The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-05
TWO BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLIES HELD LAST
 NIGHT DESPITE RAIN
East Side Voters Gather in Sokol Hall and Third Dis trict Men Meet in Timko's Hall -Outturnings Large and Enthusiastic Stirring Addresses by Democratic Officials and Nominees

Two enthusiastic rallies were held last night under Democratic auspices one at Sokol Hall in East Bridgeport, and the other at Timko's hall in the West End Despite the torrent of rain which fell the electors got out In fine shape. The West End rally was a record breaker and the hall gould not have held any more people if it had been a fair night
 Mayor Buckingham who spoke at both places was given a cordial ova- ton in East Bridgeport when he en- tered the hall and in the West End the audience gave him great cheer when he entered the hall.
 Garry Paddock, Democratic cand1- date for Senator in the 23rd district presided at the Sokol hall meeting. He introduced William w. Bent, can didate for Representative who gave a splendid talk. He refuted all of the statements that have been made to the effect that Judge Baldwin was not a good mixer. He told his hear CTS that before he went on the bench that the judge was an active worker for the Democratic party in New Haven and that his ability to mix with the people was recognized by his being elected to the Presidency LII After declaring that there was no man in the State who was so well equipped to occupy the Governors chair as Judge Baldwin he declared that it was not hard for any think ing man to forsee that the judge would be a judge for all the people.
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 The speaker said that Goodwin, the Republican nominee, got the nomina- tion through the same men who de- feated the public utilities gill two years ago. He said: You will memember that the newspapers told you that the railroad lobby beat the bill. Among the lobbyists was a Bridgeport man. The State election came on and the vention it was generally conceded that Everett J. Lake would be the candf- date But Lakes support shriveled from 312 votes to 265. Goodwin got the nomination over night through methods that it is alleged would not have been reported to certain States Attorneys throughout the State.
 'But who do we find foremost for Goodwin in connection with the fight for Goodwin? No one but the ssTne Bridgeport man who we know was the leader of the lobby that defeated the public utilities bill This lobbyist is
  win owes his inclination to this man. Suppose this State should have the misfortune to elect Goodwin it's Cover nor and the Legislature passed a pub lie utilities bill that the railroad did not like If this railroad lobbyist should whisper into the ear of the man he made politically possible that he wanted the bill vetoed. what would he do?' -.-..---.---.~ -
 Joshua Meltzer, candidate for repre- sentative, scored a hit when he told the electors that the attack directed at Judge Baldwin concerning the lace curtain episode was not an attack up- on the candidate but was an attack upon the intelligence of the people, He told how the judge in addressing a workingman's club upon the subject of Saving and Thrift. had spoken of lace curtains as a luxury. Mayor Fisher, the Wesleyan professor who in- jected the lace curtain talk into the candidate, was described by MT. Melt ger as a tool of the Republican party who was a fit subject for the institu- ton for which the city of Middletown is famous.
 City, Clerk Stephen Boucher was given a warm ovation. He said that it was the first time since his election that he had had a chance to thank the people of East Bridgeport for the splendid manner in which they had helped him to be elected. He told his hearers that the ballot today is to the workman what the bayonet was to