Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

are taking the regulation step that will
lead them to the nominating caucus in
| Due time, and they viii probably in
| dulge in the same modus operandi that
they did when the party had a fight
ing chance of winning out in New
London. After the booming that has
J ten going oa for the past three
months and the democrats of promi-
| hence leaving the sinking ship. 1t be-
| gan to look as if a lone democrat would
volunteer to accept the nomination for
mayor in order that he might have
/ opportunity to vote the ticket that his
| daddie did in the long, long ago. But
| the desertion of the ship by some Of
| its acceptive crew seems to have had
| the effect of bringing out some of the
| old guard some of the fellows who
! were brushed aside to make way for
some of the chaps who are now with
the party in the majority Now. there
are some old democratic shel&- backs
| who Will not down. but they are COM
| paratively few in New London. These
| few are not unlike the shamrock in
| the song of Ireland which, though cast
| upon the sod, will take root and -four
ish there though under foot it is trod
| While a new name is added almost
| daily to the list of ehgibles for the
| mayorship on the republican side,
| they are few and far between on the
| democratic side. Up to date but two
| democrats have announced willingness
| to lead the party in the apparent for
| lorn hope. and under former conditions
| the chances If the election of either
would be considered fair. But now
| all this is changed and a democrat has
no chance whatever Of getting a ma
| jority of the votes in New London.
| So when Charles S. Starr and Alton
| T. Miner are brought forward as can
| taC in col g url
and with not the slightest hope of be-
| ing elected
Mr.. Starr is certainly we'll quail
| fled for the office of mayor, and poll
tics aside would probably be the choice
of the majority of citizens, but he
drills in the wrong squad. and party
| politics will prevail, just as they
| should. Mr.. Starr has had experience
| as a member of the court of common
! council. has been a lifelong, consist
! ent democrat, native New Londoner
I and the son of the late Mayor George
E. Starr. He is a successful business
man and true representative of the
| city. but the only chance Mr.. Starr
will have of becoming mayor of New
! London will be for him to change his
| politics and await his turn. That he
| probably will never do and in conse-
qncce his chance OF being The fist
| citizen of his native city is very slim.
Still. he is commended by some of his
| party associates for. permitting the
use of his name JIM connection with the
| mayoralty nomination.
] Alton T. Miner, although q compar-
4 atively new conner to the city, has been
very prom i1ent in local politics AMI a
staunch supporter IF Bryan F. Mahan
/ in his leadership of the local democ-
I ,.-o nj al ri hoa
1 been elected a member of the court of
common council for two terms. has
been delegate to party conventions and
been honored with caucus and city
! convention chairmanships. He, too,
is successful business man and pop
ular with those who know him best.
Mr.. Miner has also been interested as
a member of the Committee Of Fiji
teen in the reform work that has been
attempted in New London during the
past year, and has perhaps the enmity
| of certain class of democrats in
| consequence. But a little thing like
that will make no difference to Mr..
Miner in this connection, for he has
no more show of being mayor Of New
| London than a democrat has of be-
coming governor Of Connecticut.
With a. couple of candidates for
| mayor tire remnant Of rhe democratic
party in New London is happy, and
| opportunity will be given the faithful
few to assemble in caucus and go
| through the political moves. Just as
they used when there was local party
in fact as well as in name Up to the
! present minute Mr. Mahan has not
made a peep on the local political sit
| uation nor has William II. Farrell,
the self appointed chairman of the
democratic town committee. which
| gives rise to the belief that the party
machine is in the garage and beyond
repair.
A gen, raj reorganization of the par
ty would not be without good results,
for it would give the unconvertible
some happiness and would be OF in
calculable good to the dominant par
| ty which is now suffering from an
over-supply of candidates, occasioned
| by the extreme weakness of the OPP
| posing party.
With nearly $4,000 in the building
| fund il is fair to presume that the
work of constructing that Young Mems
| Christian Association building in Ney
London will soon be commenced. Ever
since a branch Of the association was
| formed in New London and first took
rooms in the Linicus building this
home Of their own aSitltion haa been
| q leading topic. When the Harris
building was erected it was the inten-
| ton, now it is said, OF the late Jona
than n. Harris, who was then greatly
| Interested in The aSsocle,- Jon work. to
provide for home in his new build
! ing That part now occupied by the
| New London Business college was
| planned especially for the Y. NJ. G. A..
| and for a time. was occupied by the
association. The floor directly above
was also wanted, but when gymnasium
was mentioned, Mr.. Harris demurred.
Then there came a split, and event
ualy the association was removed to
street. Still the desire for new
building prerominated. The present
property in State street was secured
| and then the Strickland house was
| converted into an association home
although it was not adapted for the
purpose. Subsequently a large gym
nasium was built in the rear and the
association grew and prospered. and
| the need of a new and commodious
| building was more apparent than ever.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary took up the
work and succeeded in gathering into
the new building fund nearly $50. 900,
] and this sum would seem sufficient to
start the building with. especially as
| there is no land to purchase. and the
present gymnasium building will be
used in connection with the proposed
new structure
Many buildings of even more preten-
sion than will be the new Y. M. c. A.
! have been started with less than $50, coo.
| On2e commenced. there viii be ways
and means for the ultimate paying of
Of Indebtedness. and with building
| erected there is liability N more gen.