Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
POLITICAL POINTERS
The Democratic City Convention Will
 Be Held po-Night.

convention will meet tonight to nom- mate ticket. It Is understood that no changes will be made except in tue city treasurershlp 8 position held for some time past by George A, Gibson and which is now to go to Edelbert Reichenbach. But you never can tell what is going to happen in politics, so that nothing is certain until after the snominAt Ations have been made by the delegates. James Prior is said to be a candidate for city sheriff to succeed John W. Mcdonald, but 1t is thought that the blue shirted warrior will be able to hold his own with the dele gates Attorney Minor Is slated for the ofiice of collector of taxes. Attorney Russell is talked of as member of the ' board of agents of the Bronson library fund to succeed Joseph Weiss, whose term will expire next July.
 
 Dr John F. Hayes announces that N he Is not candidate for position on Ffe board of education.
 The delegates to the town and school conventions will have an informal meeting in the City haM annex at 7:S0 o'clock tonight.
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 The delegates to the republican city convention will meet tonight for the purpose of ratifying ticket which is being prepared for them to-day by a committee composed of a few men representing a wing of the republican party and the a1liants
 The board of registration put in 8 htNxS dred applicants got left. The number admitted to the franchise was 436. It is said that ninety per cent of the new voters will cast thefr first ballot for the candidates of the democratic par ty.
 The process of naturalizing candi- dates for citizenship under the new law is a very tedious one. Though tho district court was in session all Saturday up to o'clock, and the oln- c3als worked steadily, only about fifty were natwalfzed.
 Jonn Flanagan, democratic registrar of voters is a candidate for renomina ton. He will have as an opponent q Thomas Wagner. The latter was one of Thons's workers Tn the fourth ward. He Is making quite canvass for the nomination of registrar. which will be made at the town convention to-mor row.
 Among the candidates for the board of education on the democratic side Is Francis Hoffman, bookkeeper for C.. s. C1affeld MT Hoffman came to 4lae city from Winsted about five years ago. He is model young man and is extremely popular among the younger members of the democratic party. He has also a number of friends in the re- publican ranks. He would no doubt make a valuable member of the edu- catfonal board. He is prominent member of the St Thomas Cadets A. "A.
 It is said chat Assistant City Clerk Eettleton has been informed that he ( cannot have the republican nomination for city clerk unless he promises not to appoint City Clerk M J. Ryan as his assistant in case of his election. The republicans needn't worry on this account as City Clerk Ryan has stated that he would not accept the position o6 assistant city clerk under any con- dations if MT Nett1eton was elected city clerk. Anyway, the present city clerk will be reelected with a hand come majority.
 One reason why, the republicans find Ut so hard to get man to head their ticket is because the rumor has gone out that this election is to be a duel to the death between capital and labor and on this account men who under other conditions would gladly accept the nomination refuse to have any thing to do with it. The party leaders want MT Goss. and not later than last Saturday a committee almost went on their knees to him and begged him to step into the breach for the sake of the city, but the alderman is said to have smiled at the absurdity of this and informed the committee that he had other things that demanded his at- fentfon. It is evident that MT Goss does not think that the democrats are planning to run away with the town in case they win this election. They have been there almost right along and yet we have one Of the most prosper oua towns in New England. Some Wa ferbury electors may be afraid of the democrats, but Mir Goss Is not one of them.
 It was reported to-day that an ex- plosion had occurred in the office of City Attorney John F. Kellogg, the man who is marshaling the republican forces, which shattered the ceiling of the building, turned the office furni- ture upside down and came near work ing serious injury to the occupants, but upon investigation it was found to be nothing more serious than stormy in ferview between Mir Kellogg and few of Alderman Blakesiee's supporters for s<, the mayoralty nomination. It was supposed to have been a private con- ference, but from all accounts the Blakeslee men lost control of their temper when they learned that Ralph had to step aside to make room for John F. Elton. Everything that Mr Kellogg says goes, so that while MT N. -T- a 4