Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-17
VAN KEURN NAMED
Republicans May Trot Him Out
AS Mayoralty Candidate


MAY BE THE DARK HORSE
1t is Claimed for Him That He Would
Make Creditable Run and if Elect.
ed Would Give the City a Thorough
Administrator Attorney j. M
Lynch's Backers are Hustling aud
Will Hold Big Meeting Friday Eren-y
ing.
There is nothing really new IN the
political situation to-day except thar
The republicans have got over the DO
herty scare and are now settling down
TO do some solid work for Blakeslee.
1t was said yesterday by q man high
In the councils OF the party that Jo-
herty hasn't a ghost of a show for the
nomination ana that 1t was question
whether he was looking for it or not
Ii Doherty can be pushed aside as
easily as this he must have lost all his
old time fighting qualities and made
UP his mind to be governed BY what
the party managers say In the future.
1t has also leaked out that the repub-
ican city and ward committees have
not yet been called together and that
nothing definite will be known about
the mayoralty question until after
such meeting has been held. Tho
session is expected to take place this
week and, as one of the faithful said
this morning, it will then be up to
In nhn X oil 40 hot IA
do. The introduction of Mr. Chessoil's s
name into the canvass has caused q
furry of excitement among the Blakes-
lee faction, but they expect TO be abia
to have him knocked in the head at the
meeting Of the city and ward coinnsit-
tees and himself and his hackers
whipped into line for Blakaslee The
republicans expect great things from
what they claim to be the split between
the new and old wings OF the demo
cratic party, but many think that they
will be very much disappointed in this,
both elements having come to the con-
cflsion that no matter which side wins
ut the primaries the scramble shall end
there and all will turn In and work
for the same candidates. If they do
this the opposition will find itself lii a
bad box If they go apart and start
In on the rule or ruin policy then thers
can be no doubt but that the republic
cans will sweep the field,
The hackers of Mr. Thoms say that
the talk of running Lynch for mayor
Is dying out and that there never was
much to 1T anyway. In fact, they
make no bones of stating that Lynch
isn't in it at all. But there must be
some mistake about this. Already sew
eral organizations have pledged their
support to Lynch, the plumbers and
steam filters being the last to enroll
themselves under his banner, so that
it is evident that Lynch is very much
in evidence just now, and his friends
claim that they feel confident that he
will win out at the primaries and sd
in with whoop. or course Lynch
and Thoms won't get there no more
than Chesson and Blakeslee, and on
this account people who don't care to
he making apologies after the coTlven-
tions are keeping quiet Whatever way
the primaries go It. is certain that there
is lot of talk about Lynch and Thotas
on the democratic side of the house
while Blakeslee, Chesson and Doherty
are the principal men mentioned
among republicans; but no matter
WlliJ tIty liSClCIS II CttnitUL t1te Qkf-se
MED that the people are still master of
the situation and it remains for them
to decide.
A general meeting of Lynch's back
ers will be held in Central Labor hall
Friday night, when plans will be per
fected to give him a boost which will
disabuse. doubling Thomases as to
whether he is in the race or not. The
program has not been given out, burt it
Is said that somebody Is going to say
something that will furnish food for
reflection for every man In Waterbury
AS things stand now thesseveralg candi-
dates and@t1eir friend simply spar
ring for points, but later on II lsK
thought that they will invite each
other to step into the arena and prove
what kind of stuff they are. made Off,
If this happens We win have an inter-
esting campaign and the public Will be-
instructed and amused to some extent.
for all the candidates are good ta1kers
and if they take the stump the whole
town viii, turn out to hear them 1eanoI-
ish each other.
A large number Of the more influ-
ential memberssof tineuppubiican party
have no use for any OF the candidates
that are being talked of and are en-
deavoring to get up a boom In favor
of. General Van Keuren. They claim
that he is the only man in the city
who could be depended upon to see
that what is due the city is collected
and in this way bring delinquents to
time without much ceremony. One
of the men who wants Van Keuren
told a reporter that he hopes to see
the taxpayers drop all others and get
together in favor of the general.
"You don't want a man, he said,
who knows the run of the office.
What is needed is a thoroughly COM
petent, fearless person who Is not
looking to politics for a living, and 1
know of no man who comes nearer fill :
ing the bill than General Van Keuren~
If the party could be got to unite on
him / don't believe the opposition
would stand much show. )" 1t is not
known whether the gentleman would
accept the nomination or not but it
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