Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-14
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Temperature Does Not Stop the
 Workers in Either Party.


 weather and the fact that the city cleo tion is still long way off. the poli- tfcians are doing business all the same. and in some quarters of tho city the pot is boiling mcrrIly. This is true ot both parties and if the boys keep on training there will be some lively sprinting matches here next fall. The republicans have practically decided upon Representative Blakeslce as cam didnte for mayor. and it is understood that he will be the man unless the present incumbent desires another try at it. which is not likely. It. is under stood that the coming local election will decide. for Il time at least. wbeth- er John r. Kellogg is to remain any lcngcr at the helm. and will also rele- gate many others who are prominent il the present administration to the rear. that is provided certain clements in the wards. notably the third, get hold of the machinery of tue party. Rlakcslec is said to be strong with all factions except the business men. whn are said to have turned him down at ,fh" eleventh hour in the race for fhe mayoralty nomination two years ago and pushed John r. Elton to the front. and So far the same thing may happen this year. Anyway. the party Is at work and already has done some Of. tective work for the fall election.
 In the democratic camp the names of A. W. Castle. W. F.. Thoms, Judge Lowe. A. H. Wells and John J. Me, Donald are heard in connection with the nomination for mayor. Some mis- S!onary work is being done in the in. lerest of Mir ThomS and even at this early date some of the knowing ones claim that he can have the nominations if he wants it. but of course nobody can tell that at this stage of the game. for the man is not born who could tell ar this time what public sentiment will br in Waterbury half a year from now. Republicans manifest much anxiety regarding the kind of man the demo- crats will trot out this year, and claim that with the right man there can be no doubt of the result. the business ad- ministrati0n falling far short of what was expected of if. This feeling has been intensified somewhat on account O. the dark lantern movements of the department Of finance regarding the report on missing assessment money, so that if tho electors of Waterbury should he summoned to tho polls today the republicans would not he in it. Some citizens. not democratic poli tcians. mind you. but men who never "a in INt md don't want such jobs, think the time ripe for an indignation meeting and would gladly sign d petition with that end in view if somebody would pass 1t around. They are very indignant at the Way the assessment matter has been treated and probably & little more so over the Naugatuck Valley Water Cos petition to the general assembly locking towards turning the Nauga- trek river over to il private corporation and not q word of protest being en- tered against the proposition-some call it a steal-from the board of alder men. who style themselves the repre- scntatives of the people.
 There will be no scarcity of candi- dates for city clerk. The present in cumbeht. Mr Nettleton. may hc able tp hold the field against all corners. hut the race on the other side of the house is bound to he close. So far F. T. Reeves. the present assistant city clerk, Prof w. !. Shannahan and !. \. Gull len. all excellent men. are said to bc laying plans to capture tue UonliDatioIl, aud there may he other nspirants later on. t'D'css something unexpected bap- pen> John Blair will be tue next cand- date for town clerk ou.fhc republican, ticket. and Mir Goodrich will be given ar opportunity to succeed himseii as The democrats havp not yet decided what they will do about these hcrth>. hut many want exTowm Clerk F. r. Brett in the running. and others would prefer to see the nornina tion go to cN-AIayor killutf. The coinpfrollcrship appears to bc open to $ good man. although some are saving the nomination will be offered to N. D. Russell who held the office for a cou- pie nr years. and in addition to being a coiDreteUt accountant. proved blmsclf il very accommodating official. so much so that Ge is considered the strongest candidate either party could put for ward.
 Mhny citizens regardless of politics V uilll like to see ex-Selcctman Morris it. pul,li. life again. II is admitted now. in fact it was suSpectei from tine !, ginning of ihe bad feeling which rc. suited in perry's overthrow. that hc vas an ab;ised man: but li took lime to convince the public. of this. aud not until after the business administration had turned tine City hail building up- side down and .Iiscoverr,l nothing V ruuc. coulI you convinrc some people that there was nothing to all the talk they had heard about shady iranSac- lions in tite selcctnru'> ofti,r'. Perry Morris was elicd and misreprcs,'Hte,i l probably more than any other man hat ever held office in Waterbury. and new flat this has hrromc known in rv.rybuiy there iS disposition t' make amends for ii. Ind som" "f the ] n. ore far >eeing iu the lemocratic ; party think him the hest man .iIai . ,-unli lm entered iu the ra'',' f"r inc l Mr Morris is working for ] il" \. II. Wells :o on the Wat.rtowt. | read. and it is nat an"wu whether he ! w ,.uII .aTc lo run for >ir-lI an oiii'-r |; p.- riui. but in any ,i>,' he alIe:iT~ |" b, very much in inc piliiiic miu,l jIst | npw ai.I t w"IiIi EoI surprise those i ci, inc inside [" see him hoi,l proIni- i n.n. J.las1. nn iiir ,lciIi"..r:,iic ticket at : the ncNi ci.rtioH.
 
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