The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-09
CLUB EAV0RS
 JUDGE PECK
Okenuck Tribe Is to Cele- brate It's 14th
 Anniversary,
Especial to The Times.

Stratford, Aug. 9-Lauded to the skies by the members of the Stratford Republican club who voted unani- rmously to endorse his candidacy for tthe office of judge of probate for the district of Stratford. former Judge of Probate Charles H. Peck was ap- Eplaud loud and long as he endeavored to address the 300 members of the club who were present at the meeting l11eld in the Futile auditorium Satur- Iday evening when the slate of the club
 which will be presented to the voters lat the coming election was made up. The rooms of the club were far too ssnalI to hold the large gathering who
 were present for the selecting Of candidates and long before the last
 man had arrived members were
 standing in the outside entrance to the building clamoring for admission Ito the rooms all eager to take part
 in the nominating session. President Edward Birge in order to facilitate
 matters made arrangements whereby
 the meeting was held in the auditor Iium Of the building which was we'll filled with the voters.
 Following the usual routine of busi- mess a great surprise was given the older members of the organization when the clubs secretary William fHoward Wflcoxson read the names or n 28 voters of the town who made ap- .plication for membership m in the club. Each member who applied was elect
 ed to membership and finally when 'the last man had been elected a burst
 of applause which was deafentng at- tracted the attention of men promi-
 nent in local politics but who belong
 ito the other faction of the local Re- publican party and who were indulg-
 ling in a game of billiards in a nearby club. These men seemed, deeply in-
 terested in the doings of the meeting as they gathered around the windows facing the auditorium apparently
 anxious to get single tip from the
 camp of their opponents who con
 tinued with their meeting while the ievesdroppers received the advanced information of the coming town off, Icials. Enthusiasm was also keen when the name of Abraham Yelling ton was mentioned for the office of first selectman and although MT. Well lington was not present cries of
 speech, speech, was heard from all
 sections of the hall as he was made the unanimous choice of the club to succeed himself for Stratford's mayor. Second Slectman Everett B. Sniff1n and Hugh J. Hamilton were endorsed by the meeting as the running mates of Mayor Wellington.
 That the members of the club were determined that those whose names were presented to the meeting to hold public office should be presented to the voters was demonstrated in sev- seral cases when some tried to decline drumming for office.
 John Sfmmindinger, who was nom- Yinated for a member of the town school committee, owing to possibili- ties of being called out of town, tried Ito decline the nomination, but after la lengthy discussion in which it was epointed ont to MT. Simmindinger that he possessed the qualifications needed on the school board, he de- jcfded to make the run amidst a loud iburst of enthusiasm.
 Arthur Hale also declined the en- rTforsement of the club for town audi ftor, but was prevailed upon ito allow shiS name to be presented to the iVoters which he consented to after lsome discussion.
 Addresses following the nominations -of the various candidates were made and the enthusiastic meeting drew to "a. close with inspiring address by Edward H. BeerS, who stated that The had been connected with Strat- sford politics for the past 30 years ,and that during his time the meeting sof the Stratford Republican club held ,Saturday evening was the most en- thusiastic one he had ever attended. Not only this, said Mr. Beers, but lit is the first time in my experience lin Sra tford politics that a meeting flor the purpose of selecting candi- dates has ever been called where severy one has been invited to place lin nomination the names of any one sthey thought would make good off, soials. MT. Beers, who touched on sthe general political situation as he ,sees it in Sratford at the present time was loudly applauded at the yconclusfon of his remarks.
 The candidates, as endorsed by the rclub, are as follows: First selectman, -AbraIn Wellington; selectmen, Ever get R. Sniffin and Hugh J. Hamilton; kboard of finance, James B. Gregory, bJr., and William A. Stagg; assessor, Frederick W. Nettleton; auditors, Ar thur Hale and Paul Flynn; registrars of voters, James l.. Donahue and Ar thur H. King; tax collector, Asa L. lParketon; town treasurer, Walter $. fCurtis; board of relief, Melville J. tGoodwin town school committee, John Simmindtnger and Richard Stan ton; representa- lives, Edward S. Birge and Everet B. Sniffin; judge of probate, Charles H. Peck; conStableS, William E. Bassett, Anthony Eel lows, Peter Spada, Thank 1T. Rowe, tClarence F. Palmer, awrence Stevens and John Bodell; justices of the peace, Edward H. Beers, John Con- roy, John Kubec, John Smith, ouis lE. Peck, William Howard Wficoxsor and Gus Ruther; library board, E. r. Bullard and George w. Carey; dele. gates to state convention, Edward S. Birge, Edward H. Beers, Abram Wellington and Charles H. Peck; dele gates to congressional convention, Frank E.. Conine, Clarence E.. Palm Ter, James Sexton, Geo. Ashe; delegates to senatorial convention, Ollie Penney, lRicbard Stanton, Roland Axteu and James Donahue. Before and after the meeting which nominated the above candidates the usual Saturday evening entertainment was given in the club rooms refreshments being served with Everett B. Sniffen in