Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
POLITICAL POINTERS
Mayor Thayer's Answer -Congression-
 al Convention To-NIght.

of Norwich his reply to the several questions submitted by the league to the several candidates for the republi- can and democratic nominations for governor. Mayor Thayers reply IS short and tart. In regard to the ques- ton whether he would favor the calling of constitutional convention by eX- ecutiye proclamation. he says he be- neves there are questions of greater importance to the people of Connectl- cut. He curtly tells the Economic leaguers that he fails to see why ne should answer questions propounded by organizations outside the demo. cratic party. The reply is as follows. The Economic League of, New Haven; Gentlemen: Expecting to be candl- date for governor before the coming democratic convention, I fail to see why I should, in advance of the con yention, answer questions propounded by organizations outside the democratic party. That convention will state the party position in a platform on which the party candidate will be expected to stand for election. With the plat form and the record of the candidate berore him, each freeman will be in position to judge for himself how to vote. If not, the questions you sub
 
 nent, would seem less impertinent than before it. Moreover, l am not man of one idea and believe there are many questions of more importance to the people of Connecticut than whether convention should be called by execu- tive proclamation, whether revolution- ists lurk in the country towns, and whether reformers should go into win ter quarters with coal at $10 per ton. Holding these views at the present mo- ment. respectfully decline to be cate chised."
 The delegates elected at the demo- cratic primaries to choose representa- lives to the congressional convention will meet tonight.
 The congressional committee will hold a meeting at the Tontine hotel, New Haven, to decide upon date and place for the holding of the congress sional convention.
 George L. Lilley's campaign button made it's appearance in the local field Saturday evening. It was designed by a New Haven admirer. 1t has q dark green background with a calla lily in the center and around 1t are certain words which read thus: '.I am for Lfl- ley. Are you?"
 Mayor Kilduff was asked to-day by a Democrat reporter if the state ticket printed in this paper and said to have been agreed upon at New Haven last week was all right. 1t will be re- membered that Mayor Kilduff is men, toned on the ticket for lieutenant governor. His honor dismissed the subject with the remark that it was an honor to be mentioned in connection with the nomination for any office on the state democratic ticket. {
 John F. Kellogg, chairman of the republican town committee, has called the meeting of the delegates from the several districts of the town of Water bury elected to elect delegates to the republican state convention at the city court room on Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing four delegates to the state convention to be held at Hartford September 16, and also to elect town committee consisting of three members from each of the voting districts of the town of Waterbury and three members from the Waterville district of the second voting district.
 Prominent republicans here say the successful candidate for the nomina- ton for governor will be Comptroller Chamberlain. Nevertheless, Judge Cleaveland of New Haven is making h31a1, I'd i- IA dozen typewritists hard at work seven days in the week sending out document full of reasons why he should get the nomination. Bushels of them were received here to-day. Judge Cleaveland was in luck when offered the nomination for judge of probate in New Haven few years ago. No one would take it and he was given it for that reason. And everyone. particular ly those who had refused the nomina- ton, believed he would be licked out of his boots. But he had 5000 votes to spare when the election was de- clared. and as the office is worth about Sl0,OO0 year, and he has been elected.
 hands down." every year since, he is said to be the luckiest fellow in New Haven politics. And for that reason there are many who would not be sur prised if he were nominated for gov ernor.
 George N. Morse of Meriden is again in the field. and when the democratic congressional convention is called to order in New Haven next month, MT Morse's name will be presented along with others, for the honor of running against the old war horse, Nehemiah D. Sperry, who will, without a doubt, be the republican nominee. So say Mir Morse's friends in the Silver City. Ar Morse himself hasn't announced his candidacy to the newspapermen, but gentlemen who claim to know say that he will be q candidate and has al- ready laid the wires in several direc- tions with the purpose of controlling the convention. They say that MT Morse, while having a hearty lot of supporters i'll Meriden, is even stronger outside, and already has assurances of support from gentlemen who know things in several localities in the sec ond district. George Morse is a friend of the workingman, therefore he can expect support of the Economic