The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
POLITICAL PROFIT.
Efforts to Score Gin
ton Board of
Selectmen.
| HEARING DEFE RRED.
Judge Corcoran Secures a
Delay in Injunction
Proceedings.
HEARING DEFERRED.

Clinton, April 2S.-There is a warm
time in town because P. H. Morrison
got a license. 1t is the only time in
town in fact. Selectman Charles o.
Shedd has not only resigned from the
clerkship of the board, but he threatens
d to resign from the board entirely He
has made statement which is SO full
of indignation, the air szzles.
He says the republican majority of
the selectmen, the republican town
committee, and the republican leaders
generally, have made mistake.
None of these gentlemen can agree
with him. Selectman William Rodger
can't and selectman Horace H. Lowe
can't. Mr.. Shedd takes the position
that he did what was for the best in
terest of the party.
He looks at it like this. Politics aside,
P. H. Morrison is heavy taxpayer,
has conducted all his life one OF the
cleanest place in Massachusetts,, and
is entitled to a license on merit.
Mr.. Lowe remembers that something
over a year ago, Mr.. Morrison did not
get his license, and the result was such
licking as the republicans had not
had in a lifetime of politics. 1t seemed
to him. therefore, good politics as well
as good justice to vote as he did.
Mr.. Shedd, in his statement says that
in connection with the Morrison license
it is hard to believe what he has had to
go through: why, it even went that
If did not vote for him / would lose
my position, and there We're a hundred
other unpleasant things" he says.
Mr.. Shedd says: Il want it distinctly
understood that in my opposition to
Morrison L was not controlled by per
sonal feeling If 1 had believed the re-
publican party desired him to have a
license, I would not have held out a
minute"
The most vivid part of Mr.. Shedd's
utterances are where he says: when
the time comes that the saloons control
i the town, l believe 4 halt should be
called 1t is a strange condition of af-
fairs when the acknowledged chairman
of the democratic party controls the re-
publican party. 1 am inclined to believe
l am the only republican on the board
of selectmen."
Mr. Shedd's statement is likely to
lead to some warm accusations regard
ing his position toward a number of
applicants for licenses. The charge viii
be made that a great portion Of his
leisure time just before election was
spent with men who We're applicants
for licenses and a good deal of it with
applicants for licenses, who, like Nor
risou, were not republicans.
There is a story about town tonight
that the statement is part of precon-
certed plan tomake the republican town
committee unpopular with republic
cans. and to secure it's defeat next fall.
The Morrison license is to be used with
the republican voters to gain their sup
port in caucus for the wing of the party
to which Mr.. Shedd belonged when he
was elected.
The fact is that in giving Morrison a
license, the republican town committee,
the selectmen and the republican lead
ers exercised political common sense.
The hearing on the injunction that
Restraints Coughlin & CoOney from re-
moving the bodies from the old ceme-
terry was continued to some day next
week, by the request of Judge John
Nv. Corcoran. who will represent the old
board of trustees. One disagreeable
promised feature of the fight will not
appear. 1t was thought that 1t would
be necessary to lay off some 60 laborers
who are working on the road that
bounds one side of the new cemetery.
Mr.. Harrity is treasurer of both
boards, but recognizes the new board.
1t was understood that Mr.. Harrity
would refuse to pay the laborers from
the funds in his keeping. The work
was ordered by the old board, and is
done under the direction of the old
board. through Chief Engineer Harold
Parker. Mr.. Parker proposed to Mr..
Harrity to have the bills paid upon the
Certificate of a member of the old
board. Mr.. Parker had made all
aperfT "a m
when Mr. Harrity compromised, and
Tomorrow, or it may be few days la
ter. the men will be paid. 1t is thought
here that if the matter of removing
the bodies is long delayed, the metro
politan water board will do the work,
as it may under the contract by which
the deal for the old cemetery was &C
complished.
The contractors on the Congregation
al church will be ready to turn the
church over to the building committee
within the next two weeks. The cere-
rnony of the dedication will not be long
DELAYED. Rev. w. W. Jordan is al
ready making plans for the ceremony,
which will doubtless be very imposing.
The contractors have been somewhat
delayed by the necessity of tearing out
the brick in a number OF places.
Whether the original brick was impef-
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occasioned by frost followed by warm
weather, the bricklayers know best.
They are relaying the brick wherever
Il is necessary to do so. The church
in its almost completed condition is
very beautiful structure. Its full beauty
will not be realized until the scaffolding
is torn away, and the walls entirely ex-
posed.
Contractor John F. Philbin. will take
a gang of men to West Waushacum to-
morrow, or Monday, and begin work
upon the quarters for the Hundul Club.
He thinks the work can be completed
within 20 days.
Austin E. O'Toole is making changes
In the third story of his new block at
Walnut and Union streets. Half of
the floor will be used for a tenement.
The other half will probably be occu-
pied as a nursery kindergarten.
SUTTON.
FrNF- l..