Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-09-04

do with his success or failure, and up
to date declines to get of the track
Hartford Times.
Rumor has it that Captain Carter of
Company A is to- be one of the repub-
lican candidate for representatives.
This evening the republicans of the
first ward will hold a caucus for dele
gates to the state, congressional, pro
bate, townl county and senatorial con-
ventions. The caucus will be held in
the city court room.
There is an impression gradually
gaining ground that Tomlinson will
not have all the delegates that he
claims The reason for this is said to
be Mayor Charters winning in Water
bury. This appears to have greatly
turned the tide in his favor in other
places. Meriden is said to be one of
the weak places where Tomlinson
claims the delegates.
Splendid" was Judge Cleaveland's
concise but, CHEEKY reply to recent
question about his chances. 1t is re-.
ported that Colonel Ullman of New Ha-
ven has applied for the privilege of
making the nominating speech at the
state convention. The Norwalk Hour
is of the opinion that Judge Cleave-
land win be nominated. HE is known
to fame throughout Connecticut it
says, las the honest man. the Chris
tian gentleman, the representative of
New England's best scholarship, and
the official whose service for almost q
decade has been without a STAIN"
These days not political word can
be got from Attorney Durant He is
remarkably silent. He will not even
speak on politics from an outsiders
standpoint Once in while he may
venture guess, but to converse on
the chances of any of the republican
candidates or what is going on in the
republican camp is q thing he has not
been guilty of for some time. He pre-
tends a most beautiful ignorance of
the whole campaign. sTIis attitude is
of one wholly outside the breastworks
of his party, but that he is as deep in
its councils and deliberations as he
ever was, is still apparent through all
his pretended ignorance of the game.
He will not even say If heels candi-
date.
1t looks as If Tom1inson already has
enough votes to get the nomination
for sheriff in the convention, says the
New Haven Leader political writer.
His friends are claiming some dele
gates that are disputed by his OPP
ponents, but with all that he has for
certain a formidable support Dele
gates which will in all probability vote
for him are: Twenty-six from New
Haven, nine from Meriden, four from
Milford, four from Orange, four from
Branford two from Bethany two
from East Haven two from North
Branford, two from Woodbridge, two
from North Haven and two from Mad
ison. This would give him SO votes
ont of total of 115 votes in the con-
vention, or enough to nominate him.
Beyond this his friends claim more
delegates not here enumarated On
the other hand, To1nlinson's opponents
say he will not get all the Meriden
delegation and will not get other dele
gates he is counting on. Charters has
Waterbury with twelve delegates, An
sonia with six, and WaIlingford with
four a total of %. Strobel has Ches-
hire with four, Naugafuck with five,
and one or two smaller towns claimed.
ltNls pretty safe to say that Strobel
is out of it and If there is any room
for a fight against Tomlinson it will
be between the Milford man and
Charters.
r. s
Some OF our neighbors cannot think
OF words suitable to express their ap-
probation of the Hon George T.. Lii 4
ley's ability as a public man, although
it IS but short time ago since most
people were giving him "fits' because
ne took the ground that the electors of
waterbury should not be permitted
to vote on the question of consolida-
ton. At that time Mr. Lilley was
charged with believing that the fegis-
iators at Hartford We're better Judges
of what Waterbury needed than the
people themselves. In other words. IL
was common talk all over town that
Lilley didn't believe in home rule and
that the electors of Waterbury were
not competent to make a judicious use
OF the franchise OF course this is
the view most republican
legislators from Waterbury have ta-
ken on matters pertaining to local af-
fairs and as result the officers ehos-
EN- by people to manage municipal
matters are little short of mere tools
The laws are made for hem in Hart
ford and they are obliged to follow
them even when they know that what
they are doing is rank injustice to
the whole community. Probably some
of the legislative enactments passed
for Waterbury might have been all
right ten years ago, but they have out
lived whatever usefulness they had
and should be repealed. The Eco
nomie league should make an effort
to send men to the state and national
governments pledged to make a bold
stand in defense of the contention that
people should have something to say
how municipal work shall
be carried on. The board of aldermen
should have more power than it now
enjoys. AT the present time ma
jofity of it's members are connected
with our big manufacturing establish
ments and yet things are constantly |
up which need attention, but |
they have to be pushed aside because
no local board has authority to deal |
with them. Let us have little NUM- |
cipal reform no matter who gets the |