Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
POLITICAL POINTERS
The Lynch Ticket Secures a New
 Man in Fourth Ward

Patrick Dunn Is His Name and He IS
 Said to Be a Winner-The Thoms
 Backers in the First Ward Held a
 Session Last N1ght-Democratc
 Headquarters Opened in Holohan
 Block. ...., .-..
 The Lynch forces are credited with scoring a point in the fourth ward last night in securing Patrick Dunn of South Leonard street to enter the race for aldermanic hon0rs on their ticket This will start them into the fray ill that district with John J. Brophy, James Murray and Patrick Dunn as candidates for aldermen. The men behind them claim that they will sweep the field. hut of course the Thoms contingent. which is said to be under the management of Commission CT Mahaney and M. J. Smith, is yet to be heard from. Anyway, things look like battle royal in the fourth ward and 1t is safe to predict that which ever side wins will know they were in a fight.
 It was said to-day that there will be but one ticket in the fifth ward and that in all probability this will be for. Lynch. The name of Patrick Holo- han Is mentioned as one of the proba- ble candidates for alderman. If he enters the race 1t will be hard to beat him.. When he served before in the a1dermandc chamber he was fearless champion of the rights of the taxpay- CTS and it was rare treat to listen to him pitch into the different boards, democrats and republicans just as they happened to fbe, regarding reckless ex- penditures of public money. He is as bright to-day as ever, probably more so, and if the boys can prevail upon him to come to the front again 1t does seem that it would be well nigh an impossffdlity to beat him. The names of Daniel Foley and Lawrence Tobtn, two sprinters, are mentioned as run ming mates with MT Holohan and if the trio can be got together they will bring to their support backing which any opposing force would find 1t quite difficult to push aside.
 The Thoms men are said to be talk ing things rather easy with reference to the fourth and fifth wards, the lat a that they are not going to abandon the field without struggle and will give the opposition good brush in both districts They claim that they see nothing but victory in the other three wards and talk as if Lynch and his men are beginning to see the hand writing on the wall and are not con- centrating all their forces on the fourth and fifth. A member of Lynch's advance guard was told this to-day and when he heard 1t he exc cuted a war dance and demanded the author of the statement. He de- clared that Lynch will come out ahead in every voting district in the city aud denounced the Thoms canvass as noth- ing short of a guerrilla warfare which was sure to be stamped out of exist ence as soon as the freemen of Water bury get a chance to speak their minds in an open ballot at the primar- l ies Things are hot and the beauty l of it is that both sides are confident of | success at the polls, so that one need not be much of prophet if he should | predict that a whole lot of people will l be very much disappointed after the l result Of the primary contest is an nounced. Wonder who'll be selected l to do the counting7
 The regular democrats of the first 1 ward held a meeting last night in | Lyra hall About 52 members respond 1 ed to the roll call and IS names were en- rolled as new members and workers for the advancement of the interests | of the organization. A large commit tee numbering 8S composed of volun- teers was appointed to thoroughly and | systematically canvass and work the l ward, portion of the ward being as- signed to each member for that pur- pose. The members were very confi- dent of success in the coming primnr- 1 fes and election, predicting sweeping 1 victory in the first ward. for the organ. | ization, the name of William B. Tloms as the next mayor of Waterbury be- ing received with great enthusiasm. It was voted that an invitation be ex- tended to the public to attend a meet | ing to be held in Lyra hall Thursday | evening, September 10, when it is ex- pected number of the most promi- l nent democrats in the city will ad- l dress the meeting.