Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
POLITICAL POINTERS
Lilley Said To Be Getting Anxious

Lilley Said To Be Getting Anxious
 Republican Convention To-Night.
 A report was current to-day that George l.. Lilley was developing anxi- ety as to his nomination for congress- man at large. While he will have no bother about getting the delegates here, it is said that he will insist upon getting men who are well known in the party, men who will have influence at the. nominating convention. The Hartford Courant and the New Haven Leader, papers of considerable infiu- enee in the republican Party, are both opposed to Mir Lilley, and it is said that it is these papers that are causing him to be particular about the men who shall go to the convention. The Courant is hammering away for MT Frisbie of Hartford and the Leader does not seem to have any particular favorite, but apparently it does not want Mir Lilley. If it is so, then, that he is anxious about his delegates, it indicates that he expects to have
 fight on hand at the convention. And If there is fight it is easy to see that 1t will be worth seeing. MT Frisbie is said to be as well able to stand the market as is MT Lilley, and as the re- publicans consider the nomination for congressman at large equivalent to an election, inducements to vote may be pretty fascinating. The convention will be held next week, which will not leave the candidates much time to get after their fences. The odds, how ever, appear to be with Lilley.
 At conference of democrats held in this city last night Alexander Troup was strongly presented as one who should be nominated for congressman from this distlfct.-New Haven Leader.
 There are no startling changes ex-. pected in the makeup of the new re- publican town committee which will
 be chosen this evening. Neither are there any prominent claimants for the position of chairman of the committee. John F. Kellogg is said to have given the party in general as much satisfac- ton as any other man could give, and q great deal more than many of them could possibly be expected to give Henry B. Garter is not believed to have made very extensive or e1nphat- ie canvass, indicating that he will not break his heart if he is not chosen. The alleged fact that he is in the race for representative is said to be the ex- tent of his present ambitions. How ever, some of his friends say he will get there.
 The republicans will hold their con- vention this evening to elect delegates to the state convention. They will also elect their town committee. There is said to be no particular desire on the part of anyone to go the con- vention. Whoever will go, will go for Lilley. That much is certain. MT Lilley, it is understood, has been giv- en the privilege of selecting the dele- gates. He is very careful that there shall not be the slightest doubt about l the fidelity of any of them. He is taking no chances whatever. Men prominent in the party are the men he wants, men who will be able to wield influence at the final convention MT Frisbie of Hartford, his only opponent, has made no effort to secure the Wa terbury delegates.
 The prohibition party is the first in | the field with it's state ticket. At it's 1 state convention held ill New Britain | yesterday the following ticket was nominated: Governor, Robert N Stan ley, Manchester; lieutenant governor, Merton T. Smith, Hartford; secretary of state, Leon M. Barnes, Waterbury: | state treasurer. Oliver O.. Beers; attor- ney general, John J. Copp, Groton; comptroller, Sidney H. Ferry, Daniel 1 son; congressman at large, Frederick l c. Platt, New Britain. In addition the various congressional and county caucuses were held The nominations were as follows: First district. F. G. Platt. New Britain; second, Fred c. l Bradley, North Haven; third, Isaiah Gardiner, Waterford: fourth, Abel $. Beardsley, Plymouth. The candi- 1 dates for the office of sherfff in the 1 various counties are as follows: Hart l ford, Charles E.. Steele New Britain; New Haven, Frank F. Knowles, GuiI- ford; Holland, John J. Rhodes, Holland; 1 Mfddlesex, John Ferguson, Chester; Litchfeld, Henry G. Manchester, Win sted;. New London, John F Chesebor- ough, Stoningtoh; Windham, Joshua 1 Hill, Brooklyn; Fairfield, ". N. Dem arest Stamford.
 It Is said that at a meeting of demo- crats in Bridgeport recently a boom for Archibald McNei1 for lieutenant- governor was projected It had been supposed that Mir McNeil would be his party's candidate for senator this fall. but evidently this is not the program. The fact that Mayor Cummings of Stamford has declined a nomination. for congressman at large on the demo- | cratic ticket leaves the way open for Fairfield county to have a representa- tive on the state ticket It is not known who presented his name, or who made the suggestion. 1t was stated after the meeting that MT McNeiPs name would be presented to the city conyen- ton for lieutenant governor and that "a delegation favorable to him would be named to the state convention in all 1 probability. 1t was also stated that MT McNeiI did not want the nomina- ton for senator and had not sought if. Mir McNeil is we'll known in the state and is q personal friend of w. T. Bryan. whom he has entertained several sey- eral times. was not possible to as- certain whether any other nomination had been decided tIDon All tnaf vas