The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
In Post Office
Contest.
SOME OLD WEAPONS
Being Polished for Use in
the Clinton Affair.

Clinton, Dec. 1.-THE post Office con-
test has taken a turn during the few
days past, that makes it the most
talked-of thing in town. No political
contest has been waged before with
half the virulence of this, not even
when P. H. Morrison got after Charles
G. Bancroft, who was running for rep
resentative.
Weapons are being used that have
been heretofore unknown in political
warfare in Clinton 1t seems likely
that before the post office plum is
awarded a whole lot of unwritten his
tory may be written.
The later phase of the contest is not
so easy to write about, although it is
distinctly news, because so many peo-
pie are talking about it. The size of
the matter is that the friends of one
candidate accuse the friends Of another
candidate of trying to unfairly influ-
ence the mind of Congressman George
w. Weymouth by the use of arguments
that to say the least, are not against
the public record of the man it is
sought to injure, nor against the quail
ity Of his backing.
The air is simply surcharged with
accusation and counter accusation, of
a character" as a well-known citizen
expressed himself to the Clinton CORE
spondent Of The Spy. noisy enough
without being shouted.
About the way the thing is going
may be judged by an expression Of
opinion from q gentleman who is fami-
liar with the whole story, and who
describes it as IAN attempt to use a
personal purity attack in the place Of
weapons legitimate to be used against
candidates for public Office
This gentleman describes the matter
as an attempt to influence Congressman
Weymouth, through the fact that at
the beginning of his career as congress-
man, he made an appointment to Office
of some person about whom a scandal
was afterWard printed in the Wash
ington papers.
To circulate the story that is now
being busily circulated in the opinion
of the gentlemen referred to. is very
evidently an attempt to give Congress-
man Weymouth the idea that he is in
danger of doing the same thing twice
At any rate. if the pressure keeps on
growing without relief, there is certain
TO be asrlively bits of news. in the pub
lie prints as there are now on the pub
lie tongue.
is mot in favor of the use of such
weapons against any of the candidates.
Most persons who talk of the matter.
take the view that the candidates
should be considered by their public
acts and in no other way
Everybody here is hoping that the
storm will burst, or a postmaster be
appointed, or the climax be reached in
some way, so that business may so on
as usual
The Clinton police have been requested
10 look out for George Hartne6t. who
ran away from the Lyman school for
Dogs, this morning. Hartnett is 16
years old. He was plainly dressed
wore a shabby cap and the customary
clothing of the school. He was com
n1itted from Lancaster. The request
was telephoned from the school this
afternoon.
James Connors was brought in by
Officers Michael Smith and Michael
Mclean, at 2.39 o'clock this afternoon
drunk. At o'clock this morning Con-
nors was excused on probation BY
Judge Stone, after conviction for the
same -offense.
The Monday Night Club has issued
invitations to the gentlemen of the
a iFStONs NStAb " DG III GSGIll DIT the Dlu-
sicale and at home, to be given under
the auspices of the Monday Night
Club, Tuesday evening. There will be
music from s to 9 O'clock, and after
o'clock, drive whist, pool and billiards
The Monday Night Club is an organiza-
ton of the wives and women relatives
Of the members of the Prescott Club
The latter give the use OF the rooms tC
the women one day in every seven.
The Family Circle Orchestra will fur.
nish music at the concert and ball oil
the Hillside Social Club, at the towr
hall, Jan. 13.
John narrower concludes his service:
as salesman for the Fair Trading Com
pany, Tuesday.
The St. Johns Temperance Society
has organized a basket ball team, anC
has elected John J. Muroy captain
Of it,
Patrick Quinn has concluded his
services as operator in the knitting
shop Of the wire mill.
John Callahan is now night porter a
the Clinton House.
Miss Gertrude Mcintyre Of Grow,
street is giving piano lessons in May
hard every Friday
Patrick Madden, Of Holy Cross Col
lege, Worcester. visited at the home O
his parents Sunday
Newman Harrison has gone to New
York on a business trip.
Lieut.. John j. Boyle contemplate.
going to Scranton, Pa, on vacation.
Miss Catherine McHale of Berlin
street entertained 30 of her friends a
her home, Saturday evening, the occa.
sion being her 18th birthday anniyer
sary.
James F. Gibbons visited friends a
Holy Cross College, Worcester, yester
day.
Miss Emily Connors of Acre stree
Is visiting friends in Lewiston, Me
Messrs. Henry Hastings and Edward
Kittredge have returned from Worees