Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-13
POLITICAL POINTERS
Kilduff's Friends Disgruntled
Over His Withdrawal.

Kildnff's Friends Disgruntled
Over His Withdrawal.
He Was the Candidate All Local Dem
ocrats Could Unite Upon-Date OF
Folding the Democratic State Con-
vention Changed-Attorney Kennedy
May Have Had a Hand in Getting
Mayor Kilduff to Withdraw From
the shrievalty contest-Kennedy's
Consistency in Supporting a Gold
Democrat is Questioned.
Hs the race for shrievalty honofs
progresses it becomes apparent 70 even
fhe most careless observer why May
or Jyildl1f9 withdrew from the contest.
His old and at one time trusted
friends were going back on him. he
didn't loosen up quick enough to SAT-
isfy them. and so they tied up to the
other fellow. There has been some-
thing doing the past week IN Water
bury and elsewhere. and an observer
of things political and otherwise, II he
had kept his eyes open, could nave
seen the Hon William Kennedy and
M. f. Connolly having dinner together
within a week. What they said at
the dinner and before and after is of
no material consequence. Later the
Hon Mr. Kennedy closeted himself
with Mayor KilduH for a few hours,
That day or the next Mayor Kilduff
informed his friends, rather reluctant
", 1t is said, too, that he was not q
candidate for sheriff, and what hap
pened the next day, yesterday, may be
learned from the following, which APP
peared in last evenings New Haven
Register: 1.-THE supporters of Chris
topher f.. Strobel of Waterbury in his
candidacy for the democratic nomina-
ton for sheriff had a conference in
this city to-day. Mr. Strobel was pres
ent and Walter Leigh gave hopeful
view Of the situation. Miles Connol-
" of Waterbury accompanied Mr.
Strobel and Senator William Kennedy
came up from his summer home at
iWoodmont to participate in the con
ference. The conference was held in
Thomas 81. SulliVan's cafe on Church
street and plans were formed for the
vigorous prosecution of the Strobel
campaign" 'INuf sed.'' Wonder
what Alex Troup thinks of his friend
Kennedy's action?
Secretary Edward A. J. Maher of the
democratic state central committee
sent out notices yesterday that the
democratic state convention will be
held in Hyperion theater, New Haven,
September q and 25. instead Of Sep
TENDER % and "a. as at first fixed. Ii
has been found that the theatee could
not be secured for the dates first agreed
upon.
Mayor Charters of Ansonia is cam
didate for the democratic nomination
for sheriff of New Haven county
Hartford Times. If he is he should
be ND and doing. The other fellows
are laying their wires from one end
of the county to the other, although
some Of them are pretty badly twist
ed. If Mayor Charters wants the
Waterbury delegation to the conven-
ton he has only TO give the tip to his
friends in this city and they will make
a try for it.
Some Of Mayor Kilduh,s friends are
giving him fits for dropping out OF
the shrieva1ty race. and declare thai
some one must have blundered. They
claim that Kilduf should have allowed
the use of his name If for no reason
other than to give democrats O chance
to show whether q man can make q
vs-1n-
inees all his life and then suddenly be
come party man when it suits his
own purpose and get democrats to fol
low where he and his henehmen lead
by the -, I'll give Kilduff piece
of nay mind when ! meet him. ex
claimed an enraged democrat to a fes
friends in an Exchange place cafe last
night. Eve never wanted him worse
than we do now and why he deserted
Us is something I can't understand
Many people fail to see how Attor-
ney Kennedy can consistently support
q gold democrat for the high position
of county sheriff. It is against all OF
his former preaching. He has de.
nounced in the strongest terms demo-
Gratis who refused to support Bryan
and the man he is now backing has
come in for his share OF it, A mug
wump or a man that runs away OF
election day never found much favor
with Kennedy, and what has changed
him is the thing his friends eanno1
understand. On more than one oe-
casion he has scored David B. Hill fol
turning tail while Bryan needed his
vote, and yet If all reports are true
our Naugakuck friend has now forgot
ten those things and is willing Il
throw his support to q renegade demo
crat Kennedy's position needs soms
explanation IL he is doing the things
the New Haven reporters say he is.
Reception to sehley.