The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
In Hot alter
For His
SHARP CRITICISMS.
Republican Committeeman
Get Back at Otis.

There's trouble ahead for Mr. Arnold:
Mr.. Arnold the erstwhile member of
the republican city committee.
The members of that august body are
hotter than tar sidewalks on a summer
day, and Mr.. Arnold can't play in their
back yard any more He has slid on
their cellar doors and shouted down
their rain barrels for the last time.
They wouldn't chum with him at flu
neral; they wouldn't hobnob with him
at a horse race. The fact is "Otfe" and
they are out. He has said things and
such things about them that they can't
be blamed for refusing to play.
Some of the city committee members
say that "Otie's" armature is ground
ed others say that he ought to go to
well, Shrewsbury, or any other old
place; and some of the others, in
scrapping frame of mind, are ready to
sass him back.
His attack" on the committee as a
whole was the subject of much earnest
discussion at republican headquarters
last night, and it is safe to say that
Mr. Arnold's chances of election, if he
ever runs for office, are about as good
as those of a tallow bull in Hades
Mr., Arnold's mistake was in deal
ing in glittering generalities. Had he
made his charges direct and straight
from the shoulder, he would have in
CURED the displeasure of only those
men against whom they were lodged
and their immediate friends. BY being
so careful to conceal the names of per-
sons against whom charges" were
made, Mr.. Arnold has wrought his own
downfall. Now every member of the
committee is wondering if he is lit, -
and the republican voters throughout
the city are laying for Mr.. Arnold with
a brick. in each hand.
William ]. Bragg of the ward com
mittee and one Of the oldest members
of the city committee is one of the
men Mr.. Arnold hints at in his
Charges" Mr.. Bragg denies that there
is any foundation for the statements
made, and expresses his opinion of Mr.
Arnold in no unmistakable terms
1T is just such fellows as Arnold who
are always trying to stir up trouble in
the committee, and he didn't attend the
meetings half the time. He was here
at very few of the meetings, and yet
he knows all about what has been done.
About half of what he has said is I'M
true and false.
Il don't think the other member
from my ward is opposed to five on the
committee. The only reason he opposed
it was simply because he wanted infOT
nation. Mr.. Arnold does me an injus-
tice when he says that ! have brought
about discord in the committee / have
not and Mr.. Arnold's charges are
false"
Corwin NJ Thayer. who was until re-
Gently member Of the city committee,
is one of the men whom Mr.. Arnold
gets back at in his roundabout way.
In explanation Of allowing the use of
but one hack on the election day, re-
ferred to by Mr.. Arnold. Mr.. Thayer
says that one carriage was sufficient,
and intimates that Mr.. Arnold knows
more about election management than
is good for him.
Chairman Tatman is not worrying
himself over Mr.. Arnold's attack and is
satisfied to feel that the disagreeable
features he has had to contend with
this year are now nearly eliminated.
No action has yet been taken in re-
gard to the resignation of Willie Hig-
gins, and there seems to be a question
as to whether or not Mr.. Higgins is still
member Of the committee. He has
as vet served no formal notice of his
resignation upon the committee, and
there seems to be no room for doubt as
to whether his declaration made before
the joint meeting the other evening an
swers the intents and purposes of a
regular resignation. The matter will
be investigated by the ward committee
and a successor probably fixed upon by
them. In all probability this will be
Stephen Maclin.
An item of interest in connection with
Mr.. Arnold's debut is the manner in
which his resignation was received and
dealt with. 1t did not come before the
city committee being acted upon by
the ward committee, who received it
and filled the vacancy in fifteen min
utes
At meetings of the ward committees
of wards and 6, held in headquarters
last night, rallying committees were
organized and plans for the campaign
arranged.
A meeting of the democratic city
committee was to have been held last
night but Alderman James had to at
tend the police ball. and it was post
poneG to tonight at $50. 1t may be put
off until Friday night. About rs invita-
lions have been issued for the demo-
cratic rally to be held tonight in the
rooms of the Young Mems Democratic
Club. Mayoralty Candidate Churchill
will address the meeting, and the al
derrnahIc candidates are also expected
to take part in the execution of the
program.