The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-30
THOMAS MPQUILLAN FOR
 FIRST SELECTMAN IS
 CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS
lTIu Have Support of Many RepubIi- cans and Progressives in Run For Office in Stratford-Is a FIne
 Man For the Job.
rspecia1 to The Farmer.1

Especial to The F'armer.)
 Stratford, Aug. 50.-With the ap- Droach of the fall primaries and the Domination of candidates for the Of- Bees of selectmen, members of the Board of finance, and other town off, A Bcers, the political situation in Strat- lord Is becoming the all-absor ping to- bic Of interest in the news centers of ahe town That there is going to be lot of interest taken in the election Ahfs year is evidenced by the early etart the party leaders have taken in preparation for the primaries.
 On all hands the name of Thomas NdcQuiIIan of Barnum avenue is be- ang spoken of as a candidate for the ofHce of first selectman to succeed CharIes Wel1es of Putney, the present Incumbent of the office. No less than a2 other men have been mentioned as candfdates for the office of select tnan, Bo 1t will be seen at once that there ss going to be a general splitting up of the total vote, making the chances ofS a Democrat for election to office especially strong this year.
 The men who have been spoken of Eor a place on the board of selectmen are Charles WeI1es, Republican,; Ell hh hiot Peck, Republican: Dr. Curtis Pro- Eressdve; Frederick A. Parsons Re- publican: E. P. BuIlard, Republican: Frank Abercrodnbie, Republican; John < Holmes, Democrat; Fred Nettleton, Republican; Thomas Lally, Renubli- H. Henry Meachen, Republican,; Clarence Palmer, Republican, and Thomas Mo Qufl1an, Democrat.
 The direct primary will be used to select the members of the board of se- 1ectmen as well as other town offices An the coming election, 1t being neces- gary simply to have the endorsement of 25 voters of the town to put a man ln the running for office.
 That MT. McQui1lan is the strongest E candidate for the office of first select man the Democrats can put in the race E will not be denied. He is a man who has held various offices of public trust in the town and he has, a, host of Friends in the Republican and Progress sfve parties as well as in his own party.
 A resident of Stratford all his life $ he is acquainted with local conditions Rs few other men in the town are, and there is no question but that he would 2 make an ideal first selectman. MT EGcQui1lan lives right near the center of the town and that Is the kind of a : man the people of Stratford want. A < man who lives south of Fresh Pond or north of Columbus Farms cannot be expected to keep in touch with things at the center of the town as can a ! man who lives right close at hand. MT. McQui1lan went to school V7ith many of the now prominent members of the Republican and Progressive
  doubt but that he would receive their votes on the score of personal friend. ship. if for no other reason. and many Republicans and Progressives would work for him in preference to any \ man their own party put into the ; Held.
 That MT. McQuillan can have the position of first se1ectman if he wants it, was the opinion expressed last eve ming by a propinent member of the pubIfcan party in Stratford.
 Next to MT. McQui1lan it is antici- pated that Elliot Peck, president of the board of trade, | would make tho strongest run for a position on the board Of selectmen. Selectmen Weles, H4alIy, and Holmes all have their friends as have the otherssmen whose names have been mentioned, 50 it ap- pears that there will be some close contents to see which three men will win oue
 There have not yet been any definite selections or nominations made for members of the board of finance, but among the names heard most often for positions on this board are /those of Prank Sammis, Judge Howard Curtis States Attorney Stiles Judson, David Coe, Frank E. Conine, John c. Wilcox son, H. c. Lowell, D. C. Wood, George IA Fairchild, J. Enlmet Beardsley, and Dr. G. F. Lewis. Six men will be ee- aected for position on this very impor- tant board.
 ALLEYS OPEN TONIGHT
 The Stratford Bowling Alleys will open this evening for the winter sea- son and the proprietors will keep ssopen house. in celebration of th8 event Clam chowder, hot coffee and other refreshments will be served all present at the alleys tonight
 The alleys are just twice as large now as they were a year ago, six al- Heys being provided where before there were only three. The place has been furnished lavishIy throughout, there being a reading room, pool tables, and many other attractions seldom seen in "a pool or bowling establishment in a town of Stratford's size. There is no question but that the Stratford pool room and bowling abliehment is the finest in this part of the state.
 HORTICULTURAL PICNIC.
 Frank. E. Conine, the local nursery anan, attended a picnic of members Of the horticulturists association at Glen Head. Long Island, Thursday. and re- ports that he had the time of his life there
 A GOOD MATCH
 A good game of tennis will, be seen at the Weatogue Country. club within day or so when several of the mem berS of the organization will play off a game, the losers of which will have to buy the winners a fine dinner. The { participants in the match will be Jo- seph H. Wordin, Jr, and Wayne Aus tin. and Frederick Garry and Robert wallenta.
 LABOR DAY
 Labor Day, which falls on Monday will be observed in Stratford this year more extensively than ever before The PootaSack Yacht club will observe the day with boat races, entertainment and a dance in the evening and the day will be the big day of the year at Ehe Weatogue Country club. The finals in the tennis tournament will be play ed off at the Country club in the of ternoon and there will be an 1S-hole handicap golf tournament. the best 16