The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
REPUBLICANS
 HOLD THREE MORECAUCUSES

Three more Republican caucuses were held last night in the Third. Fourth, and Eighth districts, pract- calIy all of the factions of the party being brought into play. Gossip about factionaI strength is heard daily now in party circles. but it is too early yet for any estimate of strength to De accurate. With the Republican Voters Organization of Bridgeport both op- posed to Clifford B. Wilson for re- nomination, and "fThe Old Repub bican Party" not having come out dehn1tely for him. many people are assunl1ns oi,ne that the Mayor has not got a chdlce in the coming election
 OutwardIy, at least, the mayor is not worrying much It must not De overlooked that even if he does not re- ceive the endorsement of his parry he is bound to be a big factor at the polls in November. and, in fact, at the primaries. The Mayor mas what may be called a personal. rather tLan ~ a machine organization; III ".iiei words he has an army or pGDuc SET wants who hold appointments uhoer him who will almost undoubtedly 1oi- low his lead at election time- Couit- ing the police and fire departments. inc welfare building and the charlty deDartment the department or pup lie works and the street cleaning oe- Dartment as well as a great many teachers whose cause he has cham
 
 close to 1 300 men and women Who will almost surely support him. Each of these persons is bound 10 haVe number of friends and relatiVes tLae IIie he can influence, so that among 'hIS group alone Wilson wends enougn mower to make him dangerous to any other candidate
 Tn the Third district the caucus held last night was under the ausplces of the Republican Voters League A onf erected at fSA11bSiu avenue and Ellsworth street, unoer which Guy Miller, manager oL CnS : campaign for the League. aoor esoseu inc meeting on the general aims oA a ti,e orsanziation and where the young <, was later done. Harold R. Woods was named for alderman ana the oeIs- gates chosen were Swan Svenson' MTs- Evvlen A Sprague, and Seward B. Price
 Tn the Fourth district the choice for alderman was Frank F. OCon- nor and for convention oefegates William Chew, Thomas C. Carroll ana Mrs. Grace Richardson The meet ing was held in the home Of MT Chew. Several days ago a ticket was named at his home, but there WeIe only about twenty men present at ls Sne held last night For the second meeting 50 people were on hand
 While the deliberations were going on in MT Chew's house. a neetlLlS !-4 :, 
 district Republican club al ColoTauo " avenue and State street. called py Oistrict Leader John J. Lyons II was decided to hold open meeting next Friday and it is likely that caucus will be held at the same h,ter nt
 Although it was stated by MT. Chew that the delegates nalneu a his meeting are all unpIeoseo, l. -s understood that they are supporters of the administration It IS tuEtIe. t. believed that when the entire uIsi fS t meeting is called the candidacy o' Oa,onnor will be endorsed .
 Inter-party strife was eV1oeht IL +ba ca1,cus held in the Eighth ols- trict at which anti-adm1n!str II o4 men bolted the meeting cia1n1hg tna i+ had been called only for the udIts t action of business ana nor 1Ot nurpose of naming a slate blstIlS -o, IeaSer John H. O'Connen was aWao in Tsrtford at the time of the satn ari1p and announced on his reIuTi late last night that the caucus olo np nc lave his sanction and that one cali cd hv him will be held tonight mos named last night were 1noIhas ,Sar Iar Corrnick (renon1iIiated) TOT Ta1 man and Earl c. Martin. Mrs L MsL ory c. Lynch and George Sei'sah' A' delegates .. .1,t stated that another meeting would D held fin the near future ana Josep T,unkoskf named to oppose the can can didacv of Mccormick. Some oppo sit{on was voiced to the latter las night on the grounds that he was no a resfd ent of the Eighth disfrics-
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