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Show NEW ASHFORD IS FORMES Smallest Town in Massachusetts Massachu-setts First to Send in Election Elec-tion Returns. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 7 New Ash-ford, Ash-ford, tho smallest town in the stato, had the distinction of being tho first to make Its election returns today. Tho polls closed at 10 a. m. and the count showed: Hughes 16 Wilson 7. In 1912 New Ashford gave Wilson 4 votes; Taft 7 and Roosevelt 6. Heavy Vote In State. Boston, Nov. 7. An unusually heavy vote was cast In many Massachusetts Massa-chusetts cities and towns today. Reports Re-ports from some of the larger cities indicated that probably more than one-half of tho voters visited the polls during tho first few hours. In some of the smaller towns, the polls closed early and scattering returns were expected ex-pected by noon. Vote Largest Known. Providence, R. I., Nov. 7. Party leaders today said the vote today was tho largest over known. In nearly all the precincts the vole at 9 a. m. exceeded ex-ceeded tho total cast at noon two years ago. |