Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-28
SOME POLITICAL POINTERS.


The Coming Election Will be One of
Great Uncertainty-The Probable
tiles Are That There will be Five
Tickets in the Field-The Republic
cans May Place Four Candidates
for Selectmen in the Field-Who the
Men With Political Aspirations
Are.
The political pot has commenced to boil
and 1t may be reasonably expected to con-
tinue in that condition until after the cleo
ton ON December 5. The election on that |
date will probably be one of the most pc |
culiar and doubtful as to its results that |
has been ever held in this city. Already
1t is assured that there will be multiple |
ity of tickets In the field and unless the
signs of the times are very much awry
there will be no walk over for any of the
political parties.
1t is generally conceded by all we'll in
formed politicians that besides the two
regular tickets, republican and democratic,
there will be three other tickets in the
field. These will be a citizens ticket, q
labor ticket and an A. P. A. ticket. With
all these tickets in the field there will be
considerable fun between now and the
night of election day.
The principal point of interest in the
coming election will be the contest for the
Office of town agent. The democratic party
is divided into several factions and there is
no end of internal discussions within the
party lines. The present town agent, Cap
tain Clarity, will, his adherents confident
ly assert, succeed in capturing the nomina-
ton, but it Is q we'll known fact that there
is strong opposition to him in his own
party. It is also stated that the dissatis-
faction extends to the three other demo-
cratic members of the board of selectmen
l-Cunninghsm, Pohlman and Forbss-snd
| that unless these gentlemen see to their
| fences they are liable to be succeeded by
| others next year. Elk Selectman John
| Goodrich ia after Cunningham's scalp and
| it Is said he has an excellent chance of g.
! curing it and being elected member of
| the board.
The republican members of the board
are more than likely to be renominsted and
| reelected, with the exception of Sternberg,
and it ia possible that he may secure the
nomination. He is opposed by WI. Stshl,
of the firm of Stahl & Hege, most able
gentleman and one who would be credit
to the town government. Beside him ex-
Selectman Henry Hillman Is also making
vigorous campaign for Sternberg's chair.
| Ex-Police Commissioner Carlos Smith is
also one of the possibilities, he having been
waited upon by a committee and asked to
| 20 into the race. He has not decided yet
whether he will stand or not.
1t has not yet been definitely decided
| whether the republicans will follow the
usual custom and only nominate three can
men, but it is probable that this year they
| will placs four names in nomina-
ton, with excellent prospects of
electing all of them. In this connection,
Road Commissioner Theron A. Todd whose
term as road commissioner expires in Feb.
1894, is making a vigorous canvass and
hopes to secure the nomination for town
agent. He ia in the fight to a finish, but
the leaders of the party cay that he will
not succeed In his aspirations, but that if
the party decides to nominate candidate
for town agent it will be an entirely differ
ent man.
The labor men and the A P A. will, it
is believed, also place complete tickets in
the field, but who their candidates will be
is question which has not yet been de-
cided upon. There is also strong proba-
bilities of there being citizens' ticket,
| and it is announced that should one be
| put in the field 1t ia more than probable
| that Captain T. K. Damn will head the
ticket for town SCENT. It is not known
positively whether or not he will accept
the nomination, but it ia believed that he
will under the circumstances.
Il In the city election which occurs the
same day there are only aldermen and
council men to be elected. The candidates
! most talked of in the various wards are
First ward, James E. KelIeher, democrat,
| to succeed Alderman Newton, while ex
Alderman w. E. Chandler will probably
be the republican nominee. In the second
ward Dwight w. Blakeslee, republican, will
probably succeed himself. In the Third
. ward Patrick Moran will probably 90 back,
owing to the fact that Mcfarland is out OF
the race. In the Fourth ward there are
! three aspirants for Alderman Doody's
chair. They are Jerome A. Leary, John
Cox, of the firm of Cox & Henze, and
Joseph Riley. In the Sixth ward Charles
L. Well, democrat, will probably be re-
elected. In the Seventh ward Johr
Bsecher, democrat, will probably succeed
! himself, although John Stanley, democrat
will probably give him fight for the
J place. In the Eighth ward John
ably be returned, while in the
Ninth, republican, will probably succeed
3 John F. Shanahan, democrat, although
Carlton E. Hoadley, democrat, is after the
nomination. In the Tenth ward the pres
emit alderman, Minotte E. Chat6eld, repub.
lcan, having moved into the Second ward
0 his chair will be filled by either ex Coun
Gilman Henry f. Keyes or ex Councilman
L. W. Cleaveland In the Eleventh snG
. Twelfth wards Timothy F. Callahan ant
q Walter J. Conner, both democrats, will
succeed themselves.
The democratic primaries will take place
Q November 81 and the town convention a
| Turn hall December /. The republican
:, primaries will probably take place about
the came time, but the town convention
= will be held at the rooms of the Young
y Mems Republican club.
J. Assessors on Duty Every Night.