The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-14


 i he sought more frequently or in whose 1 Judgment he had greater confidence 1 than that of his executive secretary. i And say to you gentlemen, in all 1 sincerity, in my opinion and in the opinion, I believe, of the larger part I of the people of this state, there is no one in all the. state who has a clearer conception of the matters which the
 next legislature. will Ibe forced to 1 meet and decide or who will be bet ter able to bring about just. reason able and satisfactory action into l those matters in regard to which there is now an urgent demand, no one better qualified in character and 1 ability to maintain the high tradition l al standards which our state demands of it's governors, no one who will more conscientiously perform the du- able to inspire confidence and win votes than Charles A. Goodwin, Of Hartford; and I therefore place his name ih nomination as republican
 candidate for governor.
 His address was warmly applauded-
 J. Gilbert Calhoun of Hartford.
 cheers nominated for Governor, For l Iner Lieutenant Governor Everett J.
 Lake. of Hartford.
 ICALHoUN NoMINATEs
 EVERETT J. LAKE. 1 Gilbert Calhoun of Hartford. nonf-
 mating Lake for Governor, said: Hartford presents as her candidate for the office of Governor of the State l of Connecticut the name of Everett J. Lake.
 ] for 9he despairfng condition of polit- icaI party which holds it's convention i without animation and accepts as it's candidate however distinguished. in the perfunctory manner that evidences complete hopelessness of ever electing l him. # We prefer that kind of unrest that 1 means energy. that kind of activity l that means party life and Kigor, that kind of contest that means sur yiva1 of the Attest and a realization 1 that the person chosen in the cOnven- ton will surely be carried to victory at the polls.
 Now, if strict observance be given to the meaning of words of course no 1 one can be said to be entitled to the office of Governor. We are all free men and equal before the law But when the choice is limited to two or three individuals the position of one. I of them may be so contrasted with the | others that in the popular use of the
 term we may truthfu1ly say that he IS AS against all known competitors we therefore in the city of Hartford say l that MT. Lake is fairly entitled to this nomination. Not for any one reason alone but for a fortunate com mbination that we believe to be possessed by no
 one now running against him
 One of the first and fundamental req sons why he is entitled to this nonli- nation is that Of character. Herein l. contrast him with no rival but eon1- dently assert that by all the training kof his mind and conscience he stands for an honest and fearless administra-, ton of the laws and a thorough ap- preciation of the new problems con- tinually advancing for solution.
 wish I could read to you the short and pithy address MT. Lake delivered before the State convention four years
 ago in which he declared his alleg
 lance to the principles of true govern ment and his conviction that what the from the office holder was mot pro- testations and pledges. but open, frank
 and honest performance of duty.'' No simpler or stronger creed than that
 address was ever uttered in a Repub-
 Hcan convention.
 We further believe that he is entitled
 to the nomination by reason of his
 long experience in public life and his
 intimate knowledge of the business in
 terests of the State, of the working of
 it's institutions, and the handling of its
 moneys. He passed through the low
 CT House of the Legislature with great
 success was advanced to the Senate
 and later chosen Lieutenant Governor
 This experience may not be absolutely
 necessary for preparation for such an office as that of Governor, but it is
 at least valuable beyond estimate been absolutely clean, and we have yet to hear even an opponent utter one word of detraction against what he has done or said in these prominent years.
 And this long experience with the Legislatures of the past years has given him an almost unequalled knowl-
 edge of the public men of the State, of the needs of it's various depart rnents, of the personnel Of it's conmis- sions, and of the prominent men of the party. not only of those who, are now in office, but of those who are likely hereafter to be called to bear their part of the burden of government.
 Added to these positive qualities of character and experience are others almost as strong but negative in their nature. In all his years of active ser vice in the State he has made en- tangling alliances. has never <bartered his influence for gain nor advocated measures from selfish motives. He represents no secret domination no attempt on the part of the great
 money combinations to safeguard the interests. He is no corporation man. On the other hand he entertains against these ifnpersonal bodies no un- founded prejudices. no desire to injure or to deprive them of legal rights. His sole wish is that all persons the small and the powerful alike. rest within the safe protection of reasonable laws.
 The great public-service corporations of the State will next winter come under the special scrutiny of the Gen. eraI Assembly to determine whether measures must be taken to more c, ---