Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-06
WAS ALL CUT AND DRIED
Republicans Net Last Night and Car
 ried Out Pre-Arranged Program.

| J received scant recognition at the repub lican town convention, which was held in the aldermanic chamber in the City hall last night. Early in the evening l they were beaten on test vote and thereafter they allowed the regulars i to run the convention as they desired knowing that all opposition would be l only waste of time and energy. They sat quietly in their seats and meekly submitted to the inevitable. They were mere spectators during the great CT part of the evening.
 The delegates had assembled some minutes before the meeting was called 1 to order by Chairman John P. Kellogg of the republican town committee. AS Mir Kellogg and Warren L.. Hall en- tered the chamber there was faint ap 1 plause from the D. O. Goss side of the house, but silence reigned supreme among the delegates which are opposed 1 to the machine. They saw no reason l for applauding the czar of tne repub- l lican committee, who rules with an i iron hand. After MT Kellogg had called the convention to order and stated it's object, he in company with MT Hall took a position in an ante room where they could see and hear everything. During the meeting they 
 that no blunders were made. | After Henry o. Wood had declined to be secretary because he had left hisl spectacles at home. and Attorney U.l G. Church, W. l.. Flint, Miller G. Hay nor aQd. Louis Fitzsimons had declined 1 for various reasons. School Inspector Tyrrell was elected secretary. MT Tyr rell believes in work, especially work for the janitors, and accordingly he ac- cepted the position. Attorney U. e. Church was elected chairman.
 D. o. Goss made a motion that committee of three be appointed by the chair to bring in a list of names as delegates to the state convention. Mir 1 Tyrrell amended the motion so that the committee should consist of one 1 delegate from each ward. This was where the opposing factions clashed. The amendment was lost and the Peas | lev men were beaten. The chair se- lected Wallace Scofield. Walter w. Holmes and William Gillette as the committee.
 The following list of delegates was submitted by the committee and ac- cepted unanimously by the convention; Mayor John P. Elton, Hon George l.. Lilley, Senator Cornelius Tracy, Mar l tin F. Perkinson Alderman R. N. | n. l Cross and E. O. Goss. Congressman Lilley and Mayor Elton will represent the fifteenth senatorial district and Sen ator Tracy and Martin Parkinson will represent the sixteenth. The delegates 1 to the state were also elected delegates to the congressional convention and were empowered to appoint their own alterpates.
 1 After eac.- ward had selected it's members of the town committee, all were approved by the convention. The new town committee will consist or l the following persons: Alderman James Filling. P. J. McMahon and Charles Fl. Blake from the first ward; Henry O. l Garter, c. E. Meigs, U. G. Church, H. | l.. Dyson, w. l.. Cook and Charles Draper from the second ward, the last three representing Waterville; Benja- min R. Kelsey, Miller c. Haynor and John NJ. Burrall, 2d,- from the In.rd- ward; B. l.. Tyrrell, Henry Weyand and John Mraz from the fourth ward, and Martin F. rerkinson, William Gil- lette and John Sirica from the fifth.
 It will be noticed that the Peasley- Kelsey men in the third ward selected as member of the town committee John M Burrall, 2d. Mir Burrau has been strong in his opposition to the
 
 and has been one of the leaders in the fight to oJlst this faction from control in the third. He is closely allied with F. W. Chesson, the former leader in this ward. The Kelsey men displayed the olive branch and showed their gen. erosity in making this appointment after they had been snubbed by the regulars in regard to appointments on the state delegation.
 Towards the end of the convention, Wallace Scofield took the floor and said that it was about time that Waterbury was represented at the national con vention. He therefore suggested that the delegates, including MT Lilley, should do all in their power to secure the election of Congressman Lilley as delegate to the national convention.
 Mr Holmes thought that to instruct the delegation might make some Of the members do something that was dis tasteful to them. It would be better to send them unpledged- It would be better to modify the motion so that MT Lilley will not be instructed to do all he can to secure his own election
 E. o. Goss, who was the ruling spirit among the regular republicans, said that personally he favored going unin- structed, but if the convention desired that the delegation should be instruct ed for MT Lilley he would like to see the motion changed to read as follows:
 The motion as finally adopted was made to read that "it is the opinion of the convention that Waterbury should be represented at the national conven- tion and in the person of the Hon George L. Lilley."
 MT ScofeId said that he had no ob- lection to the amendment; he was not boosting MT Lilley's game; he thought Waterbury should be represented at the national convention, and Mir Iilley was the proper man. but if there was some other man stronger than Mir LlI- lev he would be satisfied. MT GOSs's motion was then passed and the meet ing adjourned.