New Britain herald., 1926-08-23
ANONTHER SCALP ON RORABACK'S BELT

the Republican state central com mittee, today is a well satisfied | man.
 It took ten years or more to con quer the political foe in Bridge port. but it has been done.
 Even Arthur Connor, former leader of the battalions of John T. King. who formerly called Rora- back unkempt names and sneered whenever his thoughts wandered to the Canaan cyclops, 1t well satis- fled.
 Forgotten Is the time when Con- nor fought his good fight to be- come postmaster of Bridgeport in spite of the opposition of the state organization.
 Everything is forgotten -- the erstwhile political peevishness, the raucous thrusts, the gargantuan hatred Of a former time.
 The twain shook hands and talked like brothers, smoked the peace pipe. swapped delightful stories with a guffaw in every sen tence, partook of the sacrament of the love feast, purred pretty | speeches.
 All this occurred at Pelasure Beach, Bridgeport, and much pleasure was had by all.
 Incidentally. there will be no more organized opposition to the state organization in Bridgeport any more-at least, not this year.
 And also, most incidentally, some juicy plums from the Rora- back patronage tree are expected to alight in Bridgeport and Fair field county generally. Such belated loyalty is entitled to just reward.
 Indeed we. have no hesitancy in saying that the urge for patronage has been one of the stellar reasons for the remarkable, love feast held by the Connorites and the Connec- ticut division of the grand old party. It was as clear as a vista seen through binoculars that with out love feast there would be no jobs Connor got his, but it was a federal plum; the state jobs are still to be had by the workers and there was no way of getting them unless a grand peace confer ence was held. Connor at heart proved 10 be a peace-loying man, especially when he looked at all the hungry mouths around him which required feeding.
 New Haven is still out in the cold Somehow New Ravens .em- battled factionists cannot see the sense of capitulating 10 the Rora- backian juggernaut. It seems that in New Haven they won't buy state political plums at the mar ket price of brotherly peace. We'll, , New Haven will have to bear up under the distress of seeing Bridge port and Fairfield county remem- bered when the pie wagon is moved ! around the state, stopping almost } everywhere except in the town of Yale.
 Marshal Roraback deserves ; credit for arranging an armistlce l in Fairfield county. It seems to , have been quite easy - merely Q matter of dangling a few jobs } overhead.
 l And what an outing it was l Every Republican in office, out oi : office, and hoping 10 get lllto UT , flee, in addition 10 thousands O. l persons who merely voted, were
 there 10 partake of the good cheel . and good food The governor th' 9 senators. the congressman, th' r town chairmen and their satellites f and even ward chieftains from "al n over Connecticut were on hand |. And the speeches, k"made before 0 over 2,5oO." were likewise broad { casted, so that all who cared t'
 might tune in and be edified
 Such an event comes only one'
 in q decade. The torch that Johl T. King so staunchly upheld ha c been utterly extinguished.