The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-04
WILSON FLAYS WALSH RING IN RUNCEE MATTER Accuses Bankers of Forcing Loans in
 Retaliation Senate and House Split Over Greenwich JudgeShip in
 Bitter Fight
Ry Our Staff Corres.o

| that of w. c. Rungee for the borough
 court judgeship in Greenwich had been subjected to financra1 embarrassment because interests friendly to Rungee had called in loans made to his op- ponents, was made in the Capitol yes
 terday during a strong speech made by Rep. Lynn w. Wilson of Bridge port.
 The House passed the resolution naming Rungee, but the Senate de- feated the resolution and the disagree | ing action was regarded by many as | a deadly blow at Rungee'S chances. 1 When MT. Healy called for the read | ing Of the substitute minority report naming William c. Rungee judge of
 the Greenwich town court, Mr. Wilson was ruled out of order, when he of fered an amendment, naming William L. Tierney, democrat. MT. Wilson raised a point of order and later with | drew it. He opposed the appointment | of Rungee, on the grounds that he l was a member of the judiciary com rntttee and thus sat upon his own case; that as assistant prosecutor and an attorney, he tried eases before his court and +met with peculiar success {: | that his appointment was practically | demanded by the so-called walsh ring, and that his appointment would | be in violation of the expressed wishes of the people of Greenwich. MT l against him. MT. Kopplemann said | that the committee should have re ported for Tierney.
 On a. rising vote, the Rungee reso- | lution was carried, Al to 60. Demo
 cratic lawyers stood by Rungee and l Mir. Ryce was the only Republican to | vote against him.
 When Greenwich judgeship came up l in the Senate, Senator McDonough | said it had been a most disagreeab1e A1,e~ OHaSA | ton to Judge c. D. Burnes was wide lsspread, that he was an automatona a l mechanical toy and the final result | was to suggest the name of 9 reputa- bIe man. The officers. of the court 1 he said, were stockholders in a saloon 1 on an island off the shore; there is a notorious gambling resort in the town and this is not disturbed. Senator l McDonough said he, with Senators Mccarthy and Perry, were not party to any arrangement by which Repre- | sentative Rungee was favored for the place, he eSenator McDonough) said.
 did not even have a hearing.
 ! 4L am not a party to this arrange | ment and never will be-, said Sen I ator McDonough, who said the fast | est lobby work he had seen in the ses- | sion has been on this measure. | Senator Perry said, had he realized | that the borough court of Greenwich l would come before the Senate in this | shape, some other man would have represented his district He said he | had tried to do his duty to the state for a good many years and now he l is being termed a liar, and turncoat and traitor.
 It was evident that MT. Burnes could not get the place and Senator Perry said when Rungee was presented he Senator Perry, said emphatica1ly thai he could not support him, not feeling 1t fair to take a man from the com mittee, and without a hearing. '1 l told him that I had once taken office l under strikingly similar circumstances and I had never forgiven myself for it | I told him that the court had a repu- | tation it should lose and he could moi cure it, however good he might be. l told him further that if I was the bes1 Efriend he ever had [ would lock hin l up until this thing was over,' said Senator Perry.
 Senator Perry said the report was
 reached without his Knowledge and Inc
 had great trouble in getting his mi
 nority report filed. 'eYet because
 was friendly to MT. Rungee and gave
 him good advice am now told that
 have recanted. I know now that
 when you cannot support a man yol must swear at him and lie about him,
 said the Senator. He said a. Green.
 wfch man had said that every mar
 on the judiciary committee had his price. Perhaps I shall find out what my price is some tinae," said Senator Perry.
 Senator Mccarthy said he knew MT Rungee as a fine man, individually He had, in a moment of fooIishness accepted a judgeship himself from tho Legislature. Never before, he said
 had he been so impressed by the wis dom of Governor Baldwin, who advis ed against members taking office from the Legislature. He would do differ entity another time. He saw how. ever, that he could not vote for MT
 FSungee because, being human, ht
 could not clean up the court. Int
 ring, he said, was stronger than any
 one man.
 Senator Kelsey said he honoret
 Senators McDonough and Perry fol their stand, but he said he had know1
 MT. Rungee for many years, knew O
 his struggles to educate himself; h, said he knew nothing about Green
 wich but he did know MT. Rungee anC should vote for him. Senator Stew
 ents said he should give MT. Runge' the benefit of the doubt and shoult , vote for him.
 Senator IsbeI1 said that Senate Perry's reputation will not suffe $ through any remarks which might b
 made about the Greenwich Judgeship
 Unjust accusations have not been un common in connection with the con l duct of the Senators. He said, how
 ever, that he had not heard a wort
 against MT. Rungee, save the fea
 that he will not be able to meet tn
 situation. He ought to have a show
 Senator Isbel1 said.
 Senator McDonough said he had
 printed history of the court and tn
 name of MT. Rungee appears in it bu
 he did not feel it necessary to recit
 it. The best men of Greenwich sa,
 that MT. Rungee can no more cleal
 the court than he can jump over tn i Capitol: he can do no better and m different than Charles D. Burnes.
 s'WilI a man who will deliberatel! l lie about a man like Senator Perry b