Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27
POLITICAL POINTERS
Charters Captured His Own Town of
Ansonia Last Night.

SfrODel received 50 votes ana Jef-
emiah Flahavan 81 while Charters
carried off $50. 1t was not expected |
that Charters would have any oppon-
ents in his own town, but at the last
moment both Flahavan and Strobel
entered.
All delegates elected on the Econom
ic league tickets at the primaries Mon
day night are requested to attend I
meeting. in the city court room Friday
evening at s O'Clock.
Branford, Aug 27.-The democratic
caucus held here last night sent a
Tomlinson delegation to the county
convention. The members are z. Il.
O'Brien. L. A. Fiske, Joseph Schencks.
and NJ S. Wallace. Delegations to all
other conventions go unpledged.
Some of Patrick Holohan's friends
are trying to induce him to enter the
race for representative. Mr. Holohan
is not in politics. but if he could be
coaxed into the business and sent to
Hartford, he would make things inter-
esting at the Capitol for those who
think cities have no right to do any
thing without permission from the gen
eral assembly.
1t is reported from North Haven
that Tomlinson has promised the depu-
tyship in that town in the event of his
election as sheriff to Andy Halligan.
He is a delegate to the county conyen-
ton. Former Deputy Sheriff Luzerne
Brockett is also a candidate and his
friends are opposing Halligan. They
SAY that Halligan acted as deputy IN
the Farrell Foundry strike in Ansonla.
A democratic caucus was held Satur-
day night in the basement of the Con-
gregational church in Woodbridge
About fifteen democratic voters were
present Delegates were elected to the
various conventions. The delegates
were as follows: State convention.
James w. Rice and W. r. Hotchkiss;
county. Robert Payne and Enroll Au-
CUR. This is an even split as regards
the shrievalty contest, one of the dele.
gates being a Strobel man and the
other Tomlinson man.
The republicans Of Waterbury and
all over the county are very much dis
turbed over the result of the demo
sonia. and many of them are candid
enough to admit that unless Charters
is headed off he viii capture the nom-
nation. 1t is said that Naugatuck
will fall in line with the labor men of
Waterbury and Ansonia and vote Tor
Charters. and these with others that,
will be added to the list from now on
will put the labor candidate in posi-
ton where his chance at the outset
will be about as good If not better than
that of any of his competitors, This
IL what worries the republicans. sThey
feel confident that in case Charters
gets the nomination Durham Is
doomed. and this is why many of them
took hand in the local primaries in
opposition to the hackers of Mayor
Charters.
Mayor stephen Charters Of Ansonia
invaded Waterbury yesterday and de-
molished the pretensiOns of Christie
pher Strobel to the democratic NOM
nation for sheriff with surprising ease.
Waterbury will send a solid Charters
delegation TO the convention. If
Mayor Charters lands Ansonia, Derby
and a few of the small towns, he will
make quite a respectable showing in
Il
for him to receive the united votes of
those opposed to Tomlinson, however,
to win, and that. we understand. is
the plan. The delegates pledged to
Strobel Flallayan and Charters will
unite on the one of the three bring
ing the most votes to the convention.
Even then, Tomlinson is picked to
win by the old line democrats. If
the triumYirate lands ifs man. all will
be we'll at the polls, while If Tomlin-
S son wins the Economic leagEers are
threatening trouble. Why does not
the democracy get together and unite
on a dark horse which viii poll all
the party vote New Britain Herald.
His honor. the mayor of Ansonia. as
cended on Waterbury like the wolf
on the fold and gobbIed up the dele
gates right under Chris Strobel's
bnlgfng eyes He's still quite dis
lance from the shrievalty nomination.
though. and the runor that StrobeI
Flahavan have agreed TO throw their
support to Mayor Charters. If needed
to overthrow Tomlinson. lacks confir-
nation So does the ri1mor that Tom
linson is thinking of pulling out. New
Haven friends suggest that Philip
Hugo might develop great speed as a
dark horse in this particular rece-
Hartford Courant.
On account of the absence of May
or Sullivan. delegate of the third
ward Chairman James Campbell Of
the democratic town committee yester-
day withdrew his call for the city
convention, to be held at Saengerbund
hall Friday evening The convention
viii be held next Tuesday evening. at
the same hall Mayor Sullivan left
yesterday afternoon for Grand Rapids
to attend the convention
Of the League of American Municipal
tiles. The mayor will read a paper
there tomorrow and will stay over
Tor several days. Before leaving he
appointed Fire Commissioner John
Flynn his proxy as delegate to the
convention. which he supposed would
be held Friday evening. according 10
the call. Mr. Campbell said yesterday
that the reason he changed the date of
the convention was that he wanted
Mayor Sullivan in attendance. as he is
spoken of as q candidate for election
as delegates to one of the several con-
yentions. He did not know that the
mayor was to be out of the city when
he issued his call for Friday evening