Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
ZHE FALL ELECTION.
Commissioner Eaton May Not Have Easy Sailing. According to Reports.


 Commissioner Eaton May Not Have
 Easy Sailing, According to Reports.
 Deputy Dairy Commissioner Robert 0. Eaton will not have plain sailing in the cruise for the nomination for the shrievalty next fall if the present plans said to have been completed, carry through, says yesterdays New Haven Register. There is in the wind a decided. opposition to the ambition of the North Haven man to land the $16,O00 job, and this opposition comes from republican ranks deep in the councils of the party in that city and surrounding towns. In fact the oppO- sition is from the county machine.
 The leader Of this opposition is Sheriff Dunham, and the machine he operates is rather strongly organized, it's strongest portion being the depu- ties. MT Eaton's organization is rep resented by himself and the county granges. He has in addition the pow erful machine of the state central committee. and the present state ad- ministration, but there is some ques- tion if this is altogether unanimous in the selection of him as the next candi- date for the county shrievalty-
 Mir Eaton's desire to become sheriff is not of recent expression, it having evolved some time quite subsequent to the last state convention. and he has been hard at work ever since perfect ing control of the delegations from the various towns. Until recently MT Eaton was considered a dangerous rival to Sheriff Dunham, and the re- tirement of the sheriff from politics was supposed to become permanent when his term shall have expired.
 The sheriff has had but little to say on the subject, but has been doing some thinking on his own account, and very recently there was held conference at which some of the most astute and successful republican poli ticians in the county were present. The result of this conference is said, on the best of authority, to have been that Mir Dunham should not be a can didate for renomination, but that the forces of the faction should be center ed upon u strong man whose person. al following would be of sufficient strength to insure the landing of the l nomination. This person is Frederick l.. Averill, clerk of the court of com mon pleas and commander of the na- val militia. MT Averill has long been l considered leader of the party in l New Haven, but q week or so ago 1 moved to Branford, where he has talk | en up his permanent residence. | ssThe reason for MT AverilIs change of residence was not political, as has | been stated, but merely for family reasons but he has been accredited with various plans of political na- l ture in reference to the change. One 1 of these was that he intended becOm- ing the candidate for senator from the l Seventh district. Politicians do not believe the yarns about MT Averills plans, for the gentleman is not in the l habit of taking the public into his con- l fidence regarding his political or per-
 sonal plans.
 Democrats will watch with interest l the struggle for the republican nomi- nation for sheriff, and believe that whether he lands the place or not, MT l Averill will leave marks that will in- I dicate to MT Eaton that a rival has
 been in the field. Back of MT Averill I will be Sheriff Durham and his depu- l ties. It is stated that the idea of MT 1 AvelllI running for the nomination l originated in the brain of the sheriff and that a promise that he would re- main in the race was exacted from the navaF commander after considerable pressure had been brought to bear. His | entrance into the struggle is tardy, for MT Eaton has had nearly q years start
 and has not allowed the grass to grow 1 under his feet, even though he is a dairy commissioner.
 | On the democratic side of the fence l there is but one candidate spoken ot prominently, and hesis former Sheriff Charles A. Tomlinson of Milford. He
 is believed to be the strongest man
 the party can select, and will be iIl l the race this time without the opposi tion of the Leighs, which opposition ] three years ago disrupted the party te considerable extent.
 l Very little stock is taken by demo
 cratic politicians in the movement | among the Germans to secure the nom.
 ination for former Director of Public
 Works Philip Hugo.