Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-14
SOME POLITICAL POINTERS.

SOME POLITICAL POINTERS. travs Which Show the Way the Political Wind is Blowing at the Present Tfme-R. E. Baldwin will Probably be Fitted Against Captain Garrity for Town Agent-Who the Nominees for Selectmen will be-".
 F. stahl to Represent the German
 Interests on the Board of Selectmen
 Various Candidates for Aldermen
 and Councilmen in the Several
 Wards.
 The interest in the rapidly approaching l city and town elections is becoming almost l at fever heat and during the intervening | weeks until election day dawns the poli- ticians of the city and town will have their hands full and be kept busy Hooking after their fences" The chairman of the republican town committee, J. H. Mac Donald, has issued his call to the chsirmen of the ward committees of the several wards notifying them to call the ward primaries on or before November 22. In this he is ahead of the chairman of the democratic town committee who has not yet issued any call, but says that the demo- cratic primaries will be held Monday, November 27. At these primaries csndi- dates for aldermen and councilmen in the several wards will be nominated and dele gates to the city and town conventions elected.
 The coming election gives every assurance of being one of great uncertainty and will not be walkover for either of the two big political parties. The action of the Gen. tral Labor union, Sunday night, In decid- ing to place an independent labor ticket in the field has increased the uncertainty and is causing the democratic managers to do vast deal of thinking ss it is generally be- lieved that the labor vote will pull most strongly from the rank and file of the democratic party.
 In republican circles everything Is mov- ing along steadily and in the main hsr- moniously. To be sure, the democratic about the dissffection in the republican ranks, but this disaffection does not exist except in the minds of the democratic ad- herents. The party is harmonious and each member of it will be found at the polls December 5, supporting to man the nom inees of the party for the various places, whoever they may be.
 The democratic managers have suggested @ number of names of men whom they would like to see head the republican ticket, believing that any of these men, if nominated, could be easily defeated. In this, however, these astute politicians of the free trade theory will be grievously dis appointed, as none of these much desired gentlemen will bs, in all probability, the nominee of the party.
 The republicans this year realize that it | is the year in which they can win with a clean ticket, and for this reason will place upon the ticket only the names of gentle msn who are absolutely above reproach. The town ticket will be especially clean in this respect. It has been practically de- cided to run four men for members of the board of selectmen, and there are excellent | chances of all four being elected. AL | though number of names have been sug. ! agent, it is now generally conceded that there is in reality but one man in the race. | This Is a man of clean and astute business principles, and one who, if elected, will conduct the business of the town agents office on thorough business principles. h | addition to this he is the one man in the
 city who the democrats fear the most, real
 izing that he will be the most formidable
 antagonist that could be pitted against any
 man that the democratic party could put
 up. The gentleman who will probably
 lead the republican cohorts to victory al
 their candidate for town agent is Robert E
 Baldwin, the well known real estate dealer
 of this city.
 The republican nominees for the thre'
 other chairs on the board of selectmen will
 probably be Joel F. Gilbert, William s
 Beecher and William F. Stahl. The frs
 two are well and favorably known in con
 sequence of their connection with the towr government, where they have both mad
 enviable records as members of the board
 of selectmen. MT. Stahl is the senio
 member of the firm of Stahl & Hegel,
 thorough business man, and one to whom
 the interests of the town can be safely
 entrusted. William F. Sternberg, tn,
 present member, Is also out for renomina | tion, as is also ex-Seleotman Henry Hill ) man. It is believed, however, that botl of the latter will not win and that Mir
 Stahl will be the nominee for the place o, the board
 In the democratic ranks everything 1 E not altogether harmonious, and there
 evidently growing disaffection to Tow Agent Clarity. It is not, however, ger erally believed that this disaffection wi assume any alarming proportions and ths
 Captain Garrity will be nominated an , | again lead the democratic free traders
 not this time, however, to victory, but ] defeat. The present democratic member ] ! of the board of selectmen, Cunningham t Pohlman and Forbes, will probably be r. t l nominated and perhaps be elected, but Is believed that Captain Garrity will hay
 to retire to the seclusion of private life. : In city politics there will undoubtedly '. a number of changes. The terms of twel,
 members of the board of aldermen wi
 expire and their places will be filled ft another two years either by themselves - other candidates. Alderman Newton !. the First ward, William Kaehrle of Il
 Fifth, Chatfsld of the Tenth, and Timoth
 F. Callahan of the Eleventh, will cease @ be city fathers. Aldermen Kaehrle ar = Chat6eld have removed from the wart
 which they now represent and the oth' aldermen have positively declined to star for reelection. The entire board of coul l oilmen will die December 31 and be su r ceeded by an entire new board.
 In the First ward Councilman John
 North, rep., is most prominently mentione for alderman to succeed Alderman Newtol , dem., and if he consents to run will prol s ably be elected. The democrats, it is eait I l will place in nomination Francis G. Beacl In the Second ward Dwight W. Blake lees, rep, term expires, but he will prot 3 ably be succeeded by himself. In the Thi1
 ward Patrick Moran, dem., will also be r a elected, 30 it is said, although there g, several other candidates mentioned. Tn . ward is so hopelessly democratic that tt ? l republicans have but little chance to elet , their candidate. In the Fourth Ward Joh
 o. Doody's, dem., term expires, and the, :, are a host of aspirants for his chai ] Among those most prominently mentione
 are John Cox, Joseph J. Reilly, Elihu W . Thomas and Jerome M. Leary.
 In the Fifth ward Councilman George ( Reif, dem., is said to be leading in the rec [ for Alderman Kaehrle's chair. There a, ? several republican candidates also in th , field.
 In the Sixth ward there is big fight o
 between the two factions of the democratl
 party supporting Alderman Charles I
 Veil and Councilman Goggins, who is als 7 in the race for aldermsnic honors. Th
 race Is now said to be nip and tuoks Th republicans are lying low in this ward awaiting with interest the result of th democratic warfare.
 The seventh ward is also the scene of ar , other warfare between three democratt
 Aldermen John Beecher and Barney Hutct
 inson and John J. Shanley. Alderman
 Beecher has made an enviable record fo } himself as member of the upper branc of the court of common council, and is sal | f, Ha 1oo1inry ip ho The xDor1