The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
 CITY CLERK
 CONTEST
Statement By Mir. Gill Tn Answer to Circular Issued
 In Behalf of MT. Boucher.


 T would like to call through vo,,r newspaper. public attention to a cir cular. in the interest of MT. Stephen Boucher, which was to-day circulated. py mail. through the Ninth district ana Whlch was of course intended to ln5ure my candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for city t.lerjx I, this circular. MT. Boucher states that two years ago he was. promised by somebody the nomination this wear.
 In reply to this and other state ments contained in the circular I would respectfully state. thai Stuo years ago MT. Boucher's asDirations Tor the office of city clerk were no stronger than mine were and I felt that his right to the nomination. at than mine since I had been a constanti worker in the Democratic ranks for many years befora- MT. Boucher was both live. T did not, however, advance my claims for the nomination two wears ago. as to do so. would be to supplant taI. e,II EdWard Fl. Buckingham. faith IuI pupi1c servant. who then occupied the omce of city clerk and with whose aomln1stratfon of the office affairs no fault was nor could be found I also res tnat IT MT. buckingham was drop pea rom the Democratic ticket two years ago his legion of friends wo1rld resent such treatment and the success l dangered. " -. MT. Boucher, however was not | moved by these considerations. but in slstently demanded the Democratic nomination for the office held bv Mr aBnuck1ngham, anl B and refused to consider MT WI. NlI.,Bucklngham's superior right to nomination due to his efficient public service as city clerk MT Boucher's ambition for the nomination was not voluntarily re-
 
 against his will by the friends of MT Mulv1h1ll who feared that to drop MT Buckingham from the ticket would enaanger eeIt g MT: Mulvihilrs election. MT. Mu1vihi1Ps friends in tha tenfb o1str1ct who felt it their duty to s1p-l press MT. Boucher in the Interest .,f MT. Mulv1hill, promised to make him city clerk this year, but I challenge the right of those persons to place 2 mortgage upon this nomination. which political exegencies at the time did not permit of their delivering to Mr. Boucher No one had to force me out of the contest two years ago or | to make me any promise, as I staid out of the. contest. from a serse snf political Dropriety. Equipped now with two years -ex-, perience in the performance of the feel that I must now, before appealing TOT the SuHrage of my friends in the ninth district and throughout the citv get the permission of the unauthorized persons whom MT. Boucher claims made him promise two years ago ana whose assumption of the right to deliver this office was most ore sumptuous
 | The circular, issued in the interest | or MT. Boucher, states that I have assumed an unreasonable attitude and have refused to compromise or in any way consider MT. Boucher In reply to this would say, that the only | offer at compromise made to me by any body was that I should retire from the contest for this nomination. This was MT. Boucher's idea of a com promise, that I should eliminate my self entirely from the race for the city cierkship and that he would then appoint me his assistant When a proposition of compromise was made | to him by leaders of the party who desired harmony. he positively and unqualihedly refused to withdraw from the canvass and take the assist ant city clerkship. '1No,'' he said, "GiII must be the one to get out Respectfully your, f1S LAWRENCE J. GILL | The circular letter to which sdr Gill | refers, follows:
 Dear Sir:-
 We herewith take the liberty to send this communication in relation to the Democratic primaries to be held | FItudy, OCt- ll, lSUj dL NO. b2l O20en street, corner of Pembroke, from 5 to g p. m. Knowing that you as a Dem ocrat must be believer in fair play we will submit a few facts for your consideration. Two years ago i'm mediately after the Democratic pri- maries the name of Stephen Boucher | was advanced for the nomination of | City Clerk, and in truth a sufficient numbeR of delegates were pledged to him toHuarantee his nomination, but, l l,-ff larly by the friends of MT. Bucking- ham, that it would be unfair to dis place him from the ticket, and it was | also pointed out that it would be det- rimenta1 to the whole ticket to do so. MT. Boucher listened to such councils I ing and graciously withdrew his name for further consideration and seconded MT. Buckingham's nomination himself. | 1t was generally conceded, and vir- | tually understood at that time, that in the event of MT. Buckingham being named two years hence for Mayor that MT. Boucher would have little or no oppdsition to succeed him as the nominee for City Clerk.
 ] Such is not the case, far from it. | MT. Gill who was appointed assistant city clerk at that time, even in pref erence to MT. Boucher, not only lays claim to the nomination for City Clerk, | but also assumed attitude so un- reasonable, refusing to compromise or l in any way consider MT. Boucher, that we whose names are herewith enclosed deem it for the best interests of the Democratic party to work for and nom- mate the ticket which will be the strongest, and we therefore request your support at the primaries so that we will be able to attend the Demo- cratic convention and place in nomi- nation the names of Edward T. Buck ingham for Mayor, and Stephen F. Boucher for City Clerk. ticket which will surely win in November.
 Yours respectfully,
 JAMES F. HALPIN. GEORGE SEELINGER, | JOHN HEALEY,
 | STEPHEN MASEK, DANIEL J. DONAHUE- Y