The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
PROTEST OF REPUBLICANS
AGAINST SNEAKING METHODS
Special to The Spy.


Newton, Nov I'm the First Middle
sex district a peculiar condition of af-
fairs existed. Two years ago through
the Vaccinations of the political enc
mics of Colonel Mutt of Natick, who
was a candidate for nomination, dark
horse was nominated whose personal
record was so unsatisfactory that he
was defeated by Democratic candi-
date from Ashland. Senator Ray
made a good record, but declined to be
re-nominated by his party.
Col. Mutt was nominated last year
after a hard struggle with the A. P. A.
element of the Republican party which
still maintains a fighting strength in
some parts of the district. He was
elected by a majority of 5000 against
A. P. Sleeper, a young Democrat, who
was elected representative this year
from Natick.
This year the traditions of the Re
publican party was broken by the same
element that has persistently opposed
Senator Mutt and by a dark lantern
| scheme. He was assured that there
was no candidate in the field against
him and that there would be none; but
| a professional lobbyist in the city OF
| Newton, aided by the same element
| that had been at work in previous
years. pledged the vote of Newton tc
any outsider against Colonel Mutt. The
| delegates were picked before the
primaries. The % votes of the city OF
| Newton were rendered to any Water
town man and the nomination went tc
Henry r. Skinner. All the towns at the
western end of the district voted foI
Colonel Mutt. WATERFOWL. and Newton
voting for Skinner.
When the western end of the district
| found that Colonel Mutt had been sac
| rificed on the argument that he hao
voted for interests in which they were
interested and for measures in which
| Newton and WATERFOWL, as a part OF
the Metropolitan Water district, were
believed to have antagonistic interests
to the other towns of the district there
was a political tempest.
This sectional argument was raised
by the Democratic candidate, Mr.
Coolidge, of Hopkinton.
At the election the towns outside OF
the Metropolitan district gave big
pluralities to the Democratic candidate
although all gave Gov. Crane substan-
tial pluralities. Mr.. Skinner was not
saved by the 1900 plurality of Newton
him! He should feel Inundated at this
Irebuke from his party. The peanut poll
ticians of Newton who labor by sneak
methods to do things that the Repub-
licans of their own city would not en-
dorse have something to consider 1t is
said on good authority that Skinner
has already promised to vote for the
mill tax bill and against sectional rail
road legislation, just as Colonel Mutt
did. That is all right. AS he has broken
the custom of second terms, however
he will be opposed at the caucuses il
he openly seeks a denomination. He was
supposed to be a man of better political
principles last year.
incidentally the aspirant for sena-
torial honors at South birmingham
was defeated for seeking the senatorial
nomination in a contemplate way after
taking a denomination for representa-
tive. He played a double game and
Host At the caucuses he defeated the
regular senatorial delegates so that il
the convention could be tied up in such
a way as to freeze out Colonel Mutt he
might have them vote for him. Thai
meant he was not satisfied to have the
| delegates selected by the town com
mfttee go TO the convention to vote
freely for Senator Nuts re-nomina-
ton.
Incidentally there was enough feeling
against the Natick candidate for rep
resentative, W. D. Rudd, to cost him
the election.