The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-24
NEWTOWN

Saturday washington's Birthday,
was the first anniversary of the Fall
of Newtown's flag pole, and people
were asking when the new spire to
float Old Glory on would point heav-
enw ard. Let us see, which committee
has the contribution box now, anyway -?
Mr.. and Mrs: Harry F. Walker and
week end, and over Sunday guests Of
Mrs Walkers parents, Mr. and Mrs:
P. Campbell of Sandy Hook.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hanrahan of
Bridgeport spent Sunday with the
1atter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Lynch of Zoar.
still carries the milk to Bridgeport
from four farmers of Newtown. This
carrier personally collects the milk,
and delivers the empty cans right to
the individual diaries
Negotiations are in progress between
Miss Elinor Gros Claude of this town
and Mrs. Carrie Judson of Danbury
for the purchase of the property of
the latter, now occupied by Mrs. John
Carlson, near the Beach Memorial Ii
brary. This residence was formerly
part of the estates of the late A. Tur-
ney, and is a desirable property for
investment, or Improvement, as the
lot is deep, thus admitting Of remod-
cling and enlargement, as contem-
plated by the prospective purchaser.
The vacancy in the membership of
the Democratic town committee
Houlihan, is engaging the attention
of the old politicians, as well as the
f1edgelings to an extent that the MORT
bund condition of the party bids fair
to be banished, and the party have
it's renaissance soon, If all signs do
not fail The present members of the
committee are Ex-senator Michael J.
Houlihan, and E1-Firgt Se1ectman
Samuel A. Blackman. As both reside
in the first voting district, the new
from the second district. There is no
dearth of candidates there as q half
dozen or more aspirants have shout
erS abroad, and Wire-pul1ing has be-
gun to get the ear of the two who
have assumed in the past the power
to fill the vacancy. But as the mem
bership Of this committee has been
as many Democrats believe answerab1e
for it's decadence during the past five
town elections for two years past, the
question comes up, why wouldn't it
be a good time to call a general cau-
nnittee who would express the major
ity party conscience? There has been
no election of a town committee for
ring, being filled by the remaining
members, so that this arm of Demo-
cracy is a spiked gun SO far as it's
usefulness to the party is concerned.
voters turned down Chairman S. A.
BIackInan from his place as first Sc
Iectman TO Jh1rd place, and this year
dropped tT1im completely from the tic
ket, and the disgust for him and his
methods almost endangered the cleo
ton of second selectman, Thomas 2.
Brew. The latter would undoubtedly
have missed place on the town exc
cutiye board, had it not been that
he was also a candidate on the Pro
greseive or independent ticket, thus
winning by a small majority. And
this happened in a town that has a
normal Democratic majority of $50.
The chairman of the present town
committee is utterly discredited; and
the party was held together during
the past five years solely by the SUI
perior genius for organization posses
sed by Martin F. Houlihan. He is
gone; and it will take good man to
assume the mantle of leadership held
by him when living. That this selec-
ton of q successor should be in open
caucus by an uncontrolled Democracy
/ is the belief of the rank and file
of the party. Furthermore it is felt
that no man filling, or aspiring for.
the important town Or district offices
should hold position on the town
committee, as this was the rock on
which Democracy was wrecked This
is the opinion in Sandy Hook which