The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-05
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES.

| Pagan of Danbury, who declared that | ahe candidate had endeared Himself 1 in the hearts of women for his work for women suffrage. She said she felt | sure that if he was elected to Con- l gress he would work for better 1egis- 1 Iation for child welfare and for bet l ter labor laws.
 Harry T. Plat of Trumbu1l, candi- l date two years ago, seconded the l nomination, saying, 1T have no po1tt-
 tcal nominations to further at this
 time and I want this vote to be unani- l nous for his nomination. want
 every one here to get out and work l for his nomination.
 The question of nomination was | called for and a rising vote was | taken. A committee was appointed to bring the candidate before the con- vention. During the interim Archi- bald McNeil, Sr.. was brought before 1 the convention and introduced by Lawrence J. Gill as the father of the candidate. He was given three rous- ing cheers as was Mayor Fred At l water.
 The congressional committee named by the chairman comprises Paul Con- nery of Norwalk; Edmund c. Shelton of Monroe; Daniel J. Teevan of Shel- ton; D. Frank Stevens of Danbury;
 William L. Meaney of Greenwich, and
 Frank J. Brennan of Bridgeport. I Following MT. McNeiPs introduc-
 ton to the convention by Mayor At
 water, Miss Helen Howard Winton,
 deleRaL6s aSkeu MT. NlCkNG11 Where 1lS
 stood on the Soldiers Bonus and the
 Volstead act. The latter question was objected to, but on the Soldiers
 Bonus question MT. 1GcNeil said:
 time during the campaign in stating
 where stand upon every issue be-
 fore the people. I stand upon the Democratic platform as adopted by
 the Dem ocratto convention at Hart ford. Had I been a member of Con- gress during the past two years l would have voted for the compen- sation bill for the soldiers. am I would call on the millions owed to use by other governments to pay the compensation to deserving soldiers and if I am elected member oI to any foreign government until the soldiers have been cared for and paid.'
 nnept. MT. McNeil pointed out that President Harding was about to call 2. special session of Congress for the puupose of acting on the ship subsidy bill He declared that the President said he did not have money enough for the soldiers while in the same breath he was calling for large sums to be spent on the ship subsidy, his McNEIL-One-Hea & lead to come
 Accepting the nomination MT Me Neil said: 4.eoz
 Your cOmn11lCeo naS HolilleO
 of my nomination for Congress by this convention. May I first express
 my appreciation of this honor and
 my gratitude for the confidence you have reposed. in me by your actlon today. I realize fully the task con- fronting the nominee of this conven- ton. If the decision at the polls was left to the electorate of the cities or the candidates would meet on equal terms however, the electors of the small towns of Connecticut are equal ly good citizens and as loyal Amerl- cans as can be found anywhere In thls country and I propose to visit every town in this district in the nope that I may meet these citizens, discuss the Issues of the campaign with them ana assure them of my intentions if elected to interest myself in their needs Tn Congress just as vigorously as l would the needs of the electors in the larger communities.
 -,'I assume that it is proper and ex- pected of the nominee of this conven- ton at this time to outline briefly his platform and make known his posi- tion on some of the important ques- lions of this campaign.
 Let me say, therefore, I favor a reasonable tariff measure that would give fair protection to Connecticut in dustries, but I am absolutely opposed 1 to tariff bill framed and advocated | by the paid lawyers and | professional lobbyists of the wool trust, the sugar trust ana oIner SelHSn | capitahstic interests. The present tariff law has few friends and many apologists even among the Repubi- cans themselves. Most of the leading Republican newspapers of the coun- try have been outspoken in their de- of it's many iniQuitious schedules.
 Even Congressman Merritt him. self. in his recent speech of accept ance, apologized for the high duty on wool in this new tariff law and his explanation was that it was necessary to write in a high duty on wool in or wool Senators who would not vote for the measure as a whole otherwise. 1
 Places Blame on Senate.
 Our distinguished Congressman neglested to tell his constituency, however, that these rich and selfish Republican Senators were the 1ergest owners of sheep and cattle farms in he United States. and that they of dollars by the increased duty OH wool. Congressman Merritt also neg ected to enhghten his hearers to the .act that this schedule alone in the clothing will shortly advance approxi- nately 20 per cent, and that every nan, woman and child in this district md in this country will be obliged to ! pay just that much more for the clothing they purchase.
 According to recent estimate the Y Tordney- tariff law will in rease the cost of living $160 to every amily in this country and transfer our billions of dollars from the ockets of consumers to the pockets of 7 7 rofiteers :
 Sees Lower Wages. '
 ''The congressman from this dis r rict in his speech of acceptance told V is hearers to expect reductions. He IT yas too politics. however, to explain ' 0 them that these reductions were to r e in the nature of still further cuts 6 l wages. The working men and wo- f len of this district need no such Q -arning from Congressman Merritt as f 1wer wages came in vogue in 1920, n yer since the Republican party took ontro1 of the legislative and admin = ;trative branches of the government.
 ''The party of Harvey and Newberry re convincing us all that they favor
 policy that results in higher prices pr commodities and less money in . ages for the working people.
 T am convinced by the signs so al +l, &I