The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-29
SEVERAL SPEAKERS
 AROUSE VOTERS AT
 ACORN A. 6. RALLY

In the gynanasiuEn of the Acorn A C.. there was a good-sized, gathering district when the meeting was called to order by. Alderman Isaac Moorey.; ;; The speakers talked from the boxing ring, and their entrance to this inn proyised forum led one of the er1thr- siasts to call out TWe Democrats al- ways were good fighters"
 Alderman Moorey first presented Attorney J. c. Cornell, of the Eighth district, a brilliant young orator. At torneys Cornell said the issues of the Ecampaign could be summed up thus:
 DO you want A continuatfon of the sound Democratic principles of Wood row Wilson, or do you want to re- turn to the evils thai controlled our government prior to his inauguration2 2 Do you want government by the peo- pie or do you want a government by predatory interests Do you want scene of activities by our representa- lives, or do you want to see lurking there again the paid lobbyists of cor rupt business interests The issue is clear On the one hand is Wilson and government by the people and for the people; on the other hand, is a government in the interests of big in-s kterests, so-ca1led.
 support for President Wilson and his policies may best be expressed IsLnrOuBh the 0leGLAOns aOI eD0mOCT2I1Cl congressional nominees and Demo. ratic state candidates. We have in Gov Baldwin a candidate for the U. Senate who will do honor to that of fee. A renowned jurist, a capable executive and a student of interna- tiinol law he is the right man for the I.laee at this particular exacting time, We have in Congressman Donovan a man who dared tell. our representa- tives in Washington that they must stay on the job and do that business for which they were elected and for men to Washington to represent you and to support President Wilson's ex-. ce1lent administration 9 '
 Attorney F. c. Calhoun of the Sew enth district, also a young lawyer. proved a most interesting talker. He paid "a. tribute to Alderman Moerey, urging .his reelection and spoke high ly of George T. Kelley, candi date for Senator and other nominees on the Eticket.s
 We are facing question: he said *of whether we are to support Wood row Wilson and his great admins. ltration. We have seen him and the Democratfc party make. good-s The election of every Democratic candidate next Tuesday is the one way to place our approval on tFie work of the na.- tiona1 and state administrations. George q. Kelley, nominee for State Senator, was next presented. He, gave a. straight -frorn- -the-shouIder i talk in which he urged unanimous and undivided support for every Demo- cratic nominee. ssY ouS have named your ticket he said, ssnow give it your whole-hearted and honest support :
 After paying glowing tributes to l Alderman MooTey and his associates Kelley succinctly stated his platform in these words:
 ''I did not seek this nomination. But, now that am in the race-and I expect to be elected--I'm going to | tell you just where I stand If am elected, my platform is going to be this: will do what think is right and best for my constituents, without fear or favor
 eff elected, I will go to Hartford with no strings of any sort, and the 1 interests of the people of Bridgeport will be. my sole guidance in the per formance of my duties.''
 | MT. Kelly was loudly applauded at the conclusion of his remarks which were earnest and came from the heart l Alderman Moorey then took occa- sion to place before the voters a brief 1 summary of his work in the Common l Council. Mentioning the municipal l ice-pIant question, which the Repub- hcans have revived just before election l to catch votes after dealing it a
 death blow in the Common Council
 MT. Moorey said:
 11 want to ask MT. Kelly this ques- ton: If you are elected Senator, and the people of Bridgeport want a .fnu-
 nicipaI ice plant, will you as senator
 work to bring about legislation neces-
 syary to that end ?''
 MT. Keliy's reply came back imme-
 diately. The peoples wishes will be
 supreme with me if [ ann elected he
 said. "It will be my aim to do as they
 desiref'
 Fire Commissioner John Tague was called upon next tsAI I'm going to
 tell you fellows, is this, he said:
 We've got the strongest ticket that khas ever been named by the Dem
 ocratic party in Connecticut It is a
 ticket that is deserving of the votes