The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21


 practice. they might have protested against the trickery to which they had been subjected in executive session after the doors were opened.
 It is probable that in the entire his tory of politics in Bridgeport, having reference to both parties, that never before has a resolution relating to principles or party policy been denied a reading wh sn properly presented by a delegate upon the floor.
 It was this highhanded proceeding which ranked in the bosoms of the anti-Lee delegates last night, and sent them home feeling that they had been most shabbily treated.
 Lees renomination took place behind locked doors during what was called a caucus. but which was really the convention in executive session.
 This was done it was said, to pre- vent the spectators from making an expression of sentiment for any candi- date, except Mayor Lee. When every things was cut and dried the GO odd spectators who stood in the hallway outside of Republican headquarters were admitted and the delegates con- tinued to do business from the same seats they occupied during the execu- tive session.
 Early in the evening Col. M. H. Rogers, town chairman. was taken ill. He said he had been up "A hours prior to the session. The delegates elected Malcolm McFayden of the First dis trict. a man as big as three of any of the rest of the delegates, excepting Jim Burnes. of the Fourth. MT. Me Faydens displayed much Knowledge of parliamentary law. The convent on went into executive session at o'clock. It was 10:35 o'clock when the doors were opened.
 Henry c. Stevenson, J. Harry Cross ley and John Packard Gray were made committee on platform. MT. Steven son had the document typewritten-ias his pocket and when the time came for the committee to retire he saii that the committee would rather wait until the candidates were nominated. Alderman Eugene l. Meyer then offsr ed his resolution. Mr. Stevenson took the resolution. He said he would not read it until later on.
 Judge Stevenson then nominated Lee. He spoke eight minutes and mention ed the mayors name several times. No applause greeted the utterancas O. Lees name: A
 In making the speech MT. Stevenson spoke of the mayor as an office holder, saying he could not remember the time when the mayor was rot hold ng a public office of some kind. He said lIc-l lAi0 IIdyCI IldC DGGn ITlSQ. anu found not wanting. He declared that the mayor was a man of conviction. but open to reason at all times ssIn the many public offices he has h ald. no word has been uttered against him except in just criticism he declared. Tt is unnecessary for me to rec pitu- late the valuable services of Henry Lee as a county commissioner and a representative in the General Assem- bly,
 rrbo oopx,a~+;o,, +hor o,-+;rroa +o nominate Loren Delbridge. for city clerk, Frank C. Allen for tax collector, Bernard E. Cooney for town clerk, Thomas Hamilton. an experienced and capable official was turned down for city sheriff.
 The candidates were waiting in a nearby office for the news of the con vention and they were escorted there by a committee consisting of Delegates Britto and Northey of the Second dis trict, and L. D. Stone, of the Ninth
 When the candidate arrived and were taken up the aisle to the speak CTS table there was not a bit of ap plause. The mayor shook hands with one delegate. to whom he said. You did not vote for me- Then he spotted newspaper reporter and gave him scolding about an article that appear ed in a newspaper. last night.
 choice of City Clerk. On the first Loren Delbridge received 14, Howard c. Mitchell 10. John w. Rose z, and Frederick W. Towne votes. On the second Delbridge received 15, Mitchell Il, Rose and Towne 3. On the third Towne disappeared from the running and the vote was Delbridge 19 Mitch ell g, and Rose &.
 In the vote for Town Clerk it was shown that Bernard F. Cooney was the strongest candidate with the dele gates. He got 29 votes while his op- ponent, James N. Booth, received only When the time came to nominate City Sheriffs, Thomas J. Cunningham and Richard Brown got on. the ticket, but there was no one to make fight for Thomas Hamilton who had been a city sheriff for nearly a score Of years. In place of this old war horse William Parmuka of the Tenth dis trict said he would like to nominate a we'll known Slovenian, Joseph Kal- afus, for Sheriff. and the nomination was made. A German-American fail ed to get place on the ticket for any of the important offices, while the Swedish were excluded en- les Linquist, one of the officers of the Eawley Hardware Co.,, for Selectman, but his man was turned down.
 Former Mayor John L. Vessels was nominated for City Treasurer, and W. H. Marigold and Elmer H. Ravens were renominated for the Board of Education. None of these three can didates had appeared at the conven- ton.
 Mayor Lee in accepting the nomina- ton, said:
 "It is an honor to be nominated to the office of Mayor. and a double hon. or to be renominated. It is true that I have made friends and have made enemies since I have been in office, but I will stand on my record. Be- tween now and election I will speak in each district of the city. The things that I will talk about are the new bridge at Congress street. the securing of land at the foot of Golden Hill street, the new car barns, the harbor lines, the widening of Golden Hill street; Fayerweather's Island, the tax rate, the paving commission, the re- duction in the price of electric street