Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-22
BENJAMIN SEDGwICK.
THE SCHEME DIDN'T WORK
The Refusal of the Democratic COun- ciImen to Go Into Joint Session Was

The Refusal of the Democratic COun-
 ciImen to Go Into Joint Session Was
 Wise.
 Since the deadlock in the common coun- cil meeting the other evening and the re- fusal of the democrats to go into joint ses sion they have been accused of all manner of things. The republicans claim that the democrats of the third ward were afraid to enter into any agreement, because they feared the loss of their ward under the new charter. Politics and not the best i1ter ests of the city were at the bottom of the refusal to go into joint session. So the le- publicans say.
 If the rumors which are rife to-day are true, however, the real politics were in the republican camp. A pet scheme of the party leaders was knocked out, and this so disgruntled them that they hurled all sorts of accusations against the democratic eouncilmen.
 It Is said. on good authority, too. that the republican members of the council held a meeting either Saturday night or Sunday night at which addresses were made by City Attorney l.. F. Burpee and Attorney G. E. Terry. At this meeting. it is said, scheme was laid to catch the democrats in a nice little trap. The plan was to have Councilman Brewer present an amendment to the new charter providing for division of the city into eight wards. The four new wards were to be confined to the town limits. The four city wards would have two alder men each and one alderman would be elected from each of the other wards. mak ing twelve in all. This would look like fair arrangement at first glance and, it was argued, the democrats would not see it in it's true light until after the deed was done.
 But the democrats were not caught in any such trap. They heard of the pro- posed change, knew that such a scheme would remove forever the control of the city from democratic hands. Such a divis. | ion of the city would establish for all time a republican board of aldermen. It | is even said that the republicans themselve es were not unanimous in the promotion of | such a scheme, and that Aldermen Kiefer and Cross had lively tilt over the matter. However, be that as it may. the demo- crats were not disposed to be caught and the little bird that whispered rumors of a scheme into their ears is still Hitting about and may bring news latter that all rumors are not unfounded and that party schemes are sometimes discovered and people who live in glass houses should | never throw stones.
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 is thr hard, sl hl,w that n pugiliSt can | receive.
 | The annual joint fencing championship | COmprt t!tiunS Uf the Amateur FCncCrS' lragur and Amateur Athletic union will
 take pl:,rr in tLr r,nCrrs club, Now York,
 on April 3G and -.
 Jimmy Barry, Inc bantam feather
 weight of the wurId who iS so good that
 he c:tnu"t get n match with any one of | his M,I-,It, has madu nothing in tho ring
 and thinks of going lack to his trade. | .Juc Walcott is verY much dissatisfied | with his recent huut with Billy smith tnd wants tn arrange another with tho l httrr. Walcott offers tu bet s. OOO that l Co defeats Smith the next time they meet.