The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
-od. Bless Woodrow Wilson

God Bless Woodrow Wilson,
 For nearly half an hour Daniel P. Dunn, of WiIlinantic, candidate for
 reelection as comptroller held the close attention of the big gathering
 A burst of laughter and applause
 greeted his opening remarks when 1 waving his hands toward the ladies I14
 the gallery he said:
 'sI am pleased to note the queens
 rule in Bridgeport even as they rule
 abroad. I am told that there are cer- tain people in Bridgeport who would be pleased to emulate the countries
 abroad in another way in that they
 would have Bridgeport ruled by a King. cannot see why these men should desire to have one man rule whether he be a King or a Roraback- T. don't think you citizens of Bridge port mean to do anything of the kind and think election day will find our party united and returning to power our candidates next Tuesday.
 T have been told the old sore spot 1 in the State is in Bridgeport. can not believe this. There may have been some pickering but am cer- 1 tain, my friends that on election day you are mot going to turn, down the
 men who are supporting the greatest I president this country has ever had, Tor years the Republican party l has published a. text book at every electton time. They have never miss ed a. year but this year they are not publishing their book. It would be | like their party platform, ,-n othing but a. blank.
 'I am asking your votes for myself 1 and the other candidates on the Dem 1 ocratic ticket if you believe that we l have honestly tried to serve you. I
 want to say that we all have tried to 1 give honest service and if you do not | saY1fz ff1 do something that is not fair and on l the level do not vote for us.
 %I want you to send back to con- gross to support our great ore-presi-
 dent, woodrow Wilson, the gentleman from NorWaIk who has so ably repre-
 Jeremiah Donovan. Send a Demo
 cratic legislature to Hartford also We I are going to carry this state next Tues l day gentlemen.
 | ssI have frequently made reference l to grafters in public office and at this time I want to call your attention to 1 the grafters who have been operating at Hartford. There is running on the | Republican ticket at present a man who in 1899~received a state clerk ship. When he had completed his
 term of office he got the desk and l the chair that he used. The desk cost 1 SITS. The chair $25. In 1901-19O3- I 1905-1909 he repeated this same per 1 formanee. The furniture he received l cost the people of the state of Con- necttcut good money.
 -eThe day after was elected comp l trolIer I met a man on the stairs oi l the capitol. He was going out of of fee and he had under his arm as he l was leaving a typewriter that cost the l taxpayers of the state of Connecticut | $1o0- But since I have been in office l I have put a. stop to all that sort ot ! fy- | this state they will do it over my dead
 body.
 ..For years the state has carried in
 surance on it's armories- The insur. ance was placed through a single l agency and the agents who took the the remainder, 10 or Is per cent. o1 I the policies went into someone's | pocket. I stopped all that I placed
 insurance on $6s5. 5.5O0 of state build,
 fngs in the towns and cities where
 those buildings are located.
 T One of the features of the meeting
 was the fine tribute of appreciation paid Judge Edward F. Hallen by the
 audience when Senator John F. Mo | lDonough of Naugatuck urged those lthe judge. Judge Ha1len had just finished introducing Senator McDon- ough and the latter at the beginning
 or his remarks urged support for the chairman of the meeting. At once the hand cIapping and cheers broke
 and continued for fully five minutes I Judge HalIen was visfbly affeceted
 when he arose to express his thanks
 Following his tribute to Judge Hal len, Senator McDonough. said, in part: Il Senator John F. McDonough, ot
 c1augatuck. candidate for attorney
 general, was next presented and gave
 an eloquent address. He said, in T part:
 .tThe Democratic party is essentially