Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-05
The Local Political Situation.

Music in the Air-Busy Times for To- Morrow-New slates-Bury1ng the Hatchet.
 Tomorrow the town and city election oc- CUTS. Considerable interest is taken in the contest. The forces are being marshalled on both sides, and in some wards the battle will wax hot in the contest for ward officers. As to the victory on the main question between the two political parties the election Is con ceded to the Democracy. It would undoubt- edly result in Republican triumph if there were not such a large Democratic. vote to overcome. Bntt every Republican should nevertheless go and vote Under the minori- ty representation law the Republicans will of course have representation on the Board of Selectmen. The Board has seven mem bers. Each party puts up only four candidates, and the seven candidates having the highest number of votes are elected. For Select men, the Republicans run Louis Feldman, Philander B. Beebe (Fair Haven), William s. Beecher (Westville) Elizur H. Sperry. The Democracy run James Reynolds, Frank s. An drew, Philip Hugo, Edward W. Cooper. For Town Clerk, Republican, Wm. E. Thompson; Democratic, John Shuster. For Registrar of Vital Statistics, Republican, Dr. H. M. Bishop; Democratic, Dr. J. J. s. Doherty. For Board of Relief, Republican, James P. Smith, Lucius B. Hinman, Oliver A. Bill; l; Democratic, William w. Hotchkiss, Thomas O'Brien, Frank Chandler. Theodore A. Futile for collector of taxes, and Harmanus M. Welch for treasurer, are on both tickets. For Auditor, Republican, James M. Mason; Democratic, Elijah Gilbert. Also constables, grand jurors, surveyors of highways, fence viewers are voted for.
 An unusual interest is evident in the First ward, which is usually Republican ward. This year particularly strong Democratic candidate for Alderman of the First has been selected-William H. Law-and 1t is matter of regret that harmoniousness-ness does not prevail in the Republican ranks MT. Will liam A. Beers, the photographer, who was ''left" last year, not receiving the nomination for Alderman, took his defeat quietly and re- mained quiescent until the present campaign, when he suddenly reappeared in the fore front of the scene with strong party nation. This was flank move ment not expected. by the friends of the rival aspirant and Mir. Beers was sent a polite note requesting him to resign, that thew dear' might be made. This MT. Beers declined to 'ssee in those lamps" and rejoined with decided negative" The op- position did not take defeat kindly and from all indications mean to carry the ''war" into the contest day, and the result will be o11al E0s \ friends of the Democratic candidate antici- pate victory for him owing to his populari- ! ty and the threatened Republican disaffec- \ ton.
 NINTH WARD.
 At meeting of the Ninth ward .Republi- | cans on Saturday evening the following ticket ! was placed in nomination
 For Alderman,
 William Fl. Beecher.
 For Councilmsn,
 Alonzo A. Townsend, Eli Whitney, IT,, William T. Effort
 | The ticket is a strong one and will nc doubt be elected. Here also contest wal recently developed. Unlike the 'sTenth, , where an annual party love feast is held, the Ninth has been the scene of many { stormy conflict within the party ranks, an6 Councilmen Henry E. Marsh and E. O. Dow the latter counsel for Blanche Douglass il her West Haven trial, were the gallant cham pions who respectively led the opposing forces. Such was the heat of the combat thi year that the Solons and Nestors of the party
 decided that "a new deal" must be had, anC civil war prevented. Hence a new deal wa had and the result is the ticket above named
 The Democracy stood on the edge of tn fight with satisfaction beaming in their faces
 but Judge Studley evinced a diplomati,
 talent creditable to the judge and happ!
 for the ward ticket by Ulysses lik
 bringing the two opposing leaders together
 the result being that they buried the hatchet
 The Republican leaders are happy over tn 1 result a loss of three Aldermen this tim
 would precipitate the naming of all the com
 missioners into Democratic hands, and henc
 they were anxious to save the Ninth. It also an interesting fact that no Corporation
 Counsel matter figures directly in this cleo
 tion, as Judge Stoddard holds over till Feb
 ruary, 1883, but at that time the Aldermen
 chosen in this election take part in the cleo
 tion for filling that office. A strong Repub
 licanSvoteSn the Eleventh ward will carry tn | ticket over there.
 In the Sixth new and strong Democrat
 ticket was nominated Saturday evening. is For Alderman, John Waddock the pres
 ent president of the Board of Aldermen fo ] Councilmen-George W. Bromley, well
 known old citizen, Timothy O'Connell,
 well-known popular ward politician, ant
 William Kearhle, the stone yard proprietor 1 The ticket has strong packers and man l friends.
 1 The Fifth ward Democrats met in the Cit,
 Hotel Saturday evening and unanimousl,
 nominated Simon B. Shoninger for Alderman
 and Patrick McKiernan, George s. Thoma
 and Frank I. Thompson for Councilmen
 Alderman Driscoll and Councilman Barke
 both declined renominations.
 The Late John Boyd and the COnnectI
 cut Charter.
 A note on page 264 of volume iy. of tn, Colonial Records tells how, upwards of sixt, years since, MT. Boyd rescued from destruc tion portion of the duplicate charter whicl Captain Joseph Wadsworth had saved from falling into the hands of Sir Edmund Androl on the night of October 31st, 1887, when thu lights were suddenly extinguished in Hart ford meeting-house, where the Assembly hac met:
 | In 1917 or 1918, while MT. Boyd preparing foq college at the Hartford Grammar school, he boarded church. Coming in one day from school, he noticed on the workstand of Mrs Bissel the doctors mother in-law, dingy piece of parchment, covered on side with black letter manuscript. In answer to hi for some pastSboard, her friend and neigSbor, Mrs  Wyllys, had sent her this. MT. Boyd proposed tt procure her piece of psseboard in exchange for th parchment, to which Mrs. Bissell conaentsd It not, however, until six eight years had elapsed that MT. Boyd examined the parchment with care when for the first time he learned what it's content were.
 The original charter, now hanging in thu lsecretary's office, is engrossed on three skim
 of parchment. The duplicate was on two
 not having so much ornamentation. Wha
 was rescued by Mir. Boyd was part-abou
 three-fourths-of the second skin, and thi
 is now in the library of the Connecticut His
 torical society, where he placed it some
 years ago.
 Captain Wadsworth retained possession o1
 the duplicate charter from 1887 to 1715. IT
 May, 1898, the governor and council, upcl his affirming that he had order from the Gen
 eral Assembly to be the keeper of it, conclud ed that it should remain in his custody unti
 further order. In May, 1715, the General As
 sembly, t'upon consideration of the faithfu and good service of Captain Joseph Wads
 Worth of Hartford, especially in securing
 the Duplicate Charter of this colony in i very troublesome season when our consti fution WAS Struck at n SyraTitad him mt o