The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-06
Survey Shows Vote
 Doubtful In Conn.
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only if such landslide did not oc- cur, however. It is common knowl- edge by now that various Demo- cratic party factors throughout the state have withheld support of Hur- ley's efforts, not by opposing him but merely by adopting a "laissez- faire" attitude. This form of oppo- sition stemmed, in great part, from personal differences with the man for little grievances were shown tc the rest of his ticket. On the other hand Hurley has Staunch support CTS throughout the state whose power is to be reckoned within a year with F.D.R. holding the reins It has been said of late that this marked difference with Hurley has boomeranged back on the doers by means of resentment on the part of die-hard and faithful Democratic voters who believe in discarding personal differences for the party's good at election time. They claim 1t is letting down the party"
 Republicans of the state, in gen. eral, express confidence this year and feel assured of Baldwin vic- tory with the more enthusiastic en- visioning a Dewey success as well The G. o. P. party in this state has worked this year, ardously, un- stintingly and smartly. Copying many of the clever campaign tricks of the c. I. O. P. A. c. (who taught both parties this year how to pub licize an effort) the State Repubi- can headquarters have bombarded newspapers and radio outlets W1tr publicity on their candidates and efforts, Candidates themselves have worked like trojans appearing in two and three towns an evening and all done with a genuine en- thusiasm.
 The certitude of a Democratic or Republican victory is already tact today with tomorroW's voting put a recording of the facts. This belief is based on the knowledged drawn from past election experiences throughout the history of this na- tiou that, in general, the voting Sen- timent of the nation is pretty well crystalized at the beginning or tne last two weeks of a campaign.
 This axiom may have been weak ened slightly during this 1944 cam paign-one of the most interesting of the nations history-but tha' weakening affected its credibility ny no more than weeks time, so tha' during this past week the die hal been cast in the minds of the ma jority voting public. Public polls ar' not to be secorned despite theil susceptibility to inaccuracies of human element. and these polls ar' the only means of probing th' minds of the public. Such poll! favor Roosevelt with Dewey chances supported only by 'unusua and unforeseen factors spring-up tt tip-the-scales. Yet they admit tht margin for F. D. R. is tight.
 The absentee soldier ballot is on' factor no poll or individuals can de termine. Republicans generally con cede that 60 per cent of the soldier vote will be for Roosevelt, but res hopes on the belief that this vot' might be lighter than expected. To date it would seem to be heavier than the earliest expectations.
 The overall registration is larg this year and that would seem in dicative of a Democratic victory Yet it could be G. O. P. resurgenc' born of many factors. Rationing wartime scarcities, civilian restric' tions and such seem to have dis sipated from the identity of election factors. People have accepted sucf things in most part not as Demo cratic or Republican measures bu as a wartime exifency.
 It has been said that the voting public seldom thinks of the trut issues-yet it would seem that thi' year they will. The issue of Foreign Policy, as identified with the Il million American boys overseas. Int families, relatives and loved ones O. those II million are thinking thi. year and their total runs into many many millions. How much that thinking will draw them away from or toward a Fourth Term will show itself tomorrow night.
 The statistics and cold facts are all compiled at this date, but none of them mean much in face of the sentiment and voting temper of tht public. Non one knows today except MT. and Mrs. American Voter and he isn't telling until tomorrow wher he marks his ballot or pulls a lever.
 There are many silent voters this year and they are to be one o1 the many determining factors. Nc matter what the sentiment as to aht individual candidaes, the people oi America were generally agreed to- day that it was a War-tim duty oi their to go to the polls tomorrow and cast vote in manner synony- nous with their belief of that which produces true democracy the fund.- amental tenets of which is now be-