The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17


 
 to put the republican maJorlty back in congress or put that arch repub- llcan, Cannon, whom he said lld the trick and stacked the cards and whom he said would not let him pc heard, back into office, win he ask the peo- pie to vote for the man who malisncd him?
 "Lilley himself yesterday said that tho Electric Boat company was mak- ing 100 per cent, profit, This Is enough to show the graft In republi- can congress
 'l have come here because tho prospects seem so bright that friends of different candidates are so san gunc that have come to nx 1t up. Archibald McNo!l, our candidate for vice president, who has risen by his efforts, says not to let his name come before the convention in the event Of difference. and hls name has been withdrawn. Another man. the strong est In the. state, lives in New Haven. and put in nomination and ask for the unanimous approval of A. Hcaton Robertson of New Haven"
 David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven in secondlng the nomination said:
 Judge Robertson measures up to the ideal for character, uprghtness and honesty pictured by Governor Waller, and with the present lssen- slons in the republican ranks Connec- tlcut will be put back in the demo- cratic column"
 A recess was taken and at 2:30 o'clock Mir. Sullivan called the con vention for the nomination of other off, ficers on the state ticket All of them were made by exclamation. Rol- lin u. Tyler of Haddam. young man and tower of strength in his county was unanimously nominated for lieu tenant governor, his name being pre- sented 10 the convention by Homer S. ! Cummings. Andrew ]. Broughel of Hartford was nominated for secretary of state.
 Mayor Reilly of Merden then arose and placed before the convention for ctdt' hltdSulti lht HtHit ul uHt UT tnt best known Germans of the state George Mischler of Meriden, for ?; years secretary of the grand lodge oi | Harugarl Mir Mlscher Is now first selectman of the town having defeated County Commissioner Miller year ago, after twelve years of republican | administration. The nomination wa' made unanimous
 John M Brady of New Britain wal then nominated for comptroller b, 1 Thomas kehoe of the same town MT Kehoe spoke of his wide popularity through and beyond Hartford count, and of the strength he would add t' the state ticket
 pr Donohue of Norwich then arose and said that the eastern part of th' state had a candidate for congressman at-large, a young man of great ability He placed before the convention tn name of Attorney Christopher Avery Q Ciroton. Attorney James II Webb . New Haven then arose and enthusias | tically seconded the nomination. H. said that Mir. Avery was one of th most brilliant men he had ever had h i his classes at the Yale law school: tha ho would make a good campaign and | elected would make an excellent con gressman. Mir. Avery was nominated
 David E, Fitzierald then moved tha a committee of one from each count with tho chairman of the conventio notify Judge Robertson of his nomln ation. The committee appointed was Senator William Kennedy of Nauga tuck; National Committeeman Home : Cummings of Stamford. Mayo George Forster of Rockville James [ Woodruff of Litchfield. Thomas ] Kc' ly of Willimantlc. Mayor Bryan Mahan of New London. Daniel Kelly z Deep River and Timothy Mccarthy { Windsor Locks
 Cheers were given for Robertson an cheers were given for Waller Through out the day. from the time he placed , nomination Judge Robertson, Mir. Wa Ter occupied a place on the platform His address of the morning was sal by many who listened to 1t to he tl best he ever delivered He dominate , the convention and had it in his povt from his arrival in the morning unt the time for adjournment.
 Interested spectators were Mayt Hooker of Hartford. Col Theodoi Macdonald of New Haven, and Robe , O. Eaton of North Haven.