The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-04
PAIGE SAYS HE'S COMING BACK TO POLITICS; SORRY
 HEEVERBUCKED FESSENDEN
Hill and Hawley Sit at Same. Table But Ebenezer Says
 "Tariff" Instead
Scarcely Concealed Hateds Burn Fiercely While Judson Says That Insurgents are the Real Thing

Secretary of State M. H. Rogers gave a Republican harmonizing din- ner at Otto Lehman's shorehouse last night with the Tippecanoe Chorus an accessory after the fact. All of the local leaders of the past who could get under ono tent were there and whenever theee was any danger of a clash between any of "those present. the chorus, led in spirit by Capt North. the custodian of the cour, house. would start up an old fashioned gospel hymn and dispel/ the heated passions.
 It was announced that the dinner was to be the regular event of the party workers, Including the district chairman, the assistant chairman, the Aistriot registrars. and a few of the rigAt supporters to Col. Rogers. But at ono end of the room was a big table around which sat the heads of the warning clements in the county and city. If tho workers thought it was m Illusion they were privileged to SC up and talk with some of the big guns. Around the table were HiH, Judge Nobbs, Col. Rogers, Allan w. Paige, Stiles Judson of Stratford, Senator Holzer, Col. Elmer H. Ravens, who is for Goodwin, Frank T. Staples, who is always regular, F. A. Bartlett who is going to fight Bill Burnham 21st district. Malcolm McFayden. who knows when the next Republican city lconvention is going to be called, and won't tell, Alexander L. Delaney. talked of as the next Republican town chairman: Postmaster w. H.
 
 Bsades these. some near great were scattered about at the other tables.
 Col Rogers announced before 9peechmaking that there was no poli- tics in the gathering, but before they had dnished they might as we'll have adopted 6 platform, and done away with tho town and county conventions, uAs far as Bridgeport Is concerned. AL lan Pa1ge apologized for any part he had played in busting up the Fairfield .counfy organization and said he was sorry that he had had any differences with the late and lamented Samuel Wessenden.
 stiaas Juasen said that the over. throw of Joe" Cannon was one Of ths best things the Republican party has ever done.
 MT. Paige asked MT. Hill to tell him why 1t was that he and the rest of the ''boys' did not have as much money in their pockets as they used to have. MT. Hill told him that he ing too extravagantly. But he did not mention Sheriff HGwley.
 Host Rogers felt called upon to arise to the defence of his friend, Highway Commissioner Macdonald after MT. Paige had stated that Con- nectfcut pays much money to build its roads but does not spend enough kr iypf fof n drfI I1t1r n4 this city who is at the head of the bureau for the registration of auto- mobiles in the office of the secretary of state had just finished making the statement that the revenues from the regietration of motor vehicles, the li- censing of drivers and from other sources would amount to $200,00 next year, it having been less than s30000 when Col. Rogers went into office. MT. Paige said that he hoped that this money would be spent for good roads.
 Tt does go to the state highway commissioner" said MT. Fifoot. ''Yes, I understood you to say it went to the highway commissioner. said it ought to go into the roads," This caused some laughter and Col. Rog- CTS made a speech in which he said that the highway commissioner was a hard working conscientious official who had great deal to contend with and who shows results.
 While the dinner was being served Sheriff Hawley and MT. Paige circu- lated among the "boys."
 Col Ravens was let in on how well he and his Goodwin boom stood with the crowd when Loren Delbridge. Alex chorus stood back of his chair and sang "Ask the Savior to Help You" sHome Again." was sung back of the chair of MT. Paige.
 MT. Paige who had been selected to pour the oil upon the troubled wa CT of the evening. When he arose "vince" Whitney of the Twelfth shouted. '"The Modest Roman of Them All" and the singers sang "Glory, Glory. Hallelujah"
 The speaker said that he was an old man. That his hair belied his nj stomach as it made him look 40 while his stomach made him TO- He said in part, "Let us work in harmony and be united. Agree and carry out the agreement. I have learned that political differences should be settled within their territorial limits"
 The troubles of the city should not become the affair of the county. and differences within the county should not become differences within the state I am coming back. if I am not like Jeffries who could not come back. 1 am coming DECK anu VIII tO uO WIie]I T can to unite the forces in Fairfield county. With a solid county organi- xaffon we can go out and win prestige m the state. Now way back in the dark ages before the Christian era l used to be in politics. Differences might have been settled in a different way at that time. I want to say right here and with much sorrow that I regret that there was any difference between myself and the late Samuel Fessenden. Now I say to you that the county must stand as unit. If it is Go be disorganized the end means dis aster to every man in the county. l ask to be forgiven for some of the failures of the past for the failures fell me that if we would succeed in fhe future we must unite"
 { Tn closing he said that he was out of touch with politics in this city as he only had time to glance at the New York newspapers and it did not take long to read the Bridgeport Standard.
 when it came time for Congressman G5iu to speak he did not say a word nfyout harmony although the Hawley men listened to every word that fell from his lips. He called Bridgeport fhe second city in the state. congratu- lated Col. Rogers because the Norwalk
 Gontinued one Rage-a.l