Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-03

one who believes in majority rule can point to anything that was not in ac- cordance with that method of doing business.
 The wits were scared out of the re publicans last evening when the dele gates met to hold their adjourned city convention and resignations from those who had been already nominated be- gan to pour in upon them. The meet ing was held in their party headquar- ters in the Castle building at o'clock and the attendance was not quite as large or interesting as on Monday evening. Even the party undertaken was not there Former Mayor Bar low presided.
 The business to be done was to nom- mate two men for the board of edu- cation with those two that had al- ready been nominated. Before this matter was taken up Mir Barlow stated that T. R. Hyde, who had been nom- mated Monday evening. had sent in his resignation. Here was a fix sure ly. Candidates there were none. Such a condition of affairs was never known in the party before. Nomin- ationS that had always been consid cred as honors were a-begging. After considerable difficulty Attorney F.. J.. McMahon was prevailed upon to ac- cept the place vacated by MT Hyde. But soon after he sent in his resigna- tion on the plea that he was not ac- quainted with the character of the work done nowadays by the board of education. Attorney F. l.. Wood of Town Plot was nominated in his stead and the name of Wilfred D. Griggs, the we'll known, architect, made up the ticket
 Edward H. Belden resigned the nom- ination for town clerk on the grounds that he was already provided for, as superintendent of the local state la Dor bureau. A score of names were mentioned. but none seemed to please the convention, while there was one actually at their doorstep waiting and waiting anxiousIy for such an honor. It was Clifford Els. who was thrown down for George Nettleton for city clerk. So MT E1ls was nominated and he immediately started forth to get his pastors out
 There was more trouble in store for the convention. Frank R. White, who
 
 first ward. had received tidings that a certain clique was out for his scalp and he also sent in his resignation. The delegates thought the floor on which the were standing would then resign from supporting them, there were so many surprises fired at them during the evening This was the worst fix of all, for to nominate a man as strong as Mir White was certainly a difficulty. Mir Barlow thought he was once more running for mayor, he ran up against so many surprises. He began to compare himself to Lord Kitchener in South Africa, for every few minutes he felt called upon to an nounce to the convention that T regret to have to state.' A score of names was mentioned and finally that of James A. Filling was selected George A. Jenks of Waterville was then nom- mated for tax collector and Mir Bar low announced that he regretted to have to state that one of the nominees for alderman in the fifth ward, Charles Tocchio, had had to resign because he was not citizen. If this convention did not jar the delegates the news from the Philippines had no effect upon them. 1t was so full of resignations. After another scurry for names Theo- dore B. Munson was nominated and then the convention adjourned with a sigh.
 Whereas, The delegates to the repub- lican town and city convention now as- sembled heartily favor the holding of the proposed constitutional convention and the passage of the proposed amendments to the constitution of this state. and
 Whereas. Ballots are to be cast at the coming town election for and against said proposed convention and amendments. now. therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the republican voters of Waterbury be and they are hereby strongly and earnestly requested to fa- vor by their ballots both the holding of said constitutional convention and the passage of said amendments, and be it further