The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-25
DONOVAN ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO
 HIS OPPONENT Invites Him to a Public Debate and EnumerateS Long Perti-
 nent Inquiries No Answer Forthcoming Though Invitation Was Extended
 Several Days Ago
Especial to the Farmer.)

South Norwa1k, Oct. 25-Senator Jeremiah Donovan, the Democratic candidate for Senator in the Beth dis trict, is one of the few men in pub lie life who has the courage to openly declare his principles and who stands before the people with a legislative rec ord second to none in this State. He has accepted his party's nomination for the Senate and he is out to win because he knows that at the next ses- sion of the General Assembly the pub lie service corporations propose to make a fc1ean up'' if they succeed in organizing the Senate. In his frank ly characteristic fashion he wants his opponent to come out before the peo- shed some light on one of the notor- ious junkets that cost the taxpayers of the State tidy sum: For this purpose Senator Donovan has address ed the following open letter to his op ponent, F. H. Quintard:
 An open letter to the Honorable Fred
 erick HI. Quintard. Republican Can
 didate for State Senator, from the
 18th District.
 About a week or ten days ago, I called public attention to the Legis- hibition in which you participated, and in which, in addition to the $30,- GOO appropriated by the State for ex- hibition purposes, your party had ap-
  the expenses of favored guests to the exhibition
 On the eve of the last election, when you were a candidate for the Legisla- tion with this, too late for debate or contradiction, which statement was evasive and indefinite.
 Now, in order to be fair with the people of this district, why not make a full statement of this junket, and tell in detail how much of the $15.0O0 was spent for entertainment? How much for food? How much for inn ported champagne? How much for cigars? How much for trans portation? How much for lodging? In fact, let the people know what this money was spent for? And at the same time. tell, if you can, how the expenditure of this money benefited the people of the State in any way. why was the second one undertaken instead of turning the unexpended balance of the first trip back into the State treasury? What did you learn Did you not learn that the people of Virginia were better served than the people of Connecticut by their public service corporations? Did you not learn that the people Of some of the Virginian cities ride for three cents on their trolley cars?
 If you became aware of these facts, why did you not give the people of tion, and why did you not strive, dur ing your term in the Legislature, to obtain the same benefits to the trav- cling public of this State?
 During this campaign, you have led the friends of George P. Mclean to believe that if elected, you would vote for him for United States Senator, and you have stated to friends and polit- ica1 lieutenants of Morgan G. Bulkeley that you favored him for United States Senator.
 :, ie. district are entitled to know just where you stand on this question?
 Very recently, in the city of Nor walk. you have made an offer to stop the election contest in which your brother is the petitioner. Why was this offer made, and for what pur- pose? Did you expect to gain any political advantage from it's accept brother re1inquish his claims to an of flee to which he may be entitled in or der to further your political ambitions? Was this proposition fair to your brother, yourself, the public?
 Why did you absent yourself from the House of Representatives when of interest and importance to your constituents were to be voted on? Your attention has been called to these matters many times, but you have never seen fit to explain publicly why you lodged these questions.
 In order that the voters of the dis trict may know where you stand these matters, and where we both stand on other matters of vital in- portance to this district. I hereby re- quest you to meet me in joint debate at Lockwood's hall. Norwa1z, Monday evening, October 31st, at 8 o'clock, you to choose the chairman, and we to divide the time between us, and let those present, and the people of the district in general, pass judgment on our respective positions.
 I take it for granted that you will welcome the opportunity to freely and frankly discuss our respective claims to the votes of the electors of this dis trict, and I anxious1y await your prompt acceptance of this offer to do so.
 Very respectfully yours,
 JEREMIAH DONOVAN.