The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-14
G. Q. p. BAG MEN MUST TELL FACTS
 OF HILL ELECTION
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1 Heved 1t had a perfect right to spend such a fund. for the object was not the election of one man, but of the whole ticket.
 ssEWen if the purpose of the commit tee were only te sald MT. Hlll,A he add ed, .I believe we were legally entitled to spend s10s000 +er s106a0spo0.' ,
 You really believe that, after hay ing studied the state and federal cor rupt practice aet7'' asked Mir Cum rnings.
 ..Yes, sir; that was and is our be- lief
 Well. what do you suppose this law | amounts to, if this contention of your committee were eorreet2
 That's not my fault. answered the witness with some heat. 'uet the law changed. if you want to-
 The foregoing was but one of the many interesting tits thai character iEed MT Fessenden's two hours on the stand. At times he wazed a bit peev- ish as AEx. Cummings pushed him for specific answers and continually l harped back to the statement; 'HWe wer-ense working for MT. Ell1 alones we were seeking success for the whole ticzet4ss
 ness to this alleged purpose of the committee, MT. Cummings then start ed an inquiry as to what other cand1- dates. in addition to ENr. Hf1l, were aided by the committees work.
 There was an item in MT. wheeleras report, ''s said MT. Cummings, showing s26o paid to Milton F'essenden. What was that for2es
 'For a canvass conducted in Stan7- ford. ?
 ITO ascertain the sentiment Of the voters Aere.''
 Was a. similar canvass conducted in other towns Q ttas d4str8ct a''
 'sT believe so4'
 'sFoalowing 4he general ltnaa Of ttae one conducted bv you .e11d your conn aailttee in Stamford 2''
 1T think that is correct.'s
 Copies ef the results of these cam vases were sent to MT. HaiI. weren't they2's
 In some instances they uere.a
 This canvass, you says Iyvas com ducted to ascertain the sentiment Of the voters ehedr sentiments in regard to what can dtdates2''
 The whole Republican ticket
 Gan you. describe the form of the canvass blanks
 Witness said that names Of the .vot- CTS in the district were ranged on one side of a sheet of paper. To the right Of the names were five colunnns These columns were headed: eRe- publican, Demo ocrat. '' Progress "A voter expressed his preference, a check was noted in the proper col ulnn.
 The voters were asked to express preferences between Mn Hill and MT, Donovan 2, asked MT. Gum nings
 .rrhere was a column Nfor such an expression of preference.' p
 Were there columns forsthe ex- presston of preference between Sena- tor Brandegee and Judge Baldwin ?''
 ..or betvreen Judge Holcornb and L4yTnaD Tfngier. candidates for gov-i ernor ?''
 ..No. sir: those were the only col umns lon the tally sheets
 ttor between MT. Pease and MT. vollmer g
 T tell you there were only five. columna.' said MT Fessenden, sharp ly. while MT. Cummings smiled.
 .eAu1d your committee was working for the success of tl1e whole Repubdi- can ticket, as you say, and not solely for Mr. Hdll l?''
 s'Yes. sir.T have said that repeated
 T notdced that
 Then MT. Cummings took up a study of the stfiterature' published by the committee The printing and distributing of these political pam phlets was a, big item in Treasurer Wheelerss report.
 One of the pamphlets published contained portraits of MT. Hi1l and Senator Brandegee on the first cover. Between covers there was, MT. Fess- enden said, some sound Republican doctrine The pamphlets, he said, were distTibuted flor the good of the cause in general
  to any other candidate besides MT. Brandegee and MT. H1Il?'' Mr. Cum rnings asked.
 '.Yes sir Look on page 4.'' wit ness answered
 MT. Cummings looked on page 4. and cfackled audibly as he read a supp1fcation to voters to vote for B. J. Hill and the other Republican can didaHeas,
 ..Ah, yes said MT. Cummings. ..Now is there any other specific ref erences to Judge HoIcomb and the other Republican candidates ?'' he asked, with fine sarcasm
 ttOn page 24,'' the witness began down at che bottom of the last pa-
 eAt the bottom of the last page. Fl find it. interrupted. MT. Cummings He read therefrorn a, re- quest to ssA1l New Englanders'' to vote | for E. J. Hill "and the other Republi- can candidates.''
 This last appeal is directed to .A1l New Englanderss' he continued. 1 -Broadening the scope of your patri- | otfc endeavors ?''
 Possibly" said the witness. Then | he hastened to add that he thought some of the pamphlets had gone into Massachusetts, other pictures and l other names being substituted for. l those of Messrs. Hill and BFandegee.
 Picking up another pamphlet that had been spread broadcast through out the county, Mir Cummings asked witness to identify it. MT. Fessenden said 1t was copy of a speech made by MT. Htl1es, Republican national the convention that nom | mated MT. Hill.