Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-02
A CONGRESSMAN FOR WATERBURY,
A Preliminary Meet Held in COncOrdIa
 Hall Last Night.

A Preliminary Meet Held in COnCOrdia
 Hall Last Night.
 Considerable delay was experienced last night in opening the meeting which had been called for the purpose of dis cussing the advisability of putting for ward Waterbury man for congression- al honors. Men came and went away up to S:30, who thought there would be no meeting, as the Burns club were holding their sociable in the large hall. But a good number of representative democrats were present in the meeting room of the Concordia society and they were called to order by James Cough Ian, who was made chairman, while John s. Neagle acted as secretary. Chairman Coughlan stated the the ob- | ject of the meeting was to get the opin- ion of the staunch democrats of Water bury with regard to whether we should have a representative from Waterbury, or whether we should go on supporting those put forward by other towns, mak- ing no claim for this stronghold of dem- ocracy.
 MT Neagle stated that he understood that "the meeting had been called in the interest of Mir Moriarty; the general impression was that it was in his favor and perhaps this fact kept many away. Personally I have no objection to MT Moriarty. but think the field should be open to all who may desire to enter. A meeting should be called at which all claims could be presented. Local pride should make us press a candidate from Waterbury. We have never been re- presented by a democrat in congress"
 City Treasurer Keenan remarked: "I do not agree with the secretary that we are here in the interest of any one man. came to meet democrats and to heaU them discuss the advisability of placing a Waterbury man in nomination for congress. That Is the question for our consideration, and when we have de- cided it, there will be time enough to talk about candidates. If Mir Moriarty be the most able man, or the choice of Waterbury democrats, let us support him unitedly. Let us have harmony in our ranks and when we go to the con- vention if a united front is presented have no doubt but that success will at- tend our efforts"
 J.J. McAuliffe sad that he thought the wishes of the du mocrats of Water bury could be better ascertained if a Icommittee of two from each ward were Appointed to canvas their respective wards.
 R. A. Lowe spoke earnestly for MT enough to state that he would not push himself forward If any opposition were made to his candidacy. '1t has been suggested that a committee be beappointed to learn the views of the democrats ill the different wards. The idea is a good one."
 Mir Keenan moved that the chairman and secretary be instructed to wait upon the democratic town committee and have a meeting called for the purpose of considering the advisability of placing a Waterbury man in nomina- tion for congress.
 Deputy Sheriff Fay said: 'I think that the most advisable thing to do. The most serious matter now, however, is, who called this meeting. think we should know. The call is not signed by the town committee, nor the congressional committee and am in favor of a committee being sent out from this meeting to investigate"
 After considerable talk had been in dulged in in relation to the question "Who is responsible for this meeting Town Clerk Madden said: ''I think all present are democrats. don't know who called the meeting, neither do care. I don't know whether the meeting has teen called in Mir Moriarty' ( interest or not, but we are here to talk up the advisabllity of a Waterbury candidate. We are all at sea in this dis. cussion. Let the contention, If there be any, be made at the primaries What matters 1t who called the meet. ing i've are all democrats. don't know as Waterbury ever had 8 demo. cratic county representative and it if high time she had one. At present the representative is from Middlesex county La republican county. He has had tC depend on New Haven and Waterbury for his majority. For that reason il this motion prevails don't see why the democrats of this town can't gel together and nominate a man. l have heard no other mentioned but Mi Moriarty, but if there are others they will be considered. Let the primaries settle the matter and then send a solid delegation to the convention"
 | Mr Lowe said that the meeting had been called by good representative democrats. This satisfied all present and the motion made by Mir Kaenan was put and carried, Rfter which the msstfnH ndscusnedl