The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
In Deliciously Humorous Speech House Leader Burnes Announces End
 of Bitter Controversy

of Bitter Controversy
 Burnes Thrusts and Jibes at
 City, County, State and
 Federal Officers Who Have Mixed In Contest
 A Special Lance for Bran | degee - Malone Retorts
 Wittily-The City Court Slate.
 By our Staff Corres) | Hartford, April 7.-Carl Foster and
 Frank A Wilder will be judge and
 deputy judge, respectively, of the
 Bridgeport City court for a term of
 two years. beginning at the time that
 the Governor approves the action
 taken by the House today in concur
 renee with the Senate. Quite unex- pectedly to some, although not to those
 who have been on the inside, the young
 mems slate petered out at the final
 moment.
 Following a speech, that was at once S11lu 1luIIlOTOu5, ny f1OuSS Leader Judge Burnes of Greenwich,
 that gentleman withdrew the names of
 Elbert O. Hull and Robert H. Gould,
 substituting therefore the names of
 Carl Foster and Frank L. Wilder.
 Separate action was taken upon each
 name. Against the election of Eos
 ter one lone negative vote was voiced,
 showing that there is still one person who is not in harmony with the result among the members of the House. Frank L. Wdlder's election as deputy judge was unanimous.
 Under a suspension of the rules the House sent the appointments to the Secretary of State. It is expected that the new judge and the new deputy judge of the Bridgeport City court their commissions The commissions will be signed by the acting Governor, in case Governor Liley is too ill to touch them, and by the Secretary of State
 Today's outcome has been foreshad- owed since the action of the Senate nearly two weeks ago in overturning the favorable report of the committee on Judiciary for the young mep's'' slate. A careful canvass on the part of the young men's' faction showed that the Senate was dead against them and that no matter what action the stick to the "o1d nnen's'' slate. This meant that at the best, all the young men could possibly obtain would be disagreeing action, which would be of no use to them, as Foster, who is now deputy judge, would be a holdover. |
 Before the House convened today there was a conference, participated in by Senator Arnold, Representative Bartlett, John T. King of Bridgeport, | and House Leader Burnes. It was then decided thai there should be no fight made against Foster and Will der.
 
 in the House today Judge Burnes re- that somebody had been mon | keying with the calendar indicating | that the file numbers on the Bridge | port City court matters had been re- versed. He said, however, that he | would not question the matter, but | would ask that the City court meas ures be made the order of the day for l2 o'clock noon.
 What that hour arrived. Judge Burnes. addressing the body, said in part: we are now face to face with | the most tremendous issue before this session of the General Assembly.
 It is an issue by the side of which public utilities bills and the employ ers' liability bill pale into insignif- canoe. This great question resolves it. self into whether the City Court of shall have for its judge Carl Foster. or Ebert O. Hull. It is the most momentous, the most DOT tentous question which this legislature has to deal with. After it has been de- cided we can adjourn sine die, go to our homes. and tell our constituents that the General Assembly of 1909 has enacted the most important piece of legislation within its history. Need add that refer to the City Court fight of Bridgeport. Not only has it con- cerned the officials of Bridgeport and he officials of Fairfield county and the officials of the state. but it has even penetrated the Halls of Congress. So great was it's development that more han once. as I lay down to sleep, I dreaded that it would assume the inn ,ortance of an international complica- ion and that I should be walked out if my sleep. by a cab1egram from some crowned head of Europe, carrying hese instructions. Don't commit your elf on the City Court fight of Bridge ,ort until you hear from me- The Lmiab1e gentlemen from Bridgeport vho have haunted the corridors of the apitol may now resume their normal ] 
 Judge Burnes then reviewed the ight and said that in the Judiciary committee the vote to six to four in avor of Hull and Gould. one of the y at and coat that he neglected to vote. T Ie said that the three lawyers from D fairfield county on the Judiciary com 1ittee, who ought to be the hest judges T f the merits of the candidates. know n 1g them all. were favorable to Hull $ nd Gould. Stating that he was au- o horized by Messrs. Hull and Gould to their names, Judge BuEnes hen performed this mission. and the n ction outlined as in the foregoing was ( 
 Judge Malone's brief, but witty re- V ort, evoked a round of laughter. Judge 0 Ialone had been prepared 70 lead the V ght for Foster and Wilder. if fight fl 1ere was to be. Addressing the Il peaker Judge Malone said:
 '"The manner in which the gentle e an from Greenwich (Judge Burnes) Ji as slipped into the waters of public ii emand and desire from lonesome h ace on the banks, exceeds in tact and h plomacy anything seen in the Gen s; al Assembly in the last three gene ltionS." II Then Malone's motion to suspend the u lies was put and carried. Represen- II tive Fayette c. Clark of Bridgeport, u id that as a representative of Bridge N ,r7t he desired to say that Carl Eos tl r and Frank l.. Wilder were the u loice of the people of Bridgeport, b lat their selection was free from dic- tion and was in response to the uni fho ofI