Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-20
POLITICAL POINTERS
A League Delegate Advocated
 Cary's Cause Yesterday.

He Told Under What Conditions He
 Would Call Constitutional Conven-
 tion-League's Action at New Haven
 esterday-Democrats Have New
 Man for Lieutenant Governor in the
 Person of E. K. Hubbard, Jr, of
 Middletown-Mayor E. G. Kilduff of
 This City Will Probably Be Given
 the Place of Comptroller on the
 Ticket.
 At a meeting of the state leagues yesterday, the plan of Melbert B. Cary for calling a constitutional con vention, in case he is elected governor, was explained by E. L. Smith of Bridgeport, who has been putting in hard work for the Cary campaign. Mir Smith, said that Mir Cary understands that the principal plank in the plat form of the state leagues is the clause relating to the constitutional reform. That reform is. also Mir Cary's chief public concern. Mir Smith said that MT Cary desired it to be known that, if he is chosen governor, he will pre- pare a call for constitutional con- vention, to be called in such a way that the delegates will represent popu- 1ation He will, according to MT Smith, after preparing the call, pre- sent it to the general assembly and ask that body to ratify 1t. If the gen. eral assembly refuses to do so, he will consider that the expressed desire of the people has been ignored and will issue the call himself. MI. Smith said that there is no doubt whatever but that if MT Cary is elected he will take the steps necessary to obtain popular representation. New Haven Palla- dium.
 The believers in the principles of the platform of the national democrat ic party adopted at Kansas City in 1900 will confer together at room 6, SIS Chapel street, New Haven, We'd nesday afternoon, September A. at o'clock.
 Chairman John F. Kellogg has call ed the caucus to elect four delegates to the county convention next We'd nesday, September 24. in the alder manic chamber. He also called the caucus to elect town delegates at the same place Thursday, September 70.
 Judge John NJ. Sweeney, chairman of the county committee, has called the republican county convention for September 30, at Il a. m., in the Young Mems Republican club hall, New Haven. The party leaders say there is no doubt that Sheriff A. y. Durham will be renominated.
 The local democracy at it's caucus last evening selected a thoroughly rep resentatiye delegation to represent them at the state convention in New Haven. The delegates are unpledged, but will probably support Cary for governor. They are a unit in their de sire to see the party. platform make O. specific, declanation in favor ofD equal epresentation.t .t-N CIV Britain Heraldd q
 The most vulnerable point on the whole ticket, however, is the name of Henry Roberts, of Hartford, candidate for lieutenant governor Mir Roberts is credited with the remark that "a dollar a day is enough for working man." MT Roberts has denied that he ever said it. but it has been used with telling effect against him in his own city, If our memory serves us right, Mir Roberts once lost the nomin- ation for mayor of Hartford for no other reason. He must expect to see the cry revived, as it undoubtedly will be, and the belief that a candidate en- tertafns such opinions will scarcely at tract to the ticket the votes of many workingmen.-New Haven Union.
 Those fellows who are anticipating the action of the democratic conyen- tion and have already made plans to defeat tbe nominees Of the party should consider before going ahead whether or not they want to put them selves on record as aping the men who started side shows of their own in '96. A man who pretends to be wiser than his party is a very unde- sirable member of any body It is this kind of tactics that have kept the democrats on the outs in the state and national government and given the trusts and combines full swing. The only charge alleged against the men of 1896 was that they refused to stand for the nominees of the party Politically it was a grievious offense and it would seem that others would not care to fall into a similar blunder in 1902 But it is the old story, the masses can rarely be marshaled as a body in their own behalf.
 A number of men discussing vari- ous subjects last evening were anus ed at remark made regarding tho Hon Mr Lilley by a man who said he wasn't sure whether he should vote for him or not. He pronounced IliIley an all around good fellow and declared that every act of the would be congressnan at large was intended to help the poor. "The coal barons.n ' he said, "put the price of coal so high that the poor man and his family see little hope of comfort about the stove during the coming winter. To offset the hardships inflicted upon the poor by the hearffess coal mine owners Mir Lilley and his friends of the meat trust have come to the rescue and saved them the trouble and expense of cooking meat by putting the cost of the article at a figure that no poor