Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-28

with the Hon Frank W. Pope of Flor ida and Hon l.. Mooney of New York as the principal speakers. Everybody should make it a point to go and hear them. They will have something to say which will interest the electors of Waterbury Don't take things sec ond handed or permit others to do your thinking. The people of Waterbury ought to be capable of deciding what is best for them to do after hearing tho evidence. The hall should be packed to the doors.
 The warning for the annual town meeting for the election of selectmen and constables and to pass upon the question of license, to be held next Monday, has been issued by Town Clerk Blair and can be found in to- days issue of the Democrat. So far practically nothing has been heard re- garding the license vote and it is not thought that 1t will cut much of figure in the contest.
 A fact not generally known to dem- ocratic congressional, senatorial and probate committees in the several dis tricts is that the nominating conven- tions must be held prior to Monday, October IT. This is in accordance with resolution of the democratic state central committee. Secretary Thomas calls attention to the rule in the democratic year book, just issued, and also notes that a nomination for judge of probate must be made in convention in every district, even when it is not the intention to put up cam didate against the candidate named by the republicans. Tn such cases the convention should endorse the op- position candidate. The names of all nominees of congressional, senatorial and probate conventions should be promptly forwarded to the Secretary of the Democratic State Central Com nfttee, Hartford, Conn., in order that the tickets for use on election day may be promptly printed.
 The little town elections will be held next Monday in all the towns of the state, excepting Hartford, New Haven and some others which hold their joint town and city elections at other times in the year. Under the law giving town clerks two years ten ure of office, there will be no elections of these officials next Monday, ex- ceptinps in a few towns where 1t Is ne- cessary to fill vacancies, resulting from deaths or otherwise. Little po- litfcal significance attaches to the re suits of next Mondays voting. Years ago these town elections were fre- quently bitterly contested on merely partisan grounds, but m recent years 1t has come to be the practice to con- tinue satisfactory officials in town of fees irrespective of their political leanings Tn man towns of tine state this is especially true of the first se- lectman, town clerk, treasurer and oth- CT officials occupying executive posi- tions in the affairs of the town.
 Timothy J. Carmody, who was nom- mated for constable at the democratic town convention, has notified. Chair man Burns of the democratic town committee that he has concluded not to run for the office and the chairman has called a meeting of the commit tee for tonight to take action re- garding the filling of the vacancy. Ac- cording to the rules of the party, the democratic town committee has the power to name candidate to succeed MT Carmody, but inasmuch as the town convention has not adjourned sine die 1t may be deemed wise to call the delegates together again and let them pass upon the matter. There is no lack of aspirants for the vacancy, but so far nobody appears to know who will get it. The committee ap- pointed by the town committee to re wise the primary rules are almost ready to report and in case the town committee should decide to let the del- egates deal with the question the re- port of the special committee and the filling of the vacancy could be attend ed to at the same meeting provided the committee on rules will be able to re- port on time to make nomination. 1t is understood that the committee on rules will favor town committee of fifteen and the direct primary for the nomination of senators.
 It is not creditable to the democrats of the fifteenth senatorial district to hear 1t noised around that none of them is willing to accept the nomina- ton simply because there does not seem to be much show for winning out. The chances are as bright for the democratic candidate in the fifteenth senatorial district as 1t is for the re- publican candidate in the sixteenth district, and yet republicans claim that some of the best men in the party are willing to stand up and take their medicine. It is' but fair to as ume that neither party would think of nom- mating a disrepltable citizen for sen