Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-01
POLITICAL POINTERS
1ernocratic School Ticket Named Pc
 lttfcaI Talk, All hha Race

There were very few dull moments mx the democratic school convention (which was held In the City hall annex Hast night. There were nearly dozen candidates for positions on the board of education and everyone had some supporters. The delegates could not agree upon any four men and so it was haecided to fight it out, as it were, 1n the convention.
 After John J. Brophy, chairman of the democratic town committee, had called together the delegates, John L.. Saxe was elected chairman and Attor- ney James R. Lawlor clerk.
 4 recess of fifteen minutes was taken and after the convention recon tNened nominations were in order, when the following persons were nominated: Timothy F. Conway. J. J. Mcdonald, HAttorney James R. Lawlor, Francis T. EHoffman, T. J. Carmody, Attorney sF'inton Phelan. Dr A. D. David, Attor- hey John O'NeiI1. Attorney John F. Me sGrath, J. J. Devine and c. Y. Kent.
 The first ballot resulted as follows: E. J. Mcdonald, IS; T. F. Carmody, 5; sAttorney Lawlor, B; Attorney Nc Grath. IL Francis Hoffman, g. MT McDonald's vote was made unanimous. The next ballot resulted as follows: l Brrancis Hoffman, 20: Attorney Lawlor s6: Attorney Phe1an, 1; Attorney Mo ECsrath. l. MT Hoffman's vote was lsmade unanimous.
 Attorney Lawlor received twenty awotes on the next ballot and his nom Yanation was made unanimous. Then a deadlock occurred, as the airst ward desired representative on 5 the ticket and so did the fifth. The former championed the cause of F. F. tConway, while Attorney Hinton J. fPheIan was the candidate for the fifth ward For about twelve ballots the swote stood substantially as follows: lPhelan, A; Conway, 13; McGrath. I. kFfnaily, on the last ballot which was the seventeenth taken during the night, sfhe supporters of MT Conway switched lover to Attorney John O'NeiIl who had S been offered as a compromise cand1- kdate. One of the first ward men de- sserted to Attorney Phelan's side and R9he latter won, receiving 15 votes to Enfr O'Nei1I's B. His election was IEnade unanimous, and the convention ltndjourned.
 ] Of the eighty striking tro1leymen | forty-three were dyed in the wool re- publicans. and yet republicans talk of sThem as if every mothers son in the bunch was an old line democrat.
 The republicans are preparing for big rally in City hall tomorrow night. 'The principal speakers will be Con- nressman George l.. Lilley, Judge Howell and Judge Root. Bring along EEhe little ones and give them chance to get hold of some of the chunks of Itaffy which will be tossed into the Acrowd.
 They call Martin Parkinson a ,Etaunch republican and it Is said they sput him on the republican ticket in sorder to draw yates from the hill ] When asked why it was sdone this morning a prominent Republican said they believed Perk1n- ] son stronger candidate than Bigger liEtaff and that he would bring more lstrepgth to the ticket. That shot Famust make Teddy vince.
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 The democrats will have a meeting h the city court room tonight for the purpose of making arrangements for the battle of the ballots next Monday
 All who can spare the time to step
 Into the arena at the call to arms Monday morning and remain in the thick of the fight until the polls close are requested to be present as we'll as sothers who have any suggestions to Dffer. It is especially desired that all ,tthe active workers for both Lynch and sHhoms during the primary contest shall be on hand
 It is said that the French voters will swallow the republican ticket without putting frown on their faces. Why not? They marshalled at the primaries 1or Ralph Blakeslee as candidate for mayor. but after the machine took the matter in hand things took hord- Eontal and Ralph went to the block. But that's nothing. The average French voter. according to the rep11b aican wire pullers' notion, will not no- Ffce the difference between BIakesIee and Elton; but they are apt to get left lon this. The French are much the same as others: they don't like the idea aof being made fools of and on this ac- count they are not taking kindly to the change at the head of the ticket.
 
 Some more of the harmony that ex- dsts in the republican ranks was Drought to light this morning and Hhis time it is Teddy Biggerstaf and a1is friends w,ho are outside the breast tworks or rather the ring which is run ming the republican game Teddy EBiggerstah has been an indefatibag1e l worker for the republican party, but An his anxiety to better the conditions l bDf the city he has seen fit to step on