Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-19
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Nominations Made at City Caucus Non
day Night
Only Change is in Office of Tax Collector


the city caucus held by the publieans
Monday might when ,the ticket was
tremendously nominated. The only
change made is in the office of tax col.
leetor, Armand Lizotte receiving the
nomination in place of Joseph Nc
kachnie who declined to serve further
and who placed Mr.. Lizotte's name be.
| fore the caucus. The ticket as nomi-
mated was as follows:
Mayor, Archibald Macdonald.
Alderman-at-large, John A. Dady.
Treasurer, Charles II. Brown.
Tax collector, Armand Eizotte.
Auditor, Lucius Z. Merriam.
Registrar of voters, Hermon @. Car
yer.
The nominations made for alderman
in the four ward eaueuses were ratified
and the ward committees were made a
city committee.
After Hermon 6. Carver read the
call Judge l.. H. Fuller wass chosen
chairman and David Flagg clerk.
w. E. Dawson put in nomination
Archibald Macdonald for the office of
mayor. He spoke of the deficient ser.
vice given by the present incumbent
of the Office, the progress the city has
made during his administration of its
affairs and urged every republican vo-
ter te give him support as an earnest
of his approval. He thought that not
only would he receive the united sup
port of the republicans but that he
would make inroads in other parties.
The nomination was made by acela-
nation.
The rest of the ticket was nominated
as above. Judge Fuller then took oc-
casion to make remarks regarding the
forthcoming election and spoke OF the
great advancement the city bad made
under his administration. He said he
felt proud to show strangers our city
and he always knew that he would
hear something eommendatory regard
ing it and he always did.
Mayor Macdonald took occasion to
thank the republicans for the honor
conferred upon him. He spoke feel
ingly of coming to Putnam twenty six
years ago, a "foreigner" as he expires
sed it, and being raised to the highest
office in the gift of the people, and to
twice being sent TO the general assem-
bly,. Two years ago he said there was
no rule nor law that would make him
again become candidate for the of
flee OF mayor His physician had adj
vised against it but he had been so
strongly urged by members of the par
he did not feel that in fairness to them
he could refuse. "W neither | am elect
ed or not y said Mr.. Macdonald, 81 as
sure you that 1 appreciate what the re-
publican party has done for me since |
came to Putnam. / feel grateful from
the bottom Of my heart"
He spoke OF some of the improve
ments and told thst one new industry
that has recently located here would
not have come under any considera-
ton il the city had not had a system
OF sewers. He spoke OF several men
who had generously given the city
right of way across their property at
personal expense to help along the in
staIlation of the system and the only
promises that they received in return
was that the city would put the streets
near their property in good condition
as soon as able. He said that the COM
mittees and the mayor were often crit
icised for acts that were really beyond
their control. A petition with the re-
quired number of signatures would
come to the council for special city
meeting for some purpose. The coun-
Gil was bound under the law to call the
meeting yet they were sometimes crit
icised for so doing. And again the es-
innate for Improvements would fall
short and the committee would find
themselves handicapped by lack OF
funds to carry out the work and they
were criticised when it was no fault OF
theirs. In closing he again spoke with
feeling of all the party had done for
him in the past and said that If elect
ed he would continue to do his duty as
he saw it, always having in mind the
interests Of the citizens and the best
good to be accomplished for the city.