The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-23

all feel that way. we can make our friends feel that way. I am at the service of the executive board, so far as rallies are concerned, and I assure you that my friends will be working for the success of the whole ticket.
 Former Alderman Robert D. De Forest caused a laugh when he. said that "no matter who's your brother in-1aw,'' Democrats can bring success to the ticket by hard work this year He, urged the appointing of a sra1ly committee to arrange the program of outdoor speaking.
 We've got to combat the Inanu- factured sentiment that will be doled out to the public by the triple alliance of newspapers that is now boosting commission government and the Citi- zens' League ticket" he said t'It is for these papers to make folks think things are as they aren't.
 ''The Democratic party has a won derfu1 chance to elect it's entire ticket
 D. J. Brennan, candidate for alder man in the Seventh District, said there are many issues that are available for a successful Demo cratic campaign. He cited the many mistakes of the present administration and the for mer records of prominent workers in the Citizens League. tfThey are men who are using commission govern ment as a befogged and befuddled is sue to carry back a lot of ex-poIiti- clans, into the fields of office holding.'' |. HenEy J. Clampett suggested a ra1- ly for the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts to be held in Eagles Hall some night next week It is probable that this will be included in the rally program.
 John A. Cornell, Jr., candidate for alderman in the Eighth district, de- livered a broadside at Henry Lee,G heading the Citizens League ticket
 MT. Lee is the same man who, when mayor. ceded to the railroad the most valuable dock property he-e- abouts. Now the city owns about fifty feet on the western harbors1ine.
 How the people felt about this was attested at the following election when MT. Lee was returned to private life by about 5000 votes."
 John Scul1y, aIdermanic candidates in the Tenth, and John J. Ford, al- dermanic candidates in the Second, en- dorsed the views of previous speak CTS and pledged their efforts to- the success of the ticket.
 Alderman William J. Moran was the next speaker. / He was warmly ap p1auded when he said:
 1T want to pledge 70 you, here and now my sincere and earnest support for the whole ticket from the top to
  forgotten by me in my effort to bring success to the ticket,
 s'In this campaig1 we have a real battle on our hands, but we have the weapons with which to fight. The record of the present administration is open to attack, as is the public record of MT. Lee. We should go after them. Our platform is one which, with hard work, will bring us victory
  sheriff, invited the candidates to lat- tend a political gathor1ng that. will be held in the Seventh tom norroW, and also urged hard work as 9 means of electing the whole ticket Daniel J. Connors, a1dermanic can didate in the Twelfth district, took a round out of Clifford B. Wilson on the naotorboat tax bill, which the last Republican legislature passed. Our mayor sat up there and uttered never a word against this bill which works a hardship on motorboat owners. We are willing to pay a federal tax, but we owe nothing to the state. We nave organized a. society to protest th1s un+- fair law, and this society s Sinfluence will be felt in the coming election MT Connors attacked MT. Lee Tor his allowing the spur track on Strat- ford avenue after publicly declaring I that he would pack up his grip and get out of town before he would sign such order. i Dr. James L. Sullivan, candidate for the board of education; Thomas B. McNamara, candidate for alder man in the Sixth district; and former Alderman P. H. Brady of the E1gth district, were heard in brief speeches the keynote of which was confidence in the result of the election.
 The Bank of England shipped 254,ooo pounds in. sovereigns to the United States and 1OO, 900 pounds to Japan.
 Following the exposure of a plot to kill King Ferdinand of Bulgaria many arrests were made at Sofia.