The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-20
6. Q. p. VICTORY
 PREDICTED BY SEN. CHALLENGER
County Commissioners and Guests Dine at Lehmann's After Busi- ness Meeting.

About fifty men, including the in vited guests of the County Commis- .sioners, went to Lehmann's Shore House yesterday after the meeting the County Court House.
 During the dinner a musical pro- gram was rendered through the me- dium of the new radio station which has been installed by Stephen Kish. manager of Lehmann's. The outfit installed by Kish is perhaps one of
 After the dinner Commissioner Frank Ballard introduced State Comptroller H. P. BisseH of Ridge field, who acted as toastmaster. Bis sell congratulated the commissioners on their splendid showing for the past year and then introduced several of the representatives and senators. who were called upon to talk. Among speak were: Frederick A. Bartlett, whom most of those present knew. having been with him in the Gen era1 Assembly, or having come in con- tact with him in public life.
 MT. Bartlett thanked the connais- sioners for remembering him, all ulated the men who have conducted the last assembly and asked that ev- eryone strive to make Fairfield County the best in the state.
 tor from the 23rd district spoke. the whiring of the political machinery could be heard With enthusiasm Senator Challenger predicted a. Re fall 'fThe insurgent Republicans have forgotten their differences. which were in evidence at the last local election. They will not forget that this coming election is national. We must send Mclean back to Wash tngton and we are going to re-elect the sheriff of this county" said MT. Challenger.
 Richard Howell. editor of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald, and a well known political writer, when called upon said that his business was to write politics and not to talk them. He admonished those present and said that the rule could apply in gen eraI to all public office holders who mans part in interviewing them. ''It Is not the newspaperman's business to always quote what you say, but rather to get information from you. You will find, undoubtedly many of you present have found, that the gen. eral run of newSpap apermen are good fellows They will never break a
 ''If they do, then they should never be given any information again. If, however, the public officials were a little more open with them it would be better for all concerned."
 In speaking of the political situa- ton he said that while he was con fident that the outcome this fall
 
 that those dissenting members of the party were looking for certain legis- lation from the next general assem- bly, and that there was something bigger than a mere dissention on the part of the revolting members of the party.
 That harmony would prevail in the ranks of the Republicans was evil denced when Frank Ballard said that the differences of the local Republi- cans could all be smoothed out Mir Ballard spoke hopefully for the out come of the fall election but did not agree with Senator Challenger's mo- ton that it was a certainty that the G. O. P. would strut over the line an easy victor.
 Sheriff Simeon Pease was also call ed upon to talk and his long term as n public official, representative, conHty commissioner and sheriff gave hiru ample ground to relate various instances which happened and were remembered by at least some present in each case. He said that the sink at the meeting yesterday was a good piece of business and that such q proposition had been talked of when he was commissioner, but never re- ceived the impetus to carry it to com pletIon.
 Others who were called upon and who thanked the commissioners for their bounty were Charles E, William son of Darien; So1on B. Wales of Monroe: Michael Connery, Democrat, from Bedding, who has weathered many political storms; Watson L. Phillips and John H. Hill of Shelton: Irwin C. Atchison of sherman. and Harry McKenzIe, state prohibition enforcement agent.