The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-06

the Third District delegation, was chosen permanent chairman of the aligns with the Republican Voters League, and this was regarded by some as a peace offering to the ton of strength. showing that the League had a majority of the caucus.
 Delegates representing the League expressed themselves with force about the state of the city, and declared it as their invincible purpose to be sure that the mayoraI nomination and the management of taxation shall come sons who can be depended to work with but the well being of the city and the interests of the people ins mind.
 This attitude was not entirely rel ished by delegates who were willing enough to throw Mayor Wilson over board, but unwilling to let the may oral nomination pass out Of machine hands, and this morning while the machine element was still very an- ghy, there was an attempt to revive interest in Mayor Wilson.
 Lets nominate him anyway" was the attitude of this group. Or What's the use of nominating a chap who won't look out for your job when he's picked ?''
 The machine principle is scot tened. but is far from dead.
 Leaders of the League were quite confident this morning that an agree ment will be reached upon a satisfac- tory candidate, but organization lead- CTS sometimes expressed the gloomy opinion that "the best we can do is name somebody not Cliff, who will be satisfactory to John."
 Though the Organization is out with Mayor Wilson, it still calls him Cliff in the tender phrase of other and happier days. And John" is another happy cognomen of yore which means John T. King-'the power behind the power''-against which is charged the long list of financial and other woes, which have brought about rebellion in the Republican party.
 John was in the city. looking over an old litigation, but stoutly repudia- ting any political interest in Bridge port, and stoutly refusing to reporters permission to quote him upon local political matters.
 The external John doesn't care. He has cast off Bridgeport and Mayor Wilson and Arthur Connor, and Bridgeport contracts and the devil and all his works. But the inward John, who isn't seen and who doesn't talk for publication, is suspected of other views.
 There ar ethree Johns. The one the public sees the one John prefers to be and the John of politics
 This last is the John whose shadow hovers over the Republican conVen- t1on in Bridgeport; the John against whom political f1edg1ings are warneds by their preceptors: the John whoses deeds in the past have precipitated all this fighting, this confusion and this unharmony in the ranks of the Republican party.
 Not until the convention tomorrow night shall we see what we shall see, nor know whether the versatility Of this remarkable politician can again bring costly confusion to the gather ed cohorts of good government and better finance.
 Some say John will be there. and some say he wont. At least he's in town and he carries a. key to the players, gate for the Worlds Series.
 Does the chorus say. That's enough for one man. Let John have his key but let Bridgeport have it's mayor"
 They claim this morning that the swing IS back towards the mayor. Ar thur Connor is mentioned. He might receive the support of King, or he might back Wilson.
 The Republican town committee met in the Algonquin club. It was gloomy meeting.
 That the mayor is still in the fight is an undoubted fact, although he maintains his silence and smilingly refuses to say a word.
 One rumor about the return or King. which is purely in the field or runor, is to the effect that the former leader will appear in the Republican convention tomorrow night ana ad-- dress it.