Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19
A GOOD DEMOCRAT.
Wanted to Represent Water
 bury at Convention.
ENEMY OF ORGANIZED LABOR

Should Not Be Selected for Such an
 Important Position-Last Nights
 Meeting Seemed to Favor Editor c.
 f. Chapin-An Adjournment Was
 Taken for Week-Rumors of Deals
 Floated About To-Day.
 Ill answer to call issued by Chair man Holohan of the democratic town committee the delegates to the last city and town conventions met in inc poiice court room last night for tbe purpose of choosing a town committee ana placing in nomination a candidate Tor the constitutional convention. A good deal of talk was indulged in be- Tore the meeting was called to order regarding proposed changes in rules governing primary elections, lncreas- ing the number of representatives on the committee and also with reference To the probable choice of the conven- ton to represent Waterbury at the convention. Some of the delegates appeared to favor Editor c. F. Chapin of the American, but others were very much opposed to him and thought that If the convention could not agree upon q democrat they had better make no nomination.. considering such course reflection on the intelligence or the democratic party of Waterbury.
 came here prepared to vote for E. C. kilduf," said one of the dele sh11f 1,<. ,I.- ready to vote for any other good man | in the party. 1 don't suppose this convention will amount to much for us. anyway, but I feel that Waterbury ought to be represented there by n | democrat Personally, MT Chapin is all right l suppose. but other interests besides those which he would be 1 bound to look out for will be affected | Dy the doings of this convention arc | the editor of the American is not the man to look after them. 1 won't vote Tor the editor of q paper that can swallow laws that allow Judge Gager or any other man power to issue in- 1 functions in the interest of capital that put labor in a position where it is at the mercy of the trusts and combines"
 To offset this the friends of Editor 1 Chapin argued that he is the only man I the convention could nominate that l would beat General Kellogg Tn fact it was said that if Mir Chapin gof fhe nomination the republicans would in. dorse him and money would be saved 1 to the taxpayers by avoiding a contest at the polls. This didn't have the de- sired effect upon those who believed T that Waterbury should be represented | nd ,.; cans attitude towards Mayor Kilduff at the recent city election was trottad out but this didn't work either. The I policy of the paper on state and na- tional issues, its attack on the partys candidate for senator. William Ken l nedy, and it's alleged unfairness to I wards the working people during tbe recent labor troubles were cited as l examples of it's hostility to democracy I and other matters that concern the whole people. Other candidates men toned were John O'Neill. Attorney Guilfoile. Attorney Carmody. Greene 1 Kendrick, James E. Russell and Mayor Kilduff. It seemed to be gen | erally admitted that Mayor Kilduff could have the nomination if he cared for it. but some of the delegates were positive that the mayor wouldn't touch it.''
 Chairman Holohan of the town com mittee called the meeting to order and E. T. Finn was elected chairman | and F. T. Reeves clerk. Mir Holohan then requested the town delegates to go into executive session and de eide upon a town committee. This gave the city delegates another chance to discuss the question of candidate 1,- fA,, +x bury at the constitutional convention.
 Among other things overheard by a Democrat reporter was that "Plunk" was running the politics of the demo- cratic party and that it was time he was shown that his counsel did ilDt meet with the approval of the rank ard file of the party. The editor of the | Democrat came in for a few knocks for allowing "Plunk'' to plug Mir Chapin's game in the columns of his paper, the statement being made that tie Democrat ought to have known better.
 When the town delegates emerged from the convention it was learned that they had failed to agree on a committee and then the question arose as to whether the delegates should chose a candidate for the constitutions al convention or adjourn for a week. Several delegates had not been present and had not been notified of the meet ing Others in attendance received no official notice and learned of the meet ing through the papers. Chairman Holohan said that he instructed a man to give personal notice to all the dele gates. but why it was not done he could not explain. It was finally voted to adjourn for 2 week.
 Nearly all the town delegates were present. but about half the city dele- gafion either remained away purpose lv or had no knowledge of the meet ing.
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