The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-22
CONTRACTORS ORDERED
 TO DIG STORM CELLARS
No Harmony in the Local Republican Clan This Time-Salmon's Po-
 -siticn Very Insecure.
WESTPORT

.Westport. Aug. 2a-That phantom, hha yearly primaries is about again. The apparition this time, especially for lth0se who have leaning for the Re- kpublican faith, is a scary one One Idoes not have to call on memory to ponder over the scrap which waxed warm when the contest was on two years ago to land either the Banks or 5 .Judson delegates. There were many Hhings said at that time about treach- bery and slick practices by both fac -ftions, but that is always the case when parts of the whole are at odds. When 2 lthe votes were counted on election 1day 1t was seen that there was some :fwi1at of deficiency in the Republican 3 count This could only be accounted dor through the fact that the crowd 2 sldefeated at the primary had gotten in la little knifng. The winners of the primary conflict could not be convin- sced then that there was no cutting and a1neither have they since. All of which fl lbrings the workers up to this years 8 primary ready to go at each other. , The old sores have not healed, In fact, If anything, they are deeper.
 Al Southey is confident that if he made g try for town chairman he could land the place He is not bas- ing his confidence in that fact that the fight he and Harry Sherwood and others made for Senator Judson was the winning fight, but on assurances he has received since that if he made 2: a run for the place he would be well -1supported Town Chairman Salmon has done effective work in the office but there is reason to believe that there will be an effort made to place the rollers under him thist year. It Has he who marshaled the Banks crowd two years ago and lost. He was : still retained as town chairman be- cause the opposition saw in his dispo- sal the splitting aSunder of the entire ranks, really holding off or biding : their time. Many in the faction op- posed to Salmon are spreading the : warn that appearances count an awful lot in these days of suspicion, meaning that with a man who has lost a prt- mary fight at the head of a party IS not one who will inspire confidence.
 The primaries are not many days off, The election this year will be held October '. The primaries must be held four weeks before that date, Sep ternber g, at the latest.
 Representative William O. Burr has z declined to act again this season, giv- ing as his reason that the office inter- is feres with his business. Representa- tive Burr, may be asked to reconsider 2 which if he does he will be given the x nomination by his Republican friends 2 Should he again decline it is probable 1. that William F.. Albin will be the 5 choice for the office.
 There are possibilities that another moving picture house will be open in . town within a few weeks. Within the x.past few days representatives of a film exchange have been in town looking ssroYer several sites. At present there is ,one moving picture house in Eown, showing about three nights a week. There is no doubt that another house, even showing each night, would
 draw well.
 There were many Westporters who witnessed the parade of the Connecti-
 cut A. o. H. in Bridgeport on Tues
 day, among them Judge Samuel A. Purdy. The justice says he never saw 50 many bands and drum corps in one lumber of drum corps,' says the jus- 7 t<5e, '1'm in favor of their recall" George Smith and Lawrence Rubin, of New York, were in town yesterday on business.
 Miss Jennie Bourger, of Greens .s Farms, has position with the r. W. C. A. in State street, Bridgeport. " Henry Baker has sold his residence h which he has lived for three score
 years to New York people. He has sapurchased property on the Hills Point
 road, and with his two sons and grand sons will soon take possession. After an enjoyable vacation, Mrs. Ella Daniels has resumed her duties $ at the Salmon store.
 Mrs. E. N. Sipperly, Jr. is being en-
 tertained by her aunt, Miss Mary Lyons.
 Mrs. Peter Hansen and daughter, Margaret, have returned from visit with friends in WaIlingford.
 Two weddings in which two Well- &EmaER Westport young ladies were the
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