The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-11
STAMFORD

| We'll the big noise is over. Or it has | just started. All that remains to De
 seen. Some claim that R. H. Hunter
 Is still Town manager. Others claim ! that Walter Hubben is the man. In | cidentally the Superior court may | have a thing or two to say, after near 1 ing the Conine-Hunter quo warranto | proceedings this morning. A complete | account of the proceedings at the | County court house will be found else
 where in this issue
 1 Just in the way of 'I told you so," we can't resist reminding our fair readers that some weeks ago, the same day that the quo warranto proceed 1 ings were broug'h unexpectedly by | First SeIectman Frank E. Conine, that we told of a program that would make | Walter Hubbell, at least Town mana l ger for a. temporary period. The quo wrench in the works for contempt of court was not to be flirted with l However, having fired the well | known law firm of Garfield & Merritt, with whom Prosecuting Attorney | Ivan L. Morehouse Of Stratford is as sociated in business, the council has | now engaged Judge Edward K. Nich- olson, who has been called in by | Conine to assist Attorney Israel Cohn | with the QUO wa.rranto matter. Alp 1 parently legal advice was received | yesterday that contempt of court was nothing to worry over, for the council ] Ia st night again did their stuff and again gave Hunter the well known air. Hunters adherents, however, say he Is still the Town manager. Hub bells adherents say different. Perhaps Stratford has two Town mana gers Perhaps Stratford needs two.
 The scenes at the Town hall last night were as per usual, which is to | say riotious although Counci1men
 Turney. Sherwood, ct al, did not deem | gured that councilman-deputy sheriff | Mills TOmlisOn of the Numb Ninth was protected enough. Anyhow they | fired Hunter once more by the well 1 known vote of seven. and hired Hub | boll by the same ratio.
 Hunter and Hubbel1. they seem strong for Ills when it comes to hiring town managers staged the well known "gimmeS'f over the keys. Hunter wouldn't gimme; so HubbeI1 did a jimmy" In other words he did an Eddie Sugargrew, to quote A. J.; and flee with one capable screw driver. A new lock was placed O nthe door, and from last accounts Hunter was hunting a srew driver to let himself in to work this morning.
 It was a big night; There were shouts of Hang em'; Throw 'em out and all that from the more ex- cited. and some people believe that if the council doesn't do something or show some signs of at least knowing that a considerable number of voter0 exist that the troubles in the old Town will grow and grow until some- thing will happen that will really bc dIsgraceful, and give the Town more publicity than the drunk school children" and the ash cans combined have given to date.
 In the meantime tho legality of in9t nights process will be questioned, and no doubt tested in the courts The outcome of todays battle in Superior court will have a lot to do with that. There is no doubt now in the minds of many that the "Rudder Club'' is merely an offspring of the Republican town committee, acting under the d. reotion of the upstate RepubliNGn machine, cooperating with the Strgs- fordites who are intensely interested in wrecking the charter. even if the old town has to take a knockout Sn the attempt. What cares a few for the town if their own personal ends can be gained?
 pro+Hunter because they saw in the
 Hunter attack only a poorly yelled a.
 tack upon the charter, have not
 stopped fighting. and among -thGlr
 best battlers and supports are soxse
 that even the most violent of the anfk
 charterites have to admit are pretty
 decent and desirable citizens. ThAgAe
 Is no doubt that recall petitions will
 be circulated. Although the coUN-
 cilmen who may have to go can psP-