Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-14

or common cOunc1I with the cnaHman of the several standing committees, and such other members of the coun- cil as desired, met this week for the purpose of preparing the annual bud get. This has heretofore been an ex- ecutive session but as several citizens appeared and asked to be heard they were granted that courtesy, even if the action was taken as a jolt below the belt by the chairmen of the com mittees to whom such grievances or requests should have been made, ac- cording to custom. For instance, ac- cording to established rule. if the fire department the police department, the health department or any other city department wanted special appropria- tion for some special purpose, it all ways came to the budget makers, the finance committee, through. the chair men of the other committees Of the court of common council
 At the meeting this week, however, representatives of organizations. con nected with some of the city depart ments appeared before the committee in person and practically made de- mands for appropriation for some spe- cial purpose that Is not provided for in the regular appropriations This is an unusual proceeding and was prob ably prompted through jealousy of aIl- other organization in the same depart ment that received recognition that was surely deserved and which met with the general approval of all ex- cept this one particular organization that had a talking representative at the meeting in which he was in a sense an intruder, In this particu- lar instance the committee that should have received the proposition was ig- nored and it was expected that the matter desired could be obtained with out the consent of the proper commit tee. That may be so. But if such pre- cedent is established the life of an al- .derman will be 50 unpleasant that Where would be no more double-term- CTS.
 Richard P. Freeman, for many years prominent in democratic circles and chairman of the town committee had his eyes opened few years ago and fell into line with the republican hosts. Since then he has been consistent hard -wbrking republican, just as he had been a democrat. He has served his full apprenticeship in the republt- can party and the indications are that he is now recognized as journeyman republican politician and is entitled to recognition. He is being gro0med, as one of the representatives from New London to the state legislature and 1t does really look as if Dicks ambition to become a. statesman will be real ized. He is an able lawyer, eloquent speaker and all around hail fellow well met, seemingly the requisites of a real live local politician.
 Philip z- Hankey another lawyer, is in training as the running mate ot Mir. Freeman and they are conceded by all to be a hard team to defeat. MT. Hankey has had the legislative bee in his cap for long time and has al- ways stepped aside at what was repre- sented to him to be a matter of party policy But Phil is getting older daily and is more seasoned in political ways and is therefore not as pliable as he used to be. He has been tried and true party worker for many years, evSr since he attained the voting age, and like the average young lawyer wants to go to the legislature, and he and his friends declare that he is going in the very next race for the office. and going to win. If pair. of lawyers are to represent the city of New London in the next legislature, what's the matter with Freeman and Hankey, or vice versa
 1t is so long since New London was represented in the legislature by dem- ocrats that the nomination has come to be considered as simply matter of form and the nomination is not taken with any degree of seriousness I..4a ho ,k,,.f.. o1x x named by the democrats and any am bitr us democr -t cs.l. nave the non,i- natinn by Tr;'lsing application to the office distributing committee. Years ago many of them, it was almost an unwritten agreement that the city be represented by one democrat and one republican, which was effected through political deals that would noi stand in these progressive political i times This custom always prevailed no matter whether the republicans oI democrats were in the ascendancy. Tht game was broken up in the election oi | 1890 when two democrats were elected to the legislature for the first time fl many years. This same trick wal turned by the same two democrat. l in 1892. But never again.
 | Since that time no democrat hal ueeIt ToquHou to HoSioCt HIS pTlpdt' I business to serve in the state legisla ture. that is the, lower branch. S'
 rom this distance 1t now looks as i l the next representatives in the stasa i Legislature from New onden wfE b
 an es-democrat aad life-long repub licsn. > 1 Next week the public utilities com
 mission will give a hearing on the pc tition of the Connecticut company t