The sun., 1901-11-13
susreated that he

vention until somebody suggested that he
MuiyihiIl was told that II the Tenth Dis
trict went into the convention instructed
for him il would silence any unkind reports
that he had been turned down for wanting
20 know too much. Then he consented
to run. The subsequent, events are now
who until Nov. thought that they knew
something about Bridgeport politics.
Mayor Sterling. whom tho Republicans
had decided TO renominate, had stirred up
criticism in the independent wing OF his own
party. No breath OF scandal touched ms
administration, but IL was said that the
Hartford people made an easy mark OF
him whatever that may mean in Con-
nectic,it politics. II wns said by the May
or's critics that the circle OF his advisers
was somewhat too restricted. He mao
been elected by comfortable rnsloriy
Of IL 90 two years ago and IL was felt that
that majority was likely to he diminished
this year unless the Democrats nominatee
weak candidate. .,,
The most pervasive form OF municipal
patronage in Bridgeport IL In the street
Cleaning Department; S,,,dor Ihe ioremfn aSn,sh
many Of the laborers are Democrats. III
was whispered abroad during the cam,
paipn that the Republican managers had
worked upon the Republican street clean-
ing foremen TO influence the Democrats
under them to shout for Mulvihill in the
Democrats primaries. This story Is now
gravely denied by Republicans who should
be well informed az to what went on az that
time But the convention into which DelIs
Muvihill was TO go for vindication weht
OF it's feet and nominated him IN s'ornn
of cheers
The other side hugged itself, for JOY.
The Republican organ had a. humorous
editorial about the candidacy OF Rugged
Honesty" The words were snapped up
as the Mulvihill slogan. E1-Mayor iayior
and their followers lined up under the
Rugged Honesty" standard. The grazing
of the landslide was heard in the air lhe
tribe of Sterling roared in its agony. lhey
said that Mulvihill was blatherskite.
They said that in Council meetings ne
always turned toward the seats or the spec
tators at the back Of the chamber and never
toward the Mayor to whom az presiding
officer courtesy was due. Mulvihill re-
piled that he had never risen To speak IN
the last two years but that the faces oil the
Mayor. the city clerk and the colleagues
we're turned away from him until he sat
down. whereas in the public seats he al
ways found encoura cement and attention.
when / saw pleasant faces fornlnst
me. why shouldn't be after speak king TO
them, and not to them whose faces couidh I
seePs asked the Democratic candidate.
Mayor Sterling said that II his opponent
would meet him in Joint debate the ne
publicans would pay for the hall and the
lights and the band. Denis Mulvlhiil saiu
he guessed they were after making monkey
Of him and declined; He tells MS lriehqs
that he knows that he Is no speaker. lie
asserts that II the Mayors only duty were
10 use language he would resign the office.
II is true that no one within the SOUND
OF Denis Mulvihills voice would have
any doubt Of his Irish birth: there has never
been any effort on his part To att ain polish
or elegance in his public utterances. On
the other hand IL is also true that he has
Mayer been given TO filing his mouth with
:, rings of words which he did not under
stand but hoped somebody else would.
like the eminent Alderman Bridges OF Brook-
lvn
II was a o,,eer canvass Mulvlhill stayed
in the factory fire room until the Saturday
before election day Then he gave up
bis iob.
II was no use. he told SUN reporter
Yesterday. Il couldn't do my work right
With 40 MANY coming in 10 shake hands
and toll me what was going on and proms-
ing ,o vote for me and telling me how they
had never voted the Democratic ticket
before In their lives ] might as well have
tr;ad N do INV work standing on my head.
StI s,ieI 80, w. ~ hnno,o
90 ! Nen. ,n,n,', mu ,h., vas used against the
N,,,,shSli "a and,dacv was that a man who
I'D nnt .no,gh ambition 10 rise above the
IT, ~ s,oLer in twenty-eipht wears of
larv,os " was not AZ for public Office. This
sti, 1ra,es on his Honor
sTSav slways paid me right" he says,
.,nd NV work WAS always right II the
.ng,nesy Was late In getting to his work. /
.ssr'ad ,ha anuine was always per-
sao,i,, sa,isfisd until six weeks ago. Then
! ven, to Mr. Hurd. the superintendent
~ ,nd him I thought | had been long
an",gh in one place and when there was a
,.acaecv above me | wanted IT, He said
Va - az, and I ought 20 have had a place
rshs, ',n long ago