The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-11-02
Especial to The Times)


ic National committee thrilled
a great audience here last ev-
ening. 1t was the most enthu-
siastic political gathering New
Britain has witnessed in years.
Mr.. Cummings was in his best
form, and brought his audience
to their feet with ringing
rounds of applause.
1t was a vote getting speech
and when his masterful effort
was completed, he was given an
ovation. The Times recon-
mends to its readers a careful
pursuaI of this address.
Mr.. Cummings said:-
II have come here tonight to advo-
cate the election of Mr.. Spellacy, and
to urge that the peopleof Connecticut
give to President Wilson the sympa-
thetio support which the high exigen-
cies of the present critical times re-
quire. The Hartford Courant, a
strictly non-partisan paper, with an
absence of logic entirely characters
tic, seems disposed to believe. or at
least affects to believe, that ' ought
to be supporting Governor Holcomh,
in view of certain complimentary al
lusions which I made to him in a
speech delivered last January.
trust that I have never been nigard-
ly in the matter of commencing pa.
triotic service irrespective of political
considerations and 1 am far from re-
GREETING any kindly references which
made to him at that time, and
which I shall be happy to repea!
whenever the occasion warrants
1t.
Not Ultra Partisan.
There are some -partisane
who scorn to find any good qualities
in a political opponent I am not Of
that political school. 1t is interest
ing to observe, however that after
many years of futile effort, I, at least
said something which met with the
approval of the Hartford Courant. 4
i, vas difficult task and was accom-.
plished only after repeated failures
/ fear 1 shall never succeed again
Indeed, when 1 realized that 1 hat
expressed sentiments which could b.
adopted and applauded by that distin,
guished, irreconcilable and tireles
advocate of policies which almost ev.
eryone else knows to be prehistoric
antique or dead, I had for a momen
an uneasy feeling that 1 must hav,
said something essentially preposter
ferrous or fundamentally unsound.
Il have known Mr.. Spellacy, 70,
many years. His personal friend
ship I prize more than 1 can possibly
say. 1 have known him under man,
trying circumstances, and 1 hav
never known him to do an unjus
thing or harbor an ungenerou
thought. He possesses vigor, intelli
gence, patriotism and integrity Fo
some time prior to and during thi
difficult war period, he has been tn
representative of the United State
government. occupying the office o
United States District Attorney.
Spellacy's Work"
Let me remind you that i'll n
state of the Union have the problem
of the District Attorney been NOR
delicate or more important than /
Connecticut, and nowhere have the
been more triumphant1y and NOR
completely solved than they hav
been under the direction of Mr.. Spel
lacy. Connecticut is a manufactul
ing center. 1t is said that with
the territory of this little state W
- produce about fifty-lve per cent. {
all the munitions used by our govern
ment Glance at map of tn
United States, and nesting there
the right-hand upper corner is III
tie spot known as Connecticut. Upo
map of ordinary size it is scarcel
larger than your thumb-nail, and "
within that territory more than ha
the supplies are manufactured wit
which America is winning the wa
Within that territory there is a lars
alien population-larger in percen
age than almost any other state in II
Union. Had the office of the Unite
States District Attorney been in IL
hands of anyone except man of wi
dom. tact, and executive ability, thel
would have been endless trouble
Connecticut. speak by the boz
when 1 say that 1t is due more to
efforts than to any other one man
the state that the activities of Il
representatives of the Department
Justice. the War Department, and Il
Navy Department in this state, ha'
been brought into intimate conta
end placed upon a working basis
effect be cooperation. When yc
read of the dynamiting of plants di
turbances by alien enemies, activiti
of spies, sabotage and anti-Americ;
agitation, you have to read of thel
thank God. in states other than Co
necucut.I say to you that If Thorn
]. Spellacy is elected governor
Connecticut the choice will not on
be a worthy one, but you will ha
selected the best qualified man +
the position that this war situat
has produced.
National Situation.
Let US now, for a moment, co
slider the larger aspects of this ele
ton. President Wilson has franz
told the people of America that
the Work WHICH mas Deth emu uoLSu
him. and which under tho Constit
tion 1t is his duty to perform, he
quires the support Of a sympathe
Congress in which his own politi
party shall be in a majority.
owed it to himself and to Ameri
and ne owed 1t to the great wo
CAUSE which he is leading, to ma