Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-28

ercise good judgment and they prob ably wills
 Richard Mansfield who recently re- signed the secretaryship of the Young Mems Christian association, after many years of faithful, conscientious and successful service, to take >the management. of the Bradley Street Mission, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Peckham Smith, is just the right man in the right place. MT. Mansfield has done more to advance the work from which he has just retired than any other individual since the branch of the association was Iestab- llshed in New London, fact that is acknowledged by all who are familiar with that line of/work. He is a man of broad and broadening views and Is ever ready to do kind acts to the de- serving and the needy. There is noth- ing hypocritical in his makeup and he has the combined faculty of being a true christian and at the same time good mixer with his felIowmen who are perhaps not so religiously inclin- ed. So everybody respects Richard and encourages him in his work for the bettcrment of the condition of local mankind.
 He is the court probation officer for the superior and police courts and as such he has led many from a life of crime to that of honest living and bet ter citizenship. He is a member of the volunteer firemen and can be seen at almost every fire engaged in active fire
 duty and in emergency could perform the duties of chaplain to the depart-
 ment. He is an all round good fellow
 and as the management of the Bradley
 Street Mission carries with 1t the rec ognizedecity missionary, Mir Mansfields i field of usefulness will be materially in- creased, He will not be content with
 carrying on the mission in the same old rut of usefulness, but will spread out it's usefulness and add many l needed departments to the mission work that will win public appreciation
 and support Richard will work along lines that will bring good results nor ally and physically for all with whom
 he has to do with, and this he will do
 without regard to sectarianism and < with entire absence of proselytism. The Bradley Street Mission is sup ported in the main. by the Protestant | churches of the city and they will
 give Richard Mansfield the heartiest l of support for his true worth as a
 christian worker is recognized. That platform promised by Samuel l N. Prentis, the republican nominee tor t fn ayor, is not quite ready for distri- l button but when it does come it can ! be dt De nded upon that it will be a 1 vigorous document that will cause the
 over confident democrats to sit up and l take notice. MT. Prentis is repuoll-
 can of the staunchest stripe and IS not i guided by the political advice of others,
 no matter what may be then party \ posi-: ion. in all matters politically he I gives personal study and when he be- I iieves he is right he goes ahead, and thus far .n his brief political career he has been a winner Mir. Prentis IS | deceI vedly popular among those with
 whom he is intimately acquainted and
 he expects, with the assistance or i these friends, to give Mayor Mahan i the political run of his life. It IS 1 conceded by ail that Mir. Prentis is handicapped by reason of the big things that the mayor has accompilsn- ed and has in the works for the ad- | vancement of New London, and no
 enc realizes this fact more than does | this same Samuel M. Prentls, put he- | helleXeS ne CdIl ON0lNOht eAs1 can and be the next mayor Of New ! London. Just what he will do to pc | elected mayor and what he will do 1T l elected, will perhaps be set forth m what he styles his platform and us coming is awaited with much interest He announces that he would build his own platform and that is guarantee sufficient that it will be substantially 1 constructed.
 Mir. Prentis realizes that Mayor Ma,
 han is no beginner in the game of I politics, as do many others who are politically inclined, but he believes ne is competent to beat the mayor al, nis
 own game, even If such thing IS
 raritv in and out of politics. It can he nut down as fact that Mayor Ma han would not have accepted renom- nation for mayor unless he was req sonably sure of reelection as defeat for that office in October in his home city would have a demorallzing effect
 upon his chances for election to con
 gross in November. For the latter of- ice he naturally expects to get big
 vote in his native city to overcome Losses in other sections of the district