Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-03
POLITICAL POINTERS
Democratic Bssdqusriers 0pes.
 cd With Several Speeches.

The democratic headquarters at Center and Leayenworth streets were formally opened last night, and from now on 1t Is expected that the place will be crowded every evening. All democrats and others who feel in duty bound to lend hand towards helping to elect the democrat ticket this fall, are cordially invited and republicans who have not yet seen the error of their way will be well comed too. and an effort made to set them right. The attendance last night was large and judging by the enthusiasm that prevailed the boys are bound to give us lively cam. paign. Attorney Francis P. Gullfoile presided and in opening the meeting he gave an interesting and instruc- tive talk on nstate and national Issues. Remarks were also made by Mayor Thoms, Francis T. Reeves. Judge R. A. Lowe, James H. Freney, MartN, Scully, James J. Cassin, B. Witkow- ski and John l.. Saxe.. After the speechmaking, 1t was decided to hold ward meetings during the coming week. the first on Monday night, the third and fourth Tuesday night, the second Wednesday night and the fifth Thursday night. It Is expect ed that these meetings will be large ly attended.
 The democratic senatorial conven- tion for the fifteenth and sixteenth districts will be held in democratic headquarters in the vacant store. corner of Leavenworth and Center streets at o'clock next Tuesday evening. Alderman John Hurley will in all probability be renominat- ed in the sixteenth district, he hay. ing been indorsed by the commit tees from the fourth and fifth wards. Who the nominee in the fifteenth district will be makes no practical difference as there Is no more chance of his being elected as there Is of a republican in the sixteenth district. The date is not yet set for the representatives convention which will be the most important of all local conventions this year. Two men win be nominated who will win head and heels over Hayes and Goodrich, the republican nominees.
 All the drummers of the state ap. pear to be opposed to George l.. Lilley on the principle that his course in the submarine boat mat. ter was opposed to the industrial in- terests of Connecticut. A Hartford drummer was in town yesterday and he said that of the 1000 members of the Hartford Republican club. not one-half of them will vote for MT Lilley. He said he was in New Ha- Ven few days ago and met a few men who know things political there and he gathered from what they said about the campaign for the governor ship that New Haven will vote for MT Robertson. Speaking on this point at the democratic meeting at headquarters last night, Tax Collec- tor Reeves said that MT Robertson remarked in his speech of acceptance of the nomination that he has been identified with the railroad company all his life but no one yet had cause to say that his conduct was other than of gentleman, a man who has his honor and reputation ever in mind, and that if he is elected gov ernor, as he hopes to be, he will SC" that when he retires from office 1t will be with the same unblemished and untarnished honor and reputa> tion that he has borne among all men all his life.
 Chairman Guilfoile Is in receipt of a communication from Homer s. Cummings of the Connecticut bureau on speakers for the fall campaign in which he states that the Hon Thomas A. Bell of California and Frank E. Herring of Indiana will be here on Oc- tober 19 Mir Herring is the brilliant young man who spoke at the Eagles banquet in the Auditorium, deliver ing an address which captivated ev- erybody in the hall. The local man. agement has everything in readiness for the event and it is safe to predict that the speakers will talk to a full house.