The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

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tinred. IT CAN'T please everybody In
txant position, but GOD knows am do
1nk my best
ss5owever,. the candidate went on,
~ this convention desires to draft
me. VIII do my utmost for the
paxty's success and IT, ,slected Will
give the city the best there is in me-
Fornaer Alderman Clancy then
x}ifhdrew Onkey's name and the nom
ination OF Coughlin was made unani-
rnuum-
me only real contest Of the even
- "a between Robert d. Goddard
"a John W. Grant for city treas |
r,r~1r on the first BALLOT Goddard |
had 10 votes and Grant, who did not
xofe, %. II
& chairman Huxh Lavery announced |
that Grants chiyafry had beaten him
49, rne vote. but Immediately there
xgna a call for a re-ba1lot and John
BaIYen OF the Fifth district paired
Win Grant and refused to vote. That
xoru1ted IN q de, 20 to 20.
- Ahe third ballot Grant won 30
- ~ ana the nomination was then
An13axsd. nnnnilnour.
N pleading Tor the nomination OF
Grant, Daniel E. Walker confessed
fhnt he Wills TO blame for Tho tickets
d~faat In 1915. when he accepted the
rnnninaffon an mayor. He said at
that time Grant was beaten also. but
WALKER took all blame for the result
s "A recess OF Is minutes was then or
dered ana theS delexate chairmen re-
tired to select the nominees Tor
beard OF education. city sheriffs and
orfoctmen-
KetszrninS they recommended the
folyowdn9 nominations: Board of
\ .sducation, DR.. George w. Osborn and
owen Burns; city sheriffs, Anthony
Abrioaa, Isaac Noorey and Charles 3.
\ Nara. lord Of selectnas Thomas
+ auna1 ! ~ :; oFnhill and
~ ~ - TIN Azked for sub
& r<4fr,f3onS and arguments over the
rvr3oea11re arose. These substitutions
were asked; Thomas Shaw for
" yrhornff1l. Frnncds p. Heaphey tor
N Cki1a1,ax. David w. Lynch for Mara
a1d Antonio 1daninio Tor Abrio1a.t
xfter three suhntatuf4ons were voted
- an md lost the amendments were
/,r1thdrawn and the cornnitteSs slate
/rras adopted and tie nominations de-
clnred.
T73e cDnvenfion then named an ex-
N eeutfve board, taking o member from
each odd district az follows: First WI
#lfam CLIFFORD; third, J. n Cassidy;
Earth Edward Lynch; seventh. Thomas
II w. Heddy; ninth, Fred Hilsinger, and
1 eleventh, J. r. Mer1<fn-
4 Non1fnatfons closed and amid ap-
I p14use lasting for several minutes.
/ (<hairrnan Lavery introduced Kirk a.
Athe rsxt mayor of Bridgeport"
Kaxkr I'm hds speech. sa1d the city
needed an administration for the peo-
tple-not one governed by one man
1--we sand here tonight, united again.
and say 70 our ezremies,y Kirk spoke
shat the local Democratic party ID
Inot dead; that We cannot be DESTROYED
tQby political treachery or deceit; that
1--we are living. breathing, vigorous
kreazfty and we challenge our foes and
$the Toes Of good government to deer,
out nfne@g for the high OFFICES tt
(which we aspire"
Concluding, Kirk pleaded with tn,
delegates to give Bridgeport liberty
f"sornet7hng." he said. that is no
1kfven BY the present Standardization.
*Thankfng the delegates, Kirk retired
twhfIs three roustng cheers were givel
3h1m<
The other candidates, including 10
aseph Wieler, who was nominated tow
clerk. unopposed; Moran, Coughlil
and Grant spoke briefly thanking tn
conyenfton for IT'S. support.
In accepting the nomination Ktrl
said:
ITO ms this is q most serious re
eponnibfiity. and can only give tn
best that Is IN me. I pledge my ut
a 49,