Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-18
POLITICAL POINTERS
strobel Gets Cheshire Delegates

StToDes GeLS OneSHlre tsDelegates-
Economic League Active.
The Economic league will meet to-
night to take action on the recommen-
dation or the executive committee in
dorsing the candidacy of Mayor Char
tiers of Ansonia for the once of sher-
if. All members of the league and
any other persons affiliated with labor
unions are requested to attend. The
meeting will be- held in Academy hall,
Moriarty building, East Main street.
The Tafnmany association held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and talk
ed over plans for it's new building. Al
ready 40 subscriptions for stock in
the building fund at. $50 have been
sold and it is thought the amount me-.
cessary will be secured in few days.
Committees were appointed to wait
on the city fathers from time to time
relative to municipal affairs.
Chris Strobel was one of the speak
ers at the caucus of. sound money del
egates held at Hartford in Hartford
ip 49, This is the crowd that got up
the Palmer-Buckner sideshoW which
drew enough from the democrats to
put the republicans on horseDa5ck. A
man does not exceed his right in yot-
ing as. he pieases, but when he tries to.
deny what use he made of his vote 1T
emphasizes the fact that he IS some
thing Of a political contortionist.
o
Many are wondering what the demo-
Gratis of Naugatuck will do In the
shrievalty contest. It was the only
town in the Naugatuck valley that
kept the banner of democracy flying to
the breeze in '96. What viii it do in
'02? VIII it follow its distinguished
citizen, Senator Kennedy, into the
camp Of the men who trailed democ-
racy in the mud in '96 or will it stand
true to the splendid record it made in
the democratoic campaign OF 1896?
The Middlebury democrats feel ag
grieyed at the stories that ufe being
circulated regarding Chairman Bis
sells attempt to call snap
caucus. They claim they
can prove by the statements OF
the other fellows that Bissell did moth
ing wrong 1t is alleged that the no.
tiee was posted in a very conspicuous
place and that 1t is admitted that 4
stranger saw it while driving along tie
Highway! It is evident that stranger
wants to have US believe TINT zen
when at play he keeps sharp lookout
for his masters business.
At the democratic primaries in
Cheshire Saturday night the following
delegates were chosen: County con-
yention, +. f. Smith, n. s. Frost. W.
H Gillern, M. J. Coleman; delegates
to state convention, James McCabe,
Charles e. Ives, John 81. Martin, III. 81.
Tyrre1l; delegates TO congressional con-
vention, e. w Thomas. T.. O. Ives, G..
L. Tyrrell, E. p. Roberts; delegates to
probate convention, George K. John
son, James Black, e. A. Cody, Charles
Il. Hotchkiss. The shrievalty dele
gates are for Strobel and the probate
delegates are Howe supporters.
The Charters talk apparently doesn't
scare the Sfrobel forces to any marked
extent It's openly alleged that the
action of the executive committee OF
the local branch of the Economic
league In declaring for Charters was
brought about by the efforts of per-
sonal enemy of the Waterbury candi-
date and that it viii not be endorsed
by the membership at the meeting on
Monday evening Saturdays Ameri-
can
The above is one way the American
invariably has OF throwing cold water
on the labor unions and labor candi-
dates. It is against the men that
make. up these unions early and late.
The meeting this evening will surely
decide whether Charters is the caudi-
date OF one man or all of them.
There was some missionary work
done in Prospect yesterday. Late IN
the afternoon it was said that sstrobel
viii have the democratic delegates and
Durham the other fellows. II can't
say said a Prospect man to re-
porter early this morning, whether
Tomlinson tried to get Prospect or not.
heard parties representing him call
ed there bat I didn't see them. ,lon't
think a labor candidate would get a
very warm reception In Prospect, so it
isn't likly Charters will try it. 1t
looks like Alb Durham on the repub-
lican side, but you can't tell until after
the caucus. 1t win be just as Edgar
Wallace says. Wallace doesn't wear.
a NACHA-s Jul <%AA AA1C SdA4ee A6 Wx91flS
imperial power among the republicans
of Prospect. He is their acknowledge
ed leader. The democrats have three
leaders, but the trio haven't half tie
influence in their party that Wallace
has in his. Wallace is dictator and
no man questions his right to decide
what the republicans shall do"
1t is known fact that Mayor Char
tiers is none too strong In his own city
Of Ansonia, where his appointments
and his treatment of the men who
hoisted him into Office. which may
have been dictated by good Judgment
and which may yet be proven. jusfi-
fed, have nevertheless weakened him
even as similar performances have
weakened Ignatius Sullivan Of Hart
ford. Strobel sympathizers charge
that Charters can't carry his own
ward in Ansonia, and StrobeI SYM
pathizers are not the only men who
lean to this way of thinking. Be
this as 1t may, the Charters forces
continue to put up a strong and bla-
tant fight, although there be those
who consider that if the chances of
Strobel can thus be satisfactorily