The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03

Republicans were hopeful of swelling It's small town majorities through change of sentiment in these re- gions which went into 8 slump after collapse of the NRA.
 Middletown, which last month elected 6 democratic mayor, report ed AS per cent of the vote polled at noon. There were slightly more than 10000 registered on the lists. Roosevelt carried this city by 53l votes in 1882.
 Waterbury Tn Line
 At Waterbury, where Mayor Frank Hayes removed one of his own party moderators two years ago because of Irregularities, there were 17,526 votes cast out of Q reg istered 42,687 at noon. Registrars reported a majority voting a straight ticket, with very little splitting" Waterbury went for Roosevelt four years ago by 6,seo votes
 Balloting at New Britain was re- ported 44.8 per cent of 25,800 votes at noon. Plainville reported 5l per cent.
 It was officially announced that the New London balloting was G. 440 out of an estimated l2,000 at l2:30 p. m.
 New England Fight
 Boston, November 3 -- tUP) --- Massachusetts and Rhode Island were bitter New England battle grounds in today's election.
 Of the six states in this section which have a combined electoral vote of 4l, only Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been out Of the republican column in presidential contests since the World War. In these states, the union party of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin was the unknown and perhaps the crucial factor. Tremendous increase in registration was an indication Of the interest of the New England electorate.
 Republicans believed Congress man William Lemke of North Dako- ta and Thomas c. OBrien of Bos- ton, union party presidential and vice. presidential nominees, would receive enough of Massachusetts, 2,0O0 ,000 ballots to swing the tide to Landon and Knox.
 ... O,Brien Is Important
 O'Brlen also was afl important figure in the Massachusetts sena- torial contest against Governor James M. Curley (denocraO and State Representative Henry Cobot Lodge, Jr. republican,. Because of his showing against Curley in the democratic senatorial primary when he ran on stickers, it Wss believed O'Brien might hold the balance of power. Republicans predicted that Curley, who hopes to climax 37 years of political campaigning by going to Washington, would lose more votes to O'Brien than would Lodge, 34-year-old former news- paper man and grandson and name. sake of the late famed U. s. Sen- ator.
 Curley was Ill during closing days of the campaign but was given an ovation at Boston Garden Sunday ,,ls,i.t ks Qn mn n,stNt,nff Arn
 Battle For Governor
 The Massachusetts gubcrnatorial contest saw State Treasurer Charles r. Hurley (democrat) opposing former State Treasurer John W, Daigis (republican) Greenfield banker and business man. Both have waged active campaigns with charges and counter charges against their respective regimes at the state house. William II. McMaSters was in the race on a union party platform.
 Besides Curley, two other New England governors were seeking sen. ate seats. Theodore Francis Green, 80- year -old democratic governor oi Rhode Island, was opposing the vet eran republican U. S. Senator Jesse II. Mctcalfe. Youthful Governor II. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, who defeated former U. s. Senator George IT. Moses in the republican primary, battled Congressman Wil- liam N. Rogers tdemocraU for the New Hampshire senatorship.
 Tn Other States
 Maines barometer" election in September resulted in a republican sweep when Governor Louis J. Brann (democraD was defeated for the U. s. senatorship by the repub- lican incumbent, Wallace II. White, Jr. The statae, which has five electoral votes, balloted only for president today.
 Vermont went republican even during the Bull Moose" bolt Of l9l? which resulted a democratic victory in every other New England state. Vermont citizens voted for preSi- dent and governor, but there was no senatorial contest. The state has three electoral votes.
 Gubernatorial contests were held in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross, 74-year- old democrat and former Yale pro- lessor, was seeking reelection against Arthur M. Brown, republican, n Connecticut.
 Tn Rhode Island, the contest for governor was between Robert E.. Quinn tdemocrat and Charles P. Sisson Crepublican).
 Three contestants were in the field for governor of New Hamp- shire. They were House Speaker Amos N. Blandin tdemocraD, Fran els P. Murphy OrepublicanO and