Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-19
POLITICAL POINTERS
Scully Would Run For Alderman
 But Will Not Oppose Thoms.

The political pot on both sides of the
 Apuse is boiling just now and It Is a
 uystery to people not on the inside,
 Who is supplying the fuel. The re-
 pbblicans are very active and appear Id be paying more attention to what Aa going on in the democratic camp 4han what takes place among them
 selyes. Of course there is q reason
 for this. so far as the papers are con-
 cerend at least. It is easier to get
 newspaper interviews from democrats
 than 1t is from republicans and re-
 porters like all other mortals like to
 get hold of the light end of the stick, \ hence the number of expressions of opinions in republican papers from prominent democrats. But 1t is quite different on the other side. You can't get word from republican for use in democrat paper for love or money, not because there are no disgruntlcd clements in that camp who would like to air their views, but on account of | the punishment which is sure to fol- low such thing. A member of the republican party who rushes into ! print without first consulting the gov erning body is down and out, so to
 speak, and as consequence, none or them cares to run counter with the lpa-
 chine and if you notice that not
 only now, but on all occasions, they
 are beautifully silent so far as inter views in the papers go.
 | Saturday afternoon a republican I who expects to get something nice i from his party at the coming election read the riot act to representatives of |l this paper about the way things are
 being handled in his party and the I reporter, seeing a good item of news in what he had said, asked if he had
 objection to making that public, ad-
 ding that 1t was tirst-class stun ana
 he would like to use it Monday. Whew!
 but didn't he execute war dance.
 Why he almost went wild and wanted
 to know if the reporter was going to
 betray him. He declared that If what
 he had said, while 1t was all true, :, should appear in the paper, 1t would work a great hardship to him and his family, and after hearing all he had to say, the newspaper man assured him
 that he wouldn't mention 1t. This is 1 no fake story and if any reliable man in either party doubts it and can keep I a secret, 1t will be verified by taking | him to the gentleman Who made the speech, not for publication, as he said,
 but simply as heart 10 heart talk
 with a fellow-man whom he knew
 was not going to pass It along where
 it would reach people who nre in n
 position to hurt him. There is nothing
 at all unusual about this. As matter
 of fact 1t is not considered good form for a man who is looking for recogni- ltion from the republican party to say anything in public way without the / knowledge of half dozen or more
 men who constitute board of ad-
 yisors and woe to the man with
 political aspirations who runs counter
 with that body.
 A good deal of attention is being paid to the fifth ward. although 1t does not appear on the rurface why
 this should be. so. It would be in-
 teresting to know whether 1t Is the
 advancement of certain individuals
 or party fealty that is the underlying
 motive. It has been said that ticket
 was indorsed in the fifth ward Satur-
 day with John F Hayes for mayor,
 Senator Hurley. John J. Brophy and < Martin Scully for aldermen. This in-
 formation Is not official, because 1t has
 not been verified, and for all one can
 tell, 1t may be like many of the other
 wild statements that have appeared In J the papers during the past week.
 Mir Scully is the only one of the four
 persons mentioned who has been seen. i He states that while 1t is true that he authorized Mir Hurley and a number l of others in the fifth ward to use his name as a candidate for alderman If they so desired. he never said that he was prepared to be put forward as an \ antl-administEation man. He would ! run as a democrat, prepared to do all fin his power to elect Mir Thoms, or any other good man whom the dele
 gates to the city convention might
 choose to head the ticket. This Is the T position he has always occupied on | such questions and he has no Intention Ito assume a new role at this time.
 Many are asking why sir Scully
 doesn't declare himself, but he takes
 the ground that be does not fee!
 called upon to make declaration of
 hls political principles because some
 body who may or may not he in touch Ewith the administration has mentioned
 bis name for alderman. The only |ieclaration he would make if forced No 1t, would be that he prefers to be left out of 1t altogether. He has not nuch time to devote to politics. but being interested In the development Waterbury. and especially the fifth <Fard. he would serve fin the alderman chamber If called upon 10 do so My his party. This Is all Mir Scully
 as to say and everything he Intends No offer SO far as he Is concerned.