The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-28
sheriff William Vol Inner, of NorwaIl

1t Is going to be a Democrat 9(great applause. Yet. to show you how far behind the times is the Republican party, I point to you the fact that in the last Connecticut legislature in the house of .repres ent atives that the ques- ton Of the amendment to the United States constitution was voted upon the leader of the Republican party in. the house Of representatives stood up and with all his might opposed that great reform.
 sThis is an example Of the position of the Republican party. No wonder there IS a Progressive party, but it is the Democratic party that is the party of progress, that is the party. which is today saving the country from social ism Here in Connecticut it is time that every citizen should wake up and realize that fact.
 Democratic Aims.
 ssYour chairman today was an hon ored member of the last state senate and oneaof the most progresiFe mem ,rl- bere That senate passed a number of reforms that county commissioners should be elected by popular vote. It passed the law that the governor should appoint the minor court Judges Instead of their being appointed in the Legislature and nominated by the Judiciary committee and the subject of trades that made the capital a place of disgrace. and yet when these measures came up in the republican i house of representa- aeiyes they were voted down and defeated. These are not theories they are great facts and we should pledge ourselves to bring ourselves to bring before the voters ] of this county the true situation"
 'slJoW we are here to nominate a l sheriff, and it is my duty and pleas lure to nominate a man who will lead us to victory (applause). The man l am here to nominate is not untried Born in the State Of New Jersey, ed ucated in the public schools, a worker with his hands under the former sheriff and for g years chief of police 1 in the city where we are now holding l forth. this man has been vel tried and i has been found true for four years during which time he has been sherlf of Fairfield county
 What Vollmer Did.
 ssThere is no officer nearer to, the people than the sheriff and this man ] has executed the duties Of this office l not only with human kindness but l with charity to all We are coming 1 to the belief that the people in jails are just as much deserving of kind ness as are men in hospitals The people in 6jailsF are unf fortunates- ssNow what has this man done? He | l cells from Saturday night and not let out until Monday morning-crues treatment What did he do? He let them have the freedom of the jail on l Sunday, he treated them kindly and changed the rule regarding visitors
 coming only on Wednesday and pro I vided they can give good reasons why ] they should not come on that day they may visit the jail on Sunday That is l the kind of a man we are here to nom 1 inate A man who has looked into eY- i cry detail of jail management, a man who has instituted many reforms that l are to his credit and is spoken of. in 1 the highest errns both as to his per I sonality, Kindness and method or i.treating the inmates of the county
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 i s.It gives me great pleasure to come l from Stamford to meet with you in this convention and to name the next
 sheriff of this county on the Demo I cratic +icket-YVilliam4 Vo1lmer.''