The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
ILLUMINATING
 REJOINDER FROM
 REV. A. K. DAVIES
Apropos a Newspaper Arti-
 cle Concerning Prosecutor Delaney and Some Minis
 terS.

Editors Bridgeport Farmer, Sirs:-
 A recent issue of the Farmer con- tains an article headed "Injustice Done Delaney May Be Righted." In this ar ticle is to be found a conversation re- ported verbatim which supposedly took place between MT. Delaney and the writer. Permit me to say at the out set of this letter that the conversation as reported is a fabrication that does fuller justice to repertorial imagina- tion than to the facts of the case.
 On general principles it would be wisdom to ignore this attack, but charges therein contained are so un- warranted and so false as to demand denial on my part. and request, res- pectfully, retractfon at the hands of the publisher.
 Permit me to report the original con- yersatfon as it actually occurred. On the Sth of March MT. Delaney and the writer met in the elevator of the Sam ford Building. After the customary greetings MT, Delaney remarked, MT. Davies. you ministers were way off on one of your charges Then followed statement on his part to the effect that the boxing bout held in Smiths theatre was allowed by virtue of a permit issued by ex-mayor Marcus l.. Reynolds and countersigned by the chief Of police, and that he (Ar, Della elevator the writer stated to MT. Della ney that opposition on the part of the Ministers Association to his reappoint- ment as Prosecuting Attorney was based, not on any personal prejudice, but on the facts as they understood them, and that in case he could prove any of the specifications untrue justice undoubtedly would be done. In addi- ton the writer pledged himself to any service that he could render in such Justification after such proof.
 According to the article cited MT. De- vr,x1 f1. vies. it is high time that you retracted the statements that were circulated among the Representatives? ?" Now, MT. Delaney never asked that question. Ac- ed the writer what he intended to do. and suggested that he go before the Ministers Association and have them write 8 letter retracting their state- sent to the same persons as the origin al circular accusing MT. Delaney was sent MT. Delaney never asked that question, nor did he suggest the idea as to tSat sns arSs eSa be stupendous task" Tn the absence of the proposal itself. it is needless to say that no such rejoinder was utter ed.
 According to the article the writer picked up his cane and left the of- flee. Now, the writer never carries a cane, and can so1emnly state that the oily SblGA PKcScAl on Lndb -OCCe1alOn was the reporter, who evolved the story out of his inner consciousness"
 To proceed. the article states that After a few days MT. Davies went to Bantam, Conn.,, for a rest, while the legislature was taking action on mat ters in which MT. Delaney had no small interest, and while the members had in mind a false impression of MT. Delaney due to circulars sent out by the Ministers Association"
 This last statement is an insinuation absolutely false in it's suggestion.
 Do you recall, MT. Editor, the story of the man who read before his fellow clubmen in verse form an account of his courtship? The production met with such approval that it was unani- mously voted to print it and place 1t among the archives of the club. The last thought in the original was thus tenderly expressed: T kissed her un- der the silent stars" When printed 1t read. T kicked her under the cel- lar stairs"
 On general principles the writer might, without serious injury to the poem or to the public have ignored the little typographical errors: he deemed it best, however. to gently protest on the ground that there exists in critical thought a slight discrimination be- tween silent stars and ''cellar stairs", and on the ground also that .'kiss'' and "kicks'. are not necessarily synonyms.
 Respectfully,
 REV R DAVIES