The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
Meriden Democrats
 Will Have Organ New Bi-Weekly Paper, Backed by Congressman
 Reilly, Starts Today Primary Object is Support of Democratic Party in
 Local Politics

Meriden. NOV. 25-This afternoon the ssMeriden Democrat" an organ of the Democratic party in Meriden made its first appearance as bi-weekly sheet in this city The first issue Is a four page edition. interspersed with about a page and a half of advertisements. The rest of the paper is devoted to Meriden local news, state news ana editorial comment. Heretofore the party has been without a supporting vehicle in this city, and the purpose of the new paper is to fight the bat ties of the party in the coming muni- mum cipal election. the campaign for which has just begun. If support is forth coming in sufficient force. the paper will eventually enter the daily news paper field, according to one of it's chief packers. Copies will sell for two cents.
 of the silver City are financing the paper with the purpose. as the an> nouncement on the first page today Indicates of placing before the public the principles of the Democratic par. ty. and of championing the cause which has previously been uncnam- u,i flea Congressman Thomas l.. Reilly is interested financially and will be one of the chief contributors to the columns of the Democrat. In the event of the paper becoming daily sheet, it will espouse the cause Of the Congressman in National and state affairs, and doubtless prominent Dem ocra0 throughout the state will make contributions to it's pages.
 The guarantors, all prominent Dem ocrata are prepared to contribute any amount to make the proposition success. and to form a $3o.oo0 stock company. If the trial of the first is- -,.>~ R. ~ssA~noefr,1
 Enthusiastic support has been giv- en the enterprise. and the packers say that advertisers have come to them offering advertisements and that splendid encouragement had been gtv- en on all sides.
 The advent of a third newspaper in the field marks the end of the strife of the party for an organ that would champion it's cause. Congressman Reilly was at one time interested fi- nancially and editorially in the Meri, den Journal. As long as he remained with the psper o.t' more or ,ess nsstx aoSer, %as demonstrated in the editorial columns of the paper. but as soon as MT. Reil- ly's .nterest was severed, the partly lost she papers support.
 At the time Congressman Reilly was nominated the first time for Con. xress his friends were desirous of founding a sheet and placing him in charge of it, but he persuaded them to give up that idea until he should be again nominated and elected. MT. Reilly. in addition to his duties as Congressman, is mayor of the city, which position he will relinquish De- cember 1s.
 For three successive terms the Dem ocrats have been triumphant in the Meriden municipal elections. and the present campaign will be a fight to the finish to retain that supremacy. It is intended that the new organ shall enhance the chances of the party. The paper will later speak the policy of Congressman Reilly, and perpetuate the principles of the party in general.
 The editor of the Democrat will be Louis J. Reilly, son of Congressman Reilly, who has been working for a Press service in New York city. He was formerly with the Washington Star, and more recently city editor Of the Meriden Journal.
 The paper will appear Wednesdays and Saturdays.