The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03

|, limit. There was no disorder. The trend at Bridgeport, leaders said, was democratic, although so- cialist candidates for the legislature caused many split tickets in this socialist controlled municipality. Roosevelt carried this city in 1892 by more than $500 votes. Brown, Wife Voted
 Republican gubernatorial nominee Arthur M. Brown and Mrs. Brown cast their ballots at Griswold where four years ago returns gave Hoover 493 and Roosevelt 913, and which was carried by Governor Cross two years ago by 2s1 votes.
 New London and Norwich, which also furnished democratic majori- ties in the past two elections, re- ported record breaking polling, but there was no indication of the trend.
 In the smaller towns, especially throughout the hard-hit textile areas in the eastern section of the state, ballotlng progressed at a rapid clip. Republicans were hopeful of swelling its small town majorities through change of sentiment in these re- gions which went into slump after collapse of the NRA.
 Middletown, which last month elected democratic mayor, report ed 45 per cent of the vote boiled at noon. There were slightly more than 10000 registered on the lists. Roosevelt carried this city by 53l votes in 1892.
 Waterbury In 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 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,s6o 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 12,000 at 12:30 p. m.
 New England Fight
 Boston, November 3 -- (UP) -- Massachusetts and Rhode Island were bitter New England battle grounds in today's election.
 Of the six states in this section which have 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 F. 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 kemke of North Dako- la and Thomas c. O'Brien of Bos- ton. union party presidential and vice-presidential nominees, would receive enough of Massachusetts 100000 ballots to swing the tide to Landon and Knox.
 O'Bricn Is Important
 O'Brien also was an important figure in the Massachusetts sena- torial contest against Governor James M. Curley (democraD and State Representative Henry Cobot Lodge, Jr. trepublican). Because of his showing against Curley in the democratic senatorial primary when he ran on stickers, it was 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. sem ator.
 Curley was i'll during closing days of the campaign but was given an ONdbiOii uJ GSOoLOil AaAA eSAAA0eSJ night by 3o,0o0 supporters.
 Battle For Governor
 The Massachusetts gubernatorial contest saw State Treasurer Charles r. Hurley (democraD 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 H. McMasters was in the race on union party platform.
 Besides Curley, two other New England governors were seeking sen ate seats. Theodore Francis Green, 69-year- -old democratic governor of Rhode Island, was opposing the vet eran republican U. s. Senator Jesse H. Metcalfe. Youthful Governor H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, who defeated former U. s. Senator George Fl. Moses in the republican primary, battled Congressman Wil- liam N. Rogers (democraD for the New Hampshire senatorship.
 In Other States
 Maine's "barometer" election in September resulted in republican sweep when Governor Louis J. Brann tdemocraD was defeated Tor the U. s. scnatorship by the repub- lIcan incumbent. Wallace II. White, Jr. The statae, which has live electoral votes. balloted only for