The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
ROBERTS NOMINATED ON
 THE FIRST BALLOT
BETS 874 OF THE 57z VOTES
 CAST.

colonel Woodruff of This City for Lieu
 tenant Governor-Republican state
 Delegates Listen to splendid NOni-
 nating speeehes-Mttchell Defeats
 sIuzzy for ComptroIIership 27o to PIG
 -An Nnominations Made Unanimous
 -PresidentiaI EIectors-nIr. Roberts,
 speech-The Platform.
 The Republican state convention in
 Hartford yesterday, after quite an ex7
 ended session, finally voted to place
 he following ticket in the field: For
 Governor, Henry Roberts, of Hartford;
 or Lieutenant Governor, Rollin s.
 Woodruff, of New Haven; for Seere-
 ary of State, Theodore Bodenwein, of New London; for Treasurer, James E.
 walsh, of Greenwich; for Comptroller, Asahel w. Mitchell, of Woodbury;; for Eongressman-at-large, George Lilley, bf Waterbury. For Presidential elect irs: At-large. Rutherford Trowbridge,
 # New Haven; Francis F. Maxwell, of.
 Vernon; Harvey l.. Roberts, of Win sted. By district: First, Philip Corbin,
 # New Britain; Second, Frank B..
 Weeks, of Middletown; Third, Floyd
 Eranska, of Plainf1eld; Fourth, | w.
 8irdseye, of Bridgeport.
 There were only two instances in
 which ballots were used in the. selection
 f candidates. .The first was for gov : krnor. This resulted as follows: Whole
 lumber of votes. 577; necessary for a
 hoice. 2S9; Roberts, S74; Chamberlain,
 06; Cleaveland, S1; and Pine, 16. A ballot was also spread in the selection
 If a candidate for comptroller. This re-
 lulted as follows: Mitchell, 270; Muzzy.
 a4s
 At the re-asse1nbling of the republi-
 an state convention at the Auditorium
 h Hartford yesterday the prospects
 or a short enthusiastic session were kery good, as nothing developed after
 Tuesday nights conference of the dis
 rict leaders to suggest an upset of the E1tate ticket then agreed upon.
 Delegates were not up early and the hotel lobbies which Tuesday night were packed to stlffocation for hours were practically deserted until a very short
 i1ne before the convention resumed it's business.
 Just before the convention was called Q order by Senator Platt, several con sressional district caucuses were held Ii the hall to make selections of Presi-
 lential electors. As the results had been anticipated the interest in these
 gatherings was not great.
 The Litchfield county caucus for a X ew minutes promised to be interesting.
 as several delegates were not satisfied with what was done in the Fourth dis trict (Fairfeld Litchfeld caucus Tues Hay night, when I. w. Birdsey, of
 Bridgeport, was named for district elec- tor over e. $. Peck of Danbury, There fsVere charges that Senator Bradstreet, who presided, did not count the vote Correctly. Senator Bradstreet made a Bpeech defending himself. The county Voted to present the name of Harvey ' Roberts, of Winchester, to the Fourth ! siistrict al it's choice for elector-at-
 Large, Asahel w. Mitchell was en- :, iorsed for treasurer. The district cau- s eus immediately after accepted MT. Roberts as a candidate for the third Z elector. By this time the convention ,s hall had, filled up and when Senator !, olatt took the platform he was cheered. sSt was 10.20 when the convention was < declared to be in order and Edward J. of Hartford, presented the report I1bf the committee on permanent organi- < sation. The selection of Senator Platt 10 preside was loudly cheered. The re- bort was accepted as read by Secretary < Iinman. The vice presidents and sec Efetaries selected took seats on the plat k$ornl, rather unusual proceeding at &he invitation of the chairman.
 # The roll of delegates was presented by
 Theodore H. Macdonald, of New Haven, 3sand accepted without reading, as the roll there being no contest )xng delegations.
 X Without moments interval the cehairman called for nominations for d governor No one rising in the audi Fence Senator Platt said. Is it possi- fsole there is no candidate9 His sally
 provoked hearty laughter Represents nAive George E. Bicknell, of Meriden, the Irgovernor $ home city. then took the to present the name of Cover q nor Chanbe
 sf Twice Mr BickneIl was cheeTed and obnee there was 9 murmur of disappro- Aloation from the Hartford delegation lswhen he said that Connecticut under ethe control of its democratic chiefs [ would again become a doubtful state, GAS he named Governor Chamberlain syeheera broko forth.
 se Mayor William F. Henney next took lgthe platform to present the name oi ssF lieutenant Governor Henry Roberts, ] Wild cheers broke forth and for min } lite, judging by the noise, 1t looked as staf Roberts might sweep the convention labut the applause was entirely on one Ifside Of the hall, Litchfeld, MiddleseS $ and Tolland counties not joining in the to any noticeable extent 'kstop until the applause died away, an6 Ttas he closed the ovation was a hearty n&ribute to his ability as a platform ora. Several tinels Mayor Henney had tc tor. E Ex-speaker John H. Light, of Soutf
 Norwalk. was the next to mount the platform amidst applause. He begar this speech in behalf of Judge Living ae. VIZ, ,.,, e,s rslaa va1and of New Ha.