The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-12
States Attorney Bitterly AssaiIs Pro-
bate Judge Peck For Alleged
Wrong Doing
Bitter Epithets Hurled During The Verbal Fire
works -COnine's Charge Anglers Judson
Following Peck's Defeat For
Chairman OF Caucus

did not cease. ARREST Judson then!"
someone shouted. AT last by telling
them they at least ought to try and
be gentlemen Mr.. Judson managed TO
obtain a hearing.
''IH prove what I say in this Hal
lock case right now" said the states
attorney. rs Town Treasurer Jewell
in the hall ?" he asked. Mr.. Jewell
was. go get the record saw in your
office on my return from Europe"
said Mr.. Judson to Mr.. Jewell, land
I'll show you in Judge Peck's own
handwriting how he changed the rec
ord to cover up his wrong-doing in
this case" Mr.. Jewell went out to
his office while the crowd in the hall
waited eXpectantly for his return. He
finally came back with the paper in
question and handed it to Mr.. Judson.
Like bomb from clear sky came
Judson's exclamation, This is not the
paper you showed me before
1T certainly is replied Town
Treasurer Jewell. This is the origi-.
nal order and I'll guarantee it's the
only paper ever had and ever paid.
Mr.. Judson seemed thunderstruck for
TIE paper tended to discredit the
charge brought against Peck. He
tried to explain that a substitution had
been made but the crowd would not
listen to him. They hooted and howl
ed regardless of the threat to ar
rest them and it was fully five minutes
before a, motion was made to proceed
with the balloting.
Then it that the Judson men
sprang their real COUP They de-
manded that the voting be by the reg
GIar party check list. The result was
that many Peck supporters who had
not registered on the Republican pri-
mary list were not permitted to vote
as they would have been had the
vote been by accEmation or the show
of hands. With these eliminated from
the voting Mr.. BeardsIey was elected
by a majority of 10 votes
''Stratford certainly ought to feel
proud of those 81 citizens who voted
for Fcck,'' was Mr.. Judson's comment
when the result of the vote was an
nounced.
H. G. Lovell%was unanimously chosen
clerk of the caucus and was nomin-
ated for town clerk with great APP
pIaUse, receiving more enthusiastic
support than any other man on the
ticket. George T. Jewell was unani-
mously nominated for town treasurer
and the constables nominated were
Fred Palmer, w E. Bassett, Allen
Judson and George Fryer.
Someone placed States Attorney
Judson,s name in nomination and Mr..
Judson took the occasion to remark,
well, if I'd been elected would have
put some of these disturbers out of
the hail.
John c. WiIcoxson, the Democratic
tax collector, was unanimously given
a place on the Republican ticket and
William H. Crawford was nominated
as assessor, defeating William Stagg
by vote of II to So.
John Graham was then spoken of for
registrar of voters and Mr.. Judson
made a speech favoring his candidacy. |
F. E. Connie placed in nomination |
Henry Wells, who he thought would
be fine man for the job. A real CON
X,
Wells for the position both young men
having strong supporters.
Mr.. CONNIE came out with the charge
that the slate had been all prepared
by the Republican Town committee in
secret session before the caucus and
lection for registrar.
Mr.. Judson denied the charge and
said that he was ttired of listening to
this b1ath erskite.''
tMr. Conine lies he said HE
ought to be sued for. Islander and
don't know but what I'll sue him
IF Mr. Judson says I lied, he's a
liar,'' Mr.. Conine responded.
Mr.. Conine heard me right. said
he led returned Judson.
Then Mr. Judson's liar concluded
Conine.
The result of the vote was 81 for
Graham and A for Wells In the
course of the remarks on the compar-
tive merits of these two candidates,
Dr. G. F. Lewis, a Wells supporter,
was told by Attorney Judson that he
didn't know very much about parIia-
mentary law
After the registrar had been selected
the meeting went smoothly on to tbs
end the other nomina lions being as
follows: Auditor, Guilbert Y. Ed
ward; school committee for three
years, DR.. William B. CogswelI; IL
brary board for four years. F. H judi
son, w H. Fryer, e. P. Allen and
F. L. Curtis; grand jurors, Ivan L.
s. G. Lewis and c. B.
Kearney; board of relief, Edward H.
Beers and Fred G. Bevins
MRS. PENTZ NOT WOMAN
WHO ENTERED COMPLAINT.