Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

for senator and Attorney William !. Neary of Naugatuck took the floor. His remarks were brief, but well chosen and to the point He said that it was probably the last time that they would meet in this district as it was at present constituted. The fifth district was always democratic until six years ago when a tidal wave swept over the country and every thing went into the enemy's camp.
 Six years ago candidates were few
 but one man accepted well knowing that he was doomed to defeat. The democrats rallied around him aud never faltered even in the face of de- feat Tn 1898 he was again the standard bearer and although elected,
 by the voice of the people he was counted out by a partisan legislature.
 Two years ago he again took up the standard and he was elected by such q vote that even a partisan legisla- ture could not overthrow it. Attorney
 Neary then placed the name of the Honorable William Kennedy in nomi- nation for senator from the fifth dis trict
 The nomination was received with
 cheers and applause and at once Il
 vote was passed making the nomina-
 ton unanimous, by exclamation. At- torney Guilfoile moved a committee
 of three be appointed to notify Mr Kennedy and bring him before tie
 convention The chairman appointed
 F. P. Guilfoile of Waterbury, William
 J. Neary of Naugatuck and Tyler
 Davidson of Bethany.
 Before the committee retired At.
 torney Guilfoile said that there was
 the naming of district committee for
 the next two years and he proposed
 that John w. McDonald, who has
 acted as chairman of that committee
 for some years be again placed in
 that position. Attorney GuilfOiIe
 nominated the district committee as follows: John w. Mcdonald of Waterbury, William J. Neary of Naug- atuek and Charles s. Brown of South
 bury. This committee was confirmed by the convention.
 Senator Kennedy was brought be- fore the convention and in few per- tinent remarks he accepted the honor conferred upon him. He said that q victory could be won by united de- mocracy and he would be az faithful to democratic interests in the future
 as he had i'll the past. The meeting
 closed with remarks by Chairman Canfield calling on all present to get to work and elect democrats in demo- cratic territorities.
 After the convention the delegates were the guests of MT Kennedy at the
 Exchange hotel, where a dinner fol- lowed by speeches took place.
 State Senator William Kennedy
 was born in Naugatuck in the year 1854. He received his secondary edti. cation in the Naugatuck public
 schools. and after a course in the Yale law school, was admitted to the bar ill his native town and has continued to practice there and in other parts of this section since.
 Attorney Kennedy has held the of 1 fee of borough attorney for a period
 aggregating 12 years He is a member of the board of education He was elected to the state senate for the l term '99-01, and was chosen again at the expiration of that time. Tn politics the senator has been ever a democrat.
 | MT Kennedy is connected with tie K. of c. and is chief ranger ofSthe I. o. F. for the state He is also affili- ated with the New England Order of Protection. l MT Kennedy has been very success {! ful in legal lines, and has handled
 several highly important cases in both civil and criminal law.