The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-01
TO
GO UNPLEDGED
The Nominee of the Republican
Party For Mayor is Likely to
Remain Unknown Until the
Municipal Convention
ELDERMANIC CANDIDATES
WILL NOT CHANGE LISTS

ELDERMANIC CANDIDATES
WILL NOT CHANGE LISTS
Hon. Alfred S. Pinkerton Expected
Home Today and May Have
Something to Say Regarding
the Use of His Name-Cun-
ningham is Ward Three Candi-
date
Prospects of unpledged mayoralty
delegations to the municipal conven-
ton are better every day.
Candidates for the Board Of Alder
men are making up their lists of dele
gates and several make open declara-
ton that the lists will not be disturbed
when finally made up. 1t looks as
though it would be up to the gentle-
men of the convention to decide who
will be 1T.
The same field of candidates that has
been under discussion for a couple of
weeks past is talked today. Men who
have been suggested as strong posi-
bilities decline to allow the use of their
names. Many say William A. Lytle
will be the candidate when all is said
and done.
Hon. Alfred S. Pinkerton is expect
ed home today and something definite
may be developed relative to his atti-
tude after all the discussion relative to
his entering the field.
Edward D. Cunningham will be a
candidate for alderman in Ward three.
Definite announcement of his candi-
dacy was made yesterday and the
friends of Mr.. Cunningham have his
campaign under way If he does not
land the caucus nomination they say
disappointment is theirs.
Mr.. Cunningham nomination pa
T pers were taken out by men who have
charge of his campaign and the list
OF delegates is already made UP. Mr..
! Cunningham advent as a claimant
for City Council honors is watched
with interest aE> over the city. He Is
] known to all the active workers in the
| Republican ranks and his friends soy
that Ned is slated FOR a seat on the
Republican side of the next Board of
Aldermen.
A number Of candidates took out
nomination papers yesterday. Former
Councilman A. A. Wheeler is a candi-
date for aldern anic honors in Ward
eight. Thomas Harper wants to be the
running mate OF William j. Bragg in
the Common Council from Ward five.
Others who took out nomination papers
yesterday were John Il. Lancaster,
Edwin G. Barrett and George M.
! Wright, Cor aldermen; ana Edwin s.
Clark for the Common Council in
| Ward six.
Oscar f. Dodge took out papers for
the Common Council and school COM
mittee candidates in Ward three and
the nominations will be made at a
Ward three meeting in the library Of
Horticultural Hall tonight
The announcement that John Jepp-
son superintendent of the Norton En-
cry Wheel Co., would be a candidate
for alderman in Ward one was evil
IDENTIFY premature. He says he will sup
port Maj. Lancaster. Mr.. Jeppson took
occasion to refute the story yesterday.
There Is, however, considerable talk to
the effect that George Jeppson will be
candidate for the Common Council
in Ward one.
There will be two rallies Monday
night, In ward fVe, one in the Waru
room of the Lamartine Street police
station and the other in Ste. Famille
Hail. The meetings will be in the in
terest of the Republican ticket and for
the purpose of arouslng interest In the
candidacy of John G.. Hagberg, candi-
date for the Legislature. There is
nothing to indicate that Ward five
will prove false to the precedent Of the
past few years but the necessity of get
ting every voter to the polls on cleo
ton day is paramount.
Councilman William ]. Bragg will
preside at the rally in Station 2. The
speakers will be Frank Roe Batchelder,
Frank B. Hall and Edward ID. Cum
bingham. The rally in Ste. Famille
Hall will presided over by Benjamin
F. Curtis, president of the Republican
Club of Worcester The list Of speak
ers has not yet been definitely decided.
An attempt will be made to secure AL
derman w. Levi Bousquet, 7. st. PierrS
and one or two others.
There will be a meeting, tonight. at
Republican Headquarters of the Mum
roe rallying committee Of Ward one.
Reports will be made and further plans
arranged for getting out a big vote
Tuesday.
A delegation from Worcester will go
to Clinton tonight in response to an
| invitation to attend the banquet of the
| Republican Club Of Clinton. Among
other things speakers at the banquet
will add strength TO the Monroe boom
in Clinton.