The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-01
STAMFORD INSURGENTS
 FOR HUBBELL
Special to The Earmer.)

Special to The EHarmer.)
 Stratford, Sept. 1.-The contest be- tween Stratford insurgents and the stratford "o1d Guard' must come to a show down tonight when the caucus is held. The men behind the move ment to better conditions in the town believe they have a trump card in their candidate for selectman, s. w. Hubbell, the well known and success full builder. They believe that re inforced by his candidacy. they will clean up the politicians and put the town on a business basis. MT. Hub bell resides in the village and his home is, accessible to everybody, in case he should be nominated and elected.
 The town today is in a roar of laughter, and the outburst is caused by the unique appeal of Judge Charles H. Peck to be retained, not in one of flee, nor even in two offices, but in three offices.
 .'oh that mine enemy would write a book some one has said. Tn read, ssOh that the other fellow would write letter to the voters
 The attitude of the "Old Guard toward the illegal sale of liquors, and toward certain resorts that are be- Iieved to contribute to the corruption of young women is playing a large part in the campaign against the
 It must be admitted that this is a sword with two edges In the smallest town are men who believe in running it wide open" as the saying goes
 But the insurgents declare that Stratford has been run too wide open have grown up which invite the hos tilitystof all right thinking people; Over some of these abuses the cloud of tragedy hangs.
 Some of the voters who believe in a wide open town are also dissatisfied because the favors of the governing element are unfairly distributed, 1t being claimed that certain unlicensed places are permitted toI go the limit in selling without a license While other places of a similar nature are denied the privilege.
 More dissatisfaction has crept in because the owners of places that have been d5lIy licensed find their profits decreased soy sales in places is mixed and unpleasant scandal for the law abiding people of the staid old town to deal with
 toward the present situation is in dicated by the following statement from a stratford man whose opporo and whose sympathies are on the right side. He says:
 sJudgee Charles H. Peck, in letter to make him unremovable in office in other words he wishes to become permanent tackle on the "Old Guard' political IO0IDdll leanl
 aewherever the letter of Judge Peck was discussed, last evening there was a scream. It was scarcely believed that the (Judge) would place himself in such a ludicrous position as an ex- euse for playing "tacks'' Or scoup- ing up all the offices, he says the ernoluments of one office, would nob he sufficient for a decent maintain ence. Are we to understand that the voters of Stratford are obliged in charity or otherwise to maintain Are they ob1ige to concentrate all the offices of the town for Judge Peck s express purposes? If the revenue of office is not sufficient, why not try something besides politics? There is no rope on him. and he is not unre- movable Most people believed the Judge fared very well in office. His second statement concerning the good government and preservation flaw