Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Teddy Biggerstaff Hits Republi-
 can Party in Solar Plexus.

Puts Waterbury Down as Jay Town
 Under Republican Rule-Democratic
 State Convention to Be Held in New
 Haven-Kellogg to Remain at Head
 of Republican Committee Those
 Electors Who Want to Vote at the
 Coming Primaries Should Register
 on or Before Friday.
 The republicans of Waterbury con- sider Teddy Biggerstaff's s remarks i'll advised, to say the least. MT Bigger staff is a prominent local republican, who is now stopping in Canada for a time. In the course of an interview with Toronto reporter MT Bigger staff said something about Waterbury which shows very clearly the evils of republican rule in this town. 'sThe street railway" said MT Biggerstaff, ssknown as the Connecticut Light and Power company, completely ignores the board of aldermen and does just what it pleases, and no more. All though the population is 5Q,000 or whereabouts. it furnishes no service in to the working section. It laughs at any request to lay tracks upon certain streets, tears up the roads at it's own discretion, leaves them in bad state of repairs, charges 5-cent rate at all hours of the day, gives no transfers except on small side streets, and lords it over everyone. As a matter of fact the people have nothing to do but to lie down and let the railway run over them. It has a number of mill lfonaires behind it. and they can easily fix the Hartford legislature, which has granted charter after charter affecting the city's rights without giving one word of notice to the city. Gold con- trols everything across the line. What contributes to the city's troubles is the election of the mayor and alder men on party lines. At the present time the mayor is a democrat, while majority of the aldermen are republi- cans. The two parties are always at loggerheads, and the mayor is unable to accomplish anything 1t would be difficult to sum up the whole source of Waterbury's high rate of taxation and put the blame where it belongs in fewer words. The controlling body is republican and the mayors hands are tied This candid admission comes from a man who belongs in the re- publican camp, so that no one can call 1t democratic rot.' Mir Biggerstaff may have overstated the facts, but in a general way his conclusions are cor reef.
 At the meeting of the Democratic State Central committee at Savin Rock yesterday New Haven was se- lected as the place for holding the state convention and the date fixed at September g and 24 John J. Walsh of South Norwalk will be the temporary chairman of the convention. Edward J. Maher of New Haven was elected secretary of the state central commit tee. He. has served as acting secre- tary for about a year succeeding the late David McNamara.
 c. H. Caldwell. who is to address the mass meeting at the corner of Bank and Grand streets tomorrow evening, requests that the good repu1s- icans and. democrats of Waterbury come out in large numbers to attend this meeting as he has been touring the state and he wants to tell where he found the real prosperity. MT Cald- well also wishes 1t stated that he will be ready and willing to divide time with anybody that wishes to oppose him on this prosperity and trustf question, he taking the socialistic standpoint
 The republican press of the state is up to the eyes in business endeavoring to convince the electors that their pro posed candidates never had any con- nection with the trusts. The average z Connecticut voter has a fine sense of humor and in consequence he must ad- mire the clever arguments that are being put forward in the hope of de ceiVing him. One of their plans to di vert attention from themselves is to keep talking about democratic candi- dates, and this part of the program is being worked so that one would hardly know that there is such an institution in existence as the republican party.
 All indications point to lively campaign among our democratic friends The Thayer men and the Cary men started in early and seem disposed to work late. They are not eight-hour men, although some of them may do most of their work after 8 D. m.-New Haven Leader.
 How about the republicans? Looks as though you will have to preach har mony oftener and louder if you want to keep them in line this year. The members of the 2. o. D. are working overtime also, and in fact it is said that some of them never sleep. Live ly, indeed. &
 ssDunham will be dead cock in the pit if they run him." said one of tht nabobs of the republican party to s reporter to-day. T have a notion that the shrieyalty nominations on botl sides will come to Waterbury. I ex pect to see Geddes and Kilduf the men Kilduff Is waiting to have the people call him into the race, and think it ii safe plan. He would make a strong candidate, but I feel confident that il the republicans nominate Geddes vel give him the race of his life. We'1 win out" he remarked with some em phasis, as he walked off hurriedly, evi dently not caring to hear anything te the contrary.