Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
NO DEARIH OF CANDIDATES
Democratic Party Has Lots of
 MayoraIty Timber

Some of the Men Who Would Not Be
 Out of Place in the Of1ce-The Pres
 ent Mayor, Edward G. Kilduff is
 Said to Be in the Hands of His
 Friends.
 The article in the Democrat the other day regarding the mayorality nomination set the boys to talking and while everybody appeared to think well of the candidate mentioned, Attor ney Lynch, it was plain from what was said at the time and what has since been learned that there are others and that MT Lynch and his friends will have to hustle to get there. It is said that the present incumbent of the of fee, Mayor Izilduff, is being importun- ed to allow the use of his name as candidate for reelection and has part ly acquiesced, and if this be true he will be a hard man to beat, for it IS generally admitted that there is no more competent man for the place in the city and that the hullabaloo raised about him some time ago was all the work of 8 little clique who took ad- vantage of the excitement occasIoned by the strike to even up old scores with him. The people are beginning to get a. clearer view of things now, so that Kilduff's stock is much higher than it was when the republican papers of the state were pouring hot shot into him and he was being systematically De- lied and his motives purposely miscon- strued by his. neighbors for purely poll- tical reasons. Things have changed during the past few weeks so that peO- pie who wanted to knife Mayor Kill duff during the hottest time of the strike say he is all right now and want to see him in the race again. But whether he will try again or not is question. He has stated to few of his friends that he would not be a. candidate for reelection this fall and this has appeared in the papers So that until the public hears something to the contrary from himself or his close friends they, will be apt to take it for granted that he has concluded to retire for the present.
 But allowing that Mayor Kilduff is not in it this year, it should be remem- bered that there are others who are suspected ofehaving aspirations in that direction, all good men, and each with a backing that no man can afford to ignore. Collector Thoms has not giv- en it out that he has withdrawn from the sprinting match and his packers claim that those who say he is not a candidate don't. know what they are talking about and if they do they are simply taking this way of relegating him to the rear. It is safe to state that Thoms has not abandoned the hope of being the next, mayor of Wa terbury and one would not be wide of the mark in venturing the statement that he has many friends who would like to see him thus honored.
 Then there is John w Burns, member of the present board of assess ors, a man who fought his way to the assessorship at a time when it was, thought such a thing was impossible, and has host of friends in all sections of the town and in every walk of life, who believe that he is the logical can didate of the democratic party and 1 should be placed at the head of the l ticket. Another name spoken of in connection with the mayorality is that of Peter B. Reeves of the board of commissioners of public safety, very conservative man, who has been iden- tified with public affairs for many years and has record for honest deal ing and sound judgment which the opposition would find hard to combat. Charles Y. Kent of the board of edu- cation has been mentioned for the nomination. He has served term on the board of finance, is vice. chairman of the department of education and possesses all the qualifications that go l to make an efficient executive of the municipal government.
 Besides these there are two men in the office of the probate court either one of whom would make an excel lent man for mayor, Judge Lowe and his clerk, James J. Cassin. To be sure it is said that these gentlemen are we'll 1 enough off where they are and that the office should go to men who have stronger aspirations in that line than Lowe or Cassin, but that is but one way of looking at this. The most de- sirable candidates are not always found among those who are persistent ly forcing themselves upon the public and for all one can tell things may be so arranged this year that the office
 
 Cassin are likely to receive some con- sideration. Without any intention whatever of belittling Judge Lowe, it might not be amiss to state here that MT Cassin has knowledge of city af- fairs, acquired by long and faithful service, that would be of great service to himself and to the public in the of flee of mayor, and probably neither party has his equal, with the excep- ton of the present mayor in the mat ter of municipal training.
 But these are not all. Whats the matter with our friend Dr John F. Hayes, the noblest Roman of them all '? The doctor is a fighter and if he steps into the arena he will make the smart est of them hustle. He is a good, clean citizen a democrat that no man need be ashamed to train with, and there are men in Waterbury who would rath-