Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-23
A HOT POLITICAL FIGHT.

| Triangular Contest for the Demo. cratic Nomination for Town Agent Reynolds and Dunn the Chief Conn basants-O'Brien . Side Issue bus . Possible Dark Horse-The fax Col lecsorship-Third ward Caucus Last | Night-Tho COnsests for other Nomi. nations.
 The political battle in the Democratic ranks waxes hot In all the wards there is caucusing chinning, and manipulating enough going on for e United States sena- torial contest. The contest for the town agency nomination is spirited enough. Ex- Town Agent James Reynolds has been busy, and Ex- Assessor T. K. Dunn has been busy. each in marshalling their respective hosts to capture the nomination. Reynolds and Dunn, prominent party leaders say ,are about neck and neck in the race, and will develop about equal strength in the convention. But Captain Thomas O'Brien, he of the board of education, has finger in the political pie. His following, however, is meagre compared to that of Reynolds or Dunn. Still nobody knows how the case will turn out. If there Is e deadlock in the convention between Key holds and Dunn and neither side will budge, then O'Brien's chances may brighten. But as yet he Is side issue and he may pose with some success as holding the balance of power between Dunn and Reynolds in the convention. There will be music in the air Monday night at the primaries.
 Prominent Democrats maintain that there must be an election by the people for tax collector, and they hold that theretsn't ghost of chance for ex-Alder- man J. J. Kennedy getting the nomination. They say that Theodore Futile, the present able incumbent, Is sure of Q renomination and reelection. Both Reynolds and Dunn are equally san. guine of securing the nomination. MT. Rey~ holds has one thing against him, party lead CTS maintain, and that is the prospect which Is imminent that he will lose his own ward, the Seventh, and that his opponent, Dunn, will carry the ward in spite of him. Captain Lawrence O'Brien is, however, massing the forces to make big fight in the ward for Reynolds.
 Some of the Third warders held caucus last night in Woods building. It was a noisy meeting and enthusiastic for O'Brien for town agent, and much pipe was laid for promoting O'Brien's chances at the primaries next Monday night.
 The Third warders are working with Q vim to secure the renomination of McGann ss alderman, and they are sanguine that Mo- Gam is going to be renominated. The Mo- Gann-Sullivan faction, which is @ strong one, Is to have big caucus Sunday for the purpose of arranging things in regard to inc fiuential work at the primaries next Monday. public works, and Mir. McGann make strong team. They will have a hand in the nominations for candidates for the board of relief. It is pretty much conceded that Dave O'Donneil and MT. Chandler of the present board will be re-nominated. But the fight comes in over the other nomination to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Morris, who was e member of that board. For this vacancy the name of George A. Lindsley of Fair Haven has many packers. MT. Heenan of the Twelfth ward also wants to get there, and so does Mir. Goebel, the boot and shoe man on Church street.
 As to the selectmen, Forbes of the Annex wants to be renominated, but he has an op- ponent in the person of J. W. Rowe of Fair Haven, who has many packers and is not slow in rallying his political henohmen to the scene of action. Captain Clarity of the Tenty ward also looms up in the contest.
 There will be pretty lively Eight for the nomination for town registrar of voters. 0'Ksefe, who has long held this fat office, has another hard fight on his hands this year. Morris Lynch, the present alderman from the Fourth, is his opponent, and will make 1t warm for Billy O'Keefe. He has also in his favor the assistance of the popu- lar William H. Law, chairman of the First ward Democratic committee, who, rumor says, is after the political scalp of Hitler, one of 0Keefes deputies. Mir. Laws ability and his popularity in his ward and in the city makes O'Keefes case, and especially that of Hitler, look shaky. The only trouble with Lynch is the assertion which is much made that he has not proved faithful to the party or faction who elected him or secured his election.
 As to the town cierkship and the vital sta- tistics registrarship, it is conceded that Brethauer and Carr will be renominated for those respective positions.
 In the Eighth ward Wardell, Republican. is making . strong fight for the aldermanic nomination.