The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-12
Especial to The Farmer)

Especial to The Farmer)
Stratford, Sept. 12-'tLiar," thief. -
| ''rum-seller,s politician "b1ather-
kite "'mouther of words and ''hypo-
! critic were just a few of the verbal
| brickbats fired at one another's heads
by leaders of the Republican party in
the annual caucus of that party held
| in the Stratford town hall last even
ing. It seemed just like old times to
hear one man denouncing another in
/ language which would have made the
fishwives of Bililngsgate market turn
green with envy. The trouble was all
! about Judge Charles H. Peck's candi-
| dacy for the craftsmanship of the eau
| Gus for which position he was bitter
| ly opposed by States Attorney Stiles
Judson. For almost two hours Attor-
| ney Judson fought Judge Peck and
Judge Peck's supporters, and it was
] nearly ten o'clock before a chairman
| in the person of Republican Town
| Chairman Fred Starr Beardsley, Attor-
ney Judson's candidate, was finally
! elected by a vote of 76- to Judge Peck's
| 81.
The caucus was called to order at 8
o'clock and Fred Starr Beardsley was
| selected as temporary chairman. Nom
| nations for chairman of the meeting
were called for and Immediately Judge
| Peck's name was presented, the only
| other nominee for the office being Mr..
BeardsIey.
! The moment Judge Peck's name was
proposed Attorney Judson Jumped to
his feet to oppose him and the fight
was on 1t was the hottest fight seen
| in the Stratford town hall since the
time Mr.. Judson. opposed Mr.. Peck
for Judge of Probate about a year
ago.
DO you realize whom you are nom
| mating for this officer" asked Mr..
Judson. you may not know, but III
l
NIT a states prison crime as this man
Peck has done, and sit up in that
chairman's seat. Two years ago I
brought to your attention the fact that
| Peck wilfully misa appropriated $3.50 be
longing to the Perry heirs. You did
not seem to believe me then but you
will believe me when he is disbarred
from, practicing law as a, result of the
| part he took in that case-pi
| Mr.. Judson then went on to tell of
an alleged bargain Judge Peck had
made with the liquor interests of the
town, conniving with the selectmen
to extend the closing hour of saloons
in the town from IL to II O'Clock, if he
was reelected to the office of judge
of probate At this point William
Bassett of HOLSTER Heights rose to
his feet asking the temporary chair
man the question:
''Is this a caucus or a scandal meet
ing?"
He wanted MT. JuQSOn TulSQ Oul OF
order but Mr.. Judson said that his
remarks were pertinent to the mat
ter in hand and he was therefore al
lowed to continue.
He said that Judge Peck differ
ent occasions had bargained to pro-
tect the liquor interests of the town
and he upbraided him for the stand
he had taken in the recent Stayola
raid case. when Stavola was fined only
$40 by Judge Peck after being caught
red handed by she state police IN
the act of selling liquor on Sunday.
t'This man who has the nerve to let
his name be presented as a candidate
for chairman of this caucus has dis
graced himself in every Office he ever
held the town. said Attorney Jud-
son. IF you want to know what
Pecl's record is, it is to steal $3.50
from the Perry heirs"
mo matter what Judge Peclz's rec
ord is,'' someone shouted, hes en-
franchised in this town and is en-
titled to the chair if elected by the
popular vote
Nonsense returned Judson 1.-The
town has been disgraced with these
| criminal eoings-on long enough. This
man will be before the bar of justice
on a states prison offense in the next
term of court for the part he took
in the Je2 nette HalIock case when he
lad the nerve to file a record, pre-
sumably showing that a dead woman
of drunl<enness!'
At this f. E. Conine interrupted Mr.
Judson to say that he thought this
harrangue and TRADE had gone about
far enough. He said that if Mr.
Beardsley, temporary chairman and a
candidate for chairman against Judge
Peck was any kind of a man he
would not let the Pronunciation of
Peck by Judson go on any further,
knowing that it was helping his own
chances for election by hurting Pecks.
AT this Mr.. Beardsley promptly turn
ed the temporary Craftsmanship over
Judson was in order and could con
tinue in his remarks!
Mr.. Judscn continued reviewing the
facts in the Hal1ock case, accusing
Judge Peck and Sheriff Daniel Rus
sell of gross wrong-doing and con-
Guiding with the announcene nt that
both Peck and Russell are going out
of office in the town for good and all.
I'VE don't stand for these things in
civilized Stratford,'' he said
Judge Peck then had a few words
to say in his own behalf which words
were greeted with thunderous ap-
plause by his supporters.
This man has gone daft on me-"
he said pointing to Judson. ''He isl
bounding me continually I never
look at a newspaper nowadays but I
say to myself, What will Judson ac-
cuse me of today?' You all know I've
never wilfully done wrong in all the
years have held office. I ask you
to rescue me from this mans abuse -
Judson tried time and again to |
speak but he was hooted down with |
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