The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
CONVENTION
 GIVES TAFT ENDORSEMENT Republicans Select Twelve Delegates to State Con-
 vention Without
 Instruction. GOVERNOR ALSO ENDORSED Hitch Over Resolution of Orr's for Governor is Smoothed
 Over by Ullman Sub stitute.
GOVERNOR ALSO ENDORSED

The republican town convention for the election of twelve delegates to the state convention which is to be held in Hartford May and 6 lasted some thing less than half an hour last night land transacted It's business with little
 to disturb the routine of the work. The
 twelve, delegates were quickly chosen
 and agreed upon by the convention,
 land a resolution endorsing the candi-
 dacy of Secretary Taft for the presi-
 dency was passed and with another resolution endorsing the administration
 of state affairs as conducted by Gov sernor Woodruff the convention closed
 the session.
 Despite the rain almost all the dee- gates were present when the session | was called to order by Town Chairman ' Macdonald who was present despite his
 llness, MinC tie E. Chatfield was athosen chairman of the convention and ' Frank H. Mason, secretary. Charles
 Siely then moved that a committee Consisting of one member from each sbf the senatorial districts in the city s@1be named to select the delegates to be H&ent to the state convention. This was 't4assed and the chairman named oscar 1lves from the Eighth district Frank T kS2ice from the Ninth, Louis NJ. Ullmar From the Tenth and John Rattlesdorfe, From the Eleventh.
 II While the committee was in retire. l' 'inent Col. Isaac NJ. Ullman presented { she following resolution which was sfieeted with great cheering and unan. i Rnously adopted;
 |. il Resolved That the republicans oi e Few Haven Tn town convention assem. 't Fled, endorse the candidacy of Hon l sNilliam H. Taft for the presidency" Ii # Frank Rice then presented on behalf r f the committee the list of the dele H Mates as chosen by the committee ant nt pey were at once adopted by the con. &*ention The delegates are: H.H Delegates-at-large-Dennis A. Blakes U &e, John .. Tilson, Theodore H. Mac yEonald and Howard c. Webb. 'n Eighth district-Frank s. Butter Wnorth and George Hare Ford ~ Ninth district-J. F. Gaffey and S. M 1oERidd.
 'o 2 Eleventh district-Col Isaac NJ. LII
 an and E. J. Sisk.
 It was voted that each of the dele 5.sates be given the privilege of naming
 l,8eir own alternates.
 Fred Orr then presented a resolution
 Fat the convention urge the republi y6Ifn workers of the city to work fo &#e renomination of Governor Wood 8 if next fall for that office provided h | 2 shed to return to Hartford. He sai 4i at he had been asked by a numbe M republicans in his ward to presen # Ae resolution. Col. Ullman at one # lose and said that while he did no 3 Fink anyone would say that he wa 3 posed to the renomination of Cover KIT Woodruff, he did not consider thl III hnvention a proper place for such INsoution and he moved that 1t be lal 3a the table. Mir. Orr at once aros
 JF defend his resolution He calle 4fention to the fact that there wer 33o candidates avowedly in the fel ' f4d working hard for the nomination 1 said he believed another two year FIN Governor Woodruffs administratio
 Fl Is needed to carry out the police A ich he had outlined and that man -sI 1ong republican workers had take
 h him asking him to present th A olution which he had put in, 1Rol. Ullman maintained that 1t wa
 vise to pass such a resolution at tr
 hlvention but to avoid any suspicio
 t the governor had been throw E, IHgn by a New Haven convention { felt some might say he offered ' sent resolution endorsing the at Illustration of Governor Woodruff M
 arose and declared that was exac what was intended by his resolutio he then withdrew his in favor
 Ullman's which was unanimous | ised
 Ashis ended the business of the cor @ tion,