The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-05
lnsur rger1cy
 A Move Of King He Says
Movement on Part of Certain Democrats Brings Statement from Town Chairman-Will Stay on Job Until Dis possessed.

Declaring that he would re. fuse to resign and turn over the reins of the Democratic party to double machine mem Town Chairman John A. Cor nell Jr., who returned Monday from a weeks vacation in Yer mont, plunged into local pOli- tics with vigOr.
 Plays DisgruntIed Ones.
 He flay1ed disgruntled Democrats who are attempting to cause d:ssen- sion and dis-union in the ranks of the party and who have declared their aVowen purpose as being the dethron- ing Of the present town chairman.
 "1 will never resign and turn over the reins of the party to any who are not men enough to come before the Town committee and have their grievances and faults aired" he said today, reviewing the so-called insur- a meeting was to be held tonight, pro- bably in the Twelfth district.
 'king Movement
 He attributes the movement to King men,. He indicated today that the sinister political hand of John T. King is beginning to be seen here now that King has re-entered the arena of politics. Certain newspapers also ccme under his accusation as foster ing the movement and making moun- tains Iout of mole hills
 We have met the enemy and they are ours" is the substance of Mir. CorneWs statement. Like the gallant Perry of old, he is ready, and said if they want a battle they will get it. The movement appears amusing to him, and he is not very much real Democrats and others who have the interests of the city at heart might know, he gave the following interview to The Times:
 Cornell Amused.
 Know nothing about the se-called insurgency movement, except that it is apparently Much Ado About Nothing.'
 "It is amusing to hear of removtng town chairman of the Democratic party. Two years ago I was begged to take that position. No one want ed the honor.
 Since that time. have had the pleasure of trying to restore the in good many of it's bills. Under or dfnary circumstances a job of this kind is not much sought after and l am inclined to believe that there is no one who really has the interests of the party at heart who is break ing any speed records to take my place.
 Real Democrats i'i Sympathy.
 RHO" Ol no real Democrats (aS distinguished from those who have been known as double machine Demo- crats) who are anything but in sym pathy with the present Democratic organization. Efforts have been made to separate my sympathies from the Mayor by people who were not able to procure what they wanted.
 l want to Say, however. that the Mayor has assumed the duties of his office with a real sense of the obli- gation resting upon him. and is giv- ing the city the very best kind of an administration for it's present in dustrial and financial condition, and that, insurgents or no insurgents, intend to stay exactly in the position I now am in, and to support the Mayor to the limit of my ability.
 If the Democrats of the city are not satisfied with this, I shall be very glad indeed to terminate my connec- tion with the position which I now hold, but since it is a question of pol icy, intend to stay where l am until diSDOSSeSSed.