The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-08
DO NOT WANT
 CAUCUS HELD
 IN AFTERNOON
Consider This Action Most Unfair to Working
 Men,
Especial to The Tines.)


 columns of one of the local papers that the annual Republican caucus will be held on Thursday afsD aoon of this week at o'clock. According to many of the voters who are express ing their sentiments freely this act on the part of the members of the Re publican Town Committee has cre- ated one of the worst breaks in the Republican party of the town that has ever been known in Stratford politics and will undoubtedly result in a complete change in the political sit uation in town. One well known voter in expressing his opinion regarding the holding of the caucus in the after noon stated that it showed a weak ness on the part of the faction now in control and it was very evident that they knew their weakness when they resorted to this about the last straw in their political career. The act, con- tinued the voter, will be responsible for many of the voters of the town losing their vote which they have a1- ways enjoyed heretofore, or losing a half days pay by being absent from their work which is considered most unfair to the working men of the town who are in very large major ity and who are in a measure respon- sible for the fourishfng condition of the community. Perhaps, said the voter, the ones in control who live in the centre do not consider the work ing man as competent to legislate as themselves at a caucus but according to the statutes it is yet their privilege and they will undoubtedly exercise it by being present, no matter what hour of the day or night the caucus is held, even though they have to sac- rif1ce half days pay to do it. The responsibility for the calling of the caucus in the afternoon seems to be up to the members of the town com m1ttee as a whole and not the chair man, as some are reporting, because in an interview with MT. Lowell Sat. urday he told the local correspondent that he did not favor the afternoon meeting and was heartily in favor of having the caucus held in the even. ing so that all who wished could be present without interfering with their | business and without loss to them l selves. MT. Lowell also stated that at l the meeting of his committee which | was held in the town clerks office 1 Saturday evening he should oppose | the caucus being held in the after noon, but according to notice which was posted on the town post Satur- | day evening following this meeting ! MT. LovelfS desires were not adhered l to as the notice calls for the meeting 1 to be held at o'clock. Supporting his statements regarding having the | meeting held in the evening MT To- we'll showed the local correspondent a copy of the original warning for the | meeting which called for it's being 1 held at 7:45 p. m.
 The deepest of sorrow is felt by the large circle of friends of Herbert W. Doolttle, who died at his home on King street early Saturday morning after short illness of pneumonia. MT. Doolittle, who was Forn in Bridge bort, had resided in Stratford since he was five years of age. He attended the public schools of Stratford and was graduate of the local high tschool. For a number of years he was a floor walker at the Rowland Dry
 Goods Company in Bridgeport, later
 accepting similar position with the ID. M. Read Co.,, which position he held
 until he accepted a position as assist
 ant superintendent of the American
 Brass Company's Stratford plant whict
 position he held at the time of his
 death. Fraternaly he was a member of St Johns lodge of Masons, beins
 past master, and a member of Jeru.
 salem chapter No. 13, R. A M, O. Bridgeport He was also a member and past sachem of Okenuck tribe O. Red Men, in which organization h.
 had veen very active, having been
 charter member and at one time wa! honored by the Great Council by be
 ing appointed a deputy great sachen
 of Aclzenash tripe of Milford. He wa a past chief haymaker of the Strat ford Haymakers' association. Whel Co. L was being organized during tn war MT. Doo1ittle was the first Strat ford man to affix his signature to al r enlistment paper and continued hi
 membership in the company until hi
 death He was an active member o
 Azalia chapter, Order of the Easter
 Star, being a past matron of that or ,, ganization. He had been a lifelon member of Christ church, having als been very active in church work an U :, | was one of the vestrynen of tn 7 church. Politically he was a. Democra = and for a number of years served tn , town as one of it's registrars of voter. U The funeral services which will b s conducted fby the Masonic fraternit F will be held from his late home Il
 King street, tomorrow afternoon
 80. The Rev. c. c. Kennedy, rectc
 of Christ church, will also officiate
 the services. He will be buried { -- Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridgepor st where a squad from Co. L in con ia mand of Corporal s. S. CoEborne wi d fire three vol1eys over the grave. H le is survived by besides his widow or
 son, Ronald DooIittle.
 In the death of Miss Ester Bon
 daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edwal le Bond of Johnson. avenue, Stratfo: Is loses one of it's best known you1 l. residents. Miss Bond had been n only a short time with pneumoni
 She was a member of Azalia Chapte 1- No. 3, of Stratford, and of the Stra or ford Methodist church. Besides h IL parents she is survived by two brot
 CTS, Charles and Vernon Bond, bo
 of Stratford. The funeral servic j. will be held from her late home, 2
 Johnson avenue, Wednesday afte J. noon, at 2:30 o'clock and Rev. A. d. Chamberlain, pastor of the Stratfo I'd Methodist church, will conduct t CT services at the house and at Uni K cemetery, where the burial will ta ed place.
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 as Stratford has not as yet recover 111 Cso+