Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-20
PRETTY HOT FOR. POLITICS.
But the Heat has no Effect on
 Candidate Makers.

a Chance to Vote for Otis s. North
 rop-The Democrats Have Several
 Candidates in View-One Wing of
 the Party Offered Judge Lowe the
 Seat of Honor Last Night, Iris Said.
 The republicans are very busy with democratic politics. They are making and unmaking candidates for the sev- eral offices to be filled next fall almost every day, so that by the time the peo- pie are called out to have their say every man not acceptable to them selves will have been knocked in the head. If he has not declared that he ''isn't in it. he will have been side tracked so securely that his friends will not know that he is in the world. It is said that the trolley company and the alliance intend to dictate the can- didates of both parties this year, and Judging by what has come to the sur face 1t would seem that there is more truth than poetry in the statement, al- though there are those who claim that the trolley folks have no political 1nfiu- ence whatever in Waterbury, and don't want any, and in support of their con- tention point to the fact that Colonel Burpee, man always averse to med ding in politics, is the company's right bower in this city. Some of the old time republicans, including many Of the manufacturers, want Otis s. North TOD to enter the race for the republican nomination for mayor, but MT North rops friends say that he has too much business on hand to allow time to dab- ble in politics, and that in any case he does not care about it. He would make a very strong candidate, and the democrats would have to hustle to beat him. lTIe is 10 stranger to public office. but since he entered the banking business he appears to have given the politicians the cold shoulder. Alder man Blakeslee was talked of as caTl- didate for mayor two years ago, but the machine politicians thought Judge Cowell a stronger man and MT Flakes less had to step aside and see the stronger man" get licked His chances for the nomination this fall are good and in case he gets on the ticket he will have the biggest back ing any man ever had in Waterbury, not even excepting that of George l.. Lilley Personally Mir Biakeslee Is a charming gentleman and has host of friends, but politically--oh, well, never mind about that for the present. He was not particularly anxious to run two years ago. because he had notion that Mayor Kilduff would be his op- ponent, and he felt that Kilduff was a winner. The situation will be differ ent this fall. The democrats will have new man, whoever he'll be. and Blakeslee is said to be quite willing to try conclusions with the new conner. !. Things are rather quiet in the demo- cratic camp. but this is not looked upon as anything unusual. The democrats don't care to waste their powder until the enemy is within range and they are far seeing enough to realize that many things are likely to happen in political affairs between now and the fall Of course the republicans, with the assistance of n few so called demo- crats have already started out to get them all snarled up, but it is very doubtful if this sort of game will amount to much. It has been tried too often. so that most people are on to the ruse.
 But this Is, digressing. Who will the democrats nominate? Nobody knows. Attorney Thoms has been mentioned in connection with the office and he has a large following who want to see him in the race He would accept the nomination if it came his way and if elected, as he undoubtedly would be, he would bring to the office training which would be almost invaluable Just how MT Thoms stands with the working people Is not known, but there appears to be no good reason that the ordinary mortal can see at this time why any opposition should appear against him from that source. But you never can tell and besides that there are others. For instance a con- mittee representing strong wing of the democratic party asked Judge Lowe last night to be the standard bearer and if he can be induced to en- ter the lists the republicans might just as well throw up the sponge without a struggle. Tn fact the only hope of re- publican success is in dissension In the democratic ranks Great things are expected from the two democratic city committees, but the wise heads feel confident that the two Johns will effect a Junction of forces on time to give the opposition such broadside that they'll have to go to the repair shop.