Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-03

second district, so no matter which wins the winner will be a New Lon doner and a native son at that, and both received their early political training in the same political school. Bryan F Mahan and Richard F. Free man once worked together for the suc- cess of the same party. Then they spread apart and finally there came fight for supremacy, and MT. Mahan won. It then dawned upon MT. Free man that he had been drilling in the wrong squad, that the early part of his political life had been wasted, and that he was just beginning to see the true political light He saw the errors of his political way and decided to re-
 orm. Like many others who had been travelling the wrong political turnpike he quickly got on the right road and became, an active working member of the republican party, where his true merit has been given deserved recognition.
 As both candidates have trained to- eether and against each other, too, and are familiar with. each others strength and political generalship and person al work, there's going to be a lively political fight in the Second congress sional district. This fight will pro- ceed without the usual formalities and will continue without cessation until the polls are closed on election day.
 
 Just at this writing Mir. Mahsn had ination and a local newspaper friendly to him, ordinarily, has suggested that he withdraw from the contest and eS- cape being a loser in the congression- al race. MT. Mahan knows his op- ponent and is a fair judge of chances eide for himself, especially in matters in which he is personally interested. Perhaps after giving the subject studied attention and careful consid- eration, he may. decide to draw his political nled. If he does he will sur prise many of his supporters as he is not of the political timber that is cas- fly felled, and he was never known to quit when under fire. But they do say that strange things do sometimes oc- cur in politics. Although MT. Mahan was not at the congressional convention and made no advance announcement as to his candidacy, he certainly knew that he was to be renominated and there were delegates at that conven- ton who knew the congressman's in- tention and voted for him accordingly They knew that he wanted renomina- tion and therefore were satisfied that he would accept. That's the reason for stating that it would be a real sur prise for Mahan to quit while under ire. The time was when he had no fear of facing Freeman. but condi : tions may have changed.
 Mr. Freeman is a trained politician and rattIins good campaign speaker and somewhat of a mixer, and he gets fat doing political work. During the | month of October he will devore all of his time working for his election and, 1 If possible, he will make a speech in l every hamlet, village, town and city | in 1A ( before election day, if such a thing is a physical possibility. He surely will make try, and wherever he talks he will probably make converts for | himself if he does not for the whole l republican ticket. He will prove a degee, for he could hardly make a sreech without making as much favor abe mention for that ist:nguished i fellow townsman as he will say against his other distinguished fellow towns man. There are few, if any points does Lot know and he will play them all to win.
 But there is little election in New l London next Monday that is exciting interest just as we'll as the election that is to occur month hence, ever l if not so important to the state al
 
 London will be elected to the nationa legislature. At Tuesdays election five aldermen and two aldermen large as we'll as some of the. other city of. hcers will be. chosen, but, no matter what the result of the court of com. mon council will remain a democratic majority with a democratic mayor The republican nominee in the Firs ward is Joseph Little former alder. man, who is pitted against Stat, Senator and Alton T. Miner, who ha: served several terms in the city coun. cil. perhaps too long. MT. Miner hal devoted much of his time to city af. fairs and for that reason Is liable tt | get votes that naturally should go tt Little rom party Standpoint. Tn, First ward is about equally divided politically as evidenced when Thoma; E. Donohue was elected, and he would have been reelected but for the politi cal treachery on the part of those Wh, should have drilled in the same squad Henry R. Bond, the republican nom
 inee, will be elected in the Secon
 Maro; which was represented in par
 by Charles H. Thompson for the pas
 three years,- but failed, to receive re
 nomination. Br. Bond is to make hi
 nrst venture into practical politics an
 his popularity will land him in a sea m the council chamber for the mex . !
 ent is a gentleman named: Grant. tick ct agent for=the New York, New Hay
 en and Hartford Railroad compan
 in New London. 4 real good fellow . but not very well known to New Lon doners.
 William Harrisan, a former residen
 of Norwich, has been renominated a . a. democratic alderman from the Thir
 ward He served one term and serve well, showing an independence tha was commendable but may result i } his defeat. as the political bosses. a
 a rule. do not admire personal inde pendence even on business matter
 that are not of a political nature.
 the vote of the whole town was to de
 eide the election there would be n 3 doubt of the return of MT. Harriea . to the council, as party lines are nc very taut in city elections The re l publican nominee Is Thomas McGin
 ley who like MT. Bond, is young an
 popular. He is. a son of Postmaste ) Mckinley, not the seventh son, an
 the fathers popularity will not be, de Itrimental to the political ambition z