The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-12
City Campaign
All but Over.
PROBABLE WINNERS
Democrats Are Trying Hard
to Look Pleasant.

1t is better to be most anything than
a candidate for office today.
There are few who envy the candi
dates their trying position, and there
is more than one man on the list who
wouldn't offer the slightest kick if his
name had been left off the ballot by
the printers.
1t was an Eve who, we are told first
brought trouble to this mundane sphere
of ours, and since then various kinds
of Ewes have been doing their best to
keep up the pace.
To the politician election eve is the
worst of them all, and today, with the
cannon all planted, the ammunition
ready and the fight about to begin,
there is many a candidate who wishes
he wasn't in it.
AS a political Sunday yesterday was
bowling success, and there was more
buttonholing, street campaigning, street
car campaigning, corridor campaigning,
and even pew campaigning. done than
has been done in weeks Dast. Weak
| places in the political fences were
strengthened and every possible prepa-
ration was made for tomorrow's big
contest.
The sentiment everywhere points to
a big republican landslide. Even in
the democratic strongholds it is con-
oeded that Mayor Dodge VIII win out
| by a majority as large as that of last
year, and in republican circles it is esti-
mated that the mayors majority will
run between 1900 and 1900 The dis
satisfaction with the mayors record, of
which the democrats have sought to
make political capital, has not mate
rallied in such quantities as reports
would lead one to infer. The republic
| cans Of the city are satisfied that May
or Dodge's record has been a good one
and they are prepared to rally to his
| support tomorrow. The mayors only
danger all along has lain in the stay
at-home vote, and the hustle that the
republican rallying committees have
put up during the past week has told
wonderfully, and the republican vote
must be remote indeed that is not got
| ten out tomorrow. Indications point to
one of the largest votes ever polled in
any local city election.
| In the aldermanic field, the fight
waXed fast and furious yesterday, and
last night good judges predicted that
next years board will be made up of
two democrats and one independent,
and the remainder straight republicans.
! The democrats whose election is looked
| for are Barrett and Carberry or OCon-
nell, although by many the third place
| honors were given to Lichtenfels.
Philip ]. OCOnnell has a following
sprtnging principally from antagonism
to the dirty politics of James Heavy
weight Mellen and his evident ability
and past experience are also counting
strongly in his favor.
Mellen's chances are very poor. The
rock on which he will split is Rheutan.
Many good democratic vote will go
to Mr.. Rheutan, and the vote of re-
publicans upon whom Mellen has
counted so, will also go to Mr. Rheutan.
Yesterday good judges in both parties
conceded the election of Mr.. Rheutan.
and there can be no denying the fact
that his election means the defeat of
| Mellen.
From the democratic viewpoint the
most interesting fight for council is in
ward 4, where O'Leary and Gallagher
will make strong run. The indorse
ment of these men by the Central La
| Dor Union yesterday means much to
them, and will aid their candidacy ma
terially.
Thomas F. Dean, the independent
candidate, is making hot fight, and is
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| he succeeds in doing so Gallagher will
be the man to suffer, for Mr.. OLeary' s
election is practically assured.
councilman O'Leary's only chance
for defeat lies in the over-confidenoe
of his friends. They are so sure of his
| election that some of them may forget
| to vote for him, and thus unntention-
ally accomplish his defeat.
! In addition to the circulars already in
the field, John w. Prior, the republican
| candidate for councilman in ward 8, got
out a circular in his interests and float
| ed 1t about the city yesterday.
| Various meetings were held through
out the city yesterday for the endorse
ment of candidates. James Heavy
| weight Mellen's Vesper service did not
take place according to James. but
| those who know, say that such a meet
ing was held and the chances of the
| great and only discussed and conceded
to be doubtful"
A meeting of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club slated for yesterday war
| not held owing to the inability to get q
quorum. 1t will probably take place this
evening, when a final meeting of the
democratic city committee will be held
The regular monthly meeting of the
republican city committee takes place
tonight.
A rally of the French voters will be
held in Union Canadienne hall on Wall
street tonight.
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