Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-03
ANNOUNCE JUDGE JOHN H. BARNES
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR MAYOR

she hoped the women would take the
vote as a solemn duty and prepare them
selves and help others to exercise it
Alright. Women are helping out the sit
uation and the men surely welcome any
sensible women who VIII put their
shoulders to the wheel and help.
Mrs. Mitchell spoke in praise of the
last Connecticut legislature, so largely
republican. which had passed some of
books among these being measures for
child welfare, with an appropriation of
100000 for the state nome for crippled
children.
she closed by reading a clever slxit on
politics written by Helen Rowland, wife
of Frederick K. Noyes Of New York,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Noyes Of
this city.
Some Republican History.
Miss Alice Phelps, of Hartford, fol-
lowed Mrs. Mitchell in a ten minute talk
that gave an informing sketch of the his
tory of the republican party and its
cardinal principles. Miss Phelps was an
entertaining speaker and used witty IL
Illustrations in the course OF her talk.
She pointed out that the essentials held
by the republican party at its formation
in 1859 were strong national govern
ment, opposition to slavery and tariff for
protection. Since the Civil war, Cleve-
land and Wilson have been the only dem
ocrats out of the fourteen presidents in
| that time. The first democratic tariff
| appeared under Cleveland but it was a
sectional tariff In his second admins
tration it appeared again and again was
i a sectional tariff which he refused to
| sign. It is a fact that the tariff pro-
| tects the American standard of living
Miss Phelps commended Mrs.
Mitehe1rs advice that women should
study the good points of their party
and teach other women. Under Wash
ington the republican party made this
country. Under Lincoln preserved 1t
and 1t will be under republican admin
Situations that It will be continued.
| Mayor Lerou Responds
Mayor Lerou was called upon by tn
| POSTMASTER, responding with words Q
praise for the republican town conmitte
| on the success of the get-together. Nor
Of the spirit of get-together is needed Il
| Norwich in business, in civics, and in so
| eia1 life. The mayor said there was glor
| enough to go round all the members 0
the administration and he acknowledge
| the loyal SUPPORT he had received from a
| departments and committees. He ha
| one thought in mind, he said to give tn
city business administration to do wha
| is best for all His policy had been 70
| permanent work on the roads and if thi
can be continued for another two years
| will then be possible to take up the wor
| Of the side streets. There had bee
much work to dc on this trunk lines be
cause of what had been left undone tn
two years before.
He thanked one and all for the supper
thar had been given him and predicted
republican victory in the city on June
Announces Judge Barnes Candidacy
Toastmaster Pettis called on Judg
Barnes, saying he had the pleasure of al
nouncing that the judge would be the re
publican candidate for mayor in the Jun
| election.
Judge Barnes RESPONDED briefly. expire.
sing his pleasure at hearing Miss PhelT
speak, and made some witty reference
to local events and expressed eonfdenC
in republican victory at the city ele'
ton.
An orchestra played during the dinnt
hour.