Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-03
NEW LONDON POLITICALLY ACTIVE With Both Candidates From Here Contest Second Con-
 gressona District Arouses Interest-How Looks n the
 Town Election.

terms in the council and his record war ranted renomination by the party of which he is a part But Cook expects the vote of every republican in the ward. and democrats enough to secure election. There is danger in this kind of prediction claims, for the fellows in the opposing party sometimes hes itate and think the matter over be- for voting, and usually stick to the party nominee under such circum- stances. The trained politician never makes that sort of claim, but works quietly that feature of the game for all it Is worth.
 Colonel Eugene T. Kirkland will be reelected in the Fifth ward just as sure as the tide rises and falls and the water flows in New London harbor, for the Fifth ward is the real dyed-in- the-wool republican ward of the city, and the colonel is the most popular alderman that ever in part represent ed that ward, and that Is going some and then some more. He has served several terms in the council and is so fixed in all that Is earthly that he has no use for political axe and there fore has none to grind. He serves in the council as a duty of citizenship and from the best of motives. The democrats have named as a matter of form an opponent, a gentleman
 
 during the baseball season by making the presentation speeches at the Plant field. He has a loud voice, excellent delivery and knows how to make a very good speech, and can turn the trick without the slightest embarrass- ment.
 William E. White and James Wood ward, democrats, and Byron A. Zones, republican, have again been nominat- ed for selectmen, which carries with it membership in the court of common council as alderman -at-large and they will probably be reelected, just as they have been for several years. In order | to fill the ticket the republicans have also nominated Elmer Kennerson as selectman, a good republican, with experience as selectman, but somehow White Woodwork and Zones, and each will probably receice more votes | than Kennerson, as. has been the case | in the past.
 r. As to the balance of the ticket, tn. | indications are favorable to republi. | can success and that the republican | candidates will win. The most i'm. | portant office to be voted for, that oi | clerk to the, board of assessors thar ! carries with a yearly salary of $150t l with a term of four years, will per. l maps go to FTeO BUTTONS WnO nal l drawn the salary ever since the off1c. 1 was created. Fred is a 'jiner" an(
 has held high office in several organ. nations and devoted much of his tim,
 in advancing their interests, withou interfering with his work as a jait | city official. In this he has mad, many friends and they come out il | force and aid in his election ever | time he is nominated for the office
 He is a competent and obliging clerl l and if the republicans win, and the!
 undoubtedly will, Fred Is cock surr
 of his job for four more years. Thi
 despite the fact that the democrat | have placed a strong candidate in op position, young man. who never be fore aspired for political place. H
 is Frank Lawton, for several years
 railroad clerk, perfectly familiar witt clerical work and we'll adapted for tn
 position of clerk to the board of as
 sessors. He is a native New London
 CT and is very popular But Franl
 Lawton is democrat and republican
 do not make a practice of voting fo a democrat for the office of clerk o
 the board of assessors. With the pos
 sible exception of the election of democratic alderman or two and
 majority of the selectmen. perhaps
 the indications just now point to
 republican victory in New London
 next Tuesday.