Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

As for the champion orator of the occasion, Senator Watson, who had been duly advertised. in the official advertising of the dinner, he took one look at all those women sitting there. His countenance suffused. He didn't make his attack on the League of na- tions.
 "I don't know anything about the covenant of the league of nations"
 ''I guess they know we're going to vote" whispered a woman.
 With woman's intuition, saw the truth. Walloping the league of na- tions, isn't going to be as popular as it used to be, before the women were heard from.
 There was one other interesting de- velopment- MT. King has discovered, or says he has, that President Wilson is an international socialist. He took the diners into his confidence on this point. The announcement created no enthusiasm.
 The first came from Mir King and was as follows: ''I have been max ing a silent determination to give up politics, b1-t I guess I just can't" It was part of the introductory remarks of hie address, and he concluded by saying: "I g1ess I'll have to stay in politics. This, spoken publicly to over 2,C0O members Of the G. O. P, definitely settles the question of whether or not the King so called by Mayor Clifford B. Wilson last night-h2d fallen or abdicated.
 Then came Walter B. Lashar, and he told the rank and file, of the Re publfcans present that their leaders had practically tricked him into com ing to a G. O. P. rally And fa1 along, with MT. Hays and MT. King and Senator Watson. and then brought me here and fed me again. they thought I would fall and become a Republican-but as a Democrat, etc" It was an explanation that should satisfy the minds of doubtinS Demo- crats and hopeful Republicans.
 Senator Watson sharply attacked Mir Wilson charging him with wanton waste, hypocracy, n1ismanagement of funds and incompetence, declaring he not @nly failed to prepare for war, but failed to prepare for peace.
 As stated yesterday, the upstate G. O. p. leaders were absent, those sitting at the guests table being as follows:
 George w. Duryea, Conrad G. Mol Ter, G. F. Clark, s. Ford Seeley' Frederic A. Bartlett, Albert J. Mer- ritt, Alex. L. Delaney, George T. Sherwood, Eli Walcinian, Harry Sherwood, Arthur E. Bowers, Will liam H. Heald. Edw. W. Kneen, Ivan L. Morehouse, John B. Wales. Rob- er-t Sinclair, Charles c. Lacey. H. R. Pa-rott. Walter B. Lashar, Schuyler Merritt, Will H. Hays, Clifford B. Wilson, John T. King. James E' Watson, Frederick w. All An, Harry F. Mackenzie. H. P. Bissell, David P. Wright. Samuel A. Davis, Ed mund E. Grove, Henry E. Baldwin Edward A. Finney, R. P, Freeman Daniel M. Cronin, Jonathan E. Bliss George W. Sanford. Frank B Haynes. Allen H. Newton, Samuel J Carroll, James w. Knox, c. D. Al ton. Jr., Richard V. Blake, Fred J Bless. Jacob Leipzeger, Watson l. Phillips, John H. Hill, w. M. Key holds, Irwin c. Atchinson, Samuel J Watkins, Melvin c. Carter, E. B. Gro foot, Stephen K. Hoyt.
 John T. King in his address boldly declared $2OO,0O put into an ice plant in this city would only supply one-tenth of the community and that the city could not build an ice plant that would adequately take care ot fhe people for less than $2,000,0O0.
 MT. King said the proposition of a municipal ice plant was first placed before the people of Bridgeport be- cause the McNeils, then owners oi thet Post and Telegram and in the coal business, had a dispute with Harry w. Walker, president ano treasurer of the Naugatuck Valley Ic' Company, and claimed that the Nc Neils because they were unable tt make certain agreements witf Walker regarding coal contracts tolc walker that an agitation fora munic tnal ice plant would be started through inc papers
 Following the dinner Mayor Cllf ford B. Wilson as toastmaster started the speakers on their merry way first reading a letter of regret ron Lieut. Col Theodore Roosevelt, Jr-