The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-14
POLITICAL CHAT.
Clinton Democrats
Will Hold a eau
Gus Tonight.
THE SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE.
Speculation Regarding Ster-
ling's Choice for Rep
resentative.
THE SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE.

Clinton, Sept. 19-The democratic
caucus will be held tomorrow night IN
the town hall, and the promise is for
larger fall caucus than has been seen
in several years. The fall election has
no prizes for democrats All the lis
tricts hereabouts are hopelessly repub-
lican. representative, senatorial, county
and councillor, and all the rest. The
town is the only thing democratic for
miles around. If the town stood by it
self it might elect a democratic repre-
sentative every year or two, but the six
small towns that surround it make the
democratic majority often given by the
town quite useless.
Most of the democratic unharmony
talk has died away. The Gentsch incl
dent seems to have cleared the air. The
wings of the party are closer together
than they have been in months. Per
sons who aught to know say that the
caucus will go off tomorrow night With
out any trouble.
The socialists are going to hold their
senatorial convention of the second dis
trict in Lasalle hall, Oct. 6. They are
not going to nominate a candidate for
senator. But it is necessary to convene
the delegates to elect a representative
to the state central committee.
John P. Mcdonald is spoken of as
the man who should hold this position.
Mr.. Mcdonald believes with all social
lists that it is the party and not the
man, but it may be doubted if the so
cialist labor party here would have half
the strength it has developed without
Mr.. McDonald's ability and experience
as an organizer.
It seems reasonably certain that the
section will not put representative can
didates into the field. 1t would rather
expend its money and energy in in
creasing the vote for state officers for
the present than to dissipate both in
waging half a dozen hopeless contests
Jacob Heigel and Gustave Keissling,
who are going to the state convention,
which will be held in Worcester, Sept.
26, are among the most gifted mem
bers of the section.
The section is interested in the condi-
ton of the laborers on the north dixie.
Mr.. Mcdonald recently secured several
copies of The Spy containing the report
of the speech of Thomas Dawson Tate
before Clinton Business Mems associa-
ton, bearing on this matter.
The social-democrats are yet to be
heard from.
Republican caucus does not come un-
til Sept. 26. There is time enough, but
no shadow indicates that S. Ives Wal
lace will not again be the republican
nominee for representative. 1t might
be otherwise if both a Bates and a
Guild delegate ticket were in the field
As The Spy has said, the Guild ticket
is likely to have a lone hand
More interest, perhaps, is taken in the
unknown person who will be Mr.. Wal
lace's running mate. 1t is Sterling
turn, and there are three candidates
for the honor. Sterling is close al
hand, and the contest is watched with
interest from here
The prophets say that F. w. Bates
has a shade the best chance E. B.
Bartlett and William Chandler were
early in the field. Bates as the last
man in, seems likely get enough from
each to win
Mr.. Bates is station agent at Sterling
Junction. Mr.. Bartlett is a leading
merchant of the town. Mr.. Bates has
been to the general assembly on pre-
vious occasions. He is unqualifedly
opposed to the METROPOLITAN wafer
board and all its doing. This cfreum-
stance will insure him large vote in
| this water board prosecuted place.
Wellington e. Parkhurst is home
| from his vacation in Europe. He has
spent most of the time since his return
writing editorial correspondence, in
which he brings life and scenes OF
| abroad wildly to the minds of those
who read about his travels. He has
not given any hint that it is really his
purpose to enter once more the sena.
torial lists Mr.. Parkhurst is also I'M.
| qualifiedly the opponent of the metro.
politan water board, and will smite II
root and branch, if he is ever given the
chance.
Democrats are wondering when the
| worcester County Democratic Club /,
10 be heard from again. The lapse OF
time is supposed to be occupied in on.
| abling the committee on constitutior
and bylaws to prepare their report.