Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
New LOndOn's Ferry Trouble Self Made

It is matter worthy the consideration of the Chamber of Commerce The re- sumption of The Telegraph would be the best bit of news in many a Hay. It is/ of more real benefit to the town than the average manufacturing industry, and
 ought to receive public encouragement and support There is actual need for
 the morning newspaper. The people
 want the news, all the news, and while
 it is news, and the morning newspaper
 that furnished it is entitled to encourage
 ment and substantial support.
 There were nc contests in the caueus-
 es of democracy, and in some of the
 wards there were barely democrats
 enough to fill the delegation to the town
 convention, there to nominate delegates
 to the several conventions to be held in
 the near future. There wal. evident lack
 of leadership at that particular nomina-
 tion time which is interpreted to mean
 that the faction in the saddle had no
 mules to drive. It so happened, however,
 that in each ward the predominant factor
 held the driving rein, yet showed a spir-
 it of magnanimity in splitting up the del
 egeates, but holding to the majority. The
 town convention that followed the cau-
 GUS was no cut-and-dried affair. Each
 ward was represented on the committee
 to e3mit lists of names for delegates to
 the state, the congressional, the sena-
 torial and probate conventions. The
 committee had no prepared lists handed
 in for consideration, or anything of that
 kind, but the selection was left entirely
 with the committee.
 That nominating committee delibe-at-
 ed for an hour and then presented lists of delegates that were approved without
 opposition by the convention. No lists
 like these were ever before handed in to
 a political convention in New London, re- publican or democrat. On each declara- tion were representatives of both factions of the party, and the names of women as delegates was the surprising climax. The convention swallowed the nominations bob hook line and sinker. All of the delegates were selected without their prior knowledge or consent, and as a result there are already several declina- tions to serve. With real leadership, there would have been no such conglorrlo- ration of delegates and every delegate nomina ted would stick to the ship, sink, | swim or drown. Just why ist his lack of | leadership not apparent to the uniniti- ated? Perhaps it is well that is is so, William c, Fox is the only democrat seeking the senatorial nomination and therefore it would be safe for him to contract for the big feed usually giv- en to delegates by the candidate direct ly after the nominating caucus adjourns. | Mfr. Fox was elected senator two years ago and prior to the session of 1919, was a representative in the 1917 session. This merely indicates that he has had some experience in the political game, and has been playing it ever since the 1919 l adjournment and will not let up until l the ballots are counted on election daq. If GrotOn man is nominated to op- pose Fox that man will probably be 1 'Conny" Costello. He is a resident of | Groton but a regular New London boom CT, but it a question as to just where he stands on the ferry question. It can be | put down as fact, however, that he will | be on the right side, as the right side | looks to him. It will require all the political slyness of this particular fox I to catch ',C0nny" off the political roost, | if he is nominated. Since Costello came | to his employment in New London he. has l not mixed up in local politics, but has been busy building up his popularity as president of the Rotary club, director of the Chamber of Commerce and fore most in all the recent community war
 work. Over Mystic way, his hailing | port, he was once one of the most active politicians and he knows just as we'll how | the game works as he does the workings | of a watch, and he is expert in the watch
 working line That's his business.