Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-28
POLITICAL POINTERS

last night and to a Morning Record re-
porter he talked freely about his can
didacy for county sheriff. In response
to question as to whether he expect
ed the result of the primaries in Wa
terbury Monday night which gave him
the delegation, he said:
Yes, ] was sure of it all the time.
| had information that made me GER
tain should carry the city. The OF
er side did not count on the labor vote
ana that is where they got fooled.
The labor element is going to be the
controlling party in this election
Mayor Charters emphatically denied
that there was any deal between Stro-
bel and himself or between Flahavan,
Strobel and himself to defeat Tomlin-
son.
Il deny it emphatically. There is
not a word of truth in it. / do not
know Strobel and have never met him.
have never been approached by any
representative Of either man in regard
to the matter. As to whether there
Is an understanding between Strobel
and Flahavan l do not know. Charles
b'lahavan is good fellow and / don't
think ne is in any such DEAL
The reporter then asked him If in
chance of his winning the nomination
he would not direct his delegates to
vote for either Strobel or Flahayan
to beat Tomlinson
81 am not running on my volition.
The labor party of Ansonia requested
me to stand and so did, am doing
good honest days work every day
and don't want the office myself. If
the case you mention should happen
I would do as they directed"
In response to question as to
whether the league had an official
candidate in the race he replied in the
negative. "The only official recogni-
ton Of any candidacy was the Ansonia
and New Haven labor unions recogni-
ton of NINE"
The reporter then asked him if the
Economic league would enter a ticket
in the state election. To this he re-
piled there had been nothing up to the
present time.
When asked if he would be q candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for governor, the mayor laughed heart
lily and said: 'sNo, think not. You
see it costs about eighteen or twenty
thousand dollars to run for governor
and haven't got it,
The democratic senatorial and rep
resentative conventions held Tuesday
evening in New Haven resulted in the
nomination of James p. Bree for SEN
ator and Jeremiah f. Donovan and Jo-
seph J. Reilly for representatives,
Attorney G.. J. Danaher was in New
Haven yesterday attending the meet
ing of the political leaders. They Of
fered Mr. Danaher the nomination for
attorney general but he refnsed it,
Meriden Journal.
Registrar James A. Hynes feels
very much aggrieved at the published
statement that the registration under
the new primary law will cost Water
bury over SO, roo. He says it will not
cost $500. ythisitlspresumed that 1.-THE
registrar means that the expense will
not amount to $500 in excess of what
it would bekif the new law had not to
be complied with. The registrars
didn't make the law so that if it
costs something to comply with it the
registrars are not responsible for the
additional outlay
Mayor Dennis MulvihilI of Bridge
port Is now full fiedged candidate
for the nomination of Fairfield county
sheriff on the democratic ticket.
Whatever doubt existed as to the
candidacy of the mayor in the past
was dispelled Tuesday when personal
friends of the mayor visited many of
the democratic district workers of the
city, and announced that the mayor
was out for the nomination of sheriff.
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Stratford and James Lee of Brook
field. are the only other democratic
candidates who have been mentioned.
The reunion of the members of the
several legislative clubs and of the
constitutional convention. which was
held at Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport
harbor yesterday, drew together about
$50 Of the past and present lawmak-
ers OF the state. There was q good
deal of politics in the gathering, says
the Hartford Courant and candidates
for nomination on the republican and
democratic state tickets, respectively,
were present. George T.. Lilley Of
Waterbury was at the station plat
form in Bridgeport when the early
trains began to arrive and he person
ally conducted a canvass. An active
press agent was also present in his in
terests and assiduously distributed
buttons Illuminated by a lily and bear
ing above this a statement sim for,
and below, the Interrogation ..Are.
you?" the object of the device being
declaration that the wearer of a but
ton was in favor of the nomination of
Mr. Lilley for congressman-at-large
An open caucus of the democrats of
the town of Orange will be held at the
town hall in West Haven ON next Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock The call for
the caucus was issued by Patrick r
Marley. chairman of the democratic
borough committee. A petition signed
by majority of the registered demo
Gratis of the town, calling for an omen
caucus, has been presented to James
III. Peck, chairman of the democratic
town committee. The petition stated
that If the chairman of the town com
mittee failed to call the caucus. Mr.
Marley was authorized to call the can
Gus. This he has now done. On July
Is, or three days before the August
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