The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
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 Tracing back the majorities and pluralities of victory during those years, statistics show, however, that the margin has not been indicative of @ "sure-bet" Democratic city.
 Tn the state election of 1888, the city-to the amazement of every one-went Socialistic when Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, pere- nnial guberpatorial Socialist candi- date boiled 1882 votes here against I2,9l9 for the Democrats in support of ex-Governor Wilbur Cross and 8,464 for the Republicans Governor Raymond E. Baldwin.
 First Close One
 Tn the 1889 city election when the late Mayor Vincent A. Scully took up the gauntlet for the then ragged Democratic Party, following the famed conspiracy trial, the Demo- cratic margin of victory for the late Mayor was that of 16,SS0 against the Republicans candidate Charles Foster, polling 14,965 votes with 4,390 going to John Ring the Socialist Party candidate. There was a total of 50,3s6 registered voters in the city that year.
 The late President Roosevelt bol- stered somewhat the hopes of the local Party in 1940 when 25,S66 Democratic votes were cast in his favor as compared to the l6,849 collected by the late Wendell WillA kie. However, realistic members of the party give measurable credit to the vote-getting ability of the late President.
 In 194l the late Mayor Scully gave the Party the equivalent of shot-in- -the-arm when he polled 20,909 votes against the efforts of former COP Mayor Patrick Per- riello who tallied l3,290 votes.
 Special Election
 In the l942 special election, when incumbent Mayor John s. Monagan CD opposed incumbent Cong. Jos eph E. Talbot (R) the former car- ried Waterbury although defeated in the entire 6th ristrict. However, the Mayors local efforts resulted in only 9,8S6 Democrats voting party lines against the 6,987 Republicans who supported Cong. Talbot. The total registered votes for Waterbury that year was 47,393.
 Tn the regular l942 state election former Democratic Governor Robert Hurley boiled but 14, 357 Democratic votes against his opponent Governor Raymond E. Baldwin's ll,S76 votes. Mayor McLevy boiled but 2,378 So- c1alistic Party votes that year in this city.
 In lS4S Mayor Monagan, in the city election, boiled l5,732 votes as compared to his COP opponent John J. Kearney's 1l,l68 votes. Mr. Kearney boiled 62l Independent Democratic votes that year.
 Tn the 1924 national election President RooSevelt's vote-getting ability was badly battered when 22,8l8 votes were cast for the Presi- dent under the Democratic banner, yet l9,525 were cast under COP colorS for Thomas Dewey. This was the largest total vote cast in Water bury during the past many years.
 Close Call
 The l945 city election, which ap- peared in prediction days to be an open -and-Shut case for the Demo- crats proved to the contrary when only l6,7S7 Democrats cast votes for Mayor Monagan as compared to the lS,465 COP votes for Raymond P. Snyder plus the 9s1 Independent Democratic votes Snyder also reaped.
 Total registered voters for each of the aforementioned election years were: 1888 - 43,500; 1889 - 44,879; l940-47,923; l94l-47, ,39S; 1922 Especial Election) )-47,39S; l942- Largest in city history and 194S- 50,3e6.
 Actually Q percentage breakdown would best reveal the somewhat slender margin of victory scored by the Democrats during these years. Such @ breakdown Is not yet avail able at this time.
 The 10 Democratic districts mak- ing a clean sweep during all g elec- tions were: l-l; l-2; 2-l; 2-4; 3-7; 3-8; 4-l; 4-3; 5-l; 5-2 and 5-5.
 Box Score
 According to figures compiled by MT. Maloney and by Thomas J. McLarney deputy Democratic Reg istrar of Voters the following vic- torious voting record of each of the 32 districts is shown for the history If the Q elections.