Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT T1URsDAY SEPTEMBER

lLuG ulSIOIy OI OuE sSIdtG. It IS tue ullS- sion of the democratic party to rise to this occasion, and, soliciting, meriting and overwhelmingly receiving the sup port of the patriotic citizens of Con- nect1cut, rescue the government of our state from the political pirates who have seized control of it, and restore it to the hands of the people, where 1t belongs.
 "One of the important essentials ne cessary to this result is the nomination for the high office of governor of the strongest and most popular democrat in our party. Gentlemen, the candi- date I shall nominate possesses, I be- lieve, these paramount qualifications of strength and popularity. He pos sesses attributes which, at this time, are peculiarly potent and persuasive with Connecticut voters. He comes of distinguished Connecticut ancestry. For two hundred years his family have been Connecticut people. For two hundred years they have been honor ably connected with the history of this state.
 Rack in the year 17O0, just two hundred and two years ago, in the old town of Windham, before the city of | his direct ancestor, Joseph Cary, was chosen the first deacon of the first church founded in that place, and af- forwards served during seventeen con- secutive sessions in the general assem- ply of the state of Connecticut.
 'It is, therefore, no vain exaggera- ton and no idle compliment to say that the candidate whose name shall Sy %iOr1 of sturdy Connecticut stock, and that his love for this commonwealth and his fealty to her institutions are literally bred in the bone. Moreover, he is a self-made man in the best sense of of sixteen he began to support himself and labored as surveyor to earn mon ey with which to complete his college career. He was graduated from Princeton university at the age of nineteen, and afterwards began the practice of law Every dollar he pos sesses today he made for himself, and | for the last fifteen years he has main tained 3 continuous and permanent res idence in the famous, governor-pro- ducing town of Ridgefeld. His inter ests are all Connecticut interests, and
  | has given profounder or more profit able study to her laws and institutions
 .'In 1898, as chairman of the demo- cratic state committee, he proved his fealty to the party by Iaboring day and night for democratic success. In 1900, although a promising candidate for the party nomination for governor, I he withdrew his name in the interests of party sharmony, and by making the nomination of Judge Bronson unani- nous, endeared himself to the demo- cratic hosts. There is no man within the sound of my voice who can sue cessfully deny that his attitude at that convention has given him claim upon 1 his party associates which, in the name of justice and fair play, should i be honOred and vindicated by this democratic assemblage.
 But, my friends, he has other and superior claims upon your considera- tion. He is candidate who can be elected. There is no democrat in Connecticut who can secure larger and more influential following among independent republicans. His Enemination will be guarantee of the character fof fhist contest. It will place party questions upon the highest political plane, and his candidacy will command the respect of the highest in telligence and best manhood of the Connecticut voter. We have heard a great deal about the vote of the labor ing man. and about the influence of the Wage-earner upon the coming elec- ton. l fully concur in the opinion that the next governor of Connecticut will be named by the votes of Iaboring men. It is to this very consideration mat would draw your earnest atten- ton. 1t is our duty to our party and to our state to nominate the candidate who has the strongest claims for SUD- port among the wage-earners of Con necticut, and it is my contention that no man, care not who he is has q stronger, fairer, or more evident claim upon the support than the candidate l shall name. This is a time for plain words and sober judgment It is a moment when serious thought is re- quired. It is time to put aside ore Jud1ce and hastily formed, first opin- ions.
 T appeal to you to remember that years before the organization of what is known as the Economic league, years before the adoption of it's plat form, years before the era of it's innu- Eence in politics, the gentleman whose name shall submit to this convention was on record in favor of the policy of fundamental reform which that organ ization most strenuously urges, and was pleading that cause to the people of Connecticut. On page 100 of his well known and able work on The Connecticut Constitution you will find these words:
 The intelligent leaders of the diff ferent labor organizations of the state are beginning to realize that under the present system it is impossible for them to secure their rightful represen- tation in the legislature, whereas, if the cities in which these organizations are found are given equal rights in the matter of representation with the coun- try towns, it would be entirely possi- ble for them to. send their own repre- sentatives to the legislature, and guard their interests and secure such legis- lation as they might be entitled to-
 .I say, with all the earnestness at my command, that organized labor of Connecticut will recognize in his candi- dacy the candidacy of friend, and his cause will appeal profoundly to their best thought and honest iI1do-