Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-05
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Candidates With Doodle Are
 Already in the Field.

Republicans Threaten to Withdraw
 Durham from Shrievalty Race
 Mayor Kilduff Seems to Be the FaV-
 orite With Waterbury and New Ha-
 ven Democrats for Sheriff Mayor
 Charters of Ansonia It Is Said Is
 Also in the Running.
 The politicians have already com mepced to sound" the Economlc league fellows. Already money has been offered for the service of the members of that body who are sup posed to have some influence in the organization. The league is not con trolled by any one man or set of men and people who want its support Will have to put forward some inducements besides a few paltry dollars in order to secure it's support. The society was organized for the purpose Of max ing. an effort to bring about changes in existing laws which will benefit the working people and it is pledged to use its whole strength in pushing legis- lation in that direction.
  air about the admission of George L. Lilley of Waterbury that he really is a candidate for the republican nomin- ation as congressman at large. But at any rate, Mir Lilley has crossed the Rubicon now, and it's all over but the shouting perhaps. New London Ieiet graph.
 IL, 4s..1o irfnt1H harness rather early this year?" re- marked a Waterbury man to few friends to-day. "Oh, don't know about that" replied one of the party, s.the primaries will be held next mont and the election will cone in Novem- ber. so you see there isn't much me to spare unless man wants to get left"
 Upon good authority. says the New Haven Union, it is stated that Colonel Geddes of Waterbury will, in all prop ability. get the nomination, although with both Durham and Eaton out, exr Sheriff Gates of Derby may have the call He would get support from the labor men in the Naugatuck valley. Colonel Geddes is prepared to resign from the regiment in order to help along his canvass.
 So far as can be learned the only candidates considered seriously in con- nection with the shrievalty nomination are Mayor Kilduff of this city and Mayor Charters of Ansonia. Are they in the race? Of course they are. If not do you suppose the papers would have been talking about them for the tI~ the pole, but others feel confident that. when it comes to counting heads Kill duff will be on top.
 The republican town committee will meet tonight. A full attendance is requested. If John Kellogg cannot be prevailed upon to continue in the pc sition of chairman it is thought that some trouble will be experienced in getting man to fill his place. Some of the members would like to see Alderman Chesson step into Mir FSal- I0gg's shoes and claim that if he should be put to the front of the party he would make formidable leader.
 The late corners in the shrievalty con test, and their friends who are doing so much talk about Mayor Kilduff's position In the contest, will find that he has first call on the place. He has been in the field from the early start. and, in fact, he is the one logical can. didate from Waterbury It isn't al- ways necessary for a man to get out with brass band to announce his can- didacy to an office. The Democrat feels warranted in saying that Mayer Kilduf is and has been a candidate.
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 There's nothing painfully bashful about Waterbury. Not satisfied with having the highly probable republican candidate for congressman at large, the esteemed Democrat of that city jumps boldly into the arena. bearing aloft a boom for our youthful friend, Francis P. Guilfoile. of the last legis- lature and the constitutional conven- ton. Now the state might do worse than to send MT Guilfoile to Washing ton, but there are men who arrived sooner in this wicked field of politics, and whOs will have to be served first. Mir Guilfoile is not so aged that he can ill afford to wait.-New London Tele- graph.
 Certainly shall be a candidate for sheriff again. said Sheriff A. B. Dun- ham. last night. "I'm no quitter." The sheriff was talking by telephone from Curtis hotel in Woodbury, where he has gone for little reereation Tn this language he denied stories that have been printed, that he will retire from the shrievalty contest. Mir Dun- ham undoubtedly means to stay in the contest. He knew of no influences last night that would be likely to cause him to withdraw. He has no doubt but that his nomination was equiva- lent to his election. MT Dunham also said that he was not thinking of talk ing any office but the one he has. He would not discuss the case of Deputy. Sheriff Beach.
 There is no fog in the eyes of our military townsman, Colonel Geddes, and he now imagines he sees a good thing in the race for the shrievalty. No doubt the rumors about democrat ic candidates that have been floating about since the New Haven Leader got to making democratic nominations is what forced the colonel to proclaim himself at this time. However, the colonel must not be too previous The