The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
JUDGE PECK WINS
 BUT MUST FIGHT
 FOR PROBATE JOB
Especial to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Sept. 1.-'FThis is only preliminary sl1irmish,'' said Frederick
 Starr Beardsley of Stratford today re- garding the victory won by Judge Charles H. Peck and his followers in the Republican caucus in Stratford last night. There is a primary and an election to come later. We intend to fight it out this line if 1t takes all summer and I do not think Judge Peck can be elected judge of probate in Stratford. At the caucus last night Judge Peck apparently had five more votes than did the men who were op- posing him, but, said before, this is only the preliminary. Of the more than 500 votes in the town I cannot see where he can get more than 1902 When asked for a statement today Judge Peck said he would rather not make any comment on the outcome. ''I think the result last night speaks for ftself,' said Judge Peck. s'I do not desire to do or say anything to cause bitterness among those who opposed me at the caucus. ''N
 Judge Peck's victory last night was rather a surprise, for he with his fol- lowers swept everything before them at the caucus. It was by narrow margin, to be sure, but the result was the same as if the judge had a hun dred or more votes to spare. Not only
 
 of the caucus by 13O to 125 votes, but hds side won the contest for town chairman and delegates to the state senatorial and congressional conven- ton. Judge Peclz's opponents took the delegates to the county convention. but both sides are reported as faVora- ble to the nomination of Simeon B. Pease as county sheriff.
 The following town committee head ed by Judge Peck was chosen:
 George A. Fairchild, Clifford B. Kearney, Harry A Wdlcoxson, George o. Lines, William J. williamson Chas. H. Siliirnan, Gustave Johnson, David L. Rloades, William A Stagg, Louis H. Wells, F. E Conine, Joseph A. Bos- key, C.E- Dufour, F. w. Nettleton, Ernest H. Reed. George T. Jewell, Sylvester Rowland and Samuel G. Lewis.
 Delegates to state convention: Judge Peck, Charles F. Judson, Louis H.
 Wells and F. E. Conine.
 Delegates to county convention: W H.. Crawford, J. H. B1aken1an. IF. G.
 Bevans and L. E. Peck Delegates to congressional conven- E tion:i J. Emmet Beardsley, c. Edwin
 Dufour, w. F. Smith and w. J. Will Hanson
 Senatorial delegates: Ernest H Reed, J. D. Wells, Jr, Frank M Good win and David L Rhoades. The following comnnu nication from the Stratford suffrage workers was re- ceived and placed on file: To the Republican Caucus: Gentlemen-The Connecticut srffra- gists are desirous of having a suffrage plank in the Republican platform. The | Stratford sJ1ffragists earnestly hope, | thefefore that the delegates chosen to the Republican conv ention, the candi-
 dates for state offices and the mem l. ---~~ k.., | win be men who favor equal suffrage l Respectfully yours, l LILLIAN P. SNOWtDEN. President. LAURA LAY, I vice-President. EDITH HASTINGS Town Leader. Stratford. Aug. s1, 1914
 The nomination. for judge of probate which Judge Peck hopes to receive again is made by direct primaries un- l der the new charter of Stratford- Ac- l co1addng to the statement made by MT
 Beardsley, Judge Pec1z's opponents
 and if he again defeats them they
 will oppose hirn at the polls on cleo
 ton day.
 The Democratic town caucus will be held at the town hall between Sep
 
 l not as yet been decided upon Eb1t will
 be known in a few days. At this cau-
 GUS, delegates will be elected to the
 senatorial state, county, and congress | sional conventions and also a town committee will be elected for the en-
 suing two years
 The board of finance will meet this evening at g o'clock to make tentative | arrangements and plans for the ap- propriatlons for. the coming year. Postmaster William Bristol has piur- chased a piece of land on Elm street from the J. W. Sterling estate. It is MT Bristol's intention to build a beau tifuI residence on the property. Unclaimed letters at the local post office are addressed to Nels Sandals, Miss Lizzie Sajbo, Miss Drew, Henry T. Curtis Mary Degerau, Anna Eng strom, Miss Anna Shalta. and Hon. T. D. Lewis.
 Hiram Munson, an enpSloye at the local post office, Is spending two weeks in the Maine woods fishing and hunt ing.
 The annual outing of the sTal1e It Easy'' club of Bridgeport, which was, l.held at ssNut Nut grove, Stratford, last Sunday, was largely attended A dinner was served at o'clock After dinner, a baseball game was played between the married and single men. the former winning by the score of to 1.
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