The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
REV. MR. BROWN IS NOT WELL
 INFORMED

Rev, George F. Brown of this city, a ] member of the Pastors Association, writes to the Telegram to-day that the l Judiciary committee agreed at the day to take into consideration the charges of his association against l Prosecutor Delaney. This is the sub 1 stance of what Mir. Brown claims. MT. i BroWr says he was there and heard MT Beard's remarks as well as the comment which the remarks occasion | ed.
 MT. Brown could not have been | listening very intently if he got any | such impression. Prior to MT. Beard being heard speakers for the Foster slate indicated that the selection of Judge Foster meant the retention of MT. Delaney.
 When MT. Beard got the floor he said I that, speaking for the Pastors associa- ton, he opposed the selection of Judge Foster because it meant that MT. De- Laney would stay as prosecutor. Then he launched into a general talk against the conduct of the prosecuting attOr- ney until he was halted by requests from Senator Judson and Judge Mich olson that he give the committee the substance of the alleged shortcom- ings of the prosecuting attorney. He appeared willing enough to do this, but the committee through it's
 
 that it did not consider this line of ar gument as material, because it was deemed collateral, and that it did not care to further pursue it. Subsequent ly it declined to avail itself of the kind offer of MT. Beard who propos- ed to furnish the printed reasons why MT. De Laney should not succeed him. self. The committee then, through it's chairman, Senator Searles, in- srtucted the stenographer to ex- clude all reference to MT. Delaney which appeared as part of the state ment of MT. Beard. As the matter stands the charges of the Pastors As sociation are not now and have not been before the committee and will not be considered by the committee in any aspect whatsoever.
 The advocates of Judge Foster and Attorney Wilder believe the majority of the committee will report in favor of these gentlemen. It is even said that the committee stands to 4 for the Foster slate. On the other hand, the Young Men, who are back of the Hull-Gould candidacy, are confident that the committee will report unani- mously in favor Of Hull and Gould. It is not likely that Representative Bart lett will fail to us call of his influence for the defeat of the Foster slate. The way they are talking in Hartford is that Bartlett holds the key to the sit uation and that if he stands pat for Hull and Gould the committee out Of deference to his wishes will report that way. It appears to be pretty gener- ally understood that there will be no minority report.
 Although the terms of the present occupants of City court positions ex- pire tomorrow it is not likely that the Judiciary committee will make it's re- port before the latter end of next week. In the meantime the wire pull CTS will have chance to keep up their activities. The Old Men do not seem to realize that it is possible for them to lose because they have not been in the habit of losing. They say the Young Men ought not to expect to win because they have not been accustom ed to victory. Should this occasion prove an exception the shock might be too much for the elder statesmen.