The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-03
OVATION TO
 HUDSON FROM T0WNSMEN StratfOrd's FavOrite Son Greeted With Red Fire and Ap-
 plause Can't See Why Peck Didn't Stay Right-As For Banks,
 Less Said the Better
Especial to the Farmer.)

Especial to the Farmer) Stratford, July ,3-The ovation to Senator Stiles Judson by his fellow townsmen on Saturday night was an informal outburst of sentiment in Ia vor of Stratford's favorite son. It was a unique affair in that it had been merely suggested by few friends and grew into greater, propor- tions than had at any time been ex- pected Led by the High School Drum Corps, the party started from the center armed with red fire and torches, but everyone in town fell in and the march to Hard's corner had hardly been completed when 800 men were in line.
 The parade had not reached the Senator's residence when he appeared on the scene having been at his bun galow at Short Beach all the after noon to recover strength after d month of severe labor.
 Frederick Starr Beardsley, play mate of childhood, a schoolmate ana always a staunch supporter of the Senator, made a complimentary ad- dress It is not the first time that MT. Beardsley has had an opportunity to say a good word for his boyhoods s friend, for he has nominated him on successive occasions for different off, fees at the hands of the people. He | said, in part:
 we who have known you from boy hood up, your fellow townsmen have come here tonight to testify to our es- teem and admiration for the course you have pursued, particularly not only at the session of the Legislature but also during your whole public ca reer. As the representative of this district we are proud of your efforts in behalf of your constituents ana glory in the victory which you nave gained for the people over the repre- ,sentatiMes of public service corpora public utilities bill We are not only congratulating you on the passage of this measure but also ourselves In that we have a representative in the Legislature who cannot be swerved from his duty by any corporate inter- est We glory in the victory for which we claim some credit as your loyal supporters and life long friends. I wish also to say right here that to our representative, William H. Craw- ford, is due the greatest commenda- tion for the support he gave our Sen ator from the start in his uphill fight for the rights of the people to regulate corporations. (Hurrahs for Crawford.) In contrast to this action was that of the other representative from this town who, though at the last moment crawled into the band wagon and vot- ed for the Judson bill, during the time the bill was before the House and the Senate favored the Banks amendment. He alleges that this bill is unconsti- tutional, but so far as we here are concerned on questions of constitu- tionality we will take our law from Governor Baldwin and Stiles Judson rather than from Fillmore Banks and Charles H. Peck. I wish to say right here that there is no personality In this, and that I believe that Judge Peck had a perfect right to use his own judgment in voting, but we can not see why he should change at the last moment if he was right at the start.
 "And so we are here tonight to of fer our congratulations to our fellow townsman and celebrate the victory of the people of the State of Connec- ticut ever the public service corpora tions For the first time in a gen. eratiop the people have beaten the lobby, and we pay our homage and give our approval to the man who most of all in the State was instru- mental in bringing about this re- sult.''
 Senator Judson replied in modest vein. He was visibly affected by the demonstration which he assured those who heard him was a complete sur- prise. He disclaimed any particular virtue in the stand he took on the measure, and said he saw that the will of his constituents was in favor of 1t and he fought it out on that line. He thanked the assemblage and coniplimented the Boys Drum Corps, referring to them several times in his talk Supt. Kelsey of the public schools also came in for his share of praise. The Senator thanked his fel- low townsmen and said he valued the demonstration the more because it was entirely local. He then passed the cigars around the crowd and took the boys band to the drug store near by for ice cream and soda water.