Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-15


 Norwich, Sept 15.-Mayor Charles F. Thayer has sent out the folle, e,]Sing letter to the Hon William Kennedy of Naugatuck:
 September 13, 1902. Hon William F. Kennedy, Naugatuck,
 Conn.
 Your letter of the 12th inst, saying that you have noticed my name men tioned in several newspapers as the democratic candidate for the office of ongressman-at-large, and asking; ssWill you accept the nomination for that office if rendered you by the dem- ocratic state convention to be held in the city of New Haven, September p, 1902,v is just at hand. I understand that you are delegate to the coming convention and thus entitled to a cat egorical answer. I, too, have noticed the same mention of my name in the newspapers. and it is often accompan- jed by the suggestion that the nomina- tion as congressman from the third congressional district would be about the right way to ''take care of Thay- er.' I am, of course, very much flat tered to know that certain unselfish persons, aided to some extent by a disinterested press, have taken the self imposed task of caring for me. Said conservatorship is duly appreciated. But allow me to make my position ab- solutely clear and theirs, possibly, somewhat less arduouS. I am a can didate for the goYernorship, because believe that in the state there exists a sentiment in favor of my holding that office, and not as a feint under cover of which to obtain some other of flee. 1 contemplate neither pleasure nor profit in the governorShip, but only the hardest kind of work in the entire interest of the entire citizenship of the state. Until I am either nominated or defeated in the convention shall re- main a candidate for the governorship. am not a candidate for the position of congressman- at-large, nor for either of fhe other state offices, and am not a candidate for congressman for the third congressional district To make the matter even more positive, if possi- ble, you may say that under no circum- stances will I run for representative in congress either at large or districtwise
 Yours truly,
 CHARLES F. THAYER.
 Judge l.. M Hubbard of Wallingford was in town to-day, the guest of the Hon George l.. Lilley. It is understood that Judge Hubbard will present the name of Mir Lilley to the republican congressional convention.
 The call for the republican county convention for Fairfield county was is- sued to-uay by chairman Downs of Stamford The convention will be held in Bridgeport on October 1.
 The Hartford Courant in looking over the senatorial field has the folr E lowing. to sly of this district: f'In the fifth it is said that the democrats are planning to renominate Senator William Kennedy of Naugatuck, and, if they attempt this, the republicans will put up Warden F. F. Shaeffer of Naugatuck against him. MT Shaeffer is a strong man in politics and it is believed there is a fine fighting chance there with him up"
 The following telegram was sent from Meriden yesterday to the delegates to the republican state convention: Any statement, intimation or insinuation that Hon Abiram Chamberlain, if elected governor of Connecticut would except in compliance with an act o1 the general assembly, isue a procla- nation calling a constitutional con yention is absurd and untrue. Dele gates should not believe any such fake statements made with intent to mis- represent Mir Chamberlain. (Signed) H. Wales Lines, John ". Coe, George B. Bicknell, ". H. Lyon, Delegates to the Republican Convention"
 The republican state convention will meet in Hartford tomorrow evening at o'clock in the Auditorium, next door west of the Allyn house. Chair man Gates will call the meeting to or der and Senator Platt will be invited to preside and will address the dele gates. It may be set down as certain that MT Platt will give his hearers a sound, patriotic and ringing speech. There will be 510 delegates on the roll as each town has twice the number of it's representatives. There are ST two member towns and S1 one-membeI towns. The list of delegates printed from day to day shows that fine rep resentative gathering is assured. The convention at the close of MT Platt's speech will elect a secretary, presuma- bly Clerk Eddy of the committee, and probably two assistants. This will per feet the organization.
 Judging from reports the democrat fc city convention tonight will be very lively. The mayors friends have beer trying to figure out a victory for him and yesterday circulated the stories that he had captured all the districts Previously they had claimed eight, but their modesty palled on them and SC they laid title to the whole thing The truth of the situation is that despite the claims of the mayors friends, he has but five districts at this writing The second and eighth are in favor ot Clarkson and will not change even fol the sake of giving him compliment fary vote. The seventh is for Lee ano ". B. Grant who heads the delegation has turned a deaf ear to the importun ities of the Mulvihill shouters. There is no reason to change the first esti mate of the result of the primaries Either the mayors friends are being deceived or else they are perpetrat