Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-21
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Delegates Chosen to Attend Congress aional Convention.

The democratic congressional con- vention to elect delegates to the nom mating convention was held in the city court room last evening. Quite a large number of spectators were present. The meeting was opened by Daniel E. Fitzpatrick. Isadore Chase was elected chairman and Alderman James Murray secretary.
 The committee on credentials com prised delegate from each of the wards, in this order: Jeremiah Stat tery, first ward; Daniel Calvin, sec ond ward; Benjamin Witkowsl6i, third ward; Frank P. Brett, fourth ward; James Wilson, fifth ward, and Peter Burns, sixth voting precinct, Water vile.
 Waterbury is entitled to twelve del egates to the nominating convention, and the following were chosen with a harmony and good feeling that indi- cated good things for election night: First ward, Dr James J. McLinden and William McGowan; second ward, Dr Peter T. Keeley and Thomas B. Carney; third ward, Benjamin Wit kowslxi and James D. Smith; fourth ward, Daniel D. Fitzpatrick, Daniel Cavanaugh and Peter FitzHenry; fifth ward, James Wilson, Charles Ma her and John Healey-
 T It was voted that each member to
 the convention provide his own alter
 nate in case he finds he shall be unable
 to attend.
 The convention has been called for s Saturday morning in the City hall.
 While the delegates to the congress
 sional convention were doing business in the city court room last evening the delegates to the first convention of the fifteenth senatorial district were in caucus in an ante-room near by. The caucus consisted of fifteen delegates, five from the first, five from the sec jond and five from the third wards,
 which, according to general report, are hopelessly republican, Immediate kly after the congressional convention
 was through the senatorial delegates
 took possesson of the court room and elected Edward Cullen. from the first ward, chairman, and Charles Tullar, from Waterville, secretary. The committee on credentials con sisted of William Hurley from the third and Perry 0. Morris from the
 second. Everything having been re- f ported in working order, the delegates got down to business and James O.. Whiting was nominated for senator. Delegate Morris asked if MT Whiting would accept the honor, because he
 heard 1t said that he would not ac-
 cept it. He thought it would be ad-
 visable to adjourn and ascertain if MT
 Whiting would accept. Other coun-
 eel prevailed and ballot was taken
 and MT Whiting unanimously nomdn-
 ated.
 A senatorial committee for the dis
 trict was then elected consisting of B.
 l.. Hoppe Perry c. Morris and Edward
 Cullen. MT Cullen and Mir Tullar
 were appointed committee to ascer-
 tain MT Whdting's sentiments on the
 nomination and the convention then
 adjourned subject to the call of the
 chair.
 James c. Whiting, who was nomin- ated for the state senate by the demo- cratic convention from the fifteenth
 district last evening, has declined the }nomination on the grounds that he could not give the office the attention
 1t should get. MT Whiting. IS n fore
 manafor the Waterbury Clock Go,
 having charge of several departments
 in the clock factory on North Elm
 street.