Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Charters Friends Hustling to Garry
Primaries.

| son to state that the delegates will be
elected for Mayor = Charters. He is
well known here. A great many know
him by reputation and others person
ally, and no one knows anything
against him or any reason why they
| should not vote for him tomorrow
night. There is every reason to say
! that the convention will vote solidly for
Mr. Charters, for he is the embodiment
of all that once was very popular here.
There is only one or two obstacles in
the way; they are Attorney Kennedy
and the campaign liar. The latter in
dividual has been traced to an Office
near the town hall, where he has been
very busy circulating the SANDER that
Mr. Charters is in the field only to help
someone else. First it was 20 help Mr.
Tomlinson, now it is to- help someone
else" For the first time in about ff-
teen years there will be fight at the
primaries tomorrow night In fact, it
has been so long since there was any
opposition that those interested in Mr
Charters's campaign have forgotten
how to make up ticket: but they were
shown last night by delegation from
the, Economic league Of Waterbury
how to do this. This was the first off
cial information this town had received
that Mr. Charters was in the field. APP
parently all the other candidates were
either here or their friends had been
here. But Mr. Charters, in his lack of
knowledge of politics. trusted some one
else to make this visit for him, SO that
the people in consequence had to de-
pend upon hearsay regarding him.
There is every assurance that he will
be given the entire delegation, for be-
hind him are enthusiastic men. who
consider his merits superior to the
money Of the other candidates. The
fight seems to be beAWeen b Iahavan
and Charters. Mr. Strobelss Waterbury
friends depended upon Heir influence
with certain societies here TO win the
day for him, but no such .hoodwinking
was allowed here or would be tolerated.
1t was done in Waterbury, not in this
campaign, however, and the Naugatuck
men heard of it and they took heed.
The spirit of the old days of the
Knights of Labor is not by any means
dead here and the voters see in Mr.
Charters the hope of these old times.
Mr. Kennedy's eloquence, or the money
of his candidate, will not be given heed
on that account. Mr. Kennedy's atti-
tude in this matter is the wonder of
the town. For inconsistency it is the
SO outspoken, so vigorous, so unrelent-
ing as he, his attitude is now looked
upon as a wonder and mystery. At
torney Neary is also a Strobel advO-
cate and he also was as vigorous a
silver advocate as Mr. Kennedy. 1t
seems that it was only a few weeks
ago when they were heard all over the
state denouncing the renegade demo-
Gratis, vet here they are to-day Shout
der to shoulder with them. This is the
first time in many years that the cleo
tors Of this town have been given an
oDDortunity to help along a labor dem-
ocrat and for that reason they will
band themselves and march to the poll
ing booth tomorrow evening and vote
for Mr. Charters. He was selected as
a victim of the rna1evolence of the ofh-
Gals of the Farrell Foundry in Ansonia
and they will helm him to GUST the man
who put him in jail.
In the borough court this morning
Felix Nardello, the 11-vear old boy who
was arrested yesterday bv Officer Ma
lone on a charge of theft of $50. was
sent to the state reform school at Mer-
iden until he is 81 years of age. The
evidence introduced showed plainly
that young Nardello took 1he money
and had a gay time wifhs9it. Felix
VIII be much better off at the reform
school for he is. bright little fellow
and with strict discipline he will be
better off than running around the
streets and learning all but What
would be for his good.
At a meeting of the board Of warden
and burgesses held last night the prin.
cipal matter discussed was the pro.
posed change of highway lines on Di-
vision street, which are to be moved
further south, to make more direct
entrance to the new High school
building. This matter was brouguht
I'D at a meeting of the board held two
weeks ago, but met with some opposi-
ton and was laid over until last
nights meeting and after some little
discussion was passed.
The Sunshine club and Professor J.
S. Sullivan will give dance at Column
bus hall Friday evening August. p.
!, Frank Cowan left yesterday for
Saratoga where he will spend a short
vacation.
The fire department and Woodbury.
baseball teams will cross bats on
Hotehkiss field Thursday afternoon.
The Woodbury. team is said to be
strong aggregation and the local team
will have to play hard and fast ball
to defeat them.
Miss Anna Shea of Cliff street is
visiting relatives at Stony Greek.
George Knapp of Brooklyn, ". Y,
is visiting f. *. Grant Of Meadow
street.
ReasaurfmE.