The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
SIDELlGHTS
 On The CAMPAIGN
(From the Press Bureau of the Demooratic State Gen. traI Gommittee.)


 away, the Democratic campaign man ager expect to make a wlairlyFtnd fin- ish through out the state, setting forth peTore the people the exact condition of affairs both national and state-i wise. Prospects look unusually good for clean sweep of the state by the Democrats. Unusually strong nom nations have been made in the towns for representatives and the same is true in regard to senatorial candi4 dates. 4 spIendd system of canvass ng the vote has been devised and one of the most promising features is the large number 6f young Democrats to be found among the newlys made Yo- ter.s. Up to date especially in the small towns the percentage of Demo- cratic voters among the newly made is far in advance of former years. En- thaIsiasm among the workers is mo- ticeable and demands for rallies and son day speeches at the factories in dicate that the voters are ralIying around the Democratic ticket in sp1en- did style.
 All of the congressman from Com neeticut are candidates for reelection and their plans call for extensive Campaigning stunping throughout their districts. The stay at home folks are going to hear direct from the con gressnlen just what was accomp plished at Washington and the records will be spread forth zn open view. Speakers Of national prornfnence from outside the state will also be heard and the doIngs Of the national administration will be thoroug1 explain ed.
 The state ticket is strong from top to bottom. Lyman Tingier, the stan dard bearer, has a record for pro- gressive legislation that speaks for it. self. His two terms in the General Assembly were devoted to enacting N man. Up against big Repub1i cam majority in both branches Of the general assembly he was continually fighting for measures of reform His persistency made it possible to even tIa1ly pass bills like the compensa- ton act and the public utilities bilI The re1or ms instituted in the of1ce3 Of the comptroller has resulted in the saving of considerable money to the state without impairing the efficiency of tfae office. Comptroller Dunn's record will prove a big vote getter to the party this year.
 Rallies have been arranged for ev-3 cry night until election day and oId- time enthusiasm is being shown es-# pecia fly in many of the small towns of lsConnecticut
 Avote ferthe state ticket and for Sfsneqn E. B 3aIdTTin for U. g. Sena- tor ta g sv ete of con1d ence in the ad-s naz nfstration Of Woodrow Wilson Gov ernor Ba1dwin's record is an open book to the voters and this record is his pIatfor1n.A This is the first time the Conn scticut voters have had chance to vote for a. United States Senator and Indications point to an overvvhe heInafng victory for the Dern-e ocrattc candidate, Simeon F. Baldwin.
 RepubIicans in this city are com plaining Of the comparative lack of
 
 campaigns the money has practically been heaped into the coners Of the RepubI1can party One of the plausi- bIe reasons for the smaller number of large contributions may be- indf- rectly attri ibutedz to the election of his year, for the first inc. Tn years past large corporations contributed big sums to the campaign in order to indirectly control the election of United States Senators. The expen- dntuEe of vast sums of money among the voters of the state succeeded in electing a senate and house favorable to vested interests The chief object sought was, of course. the election of a Republican senate. This accom-. plished, the way was clear for the lsslection by this body of a Republican United States Senator. The election of senators by the people does away with any necessity for spending large ssunas Of money.
 Another reason for the scarcity Yof funds is the strict application of the corrupt practices act which the Dem ocrats have enforced. Corporations. are forbidden to contribute and any way there would be no necessity of contributing for Ia number Of verte- brae in the back Of the lobby are bro ken, broken in such manner that not even the most capable political ,sur-l geon could repair.
 The Republicans, talk of economy. l sounds like the death-bed Repentance ]. of a dying man. In their political ao- i stand for efnciency and economy in state expenditures. This is the econ on1y that prompts seizure of every gthing that can be taken from the roll top desk in the comptroller's office to colossal contracts for state road building. This if the economy that prompted the state treasurer to de- pos1t large sums of the states mon l eys in banks which paid no interest. Treasurer Roberts, the Democratic in eu1nbent of the office, for two years 1 past saved to the state at least the salary of the Secretary of State by de- posting the state moneys in banks which gave 8 normal interest.
 Tn the discussion of the bigger fs- sues of lthe present campaign the fact l has perhaps been lost sight of that the election of Democratic senators means a continuance of the construct- i've policies of the Democrats in che Hast state legislature But for the ham pering influence of a Republican house of representatives. the Demo crats during the last session would have erected a direct primaries law, law providing for the election of county mmissioners by the people; law providing for the appiontment of minor court judges by the gover- nor, and other laws favorable to the worker.