Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-01
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Hlans vsini WoI led Out By Members
 of 10th PAriisS

Slsns vsini Worked Out By Members
 of 10th Par,isa.
 From all accounts the republicans
 have agreed upon k. \. Blakeslee as
 their next candidate for mayor. but sou never can tell what will happen
 from one day to another in politics,
 especially in an organization coll
 trOsIed by few people. Mayor Elton
 may want another try and if he does
 the party cannot refuse him. He en-
 tered the fray at the request of ;t
 dozen or more prominent citizens and
 in case he should decide to run for q
 second term there will be no question
 about trotting him out, but it is safe
 to predict that very large number
 of people in both parties who backed
 him a year ago last fall wouldn't be
 quite so enthusiastic in favor of him
 for another trial. His warmest friends
 are quite willing to admit that his ad-
 minisration has not borne the kind
 of fruit they bargained for. The
 trouble seems to be that they expected
 too much from the business adminis-
 v have become very much dissatisfied and many of them appear more anxious for q change than those who j opposed Mir Elton at the outset.
 Viewed from the road one would say that W. K. Thonls will be the standard bearer of the democratic party, but this is still an open question. It has been said that Judge Lowe is not in the field, but people who ought to know something about the judges mind in this matter claim that he is available provided the party wants him and feel confident that when the proper tine comes he will be much in evidence. Don't be alarmed about Love-" said one of his hackers to reporter of this paper he will run if the party offers him the nomination and you can bet his friends are not asleep. although some may think so" ..'. ,.., ......
 Another man very much talked of in connection with the democratic nom- nation is A. H. Wells. one of the commissioners of the department of finance under Mayor Kildutf. and. the one democrat retained by Mayor FL ton, and nobody should be surprised If he gets there. The name of George ". Beach is also mentioned in cOnnec- ton with the nomination while in other places you hear of Senator Phe Ian, John J. Mcdonald. James r.. Rus sell, Perry c. Morris. E. l.. Futile. C. Y. Kent and half q dozen others. There scenes to he a strong desire on the part of the people to give Perry Morris something with view to mak- Ing amends for the gross injury done him when he held office, but just what will be done iE that direction, if any thing, nobody can tell at this time. Politicians are not very ready to make amends for the past, but there are exceptions and this may be one of them.
 So far the only names heard on the democratic side of the house in con- nection with the city clerkship are .Jo- seph \. Cullen. Francis T: Reeves and John Crary. Each has a big following and whichever wins out will know that he was in fight with focmen worthy of his steel.
 Alderman J. II. Murray of the '""i LII uiStiht IS pVfhS tdlNtu oI dS a candidate for comptroller and if he gets into the harness he will make things hum. It is but fair to presume that J. W. Mcdonald will want to Iger 9 chance to get square with W. ]. Rigney. but if the reports be true the ex-sheriff will have a formidable rival in this own party in the person of M. !. Smith. hut as both are personal friends they may hesitate about put ting on the gloves. If not there will be the liveliest kind of scrap and no matter which comes off the victor there will be some rents in the blue shirt.
 There is vast difference in the methods of the two parties and dis observer would conclude clever than the other fellows.
 The first move of the republicans is to Dut the party in the best possible trim for the encounter and when this has been done thev get together and make nominations. Already ihcv claim they have nracticallv comnIcted a canvass of the electors of Water bury and know their strength almost fo a man. Fhc democrats too often do things the other way. Thcv srcnd n lot Of valuable ti'"c in club rooms and other pla"es tHlking up candiia'eS and when they finaliv pick out the ones thev want and get the'n nom mated then thev go to work fixing iheir fences This is something after | ihc fashion of the captain who didn't | f,.. men in time of peace. He thought l that could he at'e""ed to whcn the l bows were in the fieltl. but it is nccI- ' less to say that he wasn't in it with 1 the trained tr""ns once the row start |, cd. Probablr inc democrats will turn \ over q new leaf this year and see that | while the merits of nrosne"ii-e candi- | dates are heing tal.."l "f the work | If bpiihinc m the f"r'ifi"ations is not i put off till the eleventh hour.