The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-04
He Will Speak In
Clinton for T. S.
Davis.
ELECTION BETTING CEASED.
Politics so Complicated No
One Can Foretell the
Outcome.

Clinton, Nov. Sc. F. Fairbanks Jr.,
has called the state organization to his
aid, in conducting the fight for Thomas
s. Davis, CAUCUS nominee for repre-
sentative in the eleventh district, whose
defeat is threatened on the one hand
by the independent candidacy of S.
Ives Wallace and on the other by Da-
vid ]. Walsh, who is running f1at-foot-
ed on an out and out platform Of an
tagonism to the metropolitan water
board.
The principal speaker on the list as
it happens is Hon. Hosea NJ. Knowlton
of New Bedford, attorney general
Mr.. Knowlton comes in for somewhat
severe treatment, at the hands of Mr.
Walsh, for the way he has permitted
his assistant, Mr.. Hallowell, to try the
cases against the people of this dis
trict, who have had cases of land dam
ages growing out of the construction
of the reservoir
Part of the democratic candidates
letter of acceptance for instance, says
that an effort was made to deprive the
common man of trial by jury by MAX
ing the process too expensive An
other portion accuses the attorney gem
erals office of trying to get the better
Of property owners by hiring witnesses
to swear as witnesses for the common
wealth, paying them round sums of
money
The other speakers are Hon. A. II.
Washburn of New Bedford assistant
United States attorney. The third is
Hon. George w. Weymouth, Fitchburg,
congressman from the fourth district.
Jonathan Smith will preside. There
will be music by the Turner Brass
Band. Democrats and republicans are
expected to be present
The invitation to the meeting is not
issued in the name of the regular re-
publican organization, but in the name
of the Young Mems Republican club,
by Mr.. Fairbanks, as president
The reason for this is that the town
committee is composed of friends of
Mr.. Wallace, the independent candi-
date, who was himself chairman Of the
committee until he resigned, a few
days ago, and William Rodger, who
signed Mr.. Wallaces nomination pa
per elected in his place. The rally is an
indication of the dread in which the old
The rally will take place in the town
hall, which will hold about 1900 persons
on a pinch. The advertisement says
that the discussion will be confined to
state issues.
Mrs. o. M. E. Rowe of Boston was
guest of the Clinton Women's club this
| afternoon. She is state president of
| the Federation of Women's clubs. Miss
M OF
also guest. The reception took place
at this afternoon. The theme of Mrs.
| Rowe's discourse was How can a
woman's club promote public spirit and
| town improvements? The women
present took part in the discussion
Mrs. Rowe and Mrs. Kilham are
! guests of Mrs. E. w. Breed. and Mrs.
| Walter P. Bowers respectively this eve
ming. Mrs. Kilham and Mrs. Bowers
were classmates at Wheaton seminary
! David l. Walsh and another party of
| democrats went to Berlin this evening
| and spoke in the town hall The topic
| was the same as that in West Boylston,
| the metropolitan board and its conse-
! quences, except that the treatment of
| it took a different turn, because Berlin
| has been affected by the construction of
| the Wachusett reservoir in a less de-
| gree than most of the other towns in
| the district.
| This evening number of republicans
| have gone to Northboro to hold a rally
| They will make addresses in favor of
| the regular candidates, and try and in
| duce the entire republican vote to come
| out c. F. Fairbanks, Jr., heads the
| party. 1t is agreed on all hands that
| this is the warmest election that has
been held in this representative district
| in many years.
| The police are still looking for the
| fellow who burglarized the home of
James Berry. Mr.. and Mrs Berry wish
to say that they suspect nobody who
boards in their house, or who has
| boarded there. The Berrys receive none
but very respectable people, and feel
that an injustice has been done them
by the statement that some person
within their house is suspected
There is reason to believe that the
contractors who build the dam will have
to go out of town for their stone. The
granite in the Woods quarry, from
which much was hoped, is likely to
prove less useful than expected Busch
Bros. will not lay any foundation this
fall. Their energies for the rest of the
season will be devoted to removing
1aky ledge from the bottom of the
excavation where the foundation is to
go.
Betting on election has practically
ceased. The liveliest sporting man is
afraid to guess on the result The
Wallace vote is an unknown quantity in
Clinton. 1t may show 200 votes; it may
show 9000 The guesses by men more
qualified to guess than the ordinary cit
izen range between these points. PleSlty
of betting has been done that Wallace
will poll more votes in town than Da-
Wis, and rather more Honey is put up
that Walsh will poll more votes than
either.
But the regulars have been conduct
ing mastery campaign for regularity,
and that has set the politicians on the
guess. None of them are prepared to
answer for the effect of the rally, which
is to come Monday night. There is no
time for counter action, if it has an eff
feet. 1t is reasonably certain that in
the towns of Boylston, West Boylston,
Sterling and Berlin, Wallace will have
vote from fair to large. In Southboro
it is different.
The Clinton polo team defeated the
Salem team in the New England league
polo series tonight at Dexters rink by
the score Of to 2. The features of the
game were the phenomenal goal tend
ing of Malloroy, and the playing of Mo-
ran at halfback.