The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-02
CUTElY STRATEGIC
WERE SELEcTMEN
IN CLERK MATTER
Redding Republicans Can't
Afford to Miss Tricks in
Present Crisis.

Redding, Nov. 2-Although the fl
ing a desire that Town Clerk Sanford
should also become clerk to the board
of selectmen the latter body, at their
first regular meeting last Saturday,
made choice of William e. Hazen, the
former incumbent, for the position.
Mr.. Sullivan presented the name of
the town clerk, but Messrs. Osborn
and Perry, his Republican associates
gave their support to Mr.. Hazen. That
| the Republican majority should have
| selected one of their own party for
the place is not surprising, but some
| think they see behind the action an
additional motive, that the action was
in fact a piece of deep political
strategy. You see the two Republi-
can candidates for representative are
both Ridge residents and one, Mr..
Barnes, is chairman of the Republi-
can town committee. The west side
rather resents being thus ignored and
has further manifested a growing re-
sentiment over what it regards as the
general domination of the Ridge
crowd in Republican affairs. Had the
selectmen named a Democrat and a
nonresident of the west side as their
clerk this irritation would probably
have been deepened and at the pres
ent critical juncture such a state Of
things was to be avoided.
L. O.. Peck and Frederick Duffy,
of West Hartford, the latter a delegate
to the recent Progressive convention
lat Chicago, were the principal speak
ers at a good sized Democratic rally
in Bethel last Friday evening. Charles
L. Lathrop, four years ago the Pro-
gressive candidate for senator from
the Gath district, had expected to pre-
side, but was called away by a bust
ness engagement. The address of Mr..
Duffy was mainly devoted to an ex-
position Of the manner in which the
Chicago convention of his party had
been tricked and betrayed by Roose-
welt. Mr.. Peck, who had a cordial
reception, spoke forcibly on the gen.
eral issues of the campaign. Four
years ago a majority of Bethel Re-
publicans were Bull Moosers. 1t has
been confidently asserted that with
hardly an exception they are now
back in the Republican ranks, but
there are plentiful evidences that at
week cast their votes for the Demo-
cratic ticket.
No business Of special Importance
was transacted at the meeting of the
directors of the recently organized
milkmen's association held last Friday
in Danbury. It had been expected
that full estimates for the establish
ment of pasteuerizing plant in
Bridgeport would be submitted, but
the committee having this matter in
charge were not ready to report That
such plant will be provided is not de-
finitely settled and may not be con-
sidered necessary by reason of the
fact that facilities provided by the in
dependent dealers are likely to be suf-
ficient for all requirements. The as
ISOLATION, however does not intend
to be caught mapping and the proba-
bility is that they will have plant
of their own as a protective measure
against contingencies. Unlike the re-
cent rnilkmen's contest in New York
State the issue here is that created by
the proposed pastuerization regulation
rule in Bridgeport and only in a minor
way that Of the price paid for milk.
The producers in the territory cover
ed by the association are now getting
five cents. all they asked, and many