The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09
Prominent Members of
Committee of Hundred
Score Hincks' Letter
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looking citizens VINO signed last
November q pledge agreeing to
vote for commission government
at the election of Nov. 25.
Now the opportunity Is here to
take the biggest step in advance
for Bridgeport by adopting the
new proposed charter to be voted
on August 18th. Fortunately at
this election in order to adopt the
charter it will be necessary only
to have a majority in it's favor of
those who vote. No sixty per
cent. is necessary this time.
To adopt this charter will be
putting Bridgeport fairly and
squarely on the basis of business
efficiency It is in line with the
most modern thought and is ap-
proved by great majority of
people who have given great study
to the question Of civic better
ment.
Don't let anyone mislead you
into thinking that this is merely
a scheme to insure the control of
selfish interests. The Commits
sion Government union is conf
dent that just the opposite will be
the case. It believes the COM
missioners who will be elected will
represent the highest type of un-
selfish citizenship.
We all have a fondness for this
old town where we live. 1t has
lots or faults and shortcomings,
but in the long run it measures
up with any city we know Of The
longer you live here the fonder
you become Of the city. This
thing that is now proposed is for
the good of Bridgeport. There is
lot in the slogan "Be for
Bridgeport" But you cannot
really be for Bridgeport unless
you do for Bridgeport.
BE sure ito vote Eyes on Sat-
urday
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
UNION,
by w. T. Hincks, Chairman
The committee of 100, whose names
appear on the back of the latter. fol.
low:
Noyes E. A1ling, Percy P. Anderson
Rev. c. W. Areson, Thomas Arnold
Henry Atwater, G. A. Baldwin, J. W
Banks, J. Percy Bartram, E. w. Bass
lex, Rev. Gerald H. Beard, Sidney K
Becker, F. N. Benham, H. A. Bishop
William Boardman, J. LeRo,
Brown, D. B. Bullard. E. p. Bullard
Jr., J. w. G.. Bullard. s. H. Billiard
A. w. Burritt, Frank v. Burton, e
B. Caldwell, Jr., r.. w. Cogswell, A
H. Garfield. J. H. Coughlin, G.. e
Crawford. I. B. Curtis, c.. d. Davis
D. s. Day. H. H. DeLoss, c. l.. Den
mis-, H. H. Edge, DR.. T. L. Ellis
Charles Ferry. DR. A. C.. Zones
Carl Foster. Harry Freshour, John H
Flood. q. C. Gerrish, R. A. Gibney
Zalmon Goodse1l, D. D. Graves, e. [
Graves, W. j. Grippin, H. H. Harnil
ton, F. w. Harral, w. H. HARRY, Johl
NJ. Hawley. Samuel Hawley, James W
Horton. Alexander Howell Harve,
Hubbe1l Fred Ives, W. A. Jennings
Edward j. icy. J. g. Kingsbury, F.. j
Kingsbury, w. P. Kirk, W. s. Lacy
G. j. Lake. Walter Lashar, Henri
Lee, Norman Leeds, B. B. Lewis. A
E. Macdonald. william T. MacFar
lane. Patrick H Mcclure, J. A. MARI
A.. M. Marsh, C.. D. S. Miller, e. p
Miller. John W, Moore, Neil Muir
head, W. w. Naramore, E, K. Mich
olson. E. P. Nobbs. W. H, OHars
8. c.. Barker, DR.. D. c.. Patterson
8. H. Patterson, j. L. Peabody, M
A. Pollock, j. s. Pullman, Frederic
Rhodes, J. U. Sammis, Bernhard Sci
ger, Rev. s. F. Sherman, DR. Dor
land Smith, Henry B. Stoddard, San
ford stoddard, Wayne Swartz Stod
dard, Harry r. Steager, L. r. War
ner T. B. Warner, Howard Whealt
D. F. Wheeler, oseph H whitcoml
Dwight Wheeler, g. H. link, Jr
Hon. Malmon Goodsell will vot
against the city manager plan M,
Goodsell said this morning: ''In tn
Special election Of June Is, 1915; tn
people voted almost as a unit agains
the city manager plan, and voted 70
something else. which is now denie
them.
.'T feel it my duty, as an American
to sustain the popular will. sha
vote against the city manager plal
1t will be establishing bad prece
dent, If the Judgment Of the freedom
given at the ballot box. may b
calmly set aside. in .ne interest Q
the private opinion Of a few citizens.
Mr.. Goodsel1 is one of Bridgeport
leading business men. He was
pioneer in the making Of create
Bridgeport. and active in the work c
the board of trade, which, sometim
since, was amalgamEted into tn
chamber of commerce
Joseph III. Whitcomb, fone of tn
committee of 100, said this morning
IT didn't authorize the use of m
name on the back OF that letter, an
think that those whose names wer
used in this manner should resent
am in favor of Commission Form {
Government but never endorsed tn
City Manager plan. The sentiment i
my neighborhood, as far as I can fin
out, is unalterab1y opposed to the Cit
Manager PLAN"
appeared on the back of the missiy
said:
Bill Hincks has absolutely nothin
to do with the Commission Cover
ment league, never did have, and ne,
er contributed to it's support. TIL
Commission Government union is a
organization. the origin Of which
do not know but apparently We
formed to boost this city manage
plan. The Commission Governmel
league has 5000 members.
1T didn't authorize the use of m
| name on the b;~ck of this letter. An,
body reading it would believe it
sponsored by the committee of loo.
1.-THE people of Bridgeport vote
seven to one for Commission Form
Government, the five commission,
! plan, not the city MANAGER. eli
Wilson, when he ran last said: :
you elect me you shall have Commi
sion Form Of Government p