The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-29
CAUCUS IS CALLED IN STAMFORD FOR
 6. Q. P. TONIGHT

The Peoples general committee has issued a self-exp1anatory bulletin, Topics for Thought No. 16. concern ing the Republican caucus tonight The bulletin:
 Had the politicians been far-sight- ed. they would have withdrawn their political influence when Council Manager government was adopted and would have confined their atten- tion to county and state politics, leav- ing town affairs to the people.
 "The politicians have followed a stupid course and have been self condemned by every move.
 ''Why should stratford be con- CounciI-Manager government there should be no political aspect to our town affairs. and political interfer- eEce is absolute evidence of a desire to disrupt the peoples government.
 What, then concerns Stratford in politics? Every community is obli- gated to assume it's part in maintain ing morally and financially the Coun- ty. the State and the National Gov ern1uent.
 What importance has the caucus. The Republican caucus being held in the Town Hall, at o'clock, Tuesday evening August 29th, is to accomplish the following:
 1. Elect a new Republican
 Town Committee which will be a
 representative of the Republican
 State Central Committee in Strat-
 ford and whose duty is to main
 tain working organization for
 State and National politics
 '2. Elect delegates to the Re-
 publican State Convention, which
 body nominates the Republican
 candfdates for all State offices.
 Elect delegates to the State
 Senatorial Convention, which
 hody selects the Republican can
 dicate for State Senator from this
 
 County Convention, which body
 nominates the Republican candi- {.
 date for High Sheriff of the
 ''5 Elect delegates to the
 Congressional Convention, which
 body nomlnates the Republican
 candidate for Representative in
 Congress from this district.
 The caucus is the entering wedge or your towns participation in the operation of your County. State and National Government.
 caucus results determine "hepher your town interests are in- trusted to competent persons or not"
 OH1clal notice. of the Republican caucus eau us mas been posted, designating August 29th, at D. m.
 Ihe peoples general committee has 1o-cperated with each district in se- lect1ng candidates for the Peoples Re publican slate at the caucus
 The personnel of the slate has been very carefully selected with the idea 1r mind of placing Republican men and women on the Town Committee and of sending Republican men and women to the several conventions Who will best serve the interests of the Republican party in state matters ana at the same time protecting the interests of the townspeopIe of Strat- ford against an attack on their new torIn of government by minority group. ''
 The Peoples slate will be distrib- uted to the people by the Various district committees. before the caucus meeting opens. Proper ballots will also be distributed
 The people must not be discouraged 1T they cannot get into the hall on ac- count of the crowd. If the vote is Ihy ballot those outside will vote also.
 Attorney John Smith will be the floor leader for the people at the eau GUS Charles (Shang) Wheeler will be the peoples choice for chairman of the caucus meeting.