Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-16
Special to The Bulletin,

New London, Oct 15.-The traditional 1 Old Father Time must have felt an un- usual tuggidg of his old white forelock during the present week, and it Is reasofi- able to presume that He laid aside his scythe and hour glass and sat by the roadside and began to think. It's a bet of an old copper cent to the ol6-tifne three-cent piece that he has not yet re- moved his think cap. While there is no
 reason to, doubt the result of the presi- dential election, yet. it is a fact that no change of administration will come before
 next March. Stiff there has been ever
 since the nomination of Senator Harding for the presidency, pronounced candi.
 date for appointment as postmaster at New London, although the commission Of
 the present incumbent does not expire
 until near the tail end of the next admin
 istration Even the old saw of the early
 bird and the worm is not applicable in
 this case. It never is in the game of poli-
 tics.
 Thomas F. Dorsey has been assured,
 but just by whom the deponent knoweth not. that he would receive the postrnas-
 tership appointment. It is fair to pre- sume that the assurance came from some one high in tiie party, or the astute Mr. Dorsey would never have allowed the fe-
 
 honor of personal acquaintanceship with Senator Harding and many other big guns in the. political battery. He really was on intimate terms with the late Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Therefore the report created no real local surprise. Mir Dor- l sey has always been an earnest party worker and spent considerable of his time ] in advocacy of the best interests of the party. The only surprise was that he had received the assurance of appointment so early in the game.
 While the genial HTr. Dorsey was con l tent as to his political future, that con- l teptment was disturbed when the infor. 1 nation came to him that he was not the only pebble on the political beach, even 1 thus early in the season. His opponent was to be no less a parsonage than the l Hon. E. Frank Morgan, the presen1 4 mayor of the city, and whose term of of flee expires one year hence. It could r1oi ] be learned just where the mayor was tS l receive the influence that would land hin T in the office, unless through his old-tffri, Il chum, Congressman Freeman. Even chum
 sometimes part and old friendship il
 changed by circumstances.
 II Mir. Dorsey had hardly figured this re port to his satisfaction when along cam
 l still another report to the effect tha
 John M Mallon was slated for the piac
 and that he, and no other man. wouil ! have the real support of Congressmal Freeman Added to this report was small brief to the effect that Senate Brandegee would do nothing to block tb appointment of Morgan or Mallon or an, other M and that he was not against th postmastership being doled out to his ol friend Dorsey, the friend of every repuh lican politician of high degree. There yo are. gentle reader, you have the report just as they came to the humble news 3 man. Take out your pad and pencil an \ see if you can figure out the ultimate re { suit. It's a problem that cannot b ! solved at the present and probably nc for the next three years to come. Tn 5 views of Senator eBrandegee or Congress man Freeman were not obtainable. q There was no trouble in locating tr { democratic nominee for congress Thor1at < R. Murray known here and hereabou <, as Square Deal Murray" As he hs a made the bald statement that he is to I Ea the next congressman, and seems to % serious in the statement, the reports wet s4 revealed to him. Mir. Murray stragh l44 ened up, spread out his chest, lighted Ii a \ pipe, and seriously declared that he hs q made no prediction promises! He Il: q therefore not given any of the genti ss men named assurance of his support, al M he did not propose to. He volunteer, S the opinion, however, that he beliey 3 Senator Brandegee was inclined to flaw N Dorsey. He considered Mal1on to e Freemans first choice, as they had lol M played the political game from the sar N slant, and are intimate friends. Sul