The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-27

Of the IS votes cast for Cougalin, seven were Democrats, Il were Repub- Hcans.
 Of the IS votes cast for Bent, all were Democrats except the minority leader Judge Perry, and Senators Cheney and McGratl In other worlds, Bent re- cefved a large majority of the Demo cratic vote while Republicans vot- ed largely for Coughlin.
 Judge NIcDonough, the Democratic leader of the Senate, in presenting the report of the Judiciary committee in favor of MT. Bent, referred to the fact that he was the choice of seven out of 12 members of that committee. Six Democrats were for him, and the Re publican Senate Leader, Judge Perry, was also for him. He told his col leagues that the matter of the Bridge port judgeships had Swayed the des- tiny of a great many measures which had passed the general assembly, re- ferr1ng to appropriations for arn1or- ies, etc. He said that the Judiciary committee had arrived at the concIu- sion in favor of MT. Bent after an ex- tended and impartial hearing and after he himself and other members had per sonally investigated into the claims of the several candidates.
 Senator Newman offered a substitute containing the name of Thomas c. Cough1tn instead of that of w. w. Bent.
 A point of order was made that the substitution of the name was out of order but the chair held that the sub stitution was proper. There was con siderable parliamentary discussion over this point before the chair so ruled.
 At one stage of the proceedings 50 promising was. the outlook for 2, pro tracted hearing that a motion was made to ha:ve the Bridgeport judgeship go to the foot of the calendar. This motion did not prevail. Senator New man then read an extended speech eulogfnzing Judge Coughlin, referring particularly to the public positions he has held, alderman, probate judge and police commissioner. In the course of the speech he said he had endeav- ored to act as a peacemaker with the name of Judge Coughlin as a com promise Senator Whitcomb being for MT. Bent and Senator McNeil, origin ally having favored Attorney R.. G. DeForest. He said that Senator Whit comb had positively refused to com promise. Senator Newman referred to the election of Judge Coughlfn for probate judge of the district of Bridge port.
 Senator Newman referred to Judge Coughlin as a self made man.
 Senator Whitcomb followed Senator Newman He said all that Senator Newman had said sounded very nieef especially that part of it which placed him in the position or one WHO was endeavorfng to act as a Peacemaker, and in the interests of harmony. He said that Senator Newman had refer red to the fact that in Bridgeport there were two Democratic factions of about equal strength '"The Senator from tl1e Fist, CNewman), did not tell you, he said. that the day after election he told me that he was tied up by a promise before election to support Coughlin.
 He referred to the 1atter's election as Judge of Probate.'' continued Sena- tor Whitcomb ttHe never told you that that election was contested in the courts and that to this day nobody has ever been able to find what became of the 39- straight Republican ballots that disappeared in the 10th district . Personally he said he had no quarrel