The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10

lot political organizations that pass for
parties. There are, for instance,
candidates for mayor and % candidates
for aldermen The mayoralty candi-
dates represent the republican, demo-
cratic, social democratic and the kan
CARGO and skunk elements of the So
cialist-labor party,
Mayor Rufus b. Dodge, Jr., has the
easiest contest on hand of any candi-
date for mayor for many years back.
II like running alone, for John A.
Thayer, his democratic opponent who
VIII get more votes than the three So
clalist candidates together, with some
TO spare, will not come within a few
thousands of the high-water mark that
IS to be set by Mayor Dodge. Mr..
Thayer is not believed to be a whit
stronger than Capt James K. Churchill
was last year, and that isn't saying
much. The mayoralty contest, there
Iore Will be sinIpTN-a matter of form.
Not SO the contest for the board of
aldermen, OF the rs candidates, but
y can be elected. and it is conceded
that of this number, will be republic
cans. That three democrats will land
as winners. is a foregone conclusion,
ana 1t is here that the great interest
OF the campaign comes in. Who the
lucky three will be, is the question be-
fore the house and from the claims
made BY the candidates u and their
friends it would take the gift Of pro-
phesY to decide
Ihere are six tickets represented in
TINS contest-the republican and demo-
cratic. the three wings of the socialist
party and the independent labor party.
represented by Jefferson Davis Pierce.
Plerce and the socialist candidates,
with the possible exception of Addison
W. Barr. cut as little ice in the fight,
as the tilipinos do on their rivers. Barr
VIII get a good vote, but of course will
not be elected
Philip ]. O'Connell, it is believed,
VIII head the democratic aldermanic
ticket He is popular with all fac
/ tlohs OF his party, and by reason of
having introduced the eight-hour order
IN the city council, he will get a great
many votes that might, under other
circumstances, go to Pierce. Mr.
y ConneIl has made a good record as
a democrat in the upper board, and it's
his name that the democratic voters
VIII look for first. He is an able young
man. and trained debater and parlia-
mentarian.
James F. Carberry has made a good
record during his term in the board,
ana is expected to be among the Win
nlng three His friends are working
hard for him. and are confident of his
election
Edward J. McMahon and William G.
Llchtenfels are exceedingly strong men,
TOO, and all forecasts that have been
made thus far in the hearing of The
Spy reporters have been confined ex-
1 cIusiyely to these four candidates. John
b. Ratigan and James F. McGovern are
hustling they have put out circulars,
ana have workers sounding the voters
In their behalf, but on the whole. the
| voters do not appear to pick them for
winners to any appreciable extent.
John E. Sullivan has issued an appeal
through the press for the democrats to
| stop the policy of ignoring particular
nationalities. He says that it is this that
has caused the party to dwindle away
year by year Once the French were
| democrats, he says, and there was a
fair sprinkling of Englishmen in the
party, but owing to the fact that they
| have not been recognized in years past,
they have been almost wholly absorbed
by the republican party. The Germans,
| he says, in conclusion, have always
stood by the democracy and they should
/ be recognized for it. He calls upon the
voters to vote for w. G.. Gichtenfels, a
( lifelong democrat and a faithful and
willing party worker.
l4t pLdCttCt Oh DuIAeL DdllOIlQg,
much as it is outwardly deprecated by
the democratic city committee, is sure
to be in vogue Tuesday, and combina-
/ lions or no combinations there is but
| little doubt that the % candidates for
aldermen outside of the six republican
nominees, encourage the practice Sec
reilly and have numbers of friends upon
whom they can depend to vote for them
alone
On the republican side it is predicted
that John r. Back will poll one of the
largest votes ever given a candidate for
the board of aldermen. In addition to
sections Of the city, Mr.. Backs name
! appears at the top of the list of the 2S
aldermanic candidates, on the official
ballot, and this fact alone in the minds
of most politicians will insure him a
large votes
Charles A. Vaughan, Sanford c. Ken
dali, H. Augustus Harrington, w. Levi
BOusquet and Louis J. Kendall are the
names of other republican candidates
who will undoubtedly represent the re-
publicans in the next city government.
The watchword of leaders in the repub-
lican ranks is to vote the straight party
ticket without deviation and to roll up
a republican majority second to none
in the history of the city Men who have
been working among the voters are
urging straight party politics and al
though the rule may be deviated from
in few instances, it is claimed that a
great majority of republicans will mark
their ballots with the idea of electing
the regular nominees of the party.
In ward one there is a claim from the
! friends Of George A. Busby, who is
/ running as an independent candidate,
| that he will carry the ward for com
4 mon council, but there are others who
| say the voters will stand by James 2.
/ Crosby and George L. Clark, the regu-
/ lar nominees of the party. In ward
/ two Olaf G. Hedlund viii have things
/ his own way. Wards three and -four
! are conceded to the democrats so far
! as candidates for the common council
/ and school committeeman are con-
cerned.
In ward five comes the battle royal
| William j. Bragg and Frederick Clee
the republican nominees, are in the
minds of prominent ward five mer
practically sure of election. 1t is saif
that even the leaders Of the democracy
have given up hope. During his politi-
cal career Mr.. Bragg has done mucf
| work for the republican party and re-
publican candidates in the ward. HI
has been characterized as the man whC
is always willing to put his shoulder
to the wheel and keep pushing all tn,
time. and ward five men will not for
get his work in the past. Mr.. Bragg
makes no promises further than tina
he win do the best in his power fo
the good of ward five and the republi
can party. Mr.. Braggs personal popu
larity in the ward and the record h,
has made for himself in politics, will
in the minds of his friends, go a loni
way toward putting him on the win
| ming side.
Frederick Clee Is a young and popu
lar business man of South Worcester
He has never figured to any extent il