The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-20
MUL vlHILL GETS SENATE ELECTION Four County CommissiOnerships Are Acted on in General
 Assembly House Will Likely Take Them Up Next Week-Perry Alt
 tacks MulvihiIl
(By Our Staff Corres.) )

CBy Our Staff CorreS.) Hartford, March 2O.-The Senate today by a strict party vote elected the following caucus nominees to be counties for terms of four years be- ginning October 1, next: Denis MuIvihiH, Fairfield County.
 James F. Cloonan, New Haven County.
 Charles J. Cunning, Hart ford County.
 Albert IL. Lanphere, New London County.
 When the matter of the county com miesionerships was taken up in the Senate, some of the Republican Sen ators opposed it. The Democratic Senate leader, Judge John H. McDon- ough said that the Senate might just as well go through with the matter today as to allow the nominations to remain as encumbrances upon the calendar any longer. He said that the Democratic Senators had proposed to stand together in support of the can- didates of their county caucus
 When the name of Denis MuIvihiu was introduced by Senator . Peck of Bedding, Senator P a brief and eloquent spec
  in the Senate chamber of insinuations and lying stories which had been in- dustriously circulated by enemies of MT. Mulvihill. He paid tribute to the career of the nominee as a public official in Bridgeport where he said that he was honored by the people as few men of that city had been honor ed.
 Senator John H. Perry of Southport said he was the only Senator of his political faith in Fairfield county and he did not think it fair to inflict Denis Mulvihill upon his county
 Senator McDonough assured Senator Perry that the Democratic Senators were supporting men of integrity and worth who while they might have made political enemies during their careers were fit and capable to per form the duties of the offices for which they are nominated.
 Senator Joseph H. Whitconb Of Bridgeport referred to the unprece- dented majorities which Denis Mulvi- hill had received both times he was elected Mayor of Bridgeport and told of the public spirited citizens of that city including some of the largest tax payers who certified his adminiStra- ton of the public affairs. He said, he was the unanimous choice of the Fairfield County Democratic Senators and Representatives and that know ing him intimately for many years he was satisfied that he would make an excellent official.
 Senator Weed of the 26th district which was formerly represented in the Senate by Congressman Jeremiah Donovan, replied to the remarks of Judge Perry with much force and eIo- quence He said that the remarks of the Senator from Southport surprised kim very much as the whole of Fair field county knows what a disgra ce- full condition has prevailed in the of fee of the county commissioners of that county. He spoke of the upris- ing of the ministers of all denomina- tions of the county against the .condi- tions in the office and laid the ac- tions of the legislators in dropping the man who has been commissioner of Republican persuasion because pub lie opinion would not stand for his reappointment.
 He said the man whom Denis Mulvi- hill is to succeed could not hold a candle to him. He added that Mr. MuIvihilI was not his original choice in the caucus but that since he receiv- ed the votes of the majority of the Democratic senators and representa- tives in Fairfield county his demo- cracy taught him that the will of the majority should always prevail. He was for MT. Mulvihil1 not only as Democrat but because he recognized in him man fit for the office.
 The next move in the county com missionerships will be the action up on them by the House which is Re publican and where they will be reach ed probably the latter part of next week.