Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-23
KLDUFF BOOMERS GOING.
Will Be In New New Haven to Boom Him For Comptroller.


 Was Endorsed as State Central Con-
 mitteeman-Cary's Men Claim He
 Will Have More Than Enough Votes
 on First Ballot to Give Him the
 Nomination.
 The democratic delegates to the state convention met last night in the City hall annex and outlined plan of ac- ton for the state convention, Wnlcn will be held in New Haven Thursday. The delegates will leave here to-mof- row afternoon at o'clock by way or the Cheshire loop and will have head quarters at the Hotel Garde. It was voted to endorse H. M. Rigney of this city as representative on the state ceIl- tral committee from this district, to succeed Attorney Neary or Naugatuck.
 Mayor Kilduff was announced as candidate for comptroller on. the state ticket, and while no vote was taken on the matter the delegates decided 10 put their shoulder to the wheel and do their level best to make him the choice of the convention An advisory com mittee consisting of William Fl. Law lor James Bahan and M. J. Smith was appointed to confer with the delegates and others relative to the best manner of furthering Mayor Kilduf's interests at the convention. There is a strong desire throughout the valley towns to see Mayor Kilduff on the state ticket and unless something now unforeseen turns up it is probable that Water bury's popular mayor will be the demo- cratic candidate for comptroller It is understood that several prominent democrats will accompany the delega- 4io %r~ TT others will go down Thursday morn ing.
 Meriden is to vote on town election day on the consolidation of the city and town governments. The Economic league men in the town favor the plan on the ground that it will effect re duction of taxation. The plan was originated by. the local board of educa, ton.
 The campaign is young yet, but the republican papers are already attempt ing to defend their plan adopted for better representation in state conven tions.e No wonder. This plan passed the late convention with only seven votes to spare The small town advo. cates did not seem highly pleased over the action taken.-Hartford Times.
 
 Attorney George NJ. Wallace of New Haven, who was indorsed by the united Economic leagues for congress- man-at-large, when asked by a reporter how he stood on the Kansas City plat form, replied that-he voted for Bryan in. the last presidential election. and stumped New Haven in his behalf. Continuing. he said: Cary and Thayer are both good men and the democratic party would train behind either and so would the Economics, and without 2 split"
 In an interview yesterday with a New London newspaper man, MT Wal Ter said: s1 am not and have not been a candidate for representative-at- large or any other office. I could not accept office if it were offered me. My business engagements are such that it 1 makes office seeking and holding inn possible. I am. however, interested in democratic success and look to the convention to nominate a strong ticket l and proclaim views which are abreast of the present day and generation. In so far as my business and health per init I will do all in my power to aid l in the success of the party which has done much for me and in whose ranks have worked since boyhood. The | certainty of the revival of the best days of the Connecticut democracy l gratif1es me more than can express In an interview. But the days of of nee holding are over for me- You 1 can put that as strong as you like"
 As the time approaches for the demo- cratic state convention interest in- creases in the contest for governor. It 1 will De a contest between MT Cary and MT Thayer to finish. There are eos delegates to the convention, and the managers of MT Cary's canvass claim S5S out of the eos votes. The assertion naS been made that a personal canvass shows this number to be for MT Cary. The Cary people say that out of the remaining 250 many will go to New Haven unpledged and that it is not at l all unlikely that MT Gary will receive rom forty to fifty out of the 25O. mak- Ing total of 400 votes. Some of MT Cary,s more conservative friends who have given to Mir Thayer all the doubt ,sI Iul and scattered votes, estimate MT l Cary's strength at 325, but they like. 1 wise assert that a large number of votes will go to the convention 1hl- pledged and that Mir Cary will have from twenty-five to forty of these votes. making his strength on the first ballot over $50 votes.
 In regard to calling the county con. yention the New Haven Union says that the county committee is divided two to two, Dr O'SuIlivan of Derby. the fifth man, having died, leaving a vacancy. Two of the county commit tee favor either New Haven or Bran ford as the place of the convention. and the other two favor Waterbury. One of the latter is MT McGrath of Water bury. It is said that the matter will be settled by Mir McGrath's voting as a member of the committee and when the time comes, will vote again as chairman, dissolving the tie and taking the county convention to Waterbury. The Tomlinson men do not like the sit uation and are putting up great kick. The county convention has 117 votes. hfty-nine being necessary to nominate Tomlinson's friends claim sixty-one l votes, but in this they count the solid vote of the New Haven and Meriden delegations, which, the friends of Mr Charters say, Tomlinson will not re, H.