The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
F. E. BALLARD IS SURE OF BEING COMMISSIONER Lively Contest Is Waged For Place of Commissioner
 Brophy. HOW CONNOR WAS
 TAKEN FROM RAGE Hatch of Fairfield Is An Aspir- ant to the County Board
 Three Vacancies.

Frank E. Ballard of Bridgeport, will be named county commissioner to succeed Denis Mulvihi1l, whose term of office under 8 recess app oint- snent expires next Wednesday, A caucus of the Fairfield county dele Eation to the General Assembly will be called for Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. and little or no oppo- sition is expected to the naming of MT. Ballard to one of commissioners ships.
 An entire new commission will be appointed this year. MT M11lvihill's s appointment was for one year The xesular four-year terms of Simeon I3ease and John BropF1y, the other commissioners expire on October I. MT. Pease is now county sheriff and. Of course will step out, but MT. Trophy expects to be reappointed. He is from RfdgeffeId and yields a big 5nfluence in Republican circles throughout the country.
 That Bridgeport's candidate will get one of the jobs is assured. There Is aao opposition in the Republican party aocaI1v to MT. Ballardss candidacy. He has the endorsement of the Town Committee and has the unanimous backing of Brfdgeport's legislative delegation The towns immediately surrounding Bridgeport are also fa- vora.bIe to Mir. Ballard. and his friends predict little trouble for him in land sng the job
 There are plenty of candidates for 8he other two places on the board. however. Commissioners John Brophy Is making a canvass for reappoint- anent ana has a. substantial backing from RspubAtcans in the northern part Of the country.
 Charles B. Hatch a, carriage a1xer of New Fsaarf1ead, Is out after MT. Ha51177 has in terviewed number of county leg1sia- tors in his own behalf and has sent reduastz for support to the Bridge mort nez7anezzz Dsazbuzy may also have eandldateefor tEae place, but In -dica1dons aze that MT. Brophy will retain his place
 Noa7aIk has a. s>and6dabe for Sheriff Peasess place on h71e commission. H L.. Lyons, a. cea1 dealer 1s candidada and 1t 4s sahd that Greenwich may also bring ont a candidate
 BeRrard the U1lanimity with which hBffdgspcrt Republicans are boosting Frank BzHardss candidacy is an dn-- kereatfnzg MEt1e sbOry of how oz1ds1Ing opposition here was crnaEssd effa41ve-
 Arsaaux E Common. Rep1bl blaxzan worker In the Tvvea1faa s1AstxAc& and a menaber of 4sae Board Of Appra1eaa, started out xAg81f after 41ae last cleo hon with his eyes on neu3s Nnava- hills job on the county commission He and his friends put 1n some e4fee- live Hclzs in behalf of hzs candidacy before the bosses got wind of what was going on-
 MT. Counor was quietly told that bhe machine had another man lined up Tor 1a1e eonnzn1sezoE1eEz1ix, and that he'd have to Waat for a while He was lDrou3ssd Haae presidency of the Board of AprratsaAtO which honorY office he will be elected toniga1t-and was given assurance that dae would be talk En care of dni a. more substantial way gn the distribution of state patronage.
 As soon as fae courts sbraiea1ten put the civil ser7ace litigation that is EeepAng several good Democrats In Of foe at Har4ford, Mir. Corzaor will come hnNo R1fs rewaHd-if the courts decide Do as to create vacancies When the DernocnaGasc nmce-fo4ders are bounced. he win get a job in the office of the secuetary oe state.