Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-15
POLITICAL POINTERS
We'll Known Replb|icsas Who Want to be the Chairman

| uhu anu 10 transact any OJner Du6l- ness that may demand attention. While there is some talk of scram- ble for John Kellogg's place as chair man, those on the inside say that the trouble Is to get the right kind of man to accept it. Men who look for preferment in the party don't want 1t because they know that 1t means 8 great deal of work and a lot of fault finding unless things pan out the way everybody wants them. Mir Kellogg made first-class man for the position. but some of the men who are prominent in the councils of the party at the present time don't think so, and make no bones of stat ing that he took too much stock in a certain element of the democratic party. By George" said one of the new men to a reporter, I'm convinc- ed from what have seen during the | short time I have been here that re- publicans can get more votes from the other side by stirring up little strife and making an all-round bad feeling than can be had for money. The number of democrats in this town who vote for money is very small, but now and then you can get hold of the best of them on a spite game. You see things are diff ferent with you fellows. In our camp if man works against us we see that he never gets anything again, but in your party a man might be out against the whole bunch this fall and boast of what he had done, but that wouldn't count against him next year at all He wouldn't hesi- tate about forming a democratic club, running for chairman of the demo- cratic town committee or anything of that sort no more than if he had never turned hand against a nomi- nee of his party. What we want is man who can handle all elements in the democratic party as well as his own. John was willing to give too much for what he received. Look at all the democrats that held office under Mir Elton while good republi- cans were clamoring for their places We were told that the party owed them their jobs on account of what democrats did for Mir Elton and others. but the rank and file of re- publicans could not see 1t that way. Mark my word for 1t the naxt time Waterbury has republican mayor things will be different and the chairman of the town committee won't have as much to say about things as MT Kellogg had under John Elton." It seems that what they want Is a chairman who can get assistance from the opposition and give nothing in return therefor, Mir Kellogg. 30 1t would appear, was willing to give and take. That way of doing things will not suit any longer. It is a case of the whole hog or none with the men now in charge of the ship.
 There are said to he two candidates for the post, Att '. G. Church and Benjamin R. Kelsey. Unless there Is pretty good prospect of electlng a chairman Mir Kellog's resignation will not be accepted as the condition of affairs In the republican party to-day will not permit of any further brawls. The party is almost in pieces in New Haven county and Allen w. Paige
 
 lltlcal czar that every hand in Litch- field and Fairfield county Is raised against him. Turmoil reigns in ev- cry quarter of the party. There Is a feeling about that If Mir Church was elected he would hand the party over to the crowd that runs both the city and the district courts, and there Is m earnest effort being made to keep this element of the party In the back ground for the present. To do this, some would favor electlng either Mir Kelsey or some one else, but there are others who say that such move would put the party between the devil and the deep sea. with bright pros- pect of the whole bunch taking a dive. Mir Kelsey has the backing of the Peasley crowd and won out in most of the ward primaries. His se- lection would put quletus on the Church and the court gang.
 The meeting of the committee will not be public as is the meeting of the democratic town committee. The meeting will he held behind securely locked doors either in the aldermens chamber or the city court room. and it Is rumored that it will be hot one.
 The candidacy of Attorney "Joe" Reid for the senatorship of the six teenth district is being widely dis cussed in the eastern section of the city where the young man resides. That he would make . good run is the concensus of opinion, but when one stops to consider the odds that he would have to contend with in trying to defeat Alderman John Hur- ley, the majority would undoubtedly place their money on Hurley If they did any betting. Joe" is perhaps one of the most popular fellows In town and would poll about every re- publican vote in the fourth and fifth wards If he would accept the nomina- tion. but still it is doubtful if he will lower the colors of the present alder man. Mir Reid himself seems to be confident Of polling a big vote In case be runs and many are urging him to accept the nomination. Oth- ers are of the opinion that the young lawyer is foolish to enter the contest. endeavoring to show him that he could easily land an office later. for which the voters of alhthe wards In the city would have chance to cast c ballot.
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