Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-15
POLITICAL POINTERS
The Economic League will Take
Hand in Shrievalty Contest.

Mayor Charters of Ansonia Will Be
Their Standard Bearer-The Contest
is Beginning to Warm Up to Such
an Extent That Some Of the Candi-
dates Are Trying to Explain Their
Position in Former Years-The Tam
many Association Has Fat Treas
ury.
At, meeting of the executive and
ward committees of the Economic
league last night the candidacy OF
Mayor Charters of Ansonla for the
democratic nomination for high sher1n
was unanimously Endorsed and a meet
ing called for next Monday night to get
things in shape for a vigorous canvass
on behalf of the Ansohia man. This
action on the part of the league ap-
pears to meet with the approval OF
democrats and labor men so that unless
something unexpected turns up there
is no reason why Charters should not
carry Waterbury and every other town
In the county and enter the conven-
make him the standard bearer of the
democratic party for high sheriff at
the fall election. If this should hap
pen and the people ratify the action at
the poles, Mayor Charters will be high
sheriff Of New Haven county by the
time the courts decide what shall be
done with him for his stand on the
labor question during the strike at the
Farrell foundry II the GagerS and
others conclude to hang him and the
victim should be occupying the posi-
ton of sheriff by the suffrage Of the
electors of the. county, 1t may be diffi-
cult to secure the service Of a hang
man. It is certain that the sheriff will
hesitate about carrying out the order
of the court. Seriously, Mayor Char
tiers is entitled to the cordial support OF
the people of Waterbury. He is a
man of the people and they should see
to it that he is not left to his enemies.
He Is to be tried for intimidation. and
vet the only weapon he used or eoun-
seled others to employ was moral sua-
sion. When that is labelled as q crime
st is high time the people We're heard
from and show by the free and untram-
meled use of their votes that Connect
cut is not to be governed by sweeping
injunctions issued by courts instead of
according to laws made so as to place
proportional loads on ALL
In an interview with the Hartford
Times correspondent regarding his cam
didacy for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton on the republican ticket, Repre-.
sentative William A. King made the
following positive declaration: II am
not q candidate for the nomination for
governor, neither am a candidate for
the place of heutenant-go governor"
The rank and file of the democratic
party can await the result of the con-
test for gubernatorial honors between
Mayor ThayeT of Norwich and Melbert
c.. Carey of Ridgefield with compare
tive aauanimity. In either case the
party win have an energetic and re-
sourceful standard bearer. Present In
dications point to steadily increasing
strength in the sentiment for Mr. Carey.
with Mayor Thayer just about holding
his own.-New Britain Herald.
at should judge by the attitude of the
Democrat that it isn't going to help
Chris Strobel get the nomination for
sheriff said one Of Waterbury's
staunch democrats to a reporter to-
day, at the same time winking his off
eve. as much as TO say nobody expect
ed it would. We'll" he continued,
with sigh, I'm very sorry Chris
. went into it at all, and in fact know
he wouldn't, If left to himself. He
was forced into that by few fellows
who wanted to have candidate. You
might be surprised to know that Chris
ia. easily led. It was at the SUCCESS
ton of others that he opposed Bryan
and other party candidates from time
to time and got himself into bad favor
from party standpoint" This seems
to be admitted by all of Mr. StrobePs
friends. He was pushed into the race
and assured that his conduct toward
the party would never be mentioned.
Probably 1t never would be If he
hadn't come up for pubic Office.
Last evenings New Haven Union
said: Yesterday Mr. Strobel was in
New Haven and met William n. n.
Hewitt, one of the strongest Bryan
men in the state. Mr. Hewitt said,
IN his characteristic way, to Mr. Stro-
bel: The obstacle I have heard in
the way OF Mr. Strobel's being the
standard bearer is that he did not vote
for Bryan in 1896 Is that so, or isn't
itg Mr. Strobel replied: I am not
a bolter. I voted for Bryan both
times and my contribution was given
in both campaigns to the democrats
At that time was not in politics. and
never expected to be-"
It looks as though Strobel
realizes that the less he says
about his past political exper-
fence the better it will be for. himself,
consequently he confines his answer as
given above to six lines. and the Dem
ocrat would probably make no mistake
If it said there were at least six UNI
truths contained therein, or one for
every line. Chris was named as a dele
gate from this city to the snap conven-
ton in Hartford which put up a gold
ticket in opposition to the regular
democratic ticket. and thus helped to
make the biggest republican majority
ever given In the state.
The directors of Tammany associa-
ton held a meeting last night for the
purpose Of listening to a statement
from the treasurer regarding the finan-
cia1 condition of the society, and TO the
great sJrOrisQ of xnT11a who Iod +alron