.