Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-17
THE DIN OF THE CONFLICT.

New Havemss Approaching Town and
 City Election Talk About Town
 About Probable and Possible CandA-
 dates for the MaYOraIitYs 1he Town
 Agency and Other PIuHnS I'm she Pollt-
 1cal P1e-AM. Is NOt Geld That Glttters
 War to she Knife.
 City election will be held two weeks from next Thursday. Already the din of the cons flict between the two parties is heard. The cratic side of the house, and if it keeps up, when the fire and smoke have cleared away, they may find that the Republicans have won the battle.
 The Democratic factions are fighting as never before. There will be no compromis- ing this time. One side is headed by Alexan- der Troup and the other by James Reynolds. MT. Reynolds desires to be renominated for town agent. MT. Troup says he won't be if it is in his power to prevent it. Whyi There has never been any love lost between the two. The finishing touches were spread at presidential election time, when Mr Froup asserts that Reynolds friends worked openly against the regular Democratic nominee for Congress, Washington F. Willcox Mr. Reynolds says he is not responsible for what his friends have done.
 The friends of Town Agent Reynolds met Thursday night and amid great enthusiasm agreed to stand by MT. Reynolds. The Troup faction met last night and decided to do everything in their power to oust the present town agent.
 For Mayor the name of Samuel A. York, the present incumbent, has been presented I by the Democrats. The friends of Corpora | tion Counsel Driscoll are pushing forward his name with great confidence. F. S. Andrews fc o1o -11 want harmony in the rank and file of the party would like to see General E. E. Brad- ley nominated. Other names are ex-Judges Samuel L. Bronson and E. G. Stoddard The Republicans are quietly observing the action of their Democratic brethren. They think they have "a fighting chance" [" not withstanding the city is heavily Democratic, because of the fight between the two factions. They have pressed Hugh Daley to accept the nomination for Mayor, but he declines. He says he does not consider the position of Mayor lucrative enough to give Hp the city attorneyship and his present law practice just to be called Mayor of the city of New Haven. Nathan Easterbrook, jr., is now mentioned, and from the hard work he has done for the party there is little opposition to him. He is very popular, has not been in the friction of politics long enough to create any enemies, and is a most genial, even tempered and is a ''solid" man, both as to
  Bernard Shanley, the present city clerk, isn't disposed to give up the position and has desire to be renominated. Alexander Troup is trying to defeat his nomination. Edward Downes of the Register staff is work ing hard for the place. Corporation Coun- sel Driscoll is coaching his office clerk, Hoad- ley, for nomination. There is much i'll feel ing because some have come from out of town and want the plums which the older ones, "town born" as it were, think should be theirs.
 On the Republican side the friends of J. B. Futile think he should have the nomina- tion, and they are working hard for him. Mir. Futile has not declared himself candi- date.
 At present the race for the nomination of town clerk by the Democrats is between Fred Brethauer and ex-Town Clerk Sinister Town Clerk Hugo does not want renomination. He is busy with his big store on Edwards street, which is doing large business, and does not care to enter the field for office again. Everything now indicates that MT. Brethauer will be the nominee. There is practically no chance for the Republic ans on this office un- less something should happen as was the case when Gen. Frank D. Sloat, Gid Welch and Fred Botsford went in with rush as the Republican candidates. But this is not probable this year; consequently the Repub- licans take no special interest in this office.
 The Republicans have splendid chance of selecting town agent. Tie names of Col onel George M. White, Julius Twiss and John L. Treat, all good men, have been men, tioned. MT. Treat has served before and is not anxious. Colonel White is at present a member of the board of selectmen.
 The Democrats are having a merry war over this office. Their candidates mentioned are: James Reynolds, Captain Thomas O'Brien, Registrar William c. Keefe, Julius Tyler and William F. Shannon.
 Dannarakio ~-,fII Ao aIl next Monday. It now looks as if there will be contest in every ward, and that these primaries will be the largest ever held in the history of the party.
 Meanwhile the Republicans are quietly awaiting the manoeuvres of the Democrats, and vill vvhar, Fha Yiroa oanoaa