The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
GOOD RECORD
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are planned for some night, probably
Wednesday. There is a possibility that
Ward five will also have a rally wed
nesday night. Thursday night Wara
three is planning to have raliy,
Monday, Dec. Q, there will be ralIles III
Wards five and four. ,.
All these plans are subject to change'
which will be announced later through
the papers. The Republican City Com
mittee meets tomorrow night at mead
quarters. This makes a busy week ana
every committeeman will be hard at
work every night.
An encouraging feature Of the cam
paign is the change of heart manifest
ed among the shops. There are thou-
sands of bright thinking men VINO
work in the shops and factories OF
Worcester. A careful canvass is being
made among the workingmen and a
strong sentiment is found favorable to
Mr.. Fletcher Many who voted for Phil
in J. O'Conneu last fall now say they
will cast their ballots for the Republi-
can candidate.
A superintendent in one of the largest
shops in the city said to q friend: Il
find that my men are strong for MI
Fletcher. They want to vote the
straight ticket when the right man is
nominated and there is nothing which
can be brought up against Mr.. Fletch-
err A Democrat said to me, Who is
this Fletcher" He seemed to think
that was a great argument. I don't
see it that way. The condition of the
party was peculiar this fall. 1t needed
a man who could unite all the facuonA
Anyone who was known to have been
the leader of this or that division
would not have been acceptable to
voters who had been loyal to other
leaders. Mr.. Fletcher does not repre-
sent any one portion of the city. He
has never been identified with what
some of us call machine politics. Ma
chimes may be all right 1 don't pre-
tend to be a politician but l know
many workingmen shy at that name
Machine" and don't vote for a self
constituted leader. Mark my words,
you will see a big vote for Mr.. Fletch-
er in those wards where the working
men are strongest. A man who treats
his employees as I am informed Mr.
Fletcher does, never need fear that the
workingmen will fail to support him.
Considerable treatment of help goes a
great ways in making loyal friends"
Most of the men whom The Spy re-
porter met by chance on the street
yesterday agreed that Mr.. Fletcher's
election is well-nigh assured. Robert
NJ. Washburn, who has always been
identified with politics and who has a
keen knowledge of how things are
going, said yesterday that he had not
the slightest doubt of the victory of
the Republican party. Il have never
seen the party in a better condition
than this fall There have been differ
ences which perhaps it is wiser not to
go into now. Such differences and
divisions occur in every party at one
time and another But there seems to
be a unanimity of purpose this fall
which oughgt to mean sweeping vic
tory In a Republican city and with a
man who has every requisite for the
position for mayor it would be curious
indeed if a Democrat were elected. /
am not alone in my opinion for hear
it freely expressed among the men I
meet upon the street"
A. w. Macomber of the Central Dis
trict Court remarked yesterday: Il
find there is a general feeling that Mr..
Fletcher is to be the next mayor. Pub
lie opinion counts for a good deal, and
is the straw which shows how the
wind is blowing. OF course you cannot
expect many Democrats to vote the
Republican ticket, but all we need Is
the Republican vote and I am sure we
will get that. I hear Mr.. Fletcher
spoken of everywhere as a good man
for the office. I think the fact that he
did not seek the office, but accepted
the nomination at the solicitation of
the party ought to have weight"
A number of travelling men have
called upon Ed" Fletcher, as they
call him, to assure him of their sup
port. They said they would make it
their duty to be in Worcester on cleo
ton day and vote for him.
An enrolled voter of this city, but
temporarily out of town on business,
writes from New Hampshire that he
will be in Worcester in time to vote
He had this to say: Il believe it the
duty of every loyal Republican to go
out of his way to ensure a sweeping
victory this time, and I shall consider
it pleasure to be. in, Worcester to cast
my vote for Edward f. Fletcher"