New-York tribune., 1908-05-07
PLEDGES TEN FOR TAFT
Connecticut Convention LeaUes Other
-Four DELEGATES Free.

u.rtford Conn. Nav s-The Republican state
Convention closed to-day after adopting a pia'io
and naming fourteen delegates to the Chicaeo - -.
vention Ten of the delegates are instructed " y
vote and actively work for Secretary Taft ana lour
members go uninstructed by the distrlct conVen-
tions which selected them. While the collNeli'io
was evidently whole strongly pro-L ',
was some opposition 10 the instruction OF Iie U
estes hit the opposition Withdrawn "heh II
became evident how strong the Tart leeihs wa
One of the features of the day was the receipt OIL
a. message from Senators Bulkeley and brandegee
withdrawing their names as candidates 1or oeie-
gates-at-large The telegram follows;
BY advices received TO the effect that t4G @ to tbs
mitfee on resolutions may decide to report 5hae tue
delegates the national convention ] snomii bouId I
be presented the convention as delegates 10 te
national convention. as We 30 not care " a'''io
the convention under instructions:
Following is the platform adopted by the con-
vention:
The Republicans of Connecticut confidently tTei- TeI
narty,s record in the state and the nation They
honor the high purposes which have lnspiIe.u @ 1iig
him to the people of the United States Thanks M
to him the country breathes f cleaner dee siI his m adj Id
our oGesn py and force at
this country stands higher than ever oetore III"
councils of the nations. a4 ,,,7o-
any such necessities silence af1ict their oppo-
nents They r desire % 1R9 R99ppt PIP aRa Rpubcan Con
gress that thinks American industries and the
but they protest against monopolistic combinations
which increase the price of products merely 10 III
They Want cuTrency elastic enough to expand
contract automatically. in instant response to
the needs of business, and every dollar OF u as
good as gold. and to legislation TO TINS emo
they advocate a commission to study the subject
and report to Congress. -,
AS regards the army and navy they believe the
enormous valuable property known as the tinted
States of America should be fully insured.
The sentiments of the Republicans OF Connecticut
expressed formally in many caucuses ana IN
formally wherever men discuss political af1ars Is
evidently concentrated upon one eminent states
for the Presidency that this convention here
by directs its delegates to their 7otes for the
nomination Of Hon William H Taft OF ONO
These the delegates to the Chicago conven-
tom:
Charles F. Broeker. Ansonia: Michael Kenealy,
Stamford 1st District, Charles Hopkins Clark,
Hartford; 2d District, Isaac NJ. Ulm3n. New
Haven: Sd District Timothy Z. Hopkins, k'llingly;
18th District, o. r. Fyler. Torrington; Hartford
County, Charles NJ. Jarvis, Berlin: Tolland County,
George Z. keeney, Somers; New Haven County,
Denis A. Blakeslee, New Haven; Middlesex County;
Andrew \. Shepard. Portland; New London Coun-
ty, Angus Park, Sprague: Windham County. Ed
ham, Bridgeport; Ltch1ed County, j. Henry Rora-
back. Canaan.
Charles F. Brooker. national committeeman,
called a meeting of the delegation for Monday at
New Haven TO organize and make arrangements
for attending the convention