Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-05

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 for congress to succeed Representative Mahan. If nominated there is no
 doubt as to the election, no matter
 who may be the opposing democrat.
 The district is surely republican, and
 Mahan, the strongest possible candi- small margin and in an election when
 the progressives held the balance of
 power. It would be more than strange,
 however. if MT. Freeman should be the
 successor of MT. Mahan, for when
 Freeman was a leader in the demo-
 cratic party, or rather one wing of the
 party, Mahan was the leader of the
 other and the strongest wing, for it
 was the Mahan supremacy that was
 the main cause of Freeman leaving the
 democratic party to become a leader
 in the republican party.
 Here is another shrewd politician
 who will show his democratic training
 in the nearby campaign if he is nom-
 mated for congress- demonstration
 of the kaleidoscopical effects of the
 political game. MT. Freeman is am-
 bilious, is an honorable man, and is of
 congressional timber. and all that, but
 his entry into the political arena at
 this time. may give impression, even
 among the king politicians, that New London ought not be cIassed as the
 political centre of the state of Con- necticut.
 1nG I6pQDllCdu uOulIldllOu 1OT con-
 gressnan from this district, at this time, Is in political parlance the equivalent of election, and in conse- quence, there may be an opponent or two In the convention that is to make the nomination. Therefore, in order to win. it may be necessary for Free man to give the cards a good shuttle and then stack to win. He knows how to turn the trick, and his many friends in New London would be glad to have him win. e There is still another New London politician in New London who is req sonably sure of reelection to the high office of sheriff of New London
 f1unty tSa dso Sidney A Brown m has 1illed terms and expects to continue in office and he probably will He is the son. fn-1aw of the late lamented Sheriff Frank Hawkins, the most competent
 man that ever held the office and with out doubt was the most popular of all county officials of his time. Sheriff Hawkins was a man among men, ever ready to do a good turn for his fellow man, and had the faculty of making all acquaintances his true 1 friends. Of an unassuming nature he was among the most shrewdest poli- ticians that ever held political office. Mir. Brown was closely associated with | Snoffn fIaWkfnS ana rFOfn nm fGCeiNeQ \ hIs rudimentray instructions in the game of politics. He proved an apt pupil and is plying the game along lines somewhat similar but not identical as l he never can expect to attain the same
 proficiency. MT. Brown has been a years, and is thoroughly familiar with all the details of the position, and is l therefore very competent official He deserves reelection and, so far as known, he will be renominated with | out opposition. He has good politi- | cal working force at his command. has | his deputies so placed that New Lon | don county is pretty well covered in l his interests As Browns election | means their retention in office, it is that there is no opposition in county convention to his renomination. As to his election, there's no doubt about | it.
 Now there comes to the front another New Londoner from the dem-
 ocratic party, willing sacrifice on the Shirevalty altar, who really believes | he can win the office of sheriff of New London county from Sid Brown. This
 gentleman is none other than Fred J. West, who represents in part the Third ward in the court of common council. He made a. good run in the l aldermanic contest, was elected by the I nd o e had a taste of real politics. He is exten- l friends in every hamlet, village, town l and city thereof, and considers him | self sure winl-sS, and that belief is
 shared by some of his friends.
 l He has been working the game on 1 the quiet for some time and received
 so much encouragement that he came right in the open and declared himself as candidate for high sheriff of the county. In so doing he exercised the
 alienable right of citizenship. MT.
 politician. but he is willing to learn | the points of the game. He expects the nomination, but is not cock sure that he will get it, but if he doesn't
 he says he will make the other fellow
 hustle. MT. West will not have clear 1 sailing and will probably gibe once in. awhile in order to keep on the l course.
 It is quite probable that one of the 1 several opponents of Alderman Fred
 J. West for the shrievaIty nom ination, will be no less political per
 sonage than Albert H. Lanphere, the | king politician of the town that, bar | ring the water front, completely sur 1 rounds the little city of New London I MT. Lanphere has represented the 1 town of Waterford in the state leg | lslature so many times that he is actually ashamed to accept the posi- ton again, and is inclined to give
 some other democrat chance. This
 he did several years ago, and Water
 ford had a republican representative. That was reason why MT Lanphere | took the position himself thereafter, ! for 1t has been repeatedly demonstra- ted that he cannot be defeated for po-
 lit1cai office in his home town
 Just at the present time he is a commissioner for New London county. l the only democratic commissioner that l was elected at the last session of the legislature. and which was due to
 Lanphere's experience in matters that
 pertain to politics. He is a fair sam
 pie of the politicians that MT. West
 will have to reckon with in the con
 test for the nomination for the office
 which he seeks. These are only two | candidates and there are others. But
 Brown, republican, is booked to be | elected.
 There is a political feeling in New
 London and other towns in this sec
 ton that there will be lack of profes-
 sionai legislators at the next session
 of the Connecticut legislature, as only | people that are well-to-do in earthly | affairs can afford n Serye tho "a