Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-24
COUNTY snnryArry rsenr.
Interest ShlftS From tho Republican
 t0 the pemoerAtic Side.

to the nemceratic Side.
 New Haven. April ss,-lnserest hss shifted in this county nom the reQ0h- licsn 10 the democratic side Of the Shrievalty campaign. The really strenuous efforts 10 compass tAe nom nation for the office have been hsce- tofore confined to the two republican candidates. Sherif \. R. Dnnhana and Robert Q. Eaton, Things Sre d.ifercnr now, although there Is no abatement in the respective activity Of the Dun ham and Eaton camps.
 Encouraged by the growing nrosDcct of democratic success. this wear the candidates of that party are becoming more numerous as the days ron ay. They are cropping up everywhere. 1t is true that former sheriff c. A. Tom~ linson of NIilford was first in the field. and from the most reliable accounts from all over the county he would sr- pear 10 be ahead in the race. But in politics spring certaintieS often be- come fall defects and MT TomlinSon can afford to allow no grass to grow under his feet ii he would come under the tape first at the winning post. From now on every inch of the ground will be bitterly contested with him.
 James smith of AnSonia Is no nn- worthy competitor. Mir Smith is said by his friends to be in the contest 10 SHish. He has been conspicuous figure in the party conventions for a number of years. has made a wide p0- lltical acuuaintance. and if he persists m advancing his claims for the noslir. ation, as it is loudly proclaimed he Will. he is certain 10 receive gener- ous support in the convention.
 Former Judge of Probate Daniel E. McMahon of Derby has not vet de clined the overtures of his friends to permit himself to be nut forward as candidate. Nobody who knows Judge McNEahon will doubt his fhor- ough fitness for the office. but there is considerable doubt that he will en- ter into a contest for the place. He has a good legal practice which he should relinouish if he were elected sheriff. He is also of a modest lispo- sition, ayerse to political strife. and naturally shrinks from n hot cam paign. However, he has not yet re- fused and may become an active can dldate. The emoluments of the office are large enough to tempt most men, with the ghost of show, to try for them.
 The talk about Mayor Charters of Ansonia being a candidate for sheriff IS without foundation. This can be stated on the authority of some of his closest advisers. The labor element is not so radical body as some of it's rash friends would have it and the fact is being daily brought home to it that its best chance for recognition in public affairs is through co-operafion with the democratic party. Standing alone the most intelligent of the work ingmen believe that the labor unions would be powerless.
 From Waterbury comes the most interesting information. 1t had been given out that Mayor Kilduff, who has been known to be an aspirant for the sheriff's office for several years. had withdrawn from the canvass. This IS not so. He is q very active candi- date and he has a competitor right in his own town ill Christopher Strobel. q prosperous jeweler In fact. the contest there has arrived at q more advanced stage than in any other part of the county. Mir Kilduff's friends are working hard, so are those of Mir StIobel, and it is stated by good polit- ical observers that Mir Strobel has al- ready beaten the worthy mayor for the Waterbury delegation.
 Mir Strobel will be strong man in the convention if he comes to it backed by his own town delegation. He will have the support of his Ger man fellow citizens, among whom he is very popular
 Now. with all these candidates in the field, James E. McGann of this city is to be reckoned with. Mir Me Gam has been urged every day to en- ter the race, but he has not yet given the word. Should he finally consent to Na so it will create a situation which will be crowded with interest. There is little doubt that Mir McGann can go to the convection, backed by at least 26 delegates from New Haven and the delegations of several neigh boring towns. But he is not saying a word for the present.