The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-04
RECEPTION TO D0NNELLY IN TWELFTH:
 BIG HAND FOR PADDOCK

dock. Don't speculate with unknowu quantities."
 James P. Garrity, candidate for Tax Collector, was warmly received. H7 to be on the Democratic ticket with John M. Donnelly, Stephen F. Boucher and William Thomas.
 William Thomas, candidate for Town Clerk. was given rousfng reception and with few well chosen words MT. Thomas just asked the boys t0 turn over the first lever next Tues day and elect the entire Democratic ticket
 Senator Paddock next read four splendid letters endorsing his record as Senator who stood by the work the Legislature. One letter was from H. A. Bishop LoCSe, No. Hi, Of tbe Brotherhood Of Railroad, Trainrnen, and was in the form of q resolution It showed that the railroad men were satisfied that he had rendered faith ful legislation 70 labor natters-es- pecially in tk4 lase of the full crew bill. The second letter was from aB- other organization of union railroad men. The third was one of connen- dation from the Hartford Central La Dor Union, while the fourth was from Edward A. RoseIle, the veteran labor leader of Hartford.
 MT. Paddock said: "T did not go s0 Hartford as a labor union man [ went as Democrat. only attend ed one or two hearings on measures pertaining to trade union matters, buc did not miss a hearing on matters where the city of Bridgeport was con- cerned. These letters show that even though I did not get to all the hear fngs upon labor questions that my rec~ ord was right when votes were taken~ Now there are great temptations aS Hartford but I had a worthy guard ian in Attorney Joshua MeItzer who sss- on the arm of my chair on many oc- casions and talked about being suTs to be right on all the measures tba< came up affecting the people. eff I have made any errors while member of the Common Council why I made those errors with hon. est intent. I assure you that my vote has always been cast there for what believed was for the best h. terests of the city Of Bridgeport"
 Representative Joshua MeEtzer clos~ ed the meeting He said: You should reward Alderman Paddock by return ing him to the council. It would 5s record as Senator if you relegated hiu7 to oblivion"
 MT Meltzer declared that the Re- publican party could not fulfill their party pledges if they went into powsr because they would all Feg1Fs CuduSGS not be made until the next session >5 the IegisIature He said that Joan T. King could not be on the level 5y proposing a measure to have a p1r~ chasing agent in this city after he had helped defeat Gov. Baldwin's bill 90 have a State purveyor who woufd pC-~ chase all supplies for the State 3s added:
 MT. King wants to consolidate the offices of city engineer and director of public works This Is probably because he knows that similar cf- flee. that of State Highway Cornrns~ sioner, is the biggest graft fin ths State.''
 Relative to Socialism, he saids There are lots of good things about the theory of Socialism but it fs Iike the millennium. We are not ready f0r it yet We can't accept Socialism u1< til we are ready for it.
 '"They are trying to say that tBs Democratic party is controlled o1 Walker and Russell. Why, tell y0E that the hearts of Walker and Russell beat warm for the working people. for they are of the working people themselves. I would take Walkers word when I wouldn't take the sigma ture of a single man on the Repub- lican ticket
 The meeting broke up with thTe< cheers for the Democratic candidates