Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-24
POLITICAL POINTERS
Blaksslss's Friends Bobins up- Dsmocfatic nayorally Candidates.

Political admirers of Ralph Blakes-
 lee are very much in evidence just now
 and if they don't land him in the may
 Dralty chair it will not be their fault
 One of them said this afternoon that Mr Blakeslee retired gracefully two years ago to make room for John F. Elton, with the understanding that he should be sent to the senate. "lf Blakeslee had to kick he said, "El- ton couldn't have got the nomination; but he didn't do anything of the kind. He threw of his coat and worked for him. Even at that they didn't keep faith with him. To be sure they elect ed him representative. but what we wanted for him was place in the senate, but that had to go to Henry Peck. Mir Peck is all right, but the position was promised to Blakeslee and ne should have got it. We had to swallow that. but we're prepared for them this time and unless I miss my guess Ralph will get the nomination hands down. Yes, and he will go in with flying colors, too. You don't think so, eh? We'll. you wait and see" There was meeting recently of parties who don't want either Blakes- lee or Elton. They think the time is ripe for a citizens ticket and unless their plans miscarry they will be heard from later on. The promoters of the new departure claim that the taxpay- CTS are tired of politics and being dis apl'olnted in the so-called business ad- ministration. they have about made up their minds to put ticket in the field made up of the most available timber on both sides of the house.
 There is good deal of talk on the streets about democratic mayoralty candidates. the general opinion being that the other fellows won't be in it this year provided the democrats trot out good man. At the present time w. E. Thoms and George W. Beach are mentioned quite freely in connec flon with the nomination. Both have considerable of following and the opinion appears to be pretty general that either can be elected Meanwhile the republicans are arming for the fray and some of them appear confident that another sweeping victory awaits them next fall. They are making a very systematic canvass of all the wards and can be depended upon to have everything in readiness for peo- iple to vote their ticket if they so de- sire. One very prominent republican Iunbosomed himself on the subject in Exchange place, stating that In his Judgment there would not be demo- cratic administration in Waterbury again for the next ten years, if ever. He felt sure of this simply because the democrats lack organization and be- sides they haven't resources necessary to cope with the opposition. Half the people in Waterbury, he said, have no idea of the figure money cuts in local elections, not that the rank and file gets any of it, but because of the eff fort put forward by leaders of clubs, foremen in shops and understrappers employed to get out and talk to people who have no special liking for either party and don't care hurrah wheth- CT the affairs of the city are conducted properly or not. This is wild view of the situation, and unless the horse sense element of the republican party experiences change of heart they will let their neighbors see at the first op- portunity whether they think more of their party than of their own personal affairs.