Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-08
TOMLINsON NOT so SURE.
Hustling But May Get Hartford Paper Hears About Mayor Kilduff.

Paper Hears About Mayor Kilduff.
 The allegation that former Sheriff Tomlinson has walk-over for the shrievalty nomination on the demo- cratic ticket is far from being reliable, ii one can believe what he hears from people who are keeping a close watch upon what is going on in democratic and republican politics all over New Haven county. Last week MT Tom IlnSon spent some time in Ansonia and Derby imploring democrats to assist him and making every possible effort to strengthen his position ill these towns. Later a hurried meeting was held at the Tontine hotel ill New Ha- ven which was attended by as many of MT Tomlinson's lieutenants as could be scared up. The situation was discussed pro and con and the farther the subject was prebed the more diff cult it appeared to MT Tomlinson and his friends Mir Tomlinson's visit to Ansonia and Derby convinced him that he was not wanted in those towns. He was asked what he had ever done for the laboring men of this county that would entitle him to their SUD- port. 1t seems MT Tomlinson was member of the legislature i'll former v that body shows nothing that would lead anyone to believe that he had the workingman in mind when he was in position where he could make known their grievances to say the least.
 But Mr Tomlinson is shrewd poli- tician and knowing the feeling on the part of the working people against the republican party at this time he feels confident of winning at the polls so that the only thing worrying him IS how to capture the nomination. But the people are not taking kindly to him. He has been q candidate for the office for the past twenty years. was once elected, and the voters of the present day are not looking for such candi- dates. They want new man for the important office of county sheriff. There is feeling too that the candi- date should belong in the valley and not in Milford 1t is q mistake to say that any kind of democrat can win this year over the republican nominee. This is not so. The democrats should see to it that their candidate is man who stands well with his own party and in addition to this that he will re- ceive the endorsement of republican labor voters. MT Tomlinson is super intendent of the Connecticut Railway and lighting Co.'S interests from Wood mont to Bridgeport and it is q matter of history that the trolley people are not in the habit of installing men i'll office who are friendly, to the laboring classes. It will be a physical impossf- bility to elect sheriff in New Haven county this fall, no matter which tick ct he runs on, unless he has the cordial support of the working people. If the democrats want the office it is time they got together and agreed upon a candidate who will meet with the ap- proval of. democrats and republican labor men.
 Mayor Edward G. Kilduff of Water bury is, according to reports, says the Hartford Times, laying pipes to se- cure the democratic nomination for sheriff of New Haven county The friends of the former democratic can didate, Walter Leigh, say that if kil- duff captures the nomination it will be because MT Leigh didn't care to make an effort to secure it. MT Leigh is immensely popular with the demo- g crats of New Haven county, fact which is shown by the splendid run which he made in 1898 He received 2O,767 votes The plurality of MT Durham, his republican competitor, was only 1,5O6, as against 2,772, the plurality of the republican candidate in 1894, when MT Tomlinson was the democratic candidate. In 1898 the political skies were decidedly unpro- pitious for democratic candidates. This year they are brighter and more hopeful.