Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-05
C0ODWIN-LIPPITT CLUB ORGANIZED
Alderman Grosvenor Ely Chosen President-Hope to
Have Reception in About Two Weeks with Candidate
Goodwin and Other State Officers Here-Ex- Mayor
Lippitt Speaks

| In response to the call for a meet
! ing to organize a Goodwin Lippitt club
| there was gathering of prominent re-
| publicans at Buckingham Memorial
Tuesday evening, and previous to the
meeting cigars and Goodwin buttons
were freely circulated.
Soon after eight, Frederic w. Cary
called the meeting to order and stat
ed that he considered the gathering
the nucleus of large and enthusiast
tic club and addressed the meeting
as follows:
The Goodwin Lippitt Campaign club
is not partisan expedient but a
Boosters club We have a local
candidate on the state ticket and we
him to go down to defeat. Further
more, that old spirit of rivalry with
New London crops out and we want
to land that state treasurership with
all its influence, for Norwich, and not
let Brown, the New London democrat
have it. do it for Norwich" is our
motto. That is the way they boom
Worcester and Bridgeport and other
growing cities.
The reason Norwich has not grown
is because our streets are so narrow
and crooked that we are always step
ping on each others toes. This is
true in more than a physical sense
1t is true politically. So, if any re-
publican candidate has unintentionally
trod upon anybody's political toes,
the sufferer should make use of a little
civic pride and it will benefit him and
Norwich as well.
The Goodwin Lippftt club has an
other work to do. A great many re-
publicans are affected by the ravages
of the democratic microbe. Many of
them can be toned up and brought
into a convalescent attitude by the
example of an organization like this.
Others who profess a desire to be tenn
porarily in the shelter of the demo-
cratic fold can be persuaded that the
place for the reformer is in the party
caucus and not in the enemyS camp
in disguise on election day. With such
an organization as this we can avail
ourselves of the influence and activi-
ties of the independent voters to i'm
prove the party from within as the
progressives have done in the west
rather than drive the insurgents into
the democratic fold as was done in
Maine
Enrolled in our organization are
many men of the highest character
who are not drawn by partisan mo-
tives. but through admiration for the
Charles A. Goodwin. Never has
candidate approached public Office with
more sterling character, higher ideals,
greater experience with the duties of
his office. or more devotion to the in
terests of the people. And in indors-
ing the legitimate successor of Gov
ernor Weeks, we express our approval
of the splendid, nom partisan, digni-
fed conduct of his office by our re-
firing chief executive.
His remarks were heard with APP
plause, after which he suggested that
inasmuch as direct primary action is
popular that it be used in electing
officers. For tel1ers William b Young
and Charles D. Moves were named
The list of the memb.rs. according
to the signatures to the lists were then
read by Mr.. Cary, after which they
proceeded to elect the officers, who
were chosen as follows: President
GrOsvenOr Ely: vice president, Fred
eric w. Cary: secretary. James L.
Case; treasurer, William B. Young.
AS President Ely was not in at
tendance, Vice President Cary con-
tinued to preside throughout the eve
ming. He thanked the members for
his election and hoped that the next
gathering would number 400 to 500, as
big results have come from small be-
ginnings.
1t was decided to have vice presi-
dents from all of the six districts. but
their election was deferred until
subsequent meeting.
1t was the suggestion of Vice Pres
ident Cary that it might be well to
hold a reception in about two weeks
venport thinks that his new parlors