Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-18
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Caucus Candidates Not Obliged tG File Expenses With Town Clerk.

| File Expenses With Town Clerk. In the opinion of Attorney Charles
 D Gross, acting for Attorney General
 King, caucus candidates are, not
 obliged to file expense accounts with
 the town clerk To bring the matter
 before tho public the letter is address
 cd to Secretary of State Theodore
 Bodenwein, and in 1t Attorney Gross
 says:
 The general provisions of this act of
 1905 in their prohibitions reach all can | didates to be voted for at caucuses
 and primary elections. The provisions
 however. of Section [, providing for sworn statements by candidates, are not so comprehensive and do not reach candidates at caucuses and primary elections.
 Sworn statements are required un-
 der the provisions of Section ' from
 every candidate for public office They do not reach the caucuses or primary election. A candidate for the
 position of delegate to convention is
 not candidate for public office, and such candidates therefore are not comprised within the provisions of
 Section [, notwithstanding the general
 declaration of the scope of the act as contained in Section 1. Section Is
 criminal statute and must be strict
 ly construed. It's provisions are clear and definite and cannot be enlarged or extended by reference to the general
 scope of the act or the intention of the
 legislature in passing it. No one can be fined for Il failure to file such Q
 statement unless he comes clearly within the provisions of the section. Section further provides that at the end of fifteen days after any
 election the secretary of state or the town clerk shall notify the proper
 prosecuting officer of any failure to file such statement on the part of any candidate. They will have no official knowledge of the persons who were candidates at the caucuses or primary elections, ana therefore the candidates of whom the secretary of state is to take knowledge are the candidates at the official election and not at the primary election.
 Statements are required only from such candidates.
 
 Chairman of the republican town committee has called meeting of the flown convention for next Monday evening at s o'clock, in the city court room.
 Mayor Thoms has decided to equip the second and fifth wards with voting machines for the election. The Standard will be used in the fifth and the Dean In the second. The Standard is here and people who wish to familiarixe themselves with 1t can do so by dropping Into the city hall lobby any day or evening. The Dean has not yet arrived.
 The registrars have discovered about 400 names on their lists that do not appear fin the city directory. Dn- less these persons come forward right away and establish their identity they will be dropped from the new lists. Look out and see that you are not one of them. In New York 1t is a big thing to be classel with the 400, but 1t is quite different in Waterbury, es- pecially In this case. as everybody who fails to heed this warning will find out when he goes to the polls on election day.
 The latest thing in politics is to the effect that friends of alderman James H. Filling of the first ward have eu- tered him in the field for representa- tive. Of Mr Filings popularity fin hIs own party there Is no question. indeed he Is one of the most popular in 1t. How he himself takes the proposition is another thing. or whether he could afford the time the position would claim If he were to properly attend to hIs legislative seems to be affairs that his friends did not consider. But it Is said that he could devote as much time to the place as the late Represent tative John Lines did, and he was ut his post all the time.
 It is now quite generally reported that the suggestion to nominate At torney ]. IT. Reid for senator on the republican ticket in the 10th district. Is a plot to stow away for ever. As the son of Bernard Reid. he Is well known by reputation. but practical ac- quaintancc with him is very limited among the voters of the district. Claiming kindred on mutual ground. with Nominee Hurley. Mr Reid's friends or his alleged friends say he would be thefno<t formidable oppo- nent that could be selected against Mr Hurley. But the wise ones sav that en enter him again SO seasoned poll tician. one 90 widely respected. so well known. and popular as the demo cratic alderman from the fifth wouIi be nothing less than political suIcisic for Mr Reid To make any showing against Mir Hurley Mir Rehl would have to poll at least SD democrats. . feat which Is admitted to be impos- sEbIe fifth Alderman John Hurley in the field. Then 1t could be always thrown in the young mans fare if he ever again booked for osflce from the p<-oule that be was Ilrkei orlf Of hix