Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27

street. halting in front of the Lopez hotel a large wooden frame building. After that there was something doing in the riot line and was soon oeYpnl police control though the police force at that particular time was as large as the force of today. The soldiers beat up the hotel and all who were in it. and the blacks ran to places. of safety Every article movable was thrown into the street, the torch applied in several places, soon the house was a mass of flames and burned completely to the ground Where was the fire depart ment? Ask the fremen of that time and perhaps one can be found who can satisfactorily explain. The site 0f the Lopez hotel is now covered by the Boss cracker plant No; that little riot of last Sunday evening was not =tne worst in New London.
 There was expressed desire by some local Democrats that the city conVen- ton nominate a ticket with aLdndidat5 for every office to be voted for ia the coming election As is the custom the convention named a committee Gf one from each ward to prepare a list of candidates for submission to the con VentiOn for apprOVeaL This commit tee met and it was plain that there was an almost equal division on the matter of making complete nomina- tiOns. 1t being openly stated that there was an earnest desire to make no nom nations against Fitch L. Comstock for city treasurer, or against Carlos Bar ry a member of the board of school visitors, the present republican inCum bents, both good officials true and tried. There was a discussion, a very lively discussion in the committee. By ! vote of three to two it was decided io present a full list of candidates to the convention and it was done, done to T4l -I0 oY,+o was concealed twine to the nOmna- tiOns which was attached to the name of Dr. COrrigan for school visitor and Ex-MayOr BeCkwith as city freq sUrer It was openly stated in the committee meeting that it was folly to make the two nominations as the nominees would be withdrawn. and they were d couple of days after they were made.
 The town committee was authorized to fill any vacancies that might occur, but in this particular instance the committee did not comply with the in strUctiOns in the vote for the members h~yc declined 10 fill the vacancies. and 2Q at no time any intention of filliTg them, though cOgnizant that these two vacancies would surely occur. In fact the democratic town committee has formally voted to endorse MT. Barry as school visitor and which probably means a ukase for all good democrats to vote for the gentleman While the motion to endorse Mir. CcDmS CO.,k as city treasurer did not prevail, the com mittee did not name any opposing can didate. As a whole it was a fairly well-played political game. The city convention made complete nomination and satisfied the hide-b bound democrats for the time being at least and made the delegates solid with theT cOn3tit- uency for they had done their full r7v T11,s. IL having been accomplished the ather fellows took a deal and dealt out the winning cards, just as they were orig inally supposed to have been dealt nt the city convention, but for the rSed dlesomeness of some who are 100 thick to see through the little fame. and re- cOgnize the holder of the master card
 City Treasurer Comstock and School Visitor Barry are true representative citizens, and true blue republicans. and both remarkable well qualified for the positions they now hold, and. as they have no opponents, there is no doubt as to election. But just why the dem- ocrats should pick these two gentelmen from the list is not very clearly under stood by even those who are expert in the political game, and the di5cTimina- ton is alike puZzling to democrats and republicans. It is given out on he side
 
 did not intend to make nominations against John c. Turner as town clerk or Harry Adams $ city clerk hut 1t was feared that would be going too far and the city convention nominated strong candidates in opposition, Roth the present competent republican in cumbents, George Goss, a former as sistant town clerk q commissioner of charities, one of the best ever, a con sistelit advocate of organized labor, re- cent barber commissioner of the state. q native of the city and of clean record has been nominated for town clerk, in opposition te the genial John Turner: Joseph II, Smith, a. local news 9aPer re- porter, was selected te oppose Harry Adams, atse a newspaper reporter: PRe latter has the advantage, fer he is Ee= publican and is ia, while are foEgler is q deReeFat aaa is eIt, aRd is liable ta stay eut, as Reiitisal WiseaeFes declare that the next New LaRdaR eiIy ana te#a election will Be 8 republican tid al wave, Therefore, the democrats will net get a peep -in. Nc matter what may be the result iR the aidsFHaaRis