Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-25
POLITICAL POINTERS
The Various Mayoralty Candidates Are Watchful and Alert.

The Various Mayoralty Candidates
 Are Watchful and Alert.
 People who think that there is luli in the political situation the past week don't get around nights or else they are real workers themselves ana take this means of throwing others off the track. The work is going on with a vengeance and it is believed in some quarters that heads will nave been counted before the close or the nresent month and the mayoraity can didates of both parties almost as vel known to the public as they VIII Oe after the convention. There IS no let-1tp to the fight between the oack- CTS of w. E. THhons and James M. Lynch, and there is no llKeifnoou oN such a thing happening, so that tnere is no reason why anybody should eA- meet other than a very lively tlihe from now on.
 The Retail Clerks association heio an enthusiastic meeting last n1ght and voted unanimously to endorse tue candidacy of James NJ. Lynch and ln- cidentally passed another resolution that a social session be held on Sep tenrber 2S, so that if the passing or resolutions means anything anu IL does, Lynch is keeping up with tne procession. His warriors are nuInef- ous and confident and claim that no- body will be heard of in connectlon with the mayoralty but Lynch Iter the votes are counted at the prlmarles, and that the same statement Will holo good when the smoke of the battle clears away on the first Monday m October. no matter who the other fel- lows trot out. The Thoms men are in no way discouraged over this talk and dispose of this 'fbluster" by stat ing that Lynch has more packers than voters and that this will be made plain to everybody as soon as the peo- pie get a chance to use the white silps of paper. One of Thoms's most en- thusiastfc followers wanted to make wager to-day that his man will be the democratic nominee for mayor, but as there didn't happen to be any of the Lynch braves around he returned his wallet into his back pocket With the remark that money talks. Of course, probably the fellow didn't have great deal in the purse at the time and was simply hanging up big bluff to couple of citizens who are not credited with carrying a large amount of the long green about them. but he spoke like one who meant business and as he is a sport there is no good reason to question his sincerity. It is certain that the interests of Mir T'homs are not being neglected and if he does not get there 1t will not be for lack of good management. His managers know how and where to ops crate and don't intend to let the grass grow under their feet from now until the primaries. The man with the wallet spoke like a true soldier of de- mocracy, and admitted that he was out for Thoms. but added that if he didn't prove to be the choice of his party he would fall in behind the win ming man and give all the assistance in his power.
 The republicans are laying low. The management feels somewhat crestfal len oyer the amicable adjustment of the disputed question between the two democratic city committees and are now looking about for some other source of disaffection, but whethe~ they have agreed upon anything Or not nobody pretends to know. They are very much annoyed over the move ments of John B. Doherty, not because they think he can capture the nomin- atiOn, but on account of a rumor to- the effect that he is sure to muster upI GIT e,4x nation to anybody he pleases. Most of the leaders want E. O. Goss or Otis s. Northrop but it is said that neither wants the nomination. Mir Blakeslee is willing to accept it, pro- yided it comes his way, and MT Ches- son would not refuse it, either, but there is nothing certain as yet wheth- CT it will be offered to either During the last few days the names of, eN- Mayor Barlow and ex-AIder1nan F. R. White have been mentioned in con nection with the nomination, but their boonls are yet quite feeble One of MT Barlow's friends remarked to al Democrat reporter that he didn't know whether the ex-mayor was ann bilious for another term, but he had no hesitation in stating that he would
 
 make a very acceptable candidate to large and influential element of the party who would be willing to lend hand towards bringing about his election. MT White is spoken of as having following among the rank and file of his party, but he is not in good favor with the machine. He has served in the aldermanic chamber with distinction, but proved somewhat refractory on one or two occasions and in this way lost his hold upon the men who make candidates in his par ty. During the administration of Mayor Barlow the trolley connpany withdrew an application for approval of plans for street railroad franchises and substituted another instead with out permission of the aldermen, and Mr Whites comments on the matter made some folks angry and from that time forward he was regarded as po- Htically incorrigible and since he re- moved to the second ward he has been N