The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-06

4BO, to l4O,p6O for former LleuC-GoV James O. McManus (R).
 McGrath polled 17T,ee1 to 1S9,- 820 for Vanderbilt, 6 grandson oi famed Commodore Cornelius Van. derbilt.
 Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 6.-(UP)-- Wendell L. Willkie moved into the lead today in the contest for Wis., consin's 12 electoral votes and Sena- tor Robert M. LaFollette, veteran Progressive, appeared to be winning over his Republican opponent in a close race.
 The election was confused by a cross-party endorsement of LaF'ol- lette by the New Deal administra- ton and leads swung from side to side, generally following the pattern of rural Republican votes against the Progressive and Democratic vote in the industrial Milwaukee area.
 Returns from 2,710 of the states 3,040 precincts gave:
 Willkie ,717; Roosevelt 572,38e
 In the senatorial contest, 2,450 precincts gave:
 La Toilette 472,759; Clausen, R. 440,142; Finnegan, D, l35,741.
 Chicago, Nov. .5.-(UP)-President Roosevelt appeared today to have defeated Wendell L. Willkie in H. linois by a plurality of about 175,- 900 votes. His victory was made possible by strong support in the Cook county stronghold of the Kelly Nash organization whihc Willkie had denounced in seven campaign visits to the state.
 Sen. James M. Slatery, appointed to the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. James Hamilton Lewis, ap- peared to have defeated c. Wayland Brooks, Republican, Chicago, by more than 90,000 votes.
 Tn the gubernatorial race, Dwight H. Green, former Chicago attorney who prosecuted gangster Al Capone on income tax evasion charges, was leading Harry B. Hershey, Taylor vile, who had the backing of the Kelly-Nash group, by nearly 90,- 900 votes.
 Columbus, O., Nov. 6-(UP) - President Roosevelt carried Ohio fir Tuesdays election by more thar 100000 votes but incomplete return, showed today that Republican Gov. ernor John W. Bricker had beer swept back into office and tha, Mayor Harold IT. Burton of Cleye. land, also a Republican, had beer elected United States Senator.
 Returns from 8,048 of the states 8,675 precincts gave Roosevelt l.. 525,485, and Wendell L. Willkie, hi, Republican opponent, l,407,l26.
 Gov. Brickner broke Q Republican jinx that had lasted since 1901, be. ing the first COP governor to bt reelected since then. He defeated E. Martin L. Davey, Democrat, who served two stormy terms just aheat of him.
 Detroit, Nov. 6-(UP)-Michirar was carried into the Democratic column today by a heavy industria vote in Detroit which defeated Gov Luren D. Dickinson and gave Pres. ident Roosevelt a substantial blur. ality over Wendell Willkie.
 Dickinson, the Si.year-old crusad. CT against sin and high life, saw a 35,00o lead which outstate area, had given him over Murray D. Var Wagoner vanish in a rush of De. troit returns this morning. Willkie who at one time had e margin O, 100000 votes over MT. Roosevelt fell more slowly than Dickinson but the Democratic landslide in Detroi, dropped him behind when fewer than half of Detroit's votes were counted.
 Unofficial returns on 2,270 O, Michigan 3632 precincts gave:
 Willkie 6oi PAS; Roosevelt 634 ,6O5
 Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 6-(UP)- Wendell L, Willkie appeared to bc winning Indiana's IA electoral vote. today. He had a lead of almost i8,. 900 votes over President Roosevelt on the basis of returns from 283l of the states 3,898 precincts.
 Willkie gained steadily in his home state as the rural vote was counted.
 Returns from 2,631 precincts gave
 Willkie 662,2l2; Roosevelt 644,27l
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