The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-02
BRYAN PICKS OUT MULVIHILL.
B0OMS BRIDGEPORT"S STOKER
MAYOR FOR GOVERNOR.
Connecticut Democratic Leaders Told
Thai lie l. the Man TO Head Their
state Ticket Bryan's Faith In q
Union of Labor and Democratic Forces.

hill, the stoker Mayor Of Bridgeport, get
the nomination for Governor of Connect
cut as a result Of the coalition OF the labor
and tho Democratic forces Of the Slater
Is a question that hcs been repeatedly asked
IN the past week since il became known
that there was a movement on foot 10 put
him at the head Of the next Democratic
State ticket. The suggestion to make tho
nomination come from william Jennings
Bryan. 50 A. is said, after lac hEd had an
interview with Mulvihiil while he was on
his recent Eastern lecture trip.
The subject OF the nomination was not
mentioned during the talk between tho
two. MIR. bryan, II Is said, was merely
sizing ny Bridgeport stoker Mayor In a
general way, trying To ascertain the secret
Dv which "A plain, every day citizen could
be elected from the firbroom Of IA factory
TO the Mayors chair Of the busiest city In
Connecticut,
1t was later when Mr.. Bryan was dis
cussing politics In the state and the pros
poets OF the Democrats next fall that y
occurred to him thai If Mayor Mulvihil
was such "A political find for Bridgeport he
might prove a winner In a state campaign
with the Democratic apd labor orgamils-
tions Of Connecticut al his back. Then
when the Silver leader got talking with
some Of the Connecticut leaders. and the
latter hilted that political affairs IN the
Democratic camp in Connecticut were IN
a perplexed condition Mr.. Bryan pointed
out that Ragged Honesty Mulvihil was the
man for them to unite upon.
If ha can sweep Bridgeport, was MIR
Bryan's reasoning, why can't he capture
tho state just as wcll?"
Much has been printed in the past week
IN the Connecticut papers about the C'hher-
Material boom for Mayor Mulvihul though
the Bridgeport newspapers haven touchou
upon the subject at all, This silence on
the part Of the papers Of his home city has
puzzled the Democratic ana lepuohGah
leaders throughout the State. and has
brought out the comment that propaDly
there Il d conspiracy of silence AT Bridge
port against tho stokcr Mayor.
As Mr.. Mulvihill IL the chief municipal
magistrate of the city II was naturally
supposed by Mr.. Bryan and the connecticut
Silver leaders that not only would the Demo-
cratic press take kindly TO the suggestion
Of Mulvihill for Governor, bu that the
Republican press at Bridgeport would az
least how some appreciation OF the hohor
which might be in store for their Fellow
citizen even IL they could not applaud the
movement.
Another reason has been advanced for
his coldly indifferent editorial attitude
besides that of a conspiracy or silence ana
that IL that the Bridgeport newspapers
are afraid To say anything about the move
ment fearing hat publicity would only
tend 20 do Mayor Mulvihlll good politically.
The experience of the Bridgeport news
papers when Denis Mulvihilrs name was
first proposed for Mayor of Bridgeport Is
called 10 mind
The paper that named him didn't think
he had the slightest show for the nomina-
ton. All the other papers took the matter
up except one Of the Republican journals.
A a matter of fact for the first Few weeks
Of that Mayoralty contest Mulvihill Tor
MAYOR was treated more rs a Joke than
seriously.
But the people didn't regard II as a joke
even II the politicians did, Then when
the politicians tried 20 check the progress
Of the Joke, IL had gone beyond their con-
troll and they fell into Inc
Even when Mulvihill was nominated,
there were Democratic leaders and all the
Republicans, who believed the Joke would
meet its death al the polls. But Mulvihills
majority was an overwhelming one ana
the children Of bridgeport talk about II
~ this day.
II is Mr.. Bryan's theory and that Of those
who are guided by his advice that the
Democrats and laboring elements should
come together In every part Of CONNECTICUT
AZ thew got together In Bridgeport and IN
Ansonia a few months ago and won. He
believes, q Il said, that with such a plan
Of action they would be victorious III on
neCtiCut.
IL is further held 10y Mr.. Bryan that II
such a plan worked advantageOusly IN
Bridgeport, Ausonia aud elsewhere and Is
likely 10 prove successful IN the STATE "
should be attended 60 every state IA New
England Mr. Bryan, II h understood, VIII
come to Connecticut next summer IN time
Ia attend a state conference Of Dpino-
cratic leaders, the object Of which viii he
the advancement 81 the Mulvihil boom
This conference. will take place just before
the Democratic stat" Convention and its
plrBu-a will b. g. drv-lup "a plan to capture
that convention for Rugged Honesty Null
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thi- scheme 10 place him iu th" rao" Tor
Governor lie doesn't know yet how 10
take h. There are politiclanr M Bridge
pnrt iu Mayor MulNihil's usu party who
have an an. uui Tor Him Hni look With
.ls,rn au the proposition 80 put him AZ uI"
head 81 the us,mucratic STATE Jacket
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