Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
DEMOCRATIC TICKET IS NOMINATED

The dove of peace hovered over the democratic caucus at the Town Hall on Monday evening when fully 200 staunch supporters of the democracy assembled to name their ticket for the city cleo ton on the first Monday in June. Every thing was carried out according to sche- dule from the opening speech of Chair man Edward T. Burke to the motion of adjournment. Although report was cur rent on the streets early in the after noon that there might be a contest for the office of city tax collector nothing developed and Harold T. Robinson who was nominated on the republican ticket last week was also nominated on the democratic ticket, assuring Mr. Robin son of election
 The caucus was called to order by William H. Callahan chairman of the town committee and the caucus proceed ed to elect Edward T. Burke chairman and Jeremiah A. Desmond, clerk.
 Mir. Burke, before proceeding to the nomination delivered a lengthy address, extollng the qualities of the democratic party and pointing out what he claimed were the glaring mistakes of the oppo- sition Mir. Burke said in part
 Fellow Democrats this includes the ladies-it will not be amiss on the verge of election to say something to them The ladies will now realize what we men have been going through and to you I say bear in mind that there is such a thing as party af1iliation.' If you will read the writings of all the great men from Thomas Jefferson down you will find that they lay great em- phasis on the need of two political par +1,o ono party acting as a balance on the other.
 l. for one. was much amused over the speech of the one who presided over tho republican caucus. I cannot let pass the remarks of MT. Higgins. He said The present republican administration | is the best" Is it?
 I remember when I held a minor of- | fec years ago when J. J. Desmond was corporation counsel, (applause) and there | was never better administration. When l Charles Thayer was mayor of Norwich | this city was always on the map. The | gentleman that followed him made one of the best mayors the city ever had He was Tim Murphy. (Applause) Tim ! Murphy never let an opportunity pass where he could benefit the city. Many times when legislative matters came UT he would get a representative body an6 go to Hartford, paying all expenses and has never asked the city to reimburse him. But take 1t when the NiantiC bridge bill was up which would call fol New London county to spend SS0oOC not a man from Norwich attended tho hearing This was under a republican year. give credit where credit is due and the credit for cutting the SSo
 900 in half was due to Judge Barnes anC A. J. Bailey.
 In the closing days of the war Norwicl was brought before the whole state anC under the grand old man, J. J. Desmond
 (more applause) who conducted the af
 fairs of the city in such way that h. narrowly escap ped being reelected.
 Mr. Higgins said Law and order
 and decency has been attained" Whel | in heavens name has Norwich been any
 thing but a decent city. This speeci was startling news because when thinj
 has been attained it naturally Is under
 stood that there has been a struggle Now isn't that folly? He said "Yor
 know more about the gas and electri
 con1panv." But do you know any more
 Did you hear Mayor Lerou tell you any
 thing about the cost of gas and cleo
 tricitv? You did not. All the informa
 ton you got was given out by the demo
 cratic chairman of the commission Dan iel T. Shea. Mayor Lerou made lon
 speech but never told you why thing
 Were SO. Posh!
 . Another benefit claimed by MT. Hls
 rlna 's that the police pension fund i
 on sound basis Mayor Thayer starte the fund in his administration and tn
 fund was swelled by per cent. of tn
 li1uor licenses. but now there is no II , cense the police voted to put in pc
 cent. Of their wages. Astonishing! The highways was another thing MI Hfrrfns referred to. T. C. Murphy stoo ? Inn for the same thing several year ago. When NJ. c. Higgins was chairma of the public works committee weren the West Thames street and the Nort
 Main street pavements started? Wne l the department got through how did the ] stand?
 2 At this point Mir Burke read some fe
 ure= from the city treasrrer's reDor 7 which according to Mir Burke made 2 anrear that under MT. Fox as ktrec l commissioner there was an unexpende . balance of S576214 for the year 191E { goo but under Mr Fellows there was a Q overlraft of S1s.293.76 for the year 192' s 1a2l. MT P"r-e was very emphatic tn; { figures didn't %e, and asked where d r tho money go?
 e will you vote to retain party that
 expending vour money, asked MT, Burk i We were defeated i9st tal'. put we Nel
 not crushed. This Is a democratic cit
 and don't believe anything e,se. Now
 the time to rally (Anplause)
 Tho meeting then proceeded to tl - real business of the evening and J. f Desmond in speech in which he sa P he did not believe in the policy of sel f euloCv as referring to the caucus of Il r republicans. proceeded 10 ropinate il = first alderman He also referred to wh e he classed as ''hysterical appeals" s | papers to support the republican par i sa aying that such arguments should con - from the people who are not the ol ;acts of their lsudations. The future
 fraught with problems demanding soul Q huzine7s judgment and the people shou , be given chance to vote for capab