The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02
Vigorous Speakers in Ninth
District Rally Are Greeted
by Enthusiastic Electors
Many Candidates Are
Heard.

Four years more of Woodrow Will
son and no power on earth can in
duce the people to return a Republi-
can administration.
-Four years more Of woodrow Will
son and so much legislation for the
people-the common people OF when
the country is mostly made up-wlll
have been passed in the two terms
that the Republicans will endorse the
Democratic nominee for President.
This was impressed on a rousing
rally last night in the Ninth district
when English and Slavonian
residents Of the district united in a
great endorsement of Wilson and the
local candidates.
At every mention of Wilson's name
a cheer broke out Peace dominat-
ed the minds of the persons present
as was evidenced in the frequent ap-
plause that punctuated Henry P. Ly-
ons demonstration that it required
more courage for Wilson to deny the
war shouters than to enter the dis
astrous conflict.
The meeting, preceded by par
ade Through the district, was held in
streets.
Mayor Flynn was chairman OF the
meeting and he opened it with a
stirring endorsement of President Will
son and the candidates on the city
ticket He pointed out the impossl-
bility of again electing a Republican
should Wilson have four years more.
The political issue from the Re-
publican side resolves itself into this
1--WE are on the outside. We want
to get in" according to Major Flynn.
Attorney John Grohol Of lAnsonia,
who mediatedi the strike of the brass
workers in that city, Henry P./Lyons,
candidate for probate Judge. owen
Burns, candidate for senator in the
Twenty-third district, DR.. E. f. NC
Govern and Attorney Joshua Meltzer,
candidates for representatives, and
John H. Grant, candidate for. alder
an in the Ninth district, spoke at the
meeting.
Attorney Grohol talked in the Sla-
vonian language and his remarks on
national issues were listened to with
close attention. Those who under
stood the language, or whom there
were more than 100 in the audience,
cheered him vociferously. He is an
earnest Young man and convincing
speaker.
Judge Morris B. Beardsley was I'M
able to he present. In endorsing him,
Major Flynn declared that if the heads
of Bridgeport's I'D families-the men
who made Br; rrt> what it is to-
day could be pr. they would stand
side by side Wi Norris Beardsley
and be his advocates for the governor.
ship.
Owen Burns, for So years foreman
in the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
spoke regretfully of the action OF John
T. King in again raising the sectional
ism issue. 1T thought and you
thought" said Mr.. Burns, when the
North and South fought side by side
in the Spanish American war that the
bloody shirt was cleansed and rele-
gated to the past Mr.. Burns read an
excerpt from Mr. Kings letter to the
Mr.. Burns termed pre-
quoted wherein Mr..
King took it upon himself to define
the word tariff His definition. said
Mr.. Burns, differed radically from that
of person named Noah Webster, who
has always been credited with know
ing something about the meaning of
words
Henry Lyons brought out the fact
that the audience is a peace audience
when he quoted Homer S. Cummings
speech in which he said he sometimes
thought President Wilson is afraid of
war-because of wars consequences.
The crowd chered his demonstration
of the fact that Mr.. Wilson has kept