Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-06
SENATORS LEFT OUT
Forced 10 Withdraw By C. 0. P. Convention The Delegates
 and the Platform.

deiegation or fourteen n;enylers to
 the Chicago convention is fade up of ten who have positive instructions
 to vote for and to actively work for
 the nomination of Secretary Taft for
 the presidency, and four members
 who are not instructed by the dis trict conventions which selected them. The state convention which met to-day it was determined had no jurisdiction over the action in this respect of the county conventions. While the convention was evidently strongly pro Taft, there was strong opposition to instructing the delega- tion, but, those opposed gracefully gave up the fight after they had test ed the conventions sentiment. The chief feature of the convention was the withdrawal of the names of United States Senators Morgan C.. Bulkeley and Frank B. Brandegee as candidates for delegates in mes sage to Railroad Commissioner An drew F. Gates, in which they stated that they were opposed tp going to Chicago as delegates if they were in structed. The withdrawal of their names followed the decision of the Taft men last night to Tot consider the names owing to uncertainty of the attitude of both senators towards MT Taft
 The convention in busiress session was expeditions. The platform adopted was as follows:
 The republicans of Connecticut confidently welcome the judgment of the ballot boxes on their party's rec ord in the state and in the nation. They honor the high purposes which have inspired the course of President Roosevelt and have en- deared him to the people of the United States. Thanks to him, the country breathes a cleaner air in it's whole political and business life. Under his administration our for eign relations have been conducted with such sobriety, dignity and force that this country stands higher than ever before in the councils of the nation.
 The republicans of Connecticut are not under any such necessities for silence as affiict their oppo- nents. They desire prompt and friendly revision of the tariff of 1897 by a republican congress that thinks American industries and the American wages paid in them should be protected. but they protest against monopolistic combinations which in crease the price of products merely to increase the profits of the pro ducers.
 They want currency elastic enough to expand and contract au- tomatically in instant response to the needs of business and every dol lar of 1t as good as gold, and to se- cure legislation to this end they ad- vocate commission to study the subject and report to congress.
 As regards the army and navy, they believe the enormously valu- able property known as the United States of America should be fully in- sured
 The sentiment of the republicans of Connecticut, as expressed formal ly in many caucuses and informally wherever upon one eminent states man for the presidency that this hereby directs its dele gates to cast their votes for the nom- ination of Hon William H. Taft of Ohio.
 The entire delegation to the na- tional convention is as fcliows.
 Delegates-at-large. Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia; alternate. Alton l Farrel. Ansonia; Michael Remedy, l alternate. Schuyler Mer- | ritt. Stamford.
 First district-Charlcs Hopkins Clark, Hartford; alternate. A. W. | Abbe, New Britain.
 Second district-Isaac N. Ullu an. New Haven: alternate. IT. McDonald Middletown.
 Third district-Timothy F.. Hop- | kins. Killingly; alternate. Theodore New London.
 Fourth district-0. R. Fyler, Tor rington: alternate, Congressman E. J. Hill. Norwalk.
 Hartford county-Charles N. Jarvis of Berlin. alternate, Patrick ! iarvan of Hartford.
 Holland county-George Keeney. alternate. William Henry Hall. willington.
 New Haven county-Dennis A. Blakeslee of New Haven: alternate, ?. A. Wallace of walIingford.
 Middlesex county-Andrew A. Shepard: alternate. c. J. Blake, Portland.
 New London county-Augus Park, sprague; alternate. Jonathan Eccles fl Taftville.
 Windham county-Edvin Miner, doosup: alternate. George A. Ham, nond. Putnam.
 Fairfield county-W. '. Burnham, Ilternate. sidney E. Hawley.
 Lifchfeld cOunty-J. Henry Rora- ,ack. Canaan: alternate. Arthur L. lark. Winsted. Il
 National Committeeman. Brooker ] ailed a meeting of the delegation [ Or next Monday afternoon al the 'nion league. New Haven. to organ ze and make arrangements for a;- | endance upon the convention.