Republican farmer., 1920-04-02
BEDDING

Bedding. April Lone of the side flurries of the Repubncan state con vention at New Haven last week was furnished by the Bedding contingent with Attorney S. c. Shaw and Albert A. Gorham, the latter the new chair man of the Republican town com rnittee. as the central figures in the disturbance The trouble really began on Feb II, when the local caucus re- fused to elect MT. Shaw a delegate to the convention although as repre- sentative from this town to the last Legislature a long established custom of the party entitled him to the aP- nrintmant. Intent on becoming a member of the delegation despite the first rebuff, MT. Shaw turned up at New Haven with g. proxy from B. B.. Banks. one of the delegates named by the caucus. Those opposed to him had evidently prepared for such 8 contingency by means of caucus resolution authorizing the town com ni;ttee chairman to name alternates for each of the delegates elected, thus deprfving these delegates of the usual power of substitution. As alternate for MT. Banks, Chairman GorhaIn had named L. s. Warner, whose claims to recognition clashed with those advanced by Mir Shaw, when both came before the committee on credentials. Mir Warmers case was fortified by production of the eaaeus minutes showing the action taken in ! regard to aIternates and the commit tee decided unanimously in his favor. Then Mir. Shaw took an appeal to the convention, whose verdict was also against him.
 Subsequently at a. chance meeting in a hotel lobby MT. Shaw proceeded to haul MT Gorham over the coals, the substance of his denunciat1on De- ing that the latter had worked to secure his defeat by mean and unfair methods inspired by personal malice. Mr. Gorham demurred to the 1ndlct- Inent and in disproof asserted that he had presented his accusers name to the caucus no less than four times Thereupon MT. Shaw, with no reserva- tions whatsoeTAr, called MT. Gorham a liar.
 Upon the outfash of this odious designation the bystanders braced themselves for the task of curbing Mr Gorham, whom they expected to hurI himself on the enemy. The ten- sion soon relaxed, however, as MT Gorfa1n remained entirely calm. The group attracted by the conversational fireworks included a number of well known county politicians including MT. Mckenzie, political manager for Senator BisseM of Ridgefe1d, and w. P. Bailey of Bethel. member of the state committee for this Senatorla district. Neither of these and indeed none of the group showed a disposi- tion to side with MT. Shaw in the con- troversy.
 Since the episode there has been
 Ir,f tfn tIan in fuence it may have on the senatorial campaign next fall, it being under stood that Mir. Shaw would like to be his party's candidate in the 24th dis trict. His friends say that his anxiety to be a. deIeSate last week was mainly due to a desire to help in boosting the suffrage cause. In MT BisSelPs pas two successful campaigns for senator MT. Csorham is credited with deliver ing 10 him Redding's support in th' nominating conventions. Possibly Mir I3tssell aspires to again be the nom1 nee and perha ps MT. Bailey, also al ex-senator, cherishes like aspirations The writer has asked some of thos' who attended the local caucus of Feb II whether MT Gorham really dl( J1,ake four presentations of Mir. Shaw name. Their reply was they hefarC scnly one SuCn pIeGSeh iShAaOh "LIF1 uhAtA this was made in a manner more hl1el! to repel support than attract it.
 By taking much thought John Ma lone perceived new angles in the situ ation created by the government refusal to yield to his possession lsarrel of cider which he made am until prohibition came would unre sservedly have owned These angle with their promise of relief Wer made the subject of successive phon taiks-referTed to by MT Malone a pour parleys-wfth Enforcemen X gent St-e7nlau The cof4Oquies raj about as follows: Would not the gov ernrrent, having merely guessed tha the cider contained one-half per ceni or more of alcohol, give the defendan the benefit of the doubt and have chemical analysis made to poslt1Vef determine the point at issue? N ea4d MT. StrernIau Then would tn EoVexnu4ent accept the result of a suaRx1ss made by a competent chemis ax Mir Ma1One's expense? Yes, sai Gr. StreunIau. When the petitione learned on subsequent inquiry that a ersssIysis would cost him about S25 h dropped the idea and returned to tn attack with a rsw proposition Woui the government accept the duly cert fed opinion of MT. Ferry, the make and present custodian of the cider, 2 the elders alcoholic content? TT agent replied that such a certffcatIo Tro<TAd be considered. and might be aS cepted as decisive. Querrled on tf proposition, however, MT Ferry sai that he rather thought the cider w. witaEin the one-half per cent. limit C account of having been frozen, bl did not feel himself sufficiently an e pert to formally vouch for it's inn' cepee. All these hopes having bee blasted MT Malone did another tf1inl ing stunt and evolved another ide Why not resort t0 the tiIne-honor* expedient of a suit of replevin means of which a sheriff, provide with the necessary papers, wou seize and remove the cider makil it's final disposition a matter for u courts to decide. Further ref1ecti' caused also a dismissal of this proje because the expense would be hea7 and in litigation the governme e
 would be a, formidable opponent. the end of his resources by this dr
 MT. Malone yesterday decided
 phone MT. Ferry directions to SD
 out the cider to destruction and he