Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-17
John C. Turner the Republican Nominee
for Town Clerk
A CONVENTION SURPRISE
Alderman OLeary Has Proven that He is Not Dead
One-School Superintendent Jennings Annual Re-
port and Recommendations Office of Sealer
of Weights and Measures Still Minor Office

| Both the republican and democratic
| parties having made nominations for
| city and town officers. the strict party
| voters and the vote for the -best-m
/ crowd have probably already de-
cided upon the candidates that will
| be favored with their votes. BY
| method new in political caucuses in
| New London it was decided in ad-
| vance, in regard to the nomination
| for town clerk over which there was
| spirited contest. that the set of dele
gates favorins the several candidates,
| Fitch DaSilva, Turner. Kenyon and
| Adams. should be decided upon the
| first ballot, a plurality instead of a
| majority vote. AS a result, the John
| c. Turner delegations won in all the
wards save the Fifth which sent
daSalva delegates to the republican
| convention. In due time and form
John c. Turner received the nominal
ton.
Mr. Turner was born in New Lon
don about sixty seven Years ago and,
| with the exception of perhaps a dozen
! years. never resided elsewhere: but
| that absence made him a stranger to
| many of the younger voters. in civil
| war times. Mr.. Turner was in the
suffers department at Fort Trumbull,
being incapacitated from entering the
| regular service. as he has but one arm.
| Away back in the days when David
Scott Ruddock was editor and pro-
| prietor of the New London Daily
Evening Star. that shone for all, John
| G. Turner was employed as d. report
| er upon that neWspa per and was one
| of the first to be employed in that
line i'll the city. Mr.. Turner was also
| manager of the New London Even
ing Telegram. and with John A. lib
bits and William J. Adams, founded
| the Day.
That he is no stranger to political
work was demonstrated in the skiEful
| way he conducted the canvas for the
town clerkship and landed the nomin-
alton, and which will probably pe more
fully demonstrated between now anG
election day. Mr. Turner years ago
served as city clerk and could have
probably held that office to the
present time. had he so Willed. He
was before his departure from the
city. one of the most popular residents,
gentlemanly. courteous to all, without
regard to race creed or condition. He
was John Turner to every body, and
| everybody knew John and John knew
! everybody. even when election day
was in the far distance.
While the nomination of the repubIi
can candidate was just little out of
the regular order, the nomination as
made by the democrats was in a way
even more 50. The nominating COM
nlittee in the city convention know
| ing tHdt w lIldIl I. L OK, w IiWdHl y.
Fish and George Coos mote the
names?) were candidates 2or the
nomination rightfully decided to make
no nomination for that offiVe. leaving
| it to the convention as a whole To
! the surprise of the spectators. if not
the delegates. motion was made and
carried unanimously that the secre-
| tary cast the ballot of the convention
for Mr. Fox. There were twenty five
delegates present some who favored
the other candidates. but there was
not q man among them who had the
! coura &c, Or TO be more mild. the fore
/ thought. to call for an informal ballot
and thereby give all candidates a show
for the nomination
Mr.. Fox. the democratic opponent
| of Mi. Turner. is also a native of the
city. clean cut popular young fell
low. and is now serving his second
term as selectman. He is head book
keeper a the Hopson and Chaplin
plant. and Is something of a hustler
in political work.
One of the surprises of the republi
can city conventions vas the defeat of
Assistant City Clerk George H. Grout
for the nomination of city clerk. II
was all framed no for Mr. Grout to
| succeed Clerk Zones. but there's 4
little Scotch saying of the best laid
plans, etc, that is applicable in this
case. Mr.. Circuit asked for the ap-
| pointment of the assistant 7clerkship
| for the sole purpose of being in line
for the nomina ton and there was not
the slightest advance mixing that he
| was to be opposed for the nomina-
| ton. When the nominating commit
tee returned from conference. however,
| announcement WAS made that the COM
| mite could not agree on a candi-
| date for that office, and the nomina
| ton was put direct to the convention.
with Harry II. Adams lined up against
| Mr. GroHt. 1t took just one ballot to
| decide the choice of the delegates and
| Mr.. Adams was declared the nominee
| by two to one vote.
Mr.. Grout is the news editor of the
| Day and is we'll qualified for the
| duties of city clerk, and so is Harry
| Adams who is a reporter on the Globe.
| Mr.. Grout is a present a member of
the school board and will perhaps be
permitted to serve as assistant city
clerk. For the time he has resided
| in New London he has received con-
| siderable political recognition and
honor. and perhaps that was one of the
reasons why the delegates favored
Harry Adams. who had never before
| made a bid for political recognition.
Mr. Adams was born in New London,
and is familiar with the public af-
| fairs by reason of his newspaper ex-
! perience and will fit in nicely into the
city clerkship.
other candidates named. and it is
| therefore safe bet that both the
next city clerks will be native New
Londoners Mr.. Drea is boollkeeper
! for the +. Fl. &, A. H. Chappell COM
| pany and is a young man of excellent
| character and is a son of John Drea
who served in the court of common
| council before the ward system was
inaugurated and when the members
| were elected by the vote Of the whole
city and not confined to a single ward
| During the first year of the term
| of service as an alderman of the city
of New London, Alderman James F.
| OLeary, who has two more years to
| serve, has proved that he is not
a dead one, and has made of the pub
lie property committee one of the
most important of the standing COM
nittees of the council, in addition to
his service on the fire department
| committee. He originated the sealer
| Of weights and measures plan. which
! ii properly handled viii mean much to
| buyers as well as the honest sellers
He has improved rne general conduct
IF the public boau landings. as ven as
! giving the best or care TO all the pup-
lie prop rTy This very week he has
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