Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-16
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Democrats Discuss Quietly Can
 didates For Representatives

Republican State Delegates Left for
 Hartford at Noon = Candidates
 Chamberlain and vinal in Town Last
 Night, the Guests of George l.. Lil-
 ley Republicans Elect Delegates to
 Congressional Convention.
 So far very little has been heard in public regarding the selection of men to represent the city at the next ses- sion of the general assembly in Hart ford, but those who keep watch of such things say that the matter has not been lost sight of and will receive attention at the proper time. While some people may not think so, yet 1t is a fact that these positions are very Important and consequently great care should be exercised in choosing men who will say something there, anyway, even though they may be powerless to accomplish anything. The local government is in need of some reform which cannot be brought about by the board of aldermen and it would be move in the right direction for both parties to nominate candidates who, if elected, will endeaveor to get a few amendments to the charter passed which will enable the city government to do things on a more modern plan than the one now and for many years past in operation here Republicans as we'll as democrats feel the need of certain changes so that no one can charge that there are politics at the bottom of this suggestion. The changes most desired pertain to asses sing benefits and damages arising from the laying out of new streets, construct Ing sidewalks and other matters of that character which concern all and have no political complexion whatever. Most of these things have been thor oughly aired in the papers and have the endorsement of nearly everybody who is in position to know what the city needs in that respect.
 Of course the proper way to move on questions of this kind is to have the board of aldermen instruct the city attorney to appear before the leg islature and endeayor tosecureth the pas sage of such amendments as may bede- sired, but it would be well, too, to have representatives in the house who would look after them and be prepared to explain the why and wherefore of legislation that might be petitioned for. It is all right to keep an eye upon na- uonal politics, but we should not all low the subject to occupy our whole attention so long as there are ques- fions at our own door, that demand attention.
 State Secretary Charles c. R. vinal and State Comptroller and candidate Tor governor. Abiram Chamberlain, were the guests last evening of George L. Lilley at the Waterbury club
 A last thrust was given at MT Ii1- ley by the Hartford Times last even \ ing. It published what is supposed to be the republican slate for to-mor- rows convention, down to the con- gressman at large, and there it in- serted the following: For congress- man at large-Anybody except MT Lilley. with E. c. Frisbie of Hartford well to the front in the race.''
 The delegates to the republican state convention, Messrs George L. Lilley, Judge George II. Cowell, Col onel l.. F. Burpee and James H. Pill ling left for Hartford at noon. Not withstanding the great opposition to their candidate, MT Lilley, they were all confident that he will get the nom 4nation for congressman at large.
 This is Lilley day in Waterbury. Democrats as well as republicans are sporting Lilley buttons, and all are praying that he may be successful at the convention One democrat said he hoped to see Lilley win out at the convention, not that he had any notion of voting for him. but because in case the people should forget their duty to themselves and elect the republican state ticket he would much prefer having him there than anybody else.
 A Hartford Times reporter inter- viewed Melbert B. Cary at his home the other day.and in his writ-up, among other things, was the following: '.dr Cary might properly be called the original constitutional reforner of Connecticut, and like a great many other democrats and republicans, he believes that reform of this states organic law will be one of the import ant issues in this years campaign He has waged the war for constitu- donal reform in hot and cold weather, and in between times, too for that matter, and if he gets the nomination for governor, as he expects to, it will be live coal all during the time that the democratic spell-binders are preaching to the Connecticut voters about their duties to the state and how they should cast their ballots on cleo ton day. It has been given out somewhere that If the lightning strikes in Ridgefeld instead of Norwich and Mir Cary becomes the standard bearer of democracy instead of Mayor Thayer. the political stump in this old state will have more orators thereon than has been seen or heard for many u state contest.
 The republican convention held last evening in the aldermanic chamber to elect delegates to the congressional convention which will be held in New Haven next week, was very much like meeting to arrange for a funer- al. There could hardly be more de- clinations made. It was some time before Chairman Kellogg of the town committee made his appearance. Those Ewho na1 come before found themselves T.