Republican farmer., 1920-08-06
Democratic Party the Party of the Murphys, the Brennans,th Tag garts, Senator Brande- gee Says - Stoeckel :. Talks of the Cover nOrship and of the Bridgeport Jitneys- Bloody Shirt, SeditiOn and Other Lovely Things Waived At the Democrats.
(By a Staff Writer.)


 Danbury, Aug. 5-It was a jolly Merritt dinner at the Danbury Fair ! Grounds yesterday afternoon and ex- cepting those few whose self-imposed duty 1t seems to be to guide the flock : and select the leaders who will guide the Republican party to the slaughter | at the polls next November, everybody had good time.
 Not even the fine singing of the Alpha Glee club, which rendered a , number of popular and patriotic lse- . lections nor the martial music pro- vided by the Danbury band nor the reading by Congressman Merritt of his speech, nor the waving of the bloody shirt by Congressman Merritt or the characterization of the Demo- cratic party as the party of the Mur- phys, Brennans and Taggarts by Sen ator Brandagee, nor the witty speech of Miss Helen B. Boswell of New : York, nor the Stentorian voice of Congressman Chandler caused the warm sunlit air in front of the grand stand to move rapidly over the heads fof the audience and seek quiet on the grassy lawn beyond could quite re- move the gloom that had settled on the countenances of the leaders when they discovered that it was impossi- ble to get the brethren from the va | rious sections of the state to even ' tentatively agree on candidates for the state ticket
 While the. affair was ostensibly a Fairfield county affair it was remark sed by those present that Fairfield county was not much in evidence dur ting the speeches nor at the meeting of the state committee.
 Neither John T. King, leader ot Fairfield county, nor Col. Isaac Ull- fman, leader of New Haven county tgraced the occasion by their presence Friends of both of the leaders in- iformed anxious inquirers that they twere taking their vacations John T kis at Moose Head Lake. Maine, and Col U1man is also sojourning in thai section of the country. Friends said ith3t there was nothing significant in both of these leaders taking the va cation at the time of the state com mittee meeting and denied that they had joined forces to down the Rora- back crowd from up state.
 Inquiry as to the probable candi- date for the gubernatoriaA nomination were not productive of satisfactory results the person inquired o1 would usually counter with what dc you think of Walsh or Templeton ol Wilson or Brooks or Stoeckel or any other number of banker, business man politicians of note or otherwise throughout the state who would likt Barkis, like to have the anxious anc listening multitude understand tha they are willing.
 It looked as though the upstat, leaders were at the present time us ing the candidacy of James F. walsl
 
 eventually selected as it is getting t. be apparent that Walsh cannot b. nominated with the opposition of tn King forces in Fairfield who are join ing hands with the Ullman forces O New Haven in pushing Senator Tenn pleton for the nomination.
 Senator Templeton's friends sai that the Walsh boom was at a Stan still and that Templeton would b nominated over the opposition O iRoraback and his friends if the did not see the light and swing thei support to Tempieton in time. Tn Rora>sck henchmen kept repeatin the refrain all day There's nothin to it but Walsh.' But when the discussed the matter a little furthe they would suggest that John Brook of Torrington was a good man, banker and had lots of money.
 But underneath all the booms wa the sentiment that Motor Vehic] sCommissioner Robbins B. Stoecke would make a fine run and to an i'm partial observer it would appear ths Commissioner Stoecke1 is the actus bona-fide choice of the Rorabac crowd and that the other men the mention are simply covers until tn NTempleton onslaught can be sized up.
 Commissioner Stoeckel, when ques ton by the Times man as to hi chances said, Well, now, I told tn boys that I would do anything the thought best and if they wanted m to run I would do it. But yo know I am very busy now"
 ''I think the Times Is not fair wit me on the jitney matter in Bridge port said Commissioner Stoecke ''The Times editorial in reference my enforcement of the overcrowdin of 1ftneys is not fair. I am simpl enforcing the law in reference to Mo tor Vehicles. I have nothing to C with the enforcement of the law reference to the overcrowding of tro ley cars. That is the duty of tt Public Utilities Commissioners. Wh if did not enforce the law and the, was an accident and people were il 5urcd they could not recover damag 2, because the insurance policies conta. a clause that they are not liable f. injuries caused by a violation of tl
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