The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-04
Eany Fail to Get Into Big Rally Meetings Held In This City Last Night United States District At ;orney Anderson Makes Stirring Address.

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 Two great rallies in the Twelfth dis. trict, one in the Third and one in the Fourth last night attracted outpour- ings of Democrats. who repeatedly made demonstrations for President Wilson and the state and local candi- dates.
 Lavery's hall in the Second pre- cinct of the Twelfth district, could not accommodate the crowd that came to attend the Democratic rally last night and scores listened to the speakers from the halls and stairways, although they could not see the platform.
 A spirit of confidence .pervades the Twelfth district this year, and Joseph M. Hennessey. the candidate for al- derman, has a tremendous backing there.
 United States District Attorney George w. Anderson of Boston was the principal speaker and he aroused plaudits for Wilson with frequency. He pointed out the foolishness of the bleatings for war that are being heard from Republican orators.
 "Who is it that shall fight the wars ?" he asked. "The young men and boys. They are wiping out the breed in Europe, and if we went to war it would be the future men of the nation who would be slain. The re- cords of the Civil War show that not more than 46.000 of the more than 1000, 900 men who fought were more than 24 years old.'
 The speakers at the Twelfth dis trict rallies were George F.. Mara, chairman in the Second precinct; Joseph M. Hennessey, chairman of the First precinct; Judge John J. Keough of South Norwalk; Attorney John J. Cornell, Lynn w. Wilson, William P. Kirk and Owen Burns.
 Attorney Mara's address on local and state issues was a talk that made a great impression. Clear-cut and in- cisive. his remarks were received with great applause.
 Mayor Wilson, who is running for 1ieutenant-governor, is not discussing g state issues in this campaign. He saysi there isn't any.
 '"There are state issues. It's a cry ing shame to see Roraback and King walking around the lobby at Hartford and saying, I've got them tied up.'
 Attorney Mara pointed out that suffrage is a state issue, and Dem- ocracy will see it through. The ne- cessity of amending the workmen' s compensation act so that it include occupational diseases. is an issue, he said. The necessity of having a change in the manner of electing county commissioners, is an issue, he said, and he pointed out ther ecent holding up of the social clubs with the promise of licenses provided they yot- ed for the bonding issues. He men, toned the fact that no attempt was made to take licenses away from the rich men's clubs. The emasculation of the civil service law. he said, is an issue.
 "Connecticut has the rottenest set of laws in the Eastern states" he de- cIared. .eThere is absolutely no pro- tection for the workingman.
 He mentioned the garnisheeing o1 wages in advance of hearings in suits and he declared that if men of the type of Owen Burns went to the leg islature, improvements would be made for the benefit of the wage-earner.
 He closed with fall out of the boys standing around waiting for a ! hand-out of the seductive sandwich which the G. O. P. bosses promise in return for votes. Of the debate in the Brass City last Tuesday. he said that Senator Mclean met his Waterbury
 Judge Keough criticised the reac. tionary record of B. J. Hill and urg- ed the election of Jeremiah Donovan
 Before big crowd at Barnum and seaview avenues in the Twelfth dis. .-----------------. --------------