Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-16
P0LITIGAhpotNTERs
City Ha1l Thronged by Friends of
 Lynch and Thoms.


 The political pot was fairly boiling over last evening. City hall was thronged with politicians and polite ians' admirers. Such a campaign as this was never known before in the city. It is in every respect as warm and lively as the last days before the election and there are quite as many rumors afioat as under those circum- stances usually.
 The two factions were at large in the City hall last evening, Thoms' third and fourth ward men holding out 1n the aldermens and the city court room, and Lynch's third ward admir- CTS and supporters in possession of the auditorium upstairs. It is said that there were about only two hundred in this latter crowd, but from, the uproar and cheers they made one would imag- inc there were at least one thousand. Every once in a while the floor would rattle with the echo of the enthusiasm and one time it was thought advisable to adjourn the meeting of the board of safety which was in progress in the city clerks room. D...- r Evidently the town is wild with this Idea of working mans candidate for
 
 three Lynch men to one Thoms man in the city hall last evening, that is, Lynch's one crowd was three times larger than Thoms' two aggregations from the third and fourth wards. AnT it was also said the latter were there Sn all the might they could muster. Attorney ]. r, Lawlor presided att the Lynch meeting He made a rous- ing speech and was followed by al number of others. who were greatly cheered for the words they spoke. At torney Russell made a few remarks. He said that as a taxpayer and res- ident of the city he lrad no fear that the rights and property of every man would be taken as good care of under the administration of workingmanI as mayor as they would be under any other kind of an administration Hei had nothing to fear from such an ad-| mninistration as MT Lynch would give the city, and no taxpayer or citizen should say otherwise. because they know in their hearts that it would not work to the interests of any man to ] give anything but an administration better than that which preceded him. i. No man occupying the high position of mayor of this city would dare do otn- erwise than his utmost for the city and for his fellow citizens. so that it was all nonsense and the height of ridi- cule and islander to say that the city fwould suffer. taxes would increase and everything go to fury if MT Lynch is elected. It is all nonsense Those who speak that way know they are speaking nonsense.
 Charles J. Donahue, president of the State Federation Of Labor, said a few words. MT Donahue was member of the legislature before the last, and he said that there has been a great deal of anti-labor legislation attempt l ed during the past few terms, and to | endorse MT Lynch at the polls now would mean rebuke to those who at tempt such legislation. To defeat him would mean an endorsement of these attempted measures. Everywhere that a labor administration has been attempted 1t has been found success full. Tn Hartford. Bridgeport, Derby and AnSonia labor mayors have been elected and they are giving entire sat isfaction No one has left the com munit1es through fear of socialism, an- archy or mob rule, where tAese labor mayors have been elected. But quite contrary spirit has grown up. Those who doubted, now endorse them; those who feared admire, and those who admired and supported are stronger than ever advocates for the workingman's administra tion
 MT Shaw of Pittsburg, Pa, national organizer of the l. A. of M., also en- dorsed Mir Lynch. Several other speakers were heard. including MT Lynch himself. Another meeting will be held next Tuesday evening when a ticket for the primaries will be made fnp.
 The Thoms men in the third and fourth wards last night appointed com mfttees to draw up tickets and collect money with which to pay their way through the primaries. Tn a general way the meetings are said to havei been as warm as could be expected in roasting, humid weather like that of last night
 The Thoms second ward men held meeting Monday evening and ap- pointed their committee to draw up a ticket for the primaries The men will meet again Friday evening and will present their. ticket to the meet ing so that any changes that may be found necessary can be made in time, \ In that ward the feeling for Lynch is [ spreading and growing and there is every indication that he will win it. It is certain that there never was so much enthusiasm for any mayoralty candidate as for him.