Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-25
MAYOR WASSLUMMINC
Took Trip Around Town in Storm
 Saturday Night.

Mayor ThOms took n stroll in the
 storm Saturday evening and politi-
 clans are wondering if there is any
 thing coming as result of the trip.
 Besides his other clothes he wore a
 long dark colored raincoat ana q
 dark colored cap, and he was pulling
 on half of burnt cigar One or two
 men, who were in doubt as to lis identity saw him pass the Waterbury bank and out of curiosity followed him down Grand street To their as-
 tonishment they saw him enter a sa-
 loon and order beer, ginger beer
 There's something ill the wind"
 remarked one of the followers to his
 companion. "let see what's up." Tine
 mayor made short work of his ieer
 by drinking only half of it.
 Then he went out and diyed in
 next door where he had another beer ginger beer
 He intends to keep his eyes open as to what's going on," said one of the men in his wake. In this the
 mayor took more time in disposing of his order. He looked around and seemed interested in what there was to see. He spoke to man standing at the bar beside him and the iuan said, T guess so.'
 Fine night" said the mayor to tue man and the latter said "b-b-b-beau- tiful--" it was raining cats and dogs and voting machines outside From that place he crossed, the two men still in his wake. He greeted the man behind the bar very pleasantly, but whether the man knew him or not, was a question, for the wet cap on tue mayors head and the long wet coat on his back greatly changed his ap- pearance. Here he had no beer. but what is popularly called good smoke" and having lighted it he re- marked on the state of the weather to the man behind the bar and the man said it was splendid night, but he had not been out much, and the mayor resumed his way.
 The man behind the bar at the next saloon looked very suspiciously as the mayor when he ordered ginger beer for that is something not often called for in the vicinity of Grand and South Main streets. In all tue saloons in the neighborhood the may or had something and the men who were following him were sure that he would not be able to go to church Sunday morning, with the big head he would have from all the ginger beer he had disposed of It was 11:30 when the mayor steered for home leaving the two men who had follow ed him all the night wondering what | was up and what would drop in con sequence of this stunning. Tester | day there was good deal of talk | about it and even the snow and rain | lid not cool off the conjecturing pol- | ticians. It was the first time they | had ever heard of a mayor doing Lhe saloons of Saturday night. On my other night it would have occa- stoned some wonder, for Mayor rhoms leaning against saloon bar s certainly new sight in Water ,ury, but on Saturday night it sim ply created consternation
 But there is no cause for alarm. The mayor was entering the court | louse this morning whistling an Irish fir, when he was accosted by a Deui- ,crat reporter aud asked for an ex- ,lanation of his Saturday night tour trough the saloons.
 Has it got out at last" aud lie aughed heartily. Well, it's about ime, for I take trip like that quite requently. I am not District Attor- icy Jerome or Magistrate Whitman yho visits saloons in the pursuit of heir bushes. hut I do it just for T hange of scene 10 get out of the rou- he of affairs once in while.''
 'So far as saw. things were or erly in all the places I was in. Io lot know that I was recognized in all he places, but presume I was. 'hough 1t was raining it was a good tight to go around and that was why
 took the trip. Nothing political in at all and again he laughed heartily t the reporters disappointment in ailing to get good story