The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-31


 | one else had been chosen. ftBut when 1 duty called,'' he said, Hike any other good soldier, I responded. I accepted | the nomination and propose to fight | the battle to a finish. When the polls 1 close at 5 o'clock next Tuesday, I shall | not be the fellow on the under side | (Cheers.)
 He took up the question of bonding
 and the question of pavements, dwell
 ing upon both very briefly. eff noth- l ing happens Le said, ffI probably 1 shall have something to say tomorrow
 night about our Public Works Depart ment.'' In this connection, he said 1 that he would be prepared with the l facts as he has been in every state ment that he has made so far and that l he would continue to avoid personali- 1 ties and abuse, but would be content 1 to fight out the campaign on the is- sues.
 l 1T am opposed to bonding and the l putting of Bridgeport into debt with
 out the public's being consulted. I am l in favor of all public Improvements | that are necessary and that the people can afford. But believe that the peo- 1 pie should be given the opportunity to 1 say they want this or that improve l ment.''
 Referring again to Bridgeport's bond 1 ed debt of $3, 900, 900, he said that if the
 present adminstra ton had had it's own way in the last General Assembly, l there would be s3,0o0,0oO more added, 9 l debt of $6,O00, ,O00,- or $60 per capita, all told. This would mean, he said, that 1 something Bridgeport might want in the future would be made impossible
 big bridges to build, new High schools, and other needed improvements. l T want to tell you, gentlemen, that 1 man, woman or child has no string OF
 me | am the freest lance that ever was nominated for mayor of Bridge
 port by any party on any. ticket. If l am elected mayor of Bridgeport, 1t will 1 be my greatest endeavor to select men of the highest character in our social, commercial, business and political in- terests to take positions on the various boards that may. come under my jul risdiction. Instead of men looking for these places, will be out looking for the right men. There is no one in Bridgeport who can hand me slip of paper telling me whom to appoint.
 ''I will assume all the responsibilf- ties of the administration, if T aa elected. If the administration is a suc- cess, I shaH be+g4ad to take my snare of the credit I shall be proud to nave people say that Mullins was on the level and that he had good admins tration If the administrat ton is a failure, I shall assume the responsibil. Ities myself and blame nobody else ''
 Speaking of the primary contest, he said that he had retired from politics some l5 years ago. expecting never to re-enter public life He had not sought to enter this campaign and he urged his hearers to lay aside all factional differences and work for the success of united Democracy He said, If elected, he would be glad to listen TO- anyone who might be kind enough to offer advice.
 Gatherings such as this, he said, re- minded him of the good old days, half it's present size, used to roll up big Democratic majorities. The ticket is made up this year of the type of men, he said, that should bring an old time Democratic landslide He made an eI- l oquent plea in behalf of the candi- dacy of John B. Lyddy for reelection to the Common Council
 From the Eleventh district the can didates were whirled in motor cars to the Twelfth district, where Charles J. Poole, the a1dermanic candidate, was. presiding over big meeting in Law ery's hall, Stratford and Union ave- nues Lynn W. Wilson, representa- tive from Bridgeport, was the first speaker. MT. Wilson's remarks, in part follow:
 I presume we are all agreed that 1t is great honor to be mayor of Bridgeport and that he who is chos- en to that office should be the serv- ant of the citizens and wear no col lar but the city's. If we found a l man in office who wore some other col lar, or who was negligent of the in terests of the people, we wouldn't care to put him there again. And if we found a mayor who wore the collar of public service corporations and used the peoples power to make them less prosperous and who was the enc my of opular government, him we would regard as little better than a I public enemy.
 shall show you that Mayor Will son is not the peoples man, but MT | Warmers man. MT. Warner is sym | lbol for the public. service corporations, 1 which charge too much for inferior | service.
 From the very moment almost of | his nomination Mayor Wilson ceased 1 to be his own man. His campaign was backed by $3.0Oo of MT Warmers | money The people who voted for tribution. He by himself or his | friends denied he had it. But after | the election was over they had to | report it. and the report filed with the town clerk showed that the $3,- 900 had been given.
 Mayor Wilson knew it was wrong to accept support from such a source and in such a large sum, or he would not have tried to conceal that he had the support.
 Now what did man like Mr. War ner want to pay so much to make Mir. Wilson a mayor? MT. Warner wanted to protect the profits from gas, water and street railways. He want ed a city government that would be opposed to municipal ownership, which would mean millions in profits for the and a corresponding dininu- ton of his own profits.
 He could we'll afford to pay $3,OOO for kept mayor, and he has paid a great deal more to control the gov ernment. For MT, Warner is the real l. mayor of Bridgeport. He has ap- peared in that role, many times, over his own signature. He is rapidly making up the whole government of his own employees. MT. King, MT. Lavery, and MT. Webb are his em- pIoyes. They all Iobbied with Mayor Wilson for what MT. Warner wanted