The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09

The New Bedford Evening Standard
devoted columns to his candidacy for
state senator on the Progressive ticket
and printed in full his endorsement by
the Ministerial union.
Halliday drew up the resolutions
and platform of the Progressive party
in New Bedford and had written in
the platform of the organization the
following Introduction:
THE OBJECT"
''The object of the members of p
the Progressive party and this or
ganizazt1on shall be to promote
honest and open politics, the direct
participation of the people in their
own affairs and social and indus
trial justice, in the making and
administration of our laws"
The New Bedford Standard Of Mon.
DAY, Oct, n, 1914, states it was voted,
that each OF the 62 members of this
ministerial union. be requested to pub
Hciy urge the election of william A,
Haiiiday end a committee be appoints
ed to, conduct a vigorous campaign to
secure the election Of MFR, Halliday,
Fortunately we have nominated for
this position a man of intelligence and
character. who is worthy represen-
tative of - Q people, William A. Halli-
day. We call upon he temperance
people to support this champion; to
vote for the man who stands fer the
principles in which we believe"
In an article from the same paper,
published Oct a.. t states that Halli-
days opponent, Andrew p, Doyle is IAN
enemy ta the cause of temperance"
and eulegizing Halliday it goes on to
say;
tfhe election Of william A. Halliday
will mean that he represents the best
sentiment of our city, He is reeom-
r1ended to the friends of temperance
as being in entire accord with the Views
of the Ministerial union and being
mentally and morally fit to hold the
office Of state senator"
The ministers concluding their eir-
e'1iaF supporting Halliday state; "Mr,
Hailidays letter js equally straight-
forward and manly. 1t is in peFfect
accord with the principles fer which
we stand, Your eenmittee finds, after
thorough investigation, that he is
mentally equipped for the position and
morally worthy of it," >-g
Among the effects of Halliday at
police headquarters are number of
readers of the Christian Science
church Of which he was leading
member and a reader, 1t was stated
was attendant at the leeal church. he
had never effieiated here as a reader,
A song written by Won Tezer, which
the police state is symbolic ct ffaiii-
days character, entitled tMothins
Hardly Ever BetheFs Me-" was found
ameng his legal papers.
Check books on banks ia various
parts of Massachusetts, were diseey,
cred in the maze Of correspondence in
possession of the police and both
bank and real estate experts ara still
busify engaged trying to unEavel the
tangie Of Halliday's affairs.
It stated that Halliday's activities in
this city will net a less eff s50, 0,000 ta
financial institutions, business men
and ether individuals but the police
refuse te give any names, Halliday
is still in st, Vineent's Hospital suf.
fering from thRee bullet wounds in the
left aFm, and one of lead pellets is
lodged in the bene.
When he reaches state eff eenval,
esceace a policeman will be stationed
at his bedside. He is at present
charged by the peliee with assault
with intent to kill his partner, Fran
els Romero: The wife ef the wounds
ed man, Mrs, Agnes L, Halliday, is still
at their residence, 16a Garfield street,
Already streng influences are being
brought to bear in Hailiday's favor
and they are quietly working te extri-
cate him fnern the nasshes of the law,
in which he seems te be hepelessiy
e1tWined.