The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
Placed in State Attorney Alcorn's Hands, in Hart ford, Before Baldwin's
 Speech
ALSO IN CITY ATTORNEYS
Open Letter to Candidate Goodwin by George L. Fox Calling His Attention to These Facts.

A quick response comes to the chaI- Ienge of Charles A. Goodwin, the Re publican nominee for governor, at Hartford Saturday, to Judge Simeon E. Baldwin. the Democratic nominee. to produce his evidence of corruption at the Republican state convention where, it is said, Goodwin followers bought enough Lake votes to secure the nomination by a small margin. The response is not only quickly made but it is a stickler for MT Goodwin as it places the matter right under his own eye.
 The response comes from George l.. Fox of New Haven and shows that the evidence of corruption sought by MT. Goodwin. was placed in the hands of States Attorney Alcorn. of Hartford county three days before Judge BaIdwin's speech. Of this fact MT. Fox apprises MT. Goodwin in a letter to the gubernatorial candidate which is as keenly to the point as can possibly be. This letter follows:
 New Haven, Conn, Oct. 30, 1910. MT. Charles A. Goodwin:
 My Dear Sir:-After reading your which you demand that Judge Bald win should place such evidence of corrupt practices, as he has In the hands of States Attorney Alcorn, and that you will give your honest sup port Of investigation and prosecution of the crime, l beg to say that on MOnQay I1OEH1uS. oCI Gt, LII OS Oc1y before Judge Baldwin made his speech, I placed in the hands of MT. AIcorn more evidence of the case in question than Judge Baldwin knew he investigate and prosecute, if he thought the evidence warranted it. heard a word from him in the mat ter. I gladly welcome your public utterance in the hope that it will prod him on to do his sworn duty, h f-I 11o frN f7o h tated.
 On Thursday. Oct. 27,r laid the facts in two other cases of bribery to delegates to secure votes for you in the convention before City Attor- ney Dickenson of Hartford where the offense was committed, asking the evidence warranted. I have re- ceived from him 3, courteous reply, acknowleding the receipt of the in formation, but he tells me that under the law he does not think that he has any power to investigate. What I do not understand about the prose seem to have full power to investf- gate other alleged crimes, and con stantly exercise it, they suddenly be- come powerIess, when ] bring them evidence of bribery at conventions.
 The evidence which I laid before MT. Alcorn he knows came to me from one of the most reliable prose- cutting officers in the state. The man to whom the offer of a handsome present was three times made repeat ed these facts to that officer through 9, telephone in my presence, and the facts were given to me with the state lment on my part that I should put them into MT. Alcorn's hands, which I did a week ago. These facts learned entirely apart from Judge Baldwin, and I learned that he did not know the name of the man who offered the present three times, to a delegate, if he would change his vote from Lake to Goodwin. That man refused, but in three other cases the names of which I have laid before MT. Dickenson, the men are alleged to have taken the money and voted for your nomination. If these cases turn out to be true, their votes for you were certainly bo=@ht for you by the men mana ging your campaign.
 Besides the four cases which I have communicated to MT. Dickenson involving your managers, I have brought two other strong cases, in volving other candidates to prosecut- ing officers in another county, and I expect to have strong circumstant evidence in other cases, which treat in the same way. I must say it is discoura ging work, for it seems like dropping va1uab1es into a bottomless pit.
 Yours very truly.
 GEORGE L. FOX.