The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

tContlnued from Page D
 out, with lines formed as much as a half hour before the balloting was allowed to start. These were mostly war workers, anxious to get their votes in before reporting for the ' a. m. shifts.
 Sometime during the day,f1 when lulls permit, the absentee ballots will be officially cast.
 Party workers threw tremendous energy into the task of getting cut every possible vote. They visited hospitals and homes to furnish ab- sentees for bed-ridden patients ol persons whose infirmities prevents them from getting to the polling places. In some communities baby tending stations were set up so that mothers could cast their ballots.
 Danaher Race
 Aside from the presidential de- cision-whcih most observers gave to President Roosevelt by varying margins up to 40,000-interest cen tered on the outcome of the sena- torial race in which John A. Dana her, Republican, seeks a seconc term.
 Danaher, one of the eight so- called "isolationist" senators on the Democratic blacklist, is opposed oI Brien McMahon, chief crime-bustei while serving as assistant to tor Der U. s. Attorney General Homer s. Cummings, who sponsored hE campaign. l. A close vote was anticipated 1T the fourth congressional district where Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, R. also seeks reelection and Is con- tested by Miss Margaret E. Connors | former assistant to the secretary of state. This was the only dlstrlc' in which Socialists had congress sional candidate-Stanley W. May hew-and Republicans figured he would draw heavier from the Demo l crats. Vice President Henry A. Wal lace spent an entire day ill the district last week bolstering the campaign of Miss Connors.
 Tremendous Stake
 Republicans had tremendous stakes in the state and congressional elections, with the state admlnlstra- ton and seven congressional spots now in control of the party.
 The CIO political action commit tee and the Connecticut Federation of Labor were opposed to their re- election, giving solid backing to the Democratic candidates. The PAC also claimed credit for the huge number of independent voters ana the heavy registration.
 The increased registration, how ever. was attributed to the large number of war workers who migrat- ed to Connecticut after Pearl liar bor, who had no interest in the 1922 state elections, and who turned out in full force for this years presl- dential battle.
 In the gubernatorial contest, two- term Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin was opposed by former Gov. Robert A.. Hurley, a down-the line New Dealer in what was expected to be one of the closest results on the ticket. ARd1Il, 1ySJuD1ACdAlo SOlAAOOA OAA eAAS candidacy of Bridgeport Socialist Mayor Jasper McLeyy-making his tenth consecutive bid for the gover- norship-cutting into the Demo- cratic support. McLevy picked up 18.000 votes four years ago and 35,- 900 in 1942.
 Democrats figured they would gain control of the state senate in the general assembly elections. Tehy now have IA of the 36 members. In the house-traditionally Repub- lican-they have only 69 of the 271 seats. Socialists have six candidates for the senate, three from Bridge port. and eight for the house, two of whom are from Bridgeport.
 Socialists were last represented in the legislature in 1888.