Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-05

M00IlnSS-FOllS op0n TO- Early. !
 Homer F. Cummings is admittedly one of the best of campaign orators. Go and hear him this evening at City hall.
 MT Kennedy's pastors can be had at the office of the American District Telegraph company and at the Demo crat office.
 It Is said that all the policy players about town are making a big bid for the election of H. R. Durant. What does this mean?
 Chairman of the Democratic Town Committee Peter B. Reeves Is san guine of a democratic victory. He ex- poets the town will give Bryan a ma jority of about 300. John P. Kellogg, chairman of the republican town con- m1ttee, is not as hopeful in conversa- ton to his friends but for the sake of putting good face upon the situation he says his party will win by about 800 majority.
 There will be a big rally at the City hall tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock. Early in the evening the Hon Homer $. Cummings, mayor of Stamford, and q member of the democratic national committee. will make an address. MT Cummings Is one of the most eloquent men on the platform to-day. Attor- ney William Kennedy and others will also be heard. .-.-
 
 All over the town placards were posted Saturday night, which were put up for the benefit of the republican nominees for representatives. All of them had the words. either at the top or the bottom of the sheet of paper, 'Lilley and Peasley" Some clever fellow living in Bishop street, upon seeing one of these posters, went home and in few minutes reappeared with large piece of wrapping paper which he pasted over all of the poster except ing the three words above mentioned. so that the whole reads: "Lilley and Peasley mean high license and high taxation"
 We honor the man who says he Is republican and that he believes 1t to be the duty of the people to re-elect Mckinley and support every candidate the party has put forward. but we have no respect for the fellow who, while proclaiming himself a democrat, declares that he is not going to vote for the nominees of that party, and calls upon others to follow his exam pie. This is the kind of man who nev- CT ceases talking about honesty. mor- |ality. good fellowship and all kindred subjects, but never comes within gun shot of acting up to the principles he advocates either in politics or anything elsc. 'r" - At the o'clock mass at St Thomas's yesterday, the pastor. the Rev Father Crowley advised his parishioners to allow no interference with them in casting their votes tomorrow. He said that he was told there was great bartering going on and he hoped that none of his congregation had any part i in it. He hoped that every man in the parish would vote as he thought best for the country, and, above all, to dis e ,hge interference in making up their minds how they should vote. It was the duty of every voter to cast his vote in the manner he thought best as duty he owed his country and his God. no matter how he would vote, but if his vote was tainted with Dreju- dice or was bought, it would be better that that man had not voted at all.
 Harry Durant did a whole lot of lhustling yesterday. He met with a I frosty" reception, however, when he attended the smoker given by the Olympia club on Bank street yesterday afternoon. The president called upon Harry for a speech. but most of them iobjected to politics being "rung in,'' and when Harry stood up to respond he was greeted with groans and misses. He theroically faced the music, how lever, and in the course of his remarks eulogized Attorney William Kennedy, whose name was loudly applauded. EHarry said he had tried many cases with MT Kennedy and had been beat len in most of them, but that MT Ken lnedy and he were, nevertheless, good friends. Harry also reminded the IOlympians that they were having a Sunday smoker undisturbed snd that n foot ball game was going GN in the West end. "I don't know whether the man in Naugatuck or I am respon- lsible for these good tfmes,'' said Mir IDurant, in conclusion. Harry re- tmained for brief period at the smok- Ter, and left with his sturdy cohort, Sam Cowan, for other fields.
 Talk about your free and easy'' rallies or demonstrations but the one Igiven by the local republican Italians lin the City hall last night was daisy. With faring torches and brass band, 1.-the parade lined up to the City hall ]. last Sunday night, and there, on the new asphalt pavement, started to give a concert-not sacred music, either. It
 was so fierce that Chairman John F. Kellogg stopped the outside music and hurried the band up stars out of the tcold, where they played to their hearts lcontent. Harry Durant spoke to the
 few men in the hall, urging them to . vote the straight republican ticket without any cutting and slashing.' J George l.. Lilley was hissed when he ], started to speak. and Chairman
 Charles Bauby had to call the crowd Ito order. MT Lilley evidently forgot 1, lthat there were some ladies present