Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-29
POLITICAL POINTERS
Fosrih ward Democrats Organize and
 Are Ready Fer Badness.

Are Ready Fer Sadness.
 Democrats of the fourth ward are
 getting together and in short time
 they expect to have strong organiza-
 ton. The new club. organized Thurs
 day night elected Thomas Wagner as
 president and W. J. Shannahan clerk.
 The club will hold another meeting to-
 morrow night and will continue to hold
 sessions every Sunday from now until
 after election. A great many candi- dates have been mentioned for alder
 man, but so far no general under
 standing has been reached on that
 point All the present members of
 the board from that district will not
 be retained, because Mr BrOphy is
 now living in another part of the town
 and it is likely that the fourth ward
 will want to replace him by an cleo
 tor of their own section. It may be
 possible that Alderman F. X. Bergen,
 who has removed from the fifth to the
 fourth. will be asked to act as one
 member from the fourth, but you never can tell. The question may be looked
 at now as it too often has in the past.
 that experience amounts to nothing. It is not known whether Mr Bergen de sires a renominat ton or not, but sup
 posing he doesn't. the party leaders
 should insist. that he remain ill the harness two years more. He would
 be worth more to the people for the next two years than any untrained man that can be chosen. Bergen is bright and honest and needed nothing but a little experience to render him experience now and his party should see that he uses it for the public good for at least two years. The other al- dermen from the ward, Messrs Murray and Dunn, will be apt to hold their places If they want them. The mayor atty question is still open. The feeling in the ward on this matter is divided between w E. Thoms and A. H. Wells.
 The political outlook was made a subject of a chat at the meeting Of the committee on rules of the repubH- can party last night and the general opinion appeared to be decidedly fla yOrable to John P. Elton as candidate tO succeed himself for another term in the mayoralty chair. If MT Elton ac- cepts there will not be over two i'm portant changes in the makeup of the ticket. One of these will be a new man for the office of city clerk. the present incumbent, George H. Kettle ton. having notified the party that he will not be candidate for reelection. This will cause some confusion. MT Nettleton was sure of the nomination. but now that he is out of il the man. agement fears some trouble in filling that place on the ticket without niak- ing a bad feeling among different can didates and their friends. Mir Kettle ton acted as assistant clerk for six years and two years ago he was chosen clerk. He Is very accommo- dating gentleman. a good clerk ana will retire with the good wishes of ey- erybody who had business relations with him. and wanted nothing but a square deal. Soon after next January Mir Nettleton and his family will go to Los Angeles. Cal. where they in tend to take up permanent. residence. Mrs Nettleton's mother is there at the present time and owns considerable property. including large farm and hotel at Ocean Park. MT Nettleton in- tends 10 engage in business there.
 Returning to the political question. it has been practically decided that in case Mir Elton refuses to run, Raipf Blakeslee will be offere dthe nomina- ton. Some think Blakeslee is strong CT than Elton. while others claim that Blakeslee can't command the strength Elton has in the big concerns about town. The party is not very confident of winning this fall and this has some thing to do with John Elton's position. One Of the grand advisers Of the party assured a reporter to-day that Elton will accept the nomination as soon as of the factories gather about him and pledge him the same support they gave him two years ago. He admitted that there is not as much harmony in the party as there was two years ago and by no means the same amount of dissatisfaction in the ranks. still he looked for democratic confusion and said he saw signs of its coming and he didn't expect to he disappointed.
 The democrats of the fifth ward have not done much campaigning yet but they are getting into line. While there does not appear to be much ot g fight in sight there is some differ ence of opinion on the question of candidates. Ambrose H- Wells appears to be in the lead. but tba friends of Mir Tloms are begin