Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-20
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Democratic Rally Postponed Banner
 Goes Through Fire.

The democratic rally announced to take place here Thursday has been postponed indefinitely. The damage to the banner in the fire is one of the causes for the postponement, though probably not the principal one. Most of the campaign speakers are engaged for the present and the committee found 1t practically impossible to get real spellbinder so early in the sea. son. There is no truth in the insinu- ations so common at the scene Of the fire last night that prominent republi- cans started the blaze with a view to making trouble for the democrats by cremating their beautiful banner, which was to be dedicated to Parker and Davis this week. As soon as the accident became known somebody tel ephoned to John P. Kellogg, chairman of the republican town committee, and Inquired if he knew anything about 1t. Mir Kellogg indignantly denied the i'm putation Several other members of the party who were seen declared their
 ignorance of a plot, so that there is no reason to suspect that there was either
 method or malice in what happened,
 hfr Ockels, who painted the banner, and in whose studio the budding blaze twas discovered and clubbed into sub- tmission before doing much harm, 4called at the Democrat office to-day hnd stated that the damage to the fbanner is very slight, not enough to mention. It was rumored about town fthat it was ruined, but this was lease where the wish was father to 4the thought with those who said so.
 The delegates elected to choose rep resentatives to the congressional con. vention will meet in the city court
 room tonight. It is not likely that
 anything will occur at this session like
 the unpleasantness that disturbed the proceedings at the probate convention. all of which Is now happily thing of fthe past.
 The republicans of Naugatuck win Bhold their first rally dn the Gem opera
 house on Friday night. The principal speaker will be Congressman Frank Brandegee of the third district The Hon Michael Kenealey of Stamford, chairman of the republican state cen tral committee, will also he present
 "A street parade will be held before the rally.
 It is reported that Attorney Charles W. Bauby will be nominated for rep resentatfve by the republicans. The
 popular attorney has been a zealouS
 worker in the republican cause since
 his entrance into politics and has a
 large following. The leaders, how
 ever, have heretofore shown indiffer-
 ence to his candidates, but this year
 it is said that he stands a fine show
 of being nominated.
 At the state central committee
 meeting held in Hartford yesterday.
 one of the matters taken up by the
 committee for consideration was the
 statements attributed to Committee
 man Dissell, just after the adjourn
 ment of the democratic convention at
 New Haven. At that time MT Dissell
 had been defeated for the nomination
 for comptroller and he was quoted as
 saying that because of the unjust treatment accorded him he would de-
 Eert the democratic party and vote
 the populist ticket. To his fellow
 members of the state central commit
 tee Mir Dissell denied making any
 such statements and said that he had been grossly mfsrepresented. The
 committee thereupon exonerated MT
 Dissell and he will continue to be an
 active member of the committee.