The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10
CUMMINGS GETS WARM GREETING
 IN HOLLAND co.
Candidate for U. $. Senator Starts His Whirlwind
 Auto Campaign
SIX SNAPPY SPEECHES PLEASE MANY VOTERS
Clergyman, Lifelong Re- publican, Says Address
 Converted" Him

Homer S. Cummings of Stamford, Democratic candidate for United States Senator from Connecticut, be- gan on Monday his whirlwind cam paign among the small towns of the state, and the first days trip was rich with interesting experiences, and marked by cordia1 greetings and en- thusiasms everywhere.
 Starting from Rockville Monday morning, the first days trip took in the towns or villages of Somers, Som- ersville, West Stafford, West Willing ton, Holland and Stafford Springs.
 MT. Cummings is making this cam paign in an automobile. Half an hour ahead of him goes an advance car, which draws up in the town square where speech is to be made. A bugle is blown and announcement made of the approach of the Cummings entour- age. Literature and campaign buttons are distributed while the talk is in progress.
 The opening speech of the auto-cam- paign was made in the village of Som- CTS, where a crowd of 31 men-a large proportion of the towns voters, had gathered to listen. Opposite, on the d eight or ten stood apart. One of the Cummings party approached this group and offered buttons and Htera- ture. 3 H
 Take it away or we'll throw 1t in the street." was the cold retort. We're Republicans, we are."
 MT. Cummings began his speech and the crowd applauded. One by one the To e-f<, Ir;f AL street and into the audience. The en- thusiasm was infectious. At the end of the speech they joined in the ap- plause shook hands with MT. Cum- mings-every one of them-and took buttons and literature.
 Meantime the advance car had gone to Somersville where the principle plant that of the Keeney Woolen Mills a tariff protected industry. The owners are strongly Republican-so much so that the watchman, or somebody con- nected with the shop "sicked" a vic- ious bulldog on William Finley, the bugler. /\\
 While the handsome animal was sparring to fix his teeth in Bugler 'Finley's leg, Gen. George Keeney, pro- prietor of the mlls, arrived. He promptly called off the sdes. Whats 1t all about?" he asked.
 On being told that Homer Cum mings was soon to speak he immedi- ately sent VI ord through the shops that every courtesy be extended to- the speaker and ordered an extra recess of 10 minutes for the moon hour, in order to give his employees time to hear the speech. .
 There are 50 employees in the mills and 200 by actual count stood for 20 minutes to hear the talk. The ap- plause was generous and the crowd took buttons and literature.
 West Wilmington has about 28 voters in the village. Twenty-three of these, by actual count. were on hand to re- ceive MT. Cummings and listened at- tentiYely and appreciatively to his talk. West Wilmington is the birth place of Jared Sparks. once president of Harvard University, and author of a life of George Washington.
 In Tolland-famed as the birth place of a Democratic U. s. sepator. the late William O. Eaton,-30 per- sons were on hand. for MT. Cummings address and gave him hearty and
 
 Democratic in complexion normally and the assurances on every hand were that it would give President Wilson, MT. Cummings and the whole ticket good majority this election day.
 At West Stafford MT. Cummings was given a taste of Holland county humor. After his speech he was approached by a sprightly gentleman of 65, with bushy gray whiskers, felt hat, carrying an umbrella neatly bag ged at the top with woolen string. He shook hands with MT. Cummings.
 ''It seems to me I've met you some- where" said MT. Cummings.
 You're right; was there." was the dry retopt.
 It then developed that he was Ed ward Dimock. a leading Progressive of West Stafford, enjoying the addi- tional distinction of being author of a poem entitled "The Progressive Plow." This year the Progressive Flow is turning over the soil for Woodrow Wilson, according to MT. Dimock.
 The tour for the day ended at Staf for2 Springs, where the town hall was crowded with an enthusiastic meet ing, despite a storm which burst in the late afternoon and continued through the night. One of those pres ent, clergyman, introduced himself as a Republican who had intended before hearing MT. Cummings speech, to vote for Hughes
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