New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-06
kOPPLEMANN ASKS
INDEPENDENTS AID
Candidate for Congress Speaks
at Bristol Campaign Rally
HITS PROSPERITY" TALK
Three Bristol Wives Granted d.
VOrces - WEIGH Fire Company
Elects OHiCers-Mrs. T0ecanO Re-
covering From Injuries.


The importance of organization
was stressed by Herman +. kol ple-
mann, democrati nominee for con-
gress from the first Connecticut dis
trict, at an informal gathering OF
members of the local town commit
tee and voters in the city court
room last evening. Give me a large
enough organization and | will con-
vert a republican stronghold into
democratic one" averred the speak
CIR. who requested that each of the
voters present seek the assistance OF
at least one other person to further
the interests OF the democratic par
ty in the present campaign.
Mr.. koppl mann also urged his
listeners to make 1t their business
to read the democratic newspapers.
over the radio and to acquant them
selves with the democratic plat
form. But do not stop there. ac-
quaint yourselves with the republi-
ran arguments, so that you will ap-
preciate as We do the fallacies of
the republican campaign. You will
then be in 4 position to answer
some of the arguments that are
made against the democratic party"
the speaker stated.
The situation in Bristol was ana
lyzed by the candidate. Figures in
dicated, according to his statement,
that out of every 100 voters in the
city of Bristol, there were 20 known
as republicans, 80 as democrats and
80 as independent voters. He urg-
ed the workers not only to attempt
to hold the 80 democratic voters in
line but also to secure at least two
out of three OF the independent
votes. which would enable the DEM
ocratic ticket to break at least even
on election day.
The straw vote, now being taken
by magazine according to Mr..
kopplemann, Indicated that out OF
$3.50 in Connecticut who had an
nounced their intention Of voting
for Smith on November 6. 1900
stated that they had voted the dem
ocratic ticket four years ago and
$500 who had voted the republican
ticket at the last national election
said they would vote the. democratic
ticket this year. This was pointed
at by the speaker as favorable
sign and would indicate "a demo
cratic landslide"
Raps Republicans
1.-The republican party claims to be
the party of prosperity" continued
the speaker. but they have reached
the extreme of their lying argu-
ments when they talk about luxury
wages. When Coolidge came into
office, Hoover was chairman of the
committee appointed to investigate
the employment situation. He
(Hoover) said that to place the
humber of unemployed at three and
one half million would be placing II
at the highest figure. Today by ac-
tual count made by the department
of labor, those figures are over T.
100000. In other words there are
more people out of work today than
when the republican party went into
office"
Mr.. kopplemann drew for his
audience a word picture of John
Coolidge's debut into the field of en-
dcavor. when he entered that
large yellow building in New Ha, en-
accompanied by a guard or a valet
there were, according to statistics on
record. over 1000 men. with families
dependent upon them. who were out
Of work in the city Of New Haven
And they talk 10 us about prosperity
but that is simply Coolidge pros
perity."
Senatorial Candidate Absent
DR.. William +. Reardon, candidate
for state senator from the fifth sena-
torial district, who was scheduled tc
speak at last nights meeting wa,
unable to appear. being out of the
state. Mr.. Reynolds campaign man.
ager for the nominee. appeared
however. and spoke briefly.
Amateur Boxer Injured
Vic Carlson. light heavyweight
amateur boxer who has appeared or
numerous cards about the state dur.
ing the past two years, was cut and
bruised last night when he wa,
struck on Main street. Terryville b,
an automobile operated by Alexs
kamola of Main street. Terryville
The windshield on kamola'. car wa.
broken and the headlights slight,
damaged. Carlson's injuries. which
painful. are not serious. Following
an Investigation nv Depufy Shar;f