The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
PECK RALLIESH HIS
 COHORTS FOR BIG
 STAMFORD FIGHT
Stratford Solon Warns Sup porters They Must Come
 to Front For Him. ETERNAL VIGILANCE
 IS THE WATCHWORD Warehouse Crowd Out to "Get" Dean of Stratford's
 Political Activities.
Especial to The Farmer.)

l Stratford, March 29-They're going to try to put Judge Charles H. Peck in cold storage as the '1eader'' of Stratford's Grand Old Party. They | meaning Attorney Ivan Warehouses clan-wi1l stage the attempt at the Republican caucus in the town hall tomorrow evening" | They-the Warehouse c1an-aren't t leaving a stone unthrown in their new est effort to present the Judge with. an ! assortment of the seasons choicest political raspberries. The judge says so himself in a letter that he has penned to his cohorts, urging them to rally to his support at the caucus to- morrow evening.
 Judge Peck informs his followers, in his letter received by 200 Ho1lister Heights voters today, that the clique residing in the Center is determined to drive him from public life. He says they're using ttlies and false state ments'' about him to accomplish this purpose. If the judges friends want to lose his services as Header" all they've got to do is to stay away from the caucus and his opponents will do the rest.''
 Eternal vigilance is the price of political life,'', the judge ayers in his letter, and lets folks know that he's onto his opponents curves. The judge reminds his friends that they ought to remember any slight favors he has done for them, and be mindful of the fact that some day they may have to ask his assistance.
 The caucus. will elect four dele gates to the state convention and will also elect g. town committee. The town committee will elect chairman, and the Warehouse faction is making a f0 that position. Conine lines up with Judge Peck, even though the judge says he is the Republican leader of the town.
 The letter of Judge Peck to the voters follows:
 March 2s, '16. / Dear Sir
 A Republican caucus will be held at the town hall on Thurs day evening, March 30, at 8 o'clock. At that time a Repub- lican town committee will be elected. Two years ago you hon ored me by electing me the Re- publican leader of the town with 8 committee that stood for the things that stand for.
 I have always been for the things that best serves the inter- est of the town and the RepubIi- can party.
 Will you come to this caucus and help sustain me in the prin- cip1es and things for which I am fighting?
 There is a clique residing in the center that are determined to drive me from public life. You know just who they are and the means that they are using to ac- comp1ish their purpose. Lies and false statements they freely \ used and nothing is too. bad or vile for them, but I have lived among you as man and boy and yo11' know just what credence to give to such things.
 If my friends desire to see me driven from public life, all they have to do is to stay away from this caucus and my opponents will do the rest.
 This is the only important eau GUS that will be held this year; please try and spare the time to come and give me your support at this time.
 You }are an enrolled Repub1i- can and entitled to vote at this caucus.
 Eternal vigilance is the price of political life and if I have ever done you any small favors or if you ever expect to be in any posi- ton where you will require my assistance, then come out to this caucus and give me your sup port.
 Yours very respectfully,
 CHARLES H. PECK.