The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

tlcal battles of the district.
 MT. Vincents speech was supple mented by brief, but sharp analysis of the financial condition of the city, from the lips of Alderman John Cor nell. who understands as well as any other man in Bridgeport the tricky and costly methods by which the ad- ninistration politicians have squan- dered the public funds.
 One of the features of the occasion was the address of Francis P. Dunni- gan, Democratic. Fusion and Labor candidate for city clerk, who, speak ing from the standpoint of a father of young children. asked the citizens to think of the deficiency in school accommodations. He told of the 5000 children who are on half time, and of the younger children, who will not be admitted at all, because of the . lack of them. There will be millions to spend, he said. for automobiles and garages, for Warrenite and other comparatively unimportant improve ments, but from all those millions not even the little was taken which would provide the children with ade- quate scho ooling.
 MT. Lynch, candidate for town clerk, spoke briefly.
 William w. Bent, one of the best known members of the Fifth District Democracy, was chairman of the meeting. There was a. parade before the meeting, headed by the Locomo- bile band. The turnout was really magnifcently satisfa ctory to MT. Vim cent and his fellow candidates. Many listeners came in automobiles, and the wood park was quite surrounded with cars. in which sat attentive list eners.
 MT. Vincent spoke for 1 5 minutes, and said in part:
 ''If I am elected mayor of Bridge : port. my first act shall be to select five men to help me in the admins tratton of city affairs. I believe a community or city should be run on the same lines as a bank or a man. ufacturing concern.
 "With that end in view I shall se- lect manufacturer, banker, man representing labor, a business man and a merchant to help me put the city affairs on a business basis.
 Our first duty will be to put the city affairs in such condition that the municipal dollar, now worth about 32 cents, will be worth 100 cents.''
 "As the present system of govern ment in Bridgeport has failed tc measure up to the standard of any progressive business concern, so 1t is with the system of taxation.
 'Under the old system we had five appraisers who said what a mans property should be listed at Now we have one man who says how much it shall be taxed for. This we propose to change.
 "If a man bought piece of prop, erty and planned to build a house or 1t, he would not give the contrac to the first builder whom he happen, ed to meet.
 "He would have four or five mer bid on it, and give the contract tc the lowest responsible bidder. Sc with a bank, when 1t goes to Ient money. It does not take the opin ion of one man on an investment; i calls in two or three. That is tht way city should be run to be ru1 successfully.
 The Grand street bridge contrac was let to a, construction company which the administration must have considered all right, else 1t would no have allowed work on the bridge tt begin. The bridge was to have beer built for S2oO OG0. It has already cos in the neighborhood of $500, ,0OO ana with a judgment pending for s150, ,0C' more the end is not yet in sight. Th' Grand street bridge Is an illustration of the reason why the municipal dol lar of Bridgeport Is not worth a. much as the business dollar.''
 Telling of the plans he has in ninS if elected mayor, Vincent said one O he first things he will endeavor to dt will be to give the city more schools The people of Bridgeport have paic sufficient money to have schooL enough to care for every child in th' city" he said, but right now a thou sand young people at the High schoo alone are compelled to attend hal sessions.
 For Free School Books
 Free books should be provided b! the city The said, that the child O the poor man will have as mucl chance as the child of the rich man.
 He concluded by saying that i elected he pledges himself to give tht city truly business administration
 Cost Is What Counts.
 '"The test of the success or failur. of an administration is not how. ma n !