The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-22
BOTH SIDES IN STAMFORD FULL
 OF CONFIDENCE E
G. O. P. Factions to Present Gases at New Haven
 / Tomorrow.
Special to The Tarnes.)


 Stratford March 22.---On the eve of the big political battle which to to take place at New Haven tomorrow even ing when the two factions of the Sdatford Republican party win have delegates present supported by sev- eral witnesses who will testify before the credentials committee, claiming seat for their faction at the conven. ton, both sides are confident of vic I tory. According to recent reports at
 the present time the members of the | Morehouse-LoveH delegation have a l big shade the best of the fight for rec | ognition because they were the party l in control before that memorable eau GUS and the credentials which were 1 received by the party was delivered to this faction which they have filled out
 and returned to headquarters with the
 names of their delegates thereon. i However, the Republican club candi- dates have not been forgotten and their names are also in the hands of the proper committee. The Re- l publican club candidates will. how ever, be the contesting delegation and will be supported by at least 25 of the
 we'll known voters of the town who l will be ready to testify if necessary regarding the unfairness of the Strat- ford caucus. On the other hand the ] Moreh house-Loveu delegates will also have their supporters who it is eX-
 peeted will be prepared to combat the
 evidence of the other side when the
 case comes before the credentials
 committee who are the final law upon i the question.
 Edward Birge, chairman of the Re publican club, stated last evening
 when asked for his opinion on the
 matter at this time that he believed in oaucuses and conventions being conducted on the level and that he also believed the members of the ere
 dentia1s committee of the State com
 mittee were honest men and would seat the Repubhca- clubs delegates
 after hearing the evidence.
 ; Chairman Harold ~ Lowell of the opposition has stated that the local caucus was conducted according to i law and that there was no cause for any question about his factions dele
 gates not being seated.
 In the death of Edward H. Church. hill, who died at his home on Long brook avenue last Friday Stratford. loses one of it's old and highly re- spected citizens. MT. Churchill, who
 had lived in Stratford for more than
 30 years was a Civil War veteran hay
 ing served in Go. B, 18th Connecticut
 Volunteers, being a first sergeant He was a member of Elias Howe Post, G. A. R., of Bridgeport and of the Masonic order. He was 75 years of age and has been in i'll health for several years. Besides his widow he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bert Chapman of Hartford and two grand children, Warren A. and Webster c. Chapman. Funeral services were held from his late home this morning at 10 o'clock the Rev. Andrew F. Chamberlain, pastor of the Stratford M. E. church officiating. Interment took place at Hartford, where the G. A. K. funeral services were con- ducted.
 Jessie May Ratigan, the eight months old daughter of Mrs. Reta Ratigan of T Sachs street, died at the Bridgeport hospital yesterday morn. ] ing after a short illness. Funeral ser vices will be held from the home of her s parents Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, { the Rev. Dr. Beard officiating at the home and at Lakeview cemetery, s Bridgeport, where the burial will take s place.
 At the meeting of OAenuck tribe which ! will be held in the wigwam on Church s street this evening the Chiefs degree s will be conferred on a class of 30 can a didates. Matters pertaining to the s coming trading post of the tribe and 3 the building association will be dis cussed. A full attendance is desired. s Three games of pool and two of s billiards were played in the Cupheag club tournament Saturday evening q resulting in one exciting game of pool between W. Goddard and Ray a mond Beardsley. The other games were mostly one-sided throughout 2 especially so in the game of pool be- 2 tween James Lally and Robert B. Atherton, the latter, who was not ir | form for his opponent who defeated ! him by the score of 100 to 2S. The , other games resulted as follows s Billiards, F. L. Curtis won from Wade S Cooke 100 to 62. Roswell Bliss de- 3 feated William H. St. John 100 to 60. Pool W. W. Hubbell defeated w. S | Cooke 100 to 80, and W. Goddard won ' from Raymond Beards1ey by the close S score of 100 to 93. The standing of a the players and their scores to date follows:
 Billiards Won Lest Pts.