Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-12
POLITICAL POINTERS
Registrars Had Plenty of Time for
 Reelection Yesterday,


 The registrars and their deputies were not overworked yesterday, the number of people who called to regis ter not being sufficient to keep them occupied third of the time. But the weather was muggy and they didn't feel at all put out because they were not rushed. Mir Chapman said to-day that the totals had not yet been hg- ured up and he could not tell what the footing would show. The republicans claim to have more than Half the num- Der registered yesterday, but 1t is nothing wonderful to hear that they would want to circulate such a rumor Whether this is so or not, it is cer- tain that few republicans called upon the registrars, most of the names listed as republicans being brought in by the several ward workers, who are said to be having hard time trying to con vince some folks that they are in duty bound to stand by their party. even though they may have notion that it is not doing the right thing.
 The second ward has become quite a battle ground among republicans who aspire to wear George M. Beach's mantle as leader of the republican party In the board of aldermen. The ward has a lot of good timber but the trouble appears to be in making se- lection. Some want to see Harry Car ter fill that position while others ob- ject to Mir Carter and support their objections by stating that Carter is too Opinionated for such an important position and advise that somebody be put at the helm who can be depend ed upon to take counsel with certain elements and do what they say and not what he thinks himself whenever important matters come up. This is something it is said Carter wouldn't do and while he is an emplove of the Waterbury Clock company and mem- Der of the shop committee, d body composed of all the foremen in the factory with two exceptions. whose duty it is to advance the interests of the republican party, still he doesn't seem to stand well enough with them to command the confidence necessary to bring to his standard the undivided support of the wise heads. It has been suggested that Mir Wade. ar present one of the commissioners of the department of public works. be asked to don the Beach mantle for a couple of years. but parties close to the commissioner say that he would not accept the honor, although they admit that MT Wade would be willing to make great sacrifices for the good of the party and possibly might be prevailed upon to step into the arena and wield the whip for one term. W. J. Larkln Is also talked of in connec- tion with the position. He is at pres ent commissioner of the department of education and while it Is admit ted that he has made grave mistakes during the past two years yet those who believe this say that his errors were the result of transformation and that the experience he has had in the schools would be useful to him in the aldermanic chamber. He Is spoken of as frank, honest fellow who would make worthy custodian of the insignia of rank which Mir Beach is about to return unsullied to the par ty managers. To be sure there are others. but the clock shop committee Is not willing to see an outsider go to the front and as consequence 1t Is safe wagering that when tue party gets down to business the man at the helm will be familiar with the clock business.
 Alderman Stanley, who 30 ably re- presented the first ward during the past four years, Robert Walker. for many years one of the party's alder men from the third ward, ex-Alder- man F. F.. Cross and r. R. White are talked of, and while there Is nothing special alleged against any of them there isn't much likelihood of the se- lection being made from that list. T. H. Hewitt. alderman from the third. is now a resident of the second dis trict. but he is not mentioned as a candidate for the leadership. He Is said to he too much of a partisan. but some suspect that the trouble with Hewitt is that he has no patience with people who think they know it all and like his great colleague. Captain Carter, couldn't brook the thought of having to go to this one and that one to find out what was wanted before he could make a move towards perform ing his duties. Fred Stanley offended orthodox republicans when he publicly proclaimed that the streets of the city never were in such wretched condi- ton as they are at the present time. F. K. White was put on probation at the close of Mayor Bariow's admins traitor for registering kick about per hitting the trolley company to with draw an application for approval of plans for trolley extensions and substi- tute another therefor without the knowledge and consent of the alder men, and while it is said he has atoned for the offense. he is still looked upon as containing contumacious ter dencies. Robert Walker is said to be loyal. This must be so else he never would have been let into the secret relative to the decapitati0n Of Ter renee C. O'Brien and Bernard Byrnes. and nothing stonds between him and the position of commander-in-chief of the forces in the aldermanic chambe- except that he is not connected with the shop committee of the clock fac tory. Ii was said this afternoon that c. l.. Holmes won't he a candidate this year and that there Is nothing certain about Mir Buck seeking a renomina- ton: but this is not official and in ah probability waterville will make-a de- msnd upon Mr Buck to remain in the harness a little longer. It is under stood that if R. V. Blakesiee dOes not get the nomination for mayor he will moi be in the running at all this year I "A. Filling is urged in certain gua-