The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-20
OF
 WOULD-BE COPS
 FLOOD THE MAILS
Lynch, Quinn, Curry, Fitz- gerald, Meehan and Bib
 bins Sure of Jobs.


 The office of Police Clerk Clayton l.. Smith wNs besieged to-day with ap- plicants for appointment to the police department. More than 30 aspirants to the department and their friends waited upon the clerk in quest of blank applications.
 Although no announcement has yet been made of the time of the big meeting at which numerous changes will be made in the department it be- comes known to-day that the time is not far distant. The appointments will either be made Saturday evening of this week or early next week.
 Several applicants are said to have been examined already by the depart ment physician, pr. F. J. Adams and their applications are already in the hands of commissioners.
 The interest displayed in the promo ton of several officers and junior mem bers of the department have somewhat eclipsed the interest usually display ed in the probable appointment of po- Hcemen.
 Clarence A. Clark, formerly residing at 437~Brooks street and John L. Lynch of 22 Berkshire avenue are heavily backed.
 Another Ninth district aspirant to the police force is Thomas F. Quinn, 181 Orchard street, a machiniSt at the Singer Manufacturing Co.,, as is Lynch. Quinn was a sure bet a year ago but the administration failed to appoint the 20 policemen for whom an appro- priation was granted. Quinn is sec retary of the Ninth district Republi- can club.
 The candidate of the Eleventh Dis trict Republican club is William Cur ry, 49 Burroughs street, employed at the Ashcroft Manufacturing Co. Cur ry is a member of the Liberty A. c. l f1-@7 iaI7 Herbert Higgins graduated to the police department. Friends are confident of the appointment of Thomas F. Nee han, 1926 Seaview avenue. Meehan 4 is employed at the R. A. & A. Co.,, and was selected for appointment a year ago. The Acorn A. e. is backing George A. Fitzgerald, GA Cedar street, former bridge tender on the Congress street bridge and now employed at the R. A. 6 A. Co. Fitzgerald is placed among the sure bets for appointment. | The same backing is given Thomas ! Connery of 251 Cedar street. Connery l is lieutenant of guards at the Reming- ton Arms & Ammunition Go. He was one time a lieutenant in the U. S.. army, attached to corps in the Phi1- l ippipe Islands. David Bibbins, train l caller at the Railroad station, is said to be sure of a place.
 | Besides the seven men aforemention- 1 ed. Seventy policemen will be ap- | pointed and there will be great vail ing and smashing of teeth when the | list of appointments is finally announce ed.
 l Harry Morrissey, cabaret. singer and former member of the force is said to have applied again.
 | Mortimer Stowe, fcharcoal dealer, living at 94 Cleveland avenue is said to have good chance of being sap- pointed.i Stowe has been promin ent l in Republican politics for a long time
 The fifth applicant for appoint l ment in the ninth district is John | Keegan, 773 William street. Keegan Is a forepan on the New Haven road where he has been employed flor the 1 last 15 years. He is a brother of Tn omaS Keegan, caretaker at Seaside park. Keegan is a Republican.
 Robert Fftzroy, one time leader of Republican politics in the ninth dis 1 trict feels sure that his son Robert Jr., is going this time. A year ago there was a great fight for the appointment between Fitzroy and Thomas Quinn, secretary of the ninth | district Republican club. Neither went in in the long run but both
 Daniel J. O'Brien, SIS Madison ] avenue, is another likely appointee I from the Seventh district. Jacob Hockheiser, 88 Reilly street, son of the baker of that name, has filed an application for appointment. He is Republican.
 T Michael Co1onari and Daniel Dunn, both of the Second precinct, are seek ing places in the department. Both T SCHASyrAr ETNEn s8