The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
GIVES NAMES OF LEADERS IN MOVEMENT
Move Has Failed Hope lessly, Declares Town Chairman Vigorously Two Hold Personal Grievances.

Town Chairman John A.
 Cornell Jr., today barred facts behind the so-calIed "insurgent
 movement" in the Democratic party and exposed to light for
 the first time the official lead
 CTS of the movement to de- throne him as town chairman,
 and who have declared their
 avoWed purpose to be the ostra-
 ciZing of the man who led the
 party to victory in the last city election.
 RecaIcitrantS Retreat.
 The insurgents have retreated after
 terrific bambardment, according to the
 official communication received from
 the front by MT. Cornell. A certifi-
 cate of death has been filed in the
 properly attested to by Town Chair
 man Cornell Death is given as "an
 acute attack of cold feet" MT Cornell said today.
 He further declared that the move
 ment failed hopelessly when at its
 meeting Wednesday, all in the move
 ment, except two, declared that they
 were not "agin Cornell but that their grievances were in their own dis
 tricts and against certain individuals who are now holding city positions. First Hand Reports. First hand reports have been re-
 ceived by MT. Cornell of what took
 place and for the first time it is
 In a statement given The Times
 today MT. Cornell gives the follow
 ing men as being identined with and leading the movement:
 From the Third district, Thomas
 Bray and George Butzko were pres ent- They have declared themselves as having no fault to find with the town chairman but with Supt. of Streets Patrick Fitzpatrick. From the Eighth district, Francis Rooney and Edward Tore were pres- ent- Rooney is a mail carrier. He had an opportunity to accept a posi- ton as clerk at Hillside Home but declined. He is said to be dissatisfied. Edward Tole is a new entry into the political game. He ran for alderman and was defeated.
 Fred Hillsinger was present from the Ninth. He declared himself op- posed to Larry Gill but not against the town chairman, MT. Cornell said. Hillsinger was formerly president of the Ninth District Democratic club. Two Against Cornell. F'rtom the Twelfth were Garry Pad dock, who had an opportunity to ac- | cept a position as foreman with the Public Works department, and James Henegan. These two, MT. Cornell said. were the only two against him INvith personal grievances. l Another man from the Third was l Edward Lynch. He also is against | Supt. Fitzpatrick.
 1 ''The only two men who talked i against me, were Garry Paddock and | MT. Henegan," MT. Cornell said. 'T learn that when they vowed before l the gathering that they were out for me, that the rest Of the gath ering l nose up and said that they had no l grievances against me but against
 certain ones in their districts Town Chairman Denies. | According to first reports given out after the meeting it was stated that
 representatives from II districts were present. Mir CornI said that this
 was not so because reports made to 1 him showed that only the Third | Eighth, Ninth and Twelfth districts were officially present Gcst of the l gathering was made up of MT. Cor nelrs friends. About fifty were present at the Twelfth district club 1 where the meeting was held. | That the movement has collapsed is | the belief of the town chairman who | said that the meeting scheduled for next week has been indefinitely post | poned. Failure to get a following is attributed to the downfall.
 A vote of confidence introduced by fKenneth I. Griffith in the Thrd dis trict. the stronghold of the insur- gents. gives further belief to the downfall.
 "The leaders of the movement are | all disgruntled," MT. Cornell said He l ed messages of confidence from per sons that he never expected to.
 l .. Leaders of the insurgents" are eeping mum.