Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-15
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
Organization of an s'Independenr'
 Democratic Club.

 Organization of an sIndependenc'
 Democratic Club.
 A number of democrats met in Holo- hans block on South Main street yester- day afternoon and organized "The Jef- fersonian Democratic Club" an organl. zation the object of which, so the leaders say, is to discourage all rings m the party, and to emulate the great and illustrious Jefferson by having clean politics, Beniamin Sedgwick was ap- pointed chairman and James F. polan secretary. A committee of four, con sIsting of one member from each ward was appointed to effect n permanent or ganization, and will report at q meet ing tomorrow night. Some of the members favored waging war upon the regular democratic ticket at the October election, but better judgment prevailed. Chairman Sedgwick explained that It was the object of the club to show to the majority that they have rights that must be respected, and if their demands are not aceeded to the members are pledged to remain away from the polls | on election day.
 | X DEMOCRAT reporter called upon a number of the party leaders to-day, and without a single exception, all declared that republican money was backing the new club. No attention will be paid to the organization and no concessions will be granted. Said a well.known demo- crat; Ut Is a Connolly scheme right through. Being denied admission to the fourth ward democratic club, and failing to elect delegates of his choosing to the shrievalty convention, Connolly Is in desperate state of mind. The idea of this man and his lieutenants father ing club the professed object of which is to discourage rings and have clean | nOlifirS SimDlV ridiculous
 Another old-time democrat looked at it in this way: Hen French wants to become first selectman. Connolly Is kept on the board of fire commissioners by the vote of French in the board of aldermen. Do you see the point
 Democratic Registrar of Voters James Flanagan calls for 9 meeting of the deputy registrars in the democratlc town committee room on South Malr street to morrow afternoon at o'clock The books of the deputies are also , required at the meeting.
 The republicans of the first ward held .. a caucus m the district court room Sat S. urday night, and made the following nominations: For alderman, J. H Guernsey councilmen, l.. l. Cook George Barnes, C. c. Andrews, NJ . Buckmaster and Marshall J. Darling
 The ward committee was increased iron
 three to five.
 Senator George N. Morse of Merider 3 intends to contest the democratic nomi
 nation for secretary of state with JohI
 J. Phelan of Bridgeport. In the even of the nomination of Judge Morris fo governor, it is hardly probable that an 2 other New Haven county man will b' placed upon the ticket.
 X Fairfield county democrat has th'
 frankuess to admit that the boom start , ed some days ago for James w. Hyatt O Norwalk was inaugurated more with tho
 intention of placing Mir Hyatt in thu field two years from now than in the eX , pectation that his candidacy would as sume any formidable proportions in tn Hyatt's friends argue that he is stil , young, and that he will keep for tw' |, years and even for a longer period.
 The democratic state convention vii n be held at Allyn hall, Hartford, to morrow at II o'clock in the morning Q Waterbury will be represented by Jame s 4. Hynes John $. Neagle, c. R. Baldwin g and w. E. Dillon. The convention vii f be called to order by Clinton R. Davis $ chairman of the state committee. Tn $ usual caucuses will be held this evenin: Q in Hartford to settle the preliminaries. - There is a rumor afloat that Bulkele, a is not anxious for a renomination bu n wishes to prove himself a politica : power in the convention, for the pur s pose of turning his votes over to Merwi 8 on the promise that Merwin's friend
 should help him defeat Senator Hawle f two years. from now. Merwin's friend d say this scheme will not be carried out.