The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-16
STRATFCRD
Especial to The Times.)

Stratford, June 16-With the an- away there is at this early date con- iderable of a stir among. the local | politicians and from every indication the coming election in October will . | be without it's usual number of i political battles Ssuch as have in the | past advertised Stratford from coast | to coast. The leaders of both of the 1 existing factions are already at work 1 both in preparing their states and en- | deavoring to convince the silent voters l that their side spells efficiency. The l voters are apparently good listeners and are willing and ready to vote for the candidates who will make Strat- ford an up-to-date town without any unnecessary frills and thrills such as have happened in the past. The Morehouse-Lovell faction now under the leadership of George B. Chase
 fired their opening gun last Saturday
 evening at the dinner .civen by the
 Republican town committee. At this
 dinner Chairman George B. Chase ad-
 dressed the gathering with one of the
 most broad-minded political addresses
 ever heard in Stratford and according
 to the plans of MT. Chase unless the
 same miscarry Stratford will be a po- 1itical heaven. The other faction of the party with the sting of the late Republican town caucus still indelli- bly, stamped on their minds are not inclined to see things as MT. Chase does and will use every effort to de- feat the candidates receiving the sup port of the recognized Republican town committee. This fact is verified by reports coming from both head quarters which are to the effect that a complete ticket will be proposed by both factions at the primaries. Mayor Wellington who is serving his first term will be a candidate for re-elec- ton if his friends can influence him to run and Reinho1d Person, a mem
 Der of the Morehouse-Lovel1 organf- zation is slated to oppose the mayor. It is also reported that former Mayor
 James La11y who still has a big fol-
 lowing will also be a candidate. All
 three of the candidates will get a big vote if their names are placed on the
 primary ticket. It is expected that
 the real fight will be for the office of
 judge of probate and according to
 rumors now flying in all directions
 Judge Charles H. Wells who wrestled
 the office from Judge Charles H. Peck,
 who held the job for about 30 years,
 will be dropped from the ticket and
 
 named in his place. Every indica-
 ton now points to the fact that Judge Peck will make a special effort to come back to his own and his many friends are already booming his cam paign for the office.
 According to rumors the substitut- ing of Judge Curtis name on the ticket for Judge Wells will not cause any discord in the Morehouse-Lovel faction as Judge Wells wishes to re- tire from politics. All of the other offices will be contested for with the same spirit as the above, according to present runors and from now on un. ] til the fatal day, it is expected that /; politicians in Stratford, both the skilled and unskilled, will be up and doing unless Chairman Chase can bring about his great transformation | which is hoped will be accomplished
 but thought to be very improbable at this time Fire in the attic of the house of George A. Porter at Hards Corner and occupied by Henry Eaton and family, was the cause for the calling l out of the local apparatus yesterday morning about 3:3O. Spontaneous | combustion was given as the cause of l the fire which did damage to the ex- | tent or about S1uu.
 Martin Knapp, the we'll known 1 bivalve king, has made a wonderful 1 discovery of a place for the digging of the finest clans ever seen in these parts. The big discovery was made I some time last week, but the big | catch was made on Saturday when MT. Knapp was located at Boards 1 Corner in Devon with a large quan- I tity of the luscious sea food. MT. Knapp, who told his friends that he was going cIamming, Saturday, talk | ing many orders before he started, | headed towards Bridgeport and his 1 friends, who were anxious to learn 1 the treasured clamminG grounds, | followed when, much to their sur l prise, he had gone only a short dis tance when he turned back, getting l a little start of his followers who ar
 rived at Boards Corner shortly after MT. Knapp, only to find him waiting for car home with a huge catch of
 clans. Inquiries brought out the facts that MT. Knapp must have
 caught the clans some distance from
 the water as he was seen digging in
 the vicinity of the corner and had
 not left there since a1ighting from
 the Car. Scouting parties are out regularly looking for the richly
 stocked grounds
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