The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-20
PLANNING TO BEAT WOMAN ON SCHOOL BOARD
o. S. Smith Who Was Beaten in the Caucus, Says He Will Run Inde- pendent By Request of
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STAMFORD.
(speciaI to T,he F,a.rmier,

Stratford. Sept 20AThat there is something rotten in Denmark eff any demonstra ton of that suspicion was necessary will be still further inn pressed on the minds of the taxpayers by the desperate efforts to prevent the election of a woman on the school committee. It is now proposed to run an independent ticket with a number of candidates. It is too late to get and the plan is to nominate other can didates and write their names in on the ballots. This movement while it will Include other candidates has been concocted especially and wholly to prevent the election of the woman nominated in the Democratic caucus. In fair fight in the Democratic eau GUS c. s. Smith was beaten as a can, dfdate for the school committee. Af- ter the caucus MT. Smith congratuIat-, ed Mrs. Winton on her nomination. acknowledged that he was to be can didate on an independent tciket.
 The real meat of the affair is the desperate struggle that is being made sample of the methods resorted to to defeat the will of the people is pre- meeting in which the new school building on the Huntington road was ordered. The resolution adopted in the meeting specified that the con tfActors should be local men, but from this list the architect was omitted. William Dorsey amended the original resolution to include the architect, which amendment was seconded and carried. Dr. Coggswell said that he would include the architect if possi- ble, and the town clerk inserted that clause. MT Dorsey is ready to make affidavit that the words If possible'' were not his amendment seconded and passed. The voters of the town are in the ring to demand full infor- nation concerning the doipgs of it's officials. The star chamber is doom ed in Stratford, no matter who wins at the coming election. The demand for civic righteousness is rampant all over the land and no spot in the whole country is feeling the revival as much as the same old town of Stratford. That it will bring results no one doubts.
 The Board of Trade held a public meeting in the town hall last night Elliot w. Peck, president of the board, read a carefully prepared dissertation on the borough for more government His essay. which contained about 1000 words, gave evidence of much thought and investigation. He proposed to divide the town into two boroughs and have the business done by a few men, are having the fight of their lives. to retain their pull Mir Peck is entitled to credit for the painstaking work which he has devoted to his side of the question and the perpetuation of class rule in the town. The strangest part of this sudden demand for bor-
  that the very. people who are now so earnestly looking for a more stringent administration of affairs, had no fault to find withNthe old town plan of gov ernment asvlong as the control re- mained in their hands. F. B. Co., nine asked if the government of borough would be conducted by a committee or by a t'mob'' as in town meeting. A number of men present took offense at his words and left the meeting. Hafbormas aster E. H. Beers moved that the publicity committee of the board confer with the selectmen and the officials of the trolley conn pany with 8 view to obtaining waiting stations at the following points: East Main street and Ferry road, Paradise Green and Nichols and Barnum ave- nues. The resolution was adopted. Capt. Beers suggested that these sta tions be covered to protect people from storms during the long waits which sometimes intervene between cars on the trolley lines.
 The annual meeting of the auxiliary Of the Taxpayers Improvement Club was held at the club house last night. The election of officers for the ensu- ing year resulted follows: Miss Dah1in, secretary; Mrs. $. Arthur Den nison, secretary; Miss Amelia Strorn- back, treasurer After the election a program of music and recitations was presented. Dancing was enjoyed and an elaborate supper was served The event is regarded as one of the most enjoyable in the history of the orgeni- zation.
 The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. E. church will hold it's annual, harvest supper and sale in the parlors of the church on the evening of Oct. 24.
 SATISFACTION COAL