New-York tribune., 1905-06-19

town of New-Brtan. but outside of his own bail-
wick Sam Bassett can't have everything. This
Mayors Association is opposed to monopoly. and
Sam is the biggest monopelist in the State
of Connecticut when it comes to holding offices"
Arrived at Steeplechase Island. the members of
the association found lemonade awaiting There
were two kinds of lemonade, white and the
other red
After the business meeting finished, the
Mayors repaired to the dining hail. and If ever the
State Of Connecticut and most Of the prominent
people in it got gridiron broiling they got 1t be-
fore that dinner ended. The present session of
the General Assembly must be burning about the
ears yet II 1t has ears. The members of the
Mayors Association outspoken and indepen-
dent More progress and less politics. is the
motto of the Mayors Association and each year
of its life the association is making itself felt
more and more in the civic life of the State.
Every Mayor present had an experience TO re-
late about his trials and tribulations with some
session of the General Assembly. Mayor Oscar
Tanner of WiIimantic said be had bill in the
present legislature that was in the line of prog
ress for more direct and actual system of repre-
sentaton of the people in the city government
but the legislature had pruned and trimmed his
bill until the other day, when he was at the Cap
itol he did not recognize his own bill when he
met it in the hands ofo number of lobbyists.
of lobbyists.
Cy Beokwith declared that any who had
sold pictures of General Grant as pictures Of St
lature.
did Tanner do that?" asked Mayor Bassett.
That's Just what he did. and right in your own
town, too. Sam replied Mayor Beckwith. and
I'll bet a cord of wood that if you go around in
soma of the families of New-Britain you will find
some of those pictures of General Grant hanging
the wall and their owners pointing to them as
ST. Joseph"
Mayor Tanner laughed, and explained that that
was good many years ago, and he did not believe
OIa ont Hd
present citizens Of New-Brtain, at least not since
Mayor Bassett has been the eity's chief executive.
About all the questions thai confront mayor OF
Connecticut city were discussed and the mayors
agreed that the most troublesome question was
that OF Sunday liquor selling. And then Cy
Beckwith told little story of what happened to
him one Sunday when he was the chief executive
of New-London.
"I started in to close up the liquor places on Sun
day. and did close them up tight that it got
so dry the streets had to be sprinkled twice as
often before started in on my crusade But
one Sunday. right in the height Of my crusade on
liquor. my wife asked to get her some benzine
to clean dress which she wanted to wear on the
said pint would do, 1 went to the drug store tnI
and asked the clerk for pint OF pepzine TOOK ga
IN & ana q m my the e spo or 6er e dfes It dd not
seem to take them off very well and she sIaeaeq Le
it over to me to smell. and, sir. what do you think
It was? Well 1t was whskey went ba6 6ask ske9 10
for benzne, instead of whiskey.,.. r+bo,,s,+
." I know you did sir, he replied, but tnousht
you wanted whiskey. Most people ask Tor oenzlne
when they want whiskey since Cy Beckwlth began
his crusade. ,,,,.
well I got the benzine this time, and 1 didn't
take the whskey back either
the benzine, cy?'' asked Mayor Baesett.
IT did not. The joke was on me-" said Mayor
The mayors enjoyed themselves taking in the
shows about the island. Most Of them had thelr
lI soS Gummnrs Of stamford had his
palm read often that the cuticle on ms nalds
almost wore through. One palmist told MT cum
mings that he line In his hand tnat leo 10
the State Capitol and that there was big chair
in the Capitol which the word governor
suspended.
How long will 1t take to travel that lne?' ex-
Mayor Coburn of Norwalk asked.
1T looks" said the paimist .as II 1t would take
four wears. About the same time Bryan goes 10
the national Capitol President. -
The end Of the world!' exclaimed Cy BeckWlth
with gasp. 80,
tower did a rushing business while the mayors
were loose the island Mayors Dart. Coburn
and HotchksS became greatly excited over tne
In the early part of the evening the mayors
after having rung canes by the score broken pipes
and clay birds with rife balls by the dozen. won
a box or so of cigars by knocking down the babies
every one giving Mayor Bassett of New-Britain
his solemn promise to be hand at the October
outing that Mayor Bassett has invited them to
attend.
President Mayor Samuel Bassett of New Britain
ice-president, ex-Mayor Hugh Stirling OF Bridge
port: secretary and treasurer, ex-Mayor ]. Milton
Coburn OF South Norwalk; executive committee
Mayor l. A. Sullivan OF Hartford. and ex-Mayor
John r. Booth of Danbury.