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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
16
The article analyzes tensions within the Republican Party as farm bloc leaders push policies that aid agriculture. It discusses party unity, potential sanctions on bloc lawmakers, and the larger impact on Congress and Senate dynamics amid President Harding and Secretary Weeks.
Ralph T. Beers is one of two Republican aldermen who survived a Democratic landslide. Born in Bridgeport and raised there, he graduated from Park Avenue Institute and Yale Divinity, and belonged to several civic groups. A former captain in the Connecticut State Guard, Beers practiced law with his late father Judge Alfred B. Bears, a Civil War veteran, before going solo. He lives on Lafayette Street and has a history of keeping council members supplied with cigars during a political period.
The piece argues the farmer bloc forms the strongest, most organized faction within the Republican party, with leaders who know their aims and insist on action. It contrasts them with older leaders lacking a clear program and notes their potential to drive policy under pressure from a chaotic political and economic climate.
Day sees no entries in tip sums while Bridgeport Towing Line reports boats exported late, Seaboard and Westport vessels briefed for dawn departures. Fishermen note few runs. Commodore Kaapyin of the Waverweather Yacht Club sells assets. daily deliveries disrupted.
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