Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-18
Republican Rally
At Bridgeport
THE FALL CAMPAIGN OPENED
LAST NIGHT.
REPRESENTATIVE CHANDLER,
Talks Straight to the "Man on ths
5eneh"-Records and Positions Of
Goodwin and Baldwin Compared.

Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 1.-THE re-
publicans opened the fall campaign
in the city tonight with a rally at
which speeches We're made by Charles
A. Goodwin, the party nominee for
governor; Judge Carlson of Middle
town and Representative George B.
Chandler of Rocky Hill.
Werkingmen's Compensation Act.
Mr.. Chandler DEVOTED most 9of his
speech TO discussion of the ques-
tlons of workingman's compensation
act and the public utilities biN stat
ing that tomorrow night at 1.itchehld
he would reply to Judge Baldwin and
the other critics of his To1rington
speech. He said that tonight he
wanted to talk straight to the man.
on the bench
He went into the two questions
thoroughly and then compared the rec
ordS and positions of the democratic
and republican nominees for the gov
ernorship, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin
and Charles A. Goodwin, respectively
with respect to them. Judge Bald
wins utterances were he said about
as vague as the Delphic oracle, while
Mr.. Goodwin's position is about as
clear and specific as the English Lam
guage can make it, Mr. Goodwin had
fought for these measures when they
had few friends and he had nothing
to gain by it; Judge Baldwin's inter
of his nomination to the Office of gov
ernor.
Mr.. Chandler, referring to Senator
Walter l.. Goodwin's record. character
lied it as consistent one.
A Word to Wage Farmers.
Il say to the wage earners of this
state he continued, that if you are
looking merely for history precedent
and legal technicality in the govern
or's chair, vote for Judge Baldwin; If
you want real laws passed to remedy
real grievances, if you want to see
progress accomplished on the lines OF
what you have been fighting for-if
you want this, vote for Charlie Good
win. Did Judge Baldwin ever. do any
thing for you? Did he ever show any
interest in you? You know what
George Lilley did for you. Y You know
what Walter Goodwin did for you.
You know where Charles A. Goodwin
stood when you needed friends. If
You doubt what 1 am telling you, ask
your committee that was up at the
capitol fighting for these measures in
the last session of the Legislature.
sIf you turn down those who were
loyal when you needed help, in favor
! of those who have given you nothing
but lip service when they needed help,
you are serving notice on every public
| man that it doesn't do any good to
| support labor legislation because It is
/ IOTSOLLen III IaVOT OIL the uFSC IA1T
| promiser that comes along"
When the Pinch Came, Republicans
Led the Fight.
Remember" he continued, that the
republicans did not promise these bills
in their 1908 platform. 1t was the
democrats that promised them. When
the pinch came it was the republicans
that led the fight for them
Mr.. Chandler read from the plat
forms of the two parties and from the
! journals of the two houses in support
of his statements. Now" he added
'the republicans have promised these
! measures in their 1910 platform. If
you, think you can help the situation
any by dividing responsibility and
putting in democratic governor to
work with republican legislature. you
are not as clever as / think you are.
Give the dominant party the power
and then demand results. That's bus
| mess