Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-25

who are really prominent in public affairs. men who have been active ia the affairs of city, state and nation. men who today are filling the highest offices within the gift of the citizenry. men prominent in business and social affairs, but not a man among these men has achieved the newspaper prominence of Thomas E. Donohua He has the faculty of getting his name. and his picture, too. in the local news papers in nearly every issue. There Is hardly a move that Tommy makes that is not chronicled in the newspapers. For weeks the papers announced th4t he was a candidate for inner guard Of the national order of Elks, and now the people read of Tommy's election, of his homecoming, Of what the west ern papers said of him, and what his brother Elks did for him when he re- turned home.
 When Tommy Donohue was candi- date for alderman every reader of To- cal newspaper knew it, and when elected he knew how to talk to the newspapers as @ member of the court of common council. Then came h,s
 defeat for re- election, and the papers told how 1t happened. Before the elec- tion returns had cooled along came the action of Nameaug Engine company in
 expelling Tommy, who had just served as foreman. While this matter was sizzling between the council and the
 company, Tommy, who is classed as 8
 republican was appointed sealer of
 weights and measures by 8 democratic
 council. From that time up to his can
 didacy for inner guard the papers told
 every day of what Tommy was doing
 as sealer, with statements from the
 sealer sandwiched in between the real
 news matter, and at no financial sacrl-
 flee to the genial Tommy Donohue When it comes to real free personal
 advertising, he has the call. When 4 comes to booming Tommy Donohue ; leave it to Tommy, for he knows how
 to work the press agents in the Sea-
 side City.
 Tommy Donohue is entitled to credit for his energy in pushing himself ints
 the public floodiight, and if he keeps at the game long enough he may ye attain real prominence, the simon pure article. When he wants anything ht does not hesitate to go after it. That: how he became sealer of weights ana
 measures, for when he wants persona
 favors democrats and republicans al look alike to him. When he wants of 1 flee, party kpartizanship does not GU l any figure with him. At the last ses sion of the Connecticut legislatur, l Tommy went to the state capitol seek. /, ing the position of doorkeeper or mes senger as a representative of New Lon 1 don county. He found that the dele | gation in the legislature was over whelmingly democratic and could hnt ] no democrat among thon who woult
 nominate him for the position h. sought, or any other with which the.
 had any influence.
 I
 ReaIizing that he could secure n,
 state position for himseif, he actua- l. I went to Comptroller Dunn and trie, 1 to get him to appoint a near relativ 1 to position in the statehouse. Thal' 1 the kind of an energetic and persisten l individual that is the subject of thi 1 sketch. But Tommy doesn't care S | long as he gets his name in print, for to him, that Is the road to true prom ! thence. He is such a cheerful an, 1 really good fellow that his efforts ar l applauded by his many friends letter of appreciation is expected fo l this free advertising in a newspaper 0 i very wide circulation.
 Col. Eugene T. Kirkland, who ha served the city for several years a an alderman from the Fifth ward. ha l thus early declared that he will not b a candidate for renomination, and tn announcement is received with genera l regret, as members of the colonef type cannot be well spared from tn I board of city government. He lay | no claims to being politician and i opposed to the political methods tha sometimes prevail even in New Lon l don which is noted for its Gm) purit in matters political.
 | Colonel Kirkland has performed hi duties as alderman faithfully and t the satisfaction of the people as ] whole, still he has been selected a the target of abuse from some source I and without the slightest real just fieation, which probably has touche his gentlemanly instincts and caus' his retirement from anything th< tinges of politics. as played in Ne
 London, sometimes.
 I He is one of the rare aldermen wh has no axe to grind. as he happen ] to he free from all eHtangiementi
 expects nothing. and wants nothing the political line The wonder is ths
 he ever consented to accept the nprnl I nation for political office, and the WOE
 derment increased when he consents