The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT BEAT COP.
 IN BEDDING FRAY
Opposing Ticket Better and Be- sides Republican Bossism
 Was Resented.
Special to The Farmer.)


 Bedding. Oct. 4.-One explanation of the Democratic victory on Monday Is that, rather more than usually, the electors exercised a. nice discrimina- ton as to the relative merits of the opposing candidates and another that sonny Republicans registered their dis AkfF Ito their party's dictated nomina- llQns In the same fashion that they VI the special election last fall. Prob ably the two influences acted in com, binatton. It is thought the result Drought no grief to A. A. Gorhan. the Republican leader whose desire for another term as assessor was thwart- ad in caucus. For the first time in a local election Georgetown had a poll ing place of its own, a circumstance favorable to a full vote on the part of the Gilbert & Bennett employees who are almost solidly Republican. How ever, there was polled no larger a percentage of their vote that under the former arrangement. The village did Handsomely by James c. DriscolI, the young Democratic candidate for eelectman whoS had not previously been on political ticket He ran only ten votes behind B. B. Banks, a veteran campaigner, and ten ahead of W. c. Sanford. his associate. The 4tter however, led him on the east side by a sufficient margin to more than onset Driscoll's Georgetown leads
 Practically all the business usually done at the afternoon business ses- Rion at the town house went over to an adjourned meeting to be held Oct. xL the new arrangement being made m order that Georgetown residents might haye ra fAances tos attend. The meetings first action Was to vote, on motion of w. c. Sanford, that the 1ed Cross should continue to have the free use of the town house which should also be heated for them at the towns expense. Afterwards Joseph H1il, Civil war veteran, made nov inG appeal for generaI contributions to tns fund for buying small comforts 1or tho local boys in the service and 4&rntGatwaga 9theTe was q lively tinkle efscetuswhich deScentlad into the tin box provided for that purpose. The most Important doing of the session W4a the adoption of resolutions pre- eented py Attorney 8. c. Shaw in be- nnH of Q committee providing for the @pPqintment of town finance com- m1ttee in accordance with the eeneraI <erms Of statute passed by the last Ae8ieature. The committee consists of aix members and at least two w96M before the adjolmned town meeting iH to prepare a budget com pr1Mng appropriations. regular and special, and also specifying a tax rate 70 pc acted upon by the meeting in
 tTeyious to making up their renor, " executive session they are to hold 3 public meeting at which any citizar may appear and present his views. The E ouues of the committee are purely a d. i. ylsory, the recommendations thev of Ter being aubject to acceptance. re lection or amendment by the genera meeting. Daniel O'Keefe offered th, only opposing voice and vote ,to th, resolutions, his contehtion being ina me plan savored of dictatorship Ynose chosen as members of the com m1ftee were Herbert S. Barnes Michael connery, B P. Sanford. E Burr Sanford, w. A. Lounsbury ant Marcus H. Burr. They will hold , public hearing at the town house a ?. fn- on Monday, Oct S.
 Last Thursday evening the pupil or the Center School gave their an npai agricultural exhibition at tb
 town house to show the public wha fney had done during the past sea son towards contributing to the na tons food supply, The exhibit, which were neatly arrayed. eovera
 the entire range of garden ana rs ', products and also comprised a var
 creditapie display of flowers and Q eAnnea fruits and vegetables put U
 py the youthful exhibitors. Inciden tal 70 the indoor show were interest