Trying to figure out what party an ancestor was registered with?

[patrick1]

Interesting scenario.  Well traditionally the Pinkertons were very anti labor and were used as spies and strike busters against the labor movement. This would lead one to believe that he was not too up on the democrats.  However, by the time he served they were out of that business and were pretty much used as bodyguards. Also just because you work somewhere doesnt mean you share that company's ethos.

I would disagree with the previous poster that he was automatically a democrat.  Italian Americans had a higher than white ethnic peer percentage of Republicans. LaGuardia for instance- while not your typical Republican or Italian for that matter.  Also throughout the period in question there were many Italian democrats who didnt really fit the mold of the modern party. There were many of the law and order type democrats who used the party as a tool for patronage and jobs (like everyone did).  By any chance do you know what part of Brooklyn he was from.  Bay Ridge and surrounding areas for instance had a pretty strong Republican party.  My Greatgrandmother was influential involved in the Republican party there until the late 1960's.  My G-Grandfather was also a post master there and a die hard Republican. My Grandmother, who was a marine in WWII, became a staunch liberal democrat.