The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05

ClenL prOOI O1 IIle uceQ VO i6uiotdIC them in office.
 Final Total Uncertain
 Just what the total vote will be tomorrow is anyone's guess at this time. A total of 27,521 voters went to the machines two years ago when Mayor Monagan defeated John J. Kearney by a majority of 3,943 votes. It has been estimated that a total nearer to 25,000 vii be the fi- nal result this year, although others predict the possibility of a 30, 900 poll.
 The people are preoccupled," is the general observation of most poli- tical analysts in trying to determine the apparent lack of interest in tomorroWS event, which has been displayed for the past few weeks.
 The pre-occupation stems from the such likely sources as the wars aftermath and the desire by the public to relax temporarily from civic issues and the like. Many Waterbury members of the armed forces are returning home to their loved ones, thus placing city elec- ton in a secondary position, at best. National and international issues are on the minds of many; the la- bor situation, high prices, salaries atomic energy and the like present confused, harried picture to many i which appears difficult to tie into local events.
 COP Issues Confusing
 Republican candidates, 1t has been admitted among their own party have presented a somewhat vague confused set of issues in attacking the Democratic administration and this. tied into the aforementioned conditions does not make for en- thusiaSm on the part of the peo- pie. The administration Is in the favorable position of having a rec ord intact before the eyes of the voters which needs little clarliica- ton.
 Perhaps the one major fact which | the public will be alert to will be the vote for William V. Gerardi COP aldermanic candidate, who has been the recipient of a political brickbat" on the part of some of hls own party leaders.
 The Independent Democrats ln- dorsed all COP candidates, With the exception of Gerardi, putting uE Cornelius Shea, their own candidate thus making him low man and out man" in the final polling. The move move is claimed to have beer prompted by small faction within | the Republican party
 It is reliably reported that many other Republican leaders together with many Democrats will spit to Gerardi to assure his victory Wide ly-popular he is also a member O the city finance board as well a a longtime business man in th' city.
 Democratic town chairman Maur
 ice F. Tangney expressed full conn dence in a Democratic victory to
 morrow but would not reveal hi
 estimate of the majority margin
 The party's fear has been one O
 apathy on the part of the puoli and the resultant low total ballot
 ing | hAAACo AhOfN N-s6
 Heartening to them yesterday wa
 the heavy and overwhelming" turl
 out at the five rallys held through
 out the city by various groups in be
 half of the candidates. Attendanc
 aot rallies held by the Polish am
 Russian societies was the heayies
 in many years, while those of tn
 French. Italian and Lithuanla
 groups also ran in the high figures
 The enthusiasm seemed keen to a
 events
 Mayor John s. Monagan and othe
 candidates outlined the program tn
 administration would follow, pledg
 ing continuance of past effor' and "alertness of the needs and de mands of the future of Waterbury , Others attending the rallies Wit the Mayor were City Controller Ne F. Maloney, Treasurer Serge T, bt ' langer, City Sheriff Clanton A, Br , otti, Tax Collector Humbert Mangn . Town Clerk Mrs Mary c. Kilmartn l Republican town chairman Ricf ; ard D. Bensen, candidate for IT election for alderman today prs
 
 ? dicted a Republican trend
 noticeable the past few days 1 Want New Faces ? MT. Snyder and his fellow cal , didates have repeatedly attacked u : present administration on the bas [ of being "do-nothing" party cor
 taining a Royal (fayored) Famli, and holding ar antipathy to ve
 erans as candidates, Promising ne l faces, new ideas and new method l these the COP adherents have can
 paigned steadily for the past re . weeks.
 s Mai. J. Peter Costigan, Att l. Henry Krasow and William Siri' 5 are the three Republican candidat [ who hold records as ex-seryicems r of World War II. They also a ]. the only servicemen candidates g any ticket. Also highlsghting u q Republican ticket is the presence . Peter Ward of the Independe