The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-05
COngresSman's Secretary Be- IieVeS Circumstances War;
 rant His Doing so
TURNS DOWN ANDY SHEPARD
New Butterworth Club Formed in New Haven and History of "FOuP' Convention Told - Butterworth is in Sympathy
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New Haven, Oct. 5.-At the crea,- l tion of a new "Butterworth Pro gressive Republican clubs' on the ashes of the old Butterworth Congressional club, last night, Pere G. Wa1lrno declared himself ready to bolt the Republican ticket this year in the interests of cleaner politics, told of the sudden change in dele gates at the congressional convention and related his reply to a tentative offer to become political manager for the victorious candidate. Col. Andrew N. Shepard of Portland. As manager of MT. Butterworth's campaign, and previously secretary to Congressman Sperry for years, MT. Wal1mo's dec larations are of rather startling inn port, and the way they were received, particularly his references to alleged bribery at the convention, shows the attitude of many prominent Republi- cans.
 Foul Work at Convention.
 MT. Wallmo was the principal speaker of the evening. He alluded to the support that Stiles Judson is outspokenness, and to the courageous letter of William H. Avis of Eamden regarding alleged bribery at the re- cent congressional convention here Coming down to the swift change of votes on the morning of the Shepard-1 Butterworth convention here, he said that ne had SS votes out or the A I, pledged to Butterworth the night be- fore the convention. That conven@7 tion was beaten," he declared, tsby the foulest means I've seen in Con- t'Go on.') He was approached by delegates on the floor the next morn ey should be raised Eo insure the nomination of Batterworth, and he told them they could go to h- be- fore he would give them money. (Ap- plause)
 He saw men in the convention who had protested that they were for But terworth hold up their tickets and go up and vote against him.
 Ready to Bolt.
 fOne remedy said he, ''is the di- chance to be a candidate, and it elin mates the use of money. (Applause-) We stand for principle. We need a housecleaning- Our party has fail ed. What are we going, to do? Il know what I am going to do. No man can tell me that I am going to is marked Republican, If that is treason to the Republican party, make the most of it.'' (App1ause.)
 Threw Down Shepard.
 Regarding the proposition that he should become Col. .Shepard's private approached directly. but when he f1n- ally got the message, he said: You go back to that man, and if he's got any proposition let him come to me direct, and he'll get his direct an- swer. (Applause.) I've heard noth- ing since. (AppIause.) Today he said, I had an offer to help out a Democratic candidate,' but I said that I remain a Republican"
 He then made the point that New Haven Republicans needed to purify their own wards and the ButterwortE1 Progressive club had two years in which to do it.
 Our work is right here,'' he said. We've got to clean up the Republi- can party even if we do elect a Dem ocratic governor and representatives. (Applause.) We can do it in a very nice way, and they'll know who did it all right. The same thing is hap pening out west.e (App1ause.) Let the progressives and the insurgents do it for while. I am willing to stand by all I say. am standing for progre ressiveness and decency in po1t- tics and for none of these rotten con- ventions we've seen in this state this year." (App1ause.)
 There were other speakers who aI- luded to the offering of money at the recent congressional convention. MT. Butterworth said that he was proud Of the movement that had been started Joy the meeting during tie evening, and that it might be true that the best way would be to turn the Republican party out of office for year or two. The time for dicta- ton by bosses has passed.