Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-23
ATTORNEYPEASLEY'S POLITICAL DREAM
Sleeping Walking is Lynch-Rousng Rallies Held Last Night
 Some of the Tickets

insomnia and some of them go to bed with thoughts that give rise to strange dreams. He is their nightmare Dy night and their terror by day. Attof ney James 4. Peasiey is paft1culaf sufferer. Some days he flies to the woods to get the thoughts of Lynch out of his mind Some days he takes pictures of himself running away from Iynch's shadow, and sometimes he imagines himself being elected from the republican party, for it IS ever on his thoughts that unless he can get Lynch out of his mind the re publicans will get him out or lnelr party. He is beginning to think they doubt his fealty because of Lyhch being ever in his mind and his name on his tongue. He dreams of Lynck by night and thinks of him py day. He can't get away from him, no mat ter how hard he tries. 1t has been some time since Mir Peasley has haa good nights sleep, on account oI Lynch. Last night he stayed out latef than Is his custom, trusting that py retiring late he would sleep 1mmedlaI Ie- ly. He went to the vaudeville in the evening hoping to get away from the Lynch excitement on the street. ana. To! one of the first things he saw on entering the theater was Lynch's pie ture on the stage. He then made Up his mind that to get away from Lynch was impossible, and he settled down to enjoy the show as good as one tor mented as he was could enjoy any thing. And he succeeded to some ex- tent, but when he was leaving the cheers that had greeted the artist on completing Lynch's picture were ring ing in his ears. It was about l o'clock when he got to his room in Dr Ab- bott's house on Abbott avenue. This was a very late hour for regular re publican like him to be out He Jumped into bed and thinks he fell asleep right away. However. 1t was 8 o'clock when he began speaking 1n sleep, to the doctor about the last man he would care to speak about in bus1- ness hours Lynch. The doctor reused him from his troubled slumhers, gave him a sleeping draug1lt. and that was all of Lynch for the rest of the night, This morning on going to his office the first man he met was-Lynch.
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 Supporters of William B. Thoms for mayor held a rousing meeting in Dunn's hall on Washington street last night and gave their man big boom. Ex-Alderman James E. Morris called the meeting to order and welcomed the visitors to the stronghold of democra- cy. adding that he had reason to be- lieve that the district would do for them what it had always done for the party's candidates in the past, and that he hoped they would prove as worthy of this support as those who were about to retire. The other speak era were Commissioner Mahaney of the board of public works. the man brought about the nine-hour day in the city government and whipped con- tractors into payiI2 their men not less than4$ 50 q day instead Of 80 cents. He spoke at some length on the issues of the present campaign and made a very favorable impression upon his audience. He mentioned no names, but he ably reflted some things that had been said about him the other evening and challenged any man to prove that he ever said or did anything during his connection with the city government inconsistent with inc prin- ripfes Of his party aud sound business policy, He was followed by W. T. Spain. Patrick ). Reardon, F. F, Guil- fofle, Nj. Doran and others, all of whom handsomely indorsed Mir Thoms and gave him a cordial introduction to the electors of the district. MT Thoms present and in the course of his re- marks took occasion to deny the stories that he was in any way under obliga- lions to the trolley company. If any man can prove" he said. "that ever have received dollar from this com pany for any services rendered them, I shall withdraw from the campaign Tomorrow morning. He also denied unequivocally the statement made by fhe American last evening regarding Alderman Brophy's remarks in Brook lyn. Tt is absolutely untrue" he said, 'sthat I ever paid Wolcott's board at any hotel No one can give any evidence of 1t and no one dare say 1t to my face" MT Thoms was given a splendid ovation.
 Without any opposition whatever. Fhe republicans of the first second and fifth wards elected their delegates to the city and town conventions last evening. The republicans hold no school convention as the democrats do. They consider the school board city body now and their city delegates se- 4oCI fInG aCdHuludIGS. 1IuEI SNtuliiS ? caucuses of the republicans was the opening of their campaign. The re- publfcans are very hard up for candf date and now it looks as if they would have to go to the wood for one. There is a probability that President Goss of the board of aldermen may accept the nomination, and yet it is doubtful. There seems to be desire to pile it on Alderman BIakeslee but he won't have 1t if he can possibly get away from it. The delegates elected last evening had no idea who the candidate will be.
 The first ward caucus was presided over by Clerk of the City Court Nc Mahon and E. c. Main was secretary. "A ticket had been prepared beforehand printed and separated ready for use, either in part or bulk. This was the only ticket in the field and one man asekd why not take it all together and get through with 1t, instead of taking if name by name as was first suggest ed This suggestion was adopted and