Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-04
NORWICH pEmocRATsA ANNOUNCE
 coMsTock THEIR CANDIDATE
Declare He Can Sweep the State Like
 Cyclone if Neminated for Gov
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ernor.
 According to a circular letter of which thousands were mailed Thurs Charles w. Comstock as their Fourth of July gift to the democrats of Con- necticut, announcing this prominent Mcntville man as their candidate Tor goy ernor of Connecticut.
 The following is the letter:
 Norwich, Conn, July 4, 1914. To Democrats of Connecticut Greet
 ing:
 wtch have message for you. and be- lieve that no day is more fitting to send out a democratic message than July {. the 136th year of American l independence; for democracy was born when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Today this city of Norwich, the cen- ter of one of the most successful cot ton and wooden manufacturing dis tricts of America, Is happy and inde- pendent, indeed, happy in our home prosperity and the prosperity of our people. who are all at work at higher wages than ever before in spite of the | fact that democratic tariff laws are in force and the threatened disaster to | follow has not materialized
 | Today this beautiful, prosperous city of Norwich, this well managed town | Of Norwich. is under complete. able \ democratic government in spite of the | fact that only short time ago, when election returns were coming in, the one question in connection with Nor wieh was: How large will the republi- can majority be?"
 Today this is all changed. and the enemies of demo cracy now shake in 1 their shoes in terror of an overwhelm- | ing democratic majority. Truly, there i must be a reason for this great change and there certainly is. We Norwich | democrats in 1914 come to you, proud of the honored party workers who have brought about this result Many of them have gone to their reward A city that gave to the president, when | war threatened to destroy our land, a democrat like Major Colt; that gave to the world. when such great empires as England and republics as France were in financial trouble, as David A | Wells. should indeed be proud. In
 later days we have also many illus
 trious democratic names so many iT
 fact, space will not permit us to men,
 tion them.
 Now, fellow democrats. we are about
 to enter on a great state campaign
 ana we claim that Norwich, as the
 center of New London county, and tn,
 great industrial district, happy in pros 9erity-brought about by democratic
 laws, in face of dire disaster threaten.
 ed by our political opponents is enti | tlec u heal the democratic state ticke
 this year. We come to you with a can | didate born within ten miles of our cit,
 hall, reared and always lived amongs
 us. honored by all who know him fo square dealings, and who has stoo,
 unf1inchingly by democracy and it ticket in diversity as well as prosper
 ity, who has had much to do witt
 making the Rose of New England on
 of the best places to reside in ol | earth.
 Not only that. hut when things look
 ed very dark for democracy. our can } didate, Hon. Charles w. Comstock, b.
 able management gave to Connection Simeon T. Baldwin as governor, a ma
 we have no cause to be ashamed oi | and gave to the democratic party O Connecticut once more a standing il
 the nation, in fact, it was his abl management that gave to Connection state senate and repealed many ob
 noxious class laws.
 Now, fellow democrats of Connect
 cut, we are once more entering u cam
 paign where victory is sure. We ar entering or about to start a campaig1
 where unity. first of a1l should b 7 our watchword. Our friends, the enc
 my, are shattered and broken, as dis
 honesty in politics will sooner or late surely get its reward. We believe tha
 you are all thankful to Mir Comstoc i for his past work for democracy. W believe that you appreciate the fac that Norwich has a claim on the par | ty. and we respectfully request you | be sure to see that the delegates elect , ed at your party caucus be for Charle , w Cornstock of Norwich for governor ' As to other candidates, we have n
 choice.
 It is Comstock first, last and all tn , time with us. We wish you success i r yonr candidates for other places on tn i ticket, and feel assured that you wi
 nominate men to run with MT. Com
 stock who will strengthen tht ticke
 in your different sections of the stat,
 Thanking you in advance for you :, support of our candidate, who ca sweep the state like a cyclone if yo
 will place him in nomination, we re
 main.
 3 Yours,
 ,, DEMOCRATS OF NORWICH.