The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-02

the Tax Collectors office is without fault and evidence of the conscientious work he would perform in the Mayor s office. In this district where you know him best, his majority will be in keeping with the overwhelming vote you have east for him in the past.
 'Mr Boucher, your candidate TOT He, too, has an admirable record in the Legislature as well as an unex- celled record as City Clerk. I have no doubt of his election with the rest of the Democratic ticket.
 ''It is said that the office of Town Clerk has never been so well looked after, and the duties more carefully performed than since the election of Town Clerk Thomas. The concensus of opinion is that he will be elected by a large majority.
 ssIt is not necessary for me to dwell on the excellent record of the rest or the ticket. They are known to you all as faithful and conscientious pub Tic servants and I feel confident that
 During his speech Mayor Bucking- ham entered the rally and he was rendered a genuine ovation.
 Judge HaIlen's speech was in keep ing with his usual style of oratory He eulogized the candidates at length and particularly felicitated Town Clerk Thomas upon the splendid efficiency of his office.
 Candidate Boucher said he had no apologies to make for his record as city clerk, and was willing to let his work speak for itself Then he said that the industrial conditions of the country have led men to think. There are three roads open to the voters One is the Socialistic road. with US false theories, the other the RepunI- can road with it's already broken promises, and the other the Demo- cratic road with its positive assurance of remedy based upon we'll known au- thority.
 Alderman Garrity spoke briefly, and declared that he hoped to be able to emulate the example of Collector Doh- nelly. He reminded the voters of the northerly section of the city that hls nIace on the ticket was the first rep rentation the people south of the wall had had for many years.
 Alderman DeForest's speech was aimed at the Republican method or approaching the electors Ihey ask a us to vote not for the candidate put for who stands behind him, sa1o ne. He said that no such conditions exist ad in inc Democratic party, and de- olared if an unheard of proceeding. Attorney Joshua Meltzer closed the ,I1y with a ruthless attack upon Jo m IT King, the manipulatorf of the Re- publican party in Bridgeport, ana tne renresentative of corporate interests at Hartford. He pointed out the dan- OCT of delivering the control of the 5estinies of the city to MT. King ana his associates, also attacked the Re- publican platform for making prom ises that are impossible Of achieve ment without State legislative action which of itself is more than year re- moved. He also launched an attack upon Socialism, declaring that Its Vlc- tory would mean industrial olsasler'
 large and enthusiastic crowd turned out at the rally in Sokol hall for the voters of the Ninth, Tenth ana Eleventb districts. The principal speakers were also the speakers al the big rally held at Eagles hall and the orators of the evening were goihs anu coming all evening until those wno spoke first in one hall had hnlsheo al the meeting in the other hali.
 The chairman of the East oiue ing was Former Alderman Hugh J: I.syerv now clerk of the Board Of Appraisal who introduced each speak CT in most fitting manner
 Alderman Carl J. Dorsch, who IS candidate for reelection rom the Tenth district made ms oepul as public speaker and was warmly re ceived. He assured the cltlzehs oI .ne district that he would give them rep resentation that would surely represent and bring to the district such improve ments that it needed. He also assur- ed his hearers that his vote as an al derman would always be cast for the welfare of the majority of the people in the city at large.
 The other speakers were John J. En- his. candidate for alderman from the Ninth district whose popularity was attested to by the ovation he rece1v- ed.
 The other speakers were John M Donnelly, candidate for mayor, Ste phen F. Boucher, candidate for clly clerk, James P. Garrity, candidate for tax collector, William Thomas, candl- date for town clerk. Mayor Edward T.