Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-12
POLITICAL POINTERS.
democrats neet and Adopt Rules Pre-.
pared by Committee.


The meeting of democrats In the
city court room last night to act unon
the report of the committee on rules
was quite lively and for time A.
looked as ii nothing could be done
but finally the orators got short of
wind and words and then the rules aa
submitted We're adopted.
Chairman J. w. Burns of the town
committee called the meeting to order
and Secretary III. w. Minor read the
minutes of the last meeting. William
cullen. secretary of the committee.
started to read the report, the under
standing being that it be acted upon
section by section.
The first section. which included n
clause providing for the nomination.
OF candidates for senator by a direct
vote at the primaries, was the signal
Ior the opening of hostflities. Is. J.
1rlInn moved that it be adopted as
read' whereupon Eugene Doyle offered
an amendment to the effect that all
candidates for office and such dele.
gares as it may be necessary TO
Snoose De elected by direct vote.
inns proposition was warmly indorsed
py Jonn L. DAILY and other labor men.
John T. Holohan offered an amend
ment TO the amendment providing for
The nomination of senators in the
same manner as now In vogue. After
good deal of discussion the amend
ment to the amendment was put and
lost. Then the amendment of Mr.
Doyle was voted upon and carried by
tremendous majority. The chair
then put the motion as amended. but
eullously enough this was defeated
| Dy about the same vote that carried
the amendment. 1t was pIain thar
| somebody had blundered. for Mr. Daly.
evidently believing that his side was
in the ascendancy, moved that the
committee be authorized to revise
their report in accordance with the
vote just passed. .WhatY inquired
John f. Holohan, why, that motion
was lost and l hope you don't want
rules In accordance with resolution
that has been voted down"
The advocates of the direct primary
rule then saw their mistake and
sought to rectify it, Mr. DAILY moving
that the action Just taken be rescind-
ed. Heads Were counted on this and
the motion lost by q vote of rs to GA.
The original motion was then put and
the chair declared it carried. It was
| doubted. but a division of the house
showed that the chair was right. 76
favoring the decision and GA opposing
1t.
On motion of Mr. Butler section 2
was amended so that a certificate
| from the registrar to the effect that
an elector Is being denied the right TO
vote at a primary on account of
clerical error shall entitle him to the
| will rNE L -.
| At this juncture John r. DAILY
| moved that the rules be adopted as a
whole. The motion was put and car
ried.
| During the meeting Attorney Gull
foile spoke In opposition to the new
departure saying among other things
that 1t was not new and complicated
rules We want. He believed the old
rules We're all right and their adop-
ton would go further in the interest
of harmony than anything else
M. It. Connolly didn't see things
through Mr. Guilfoile's spectacles and
put up stiff argument in favor of the
direct primary.
| John Newell said few words in IA
vor of the report, adding that unless
| the democrats could show a better
| spirit than was manifested at that
meeting he saw little hope of harmony
| in the near future.
James Donahue spoke for the work
| OF the committee. stating that they
were prepared with view to meeting
| all objections and that he believed ey-
erybody would Be satisfied with them
after they had an opportunity to look
them over.
The meeting then adjourned and all
left apparently in the best of humor.
The rules will be found elsewhere in
| this issue of the Democrat.