The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-18
MATHEWSON GETS AFTER CRITICS AND
 CALLS THEM LIARS

The statement of eX-Judge Mathew son of New Haven, published in The Farmer yesterday in which he gives his reasons for his intention to vote for Gov. Wilson, has provoked con siderable interest about the state. In reply to that statement Col Robert O. Eaton and County Commissioner Walter have severely criticized the ex-judge., As a rejoinder to this last attack, ex-Judge MatheWson in an in- terview with the New Haven Union says: either Gov. Lilley or Gov. Woodruff about my appointment as judge, is false' said Judge Mathewson.
 "It is false that there was any threat on my part, for it was the farthest from my thoughts. There was never a sem blance of threat. The bring ing in of names in regard to any at tempt on my part to secure the su- perior of Common Please. judgeships, is the most contemptible statement that any man could ever make. l never thfeatened to resign, or to leave the Republican party and l have al- ways been fairly hard worker for the party and have done more than some who are attacking me.
 There is absolutely nothing on my part in any way in a spirit of spite in my coming out at this time for Mr. Wilson. I have fought Messrs. Eaton, Walter, Gaylord and Comstock for the policies they stand for, con- tinuously, as I could fight these poli cies better and more successful in the party machine and as a mem Der Of the state central committee. I help ed to force on the party several pOll- cies Including better representation for New Haven. While have fought the policies these men stand for. have never mentioned or fought them by name, but they saw fit to make the judgeship of the City court a po- litica1 football, and it was these men and all of them, who started out to do up the organization in New Haven. when it was an office that in no way concerned them, but a local office in stituted and supported entirely by the taxpayers of New Haven. Charles w. Comstock was seeking votes against me.
 Before I get through I shall at tack. the county organization, but not at the present time. I shall attack the county commissioners office. Commissioner Walter has said that when I was judge I issued more certificates than any judge of the city court That is an absolute and un- n1itigated lie, and he knew 1t when he made the statement.
 "I will say further that coward1y attack was made upon me by man who was occupying a pulpit in New Haven. compelled him to apologize to me and further, demanded ar opportunity to appear before the city ministers and I had the satisfaction of receiving the unanimous endorse- ment for my disappointment as City court judge.
 "I said to all my friends I wished to carry to completion certain work in which I was interested as a judge r@f Ia Tyef 1fNf1 fesf1 my name mentioned as a candidate for county judgeship.
 Now, in my voting for Gov. Will son; am doing so because I think 1t is right and am not leaving the Re- publican party by any means.
 TT may say that the state machine was willing to make the City court a football of politics in order to work it's grudge aga1nstT Col. U11man. have been repeatedly told by some of them that they had nothing against me. But, really, I am better off to- appointed judge of the City court. ''
 Gaylord Answers Judge. ~
 Postmaster F.. L. Gaylord of An sonia said yesterday in reference to the original attack of Judge Mathew son.: Everybody familiar with New Haven politics knows why such an at- tack was made. Neither Jacob D. Walter, Robert o. Eaton, Charles W. Con1stock, nor J. Henry sRoraback ex- ercised any influence over me in re-, gard to Judge Mathewsons being turned down for reappointment to the judgeship, and. what is more they didn't even try to exercise any infu- ence over me. had my own reasons for the part I played in the matter, and my reasons were good and suffi- cient. In the past I have noticed that MT. Mathewson was only too anxious to get, the support of the men who:,. he now condemns. It isn't necessary to make any comment or such an at