Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
Council Has Not Met as Yet to Distribute
 the Appointive Jobs
FREEMAN AND HANKEY ARE STRONG
City Again Boasts of Brass Handsome Criticism Over Delay in Organization of Common Council Elasticity in Musical Unons-New Organization Takes Name of Konomoc.

It is a well-known fact that the members of the minority party in the New London court of common council are in a much pleasanter frame or mind than their associates in the ma- jority. for prior to the organization of a new council they are not bored by office seekers after the plums within the gift of the council and are not taking chances of making personal and political enemies If the plums are not distributed to suit the consti- tuency. Away back to the limit of the memory of the oldest inhabitant it has been the custom for the council to meet for organization and distribute the appointive officers within a very short period thereafter or at the meet ing of organization. As yet the newly elected members of the council have not been invited to meet the hold overs in the council and get together and arrange for the conduct of muni- cipal matters for the ensuing year. While there is no specific time for calling this meeting for organization and distribution of political plums, and some honors, the custom has not been followed this year, as up to this writ ing the mayor has issued no call for a meeting and the matter is entirely with his honor.
 One of the minority party members of the council declares that there is no real necessity for this delay, which, he says, is caused by the persistent eff forts of political friend of the mayor, but whose business and personality is long distance from popularity, and who wants the most remunerative of flee in the gift of the council. Should he happen to get minority vote in the party caucus and can get his name before the council, there are re- publican members who will vote for him simply as matter of politics, be- lieving If he is appointed to the office it would be disastrous to the future of the democrats and, of course, that means return to power of the republi- cans. If recommendations for these appointive officers were to be given by the great majority of the party the list would be something like this:
 Abel P. Tanner for corporation coun- sel, Edward M. Sweeney or George Goss for tax collector, William l.. Roe, Jr, for building inspector, John F, Cannon for charity commissioner, Dr. Soltz or Dr. Thoms for city physician Alton T. Miner for senior alderman | Alderman James F. OLeary for the | common council member of the water and sewer commission, Joseph H
 Smith for assistant city clerk
 Real worth is evidently appreciates
 by the local branch of the democratic | party for it has been demonstrated that men who have been active 1T
 party affairs and never considered 1T the matter of nomination and election to office receive quick recognition
 when they decide upon a better poli- tical life, reform and join the repubu | can party. There are several such in
 stances in New London, the latest ant perhaps most prominent case beiny
 that of Richard P. Freeman. Fo years lever since he attained his ma | jority and up to a very late perio. he has been consistent worker fo
 the democratic party, managing sever al campaigns as chairman of the tow committee and was always in the iron
 rank working for the party success And for all this he was never re
 warded with office within the gift O
 the people. Finally he saw the ligh
 and joined the good old republica. party. He certainly has received al
 honors deserved during his member
 ship. He has been prominent in part
 affairs and his true worth recognized ] The first shot out of the box and h l was groomed as candidate for con
 gress and, though an eleventh hou
 candidate, made a creditable showin against widely known opponent. A
 he failed m the nomination for repre-
 sentative in congress, the republican
 who know him best, have named hir
 as one of the candidates to represer
 the city at the; next session of the leg
 isfature. No man has been nominate
 within the recollection of any on
 among the living who Is better quail I fled to, represent the city of New Lon
 don than MF. Freeman, Nc, there
 no better, but there is one just as we
 qualified in his associate Philip Z
 Hankey. Combined they make a teai
 that will be hard ts defeat at the poll They have, however, as their pFin
 cipai opponents, two of the yer strongest members of the defasefati