Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-14
Leaders OF Connecticut Republicans Making
Changes In the Slate
NO PREDICTION ON GOVERNORSHIP
But Successful Candidate will Probably Win by 20 Votes
w. H. H. Hall Opposes Comptroller Bradstreet-
May Be Four Against Mr. Back for Attorney General
Chairman Hill Makes Rousng Address

Hartford Conn, Sept. 13.-The result
of the Maine election came as a bomb
shell to the republican leaders of Con-
necticut, and the effect has been to
upset all plans al to the makeup of
the state ticket which the convention
Will nominate tomorrow. The anxiety
tonight was to strengthen the ticket
by altering the slate. which, save the
gubernatorial place, had been prepared
as acceptable to the convention. The
first place nomination had given anx
iety to the leaders IN realization of the
prominence of Judge Simeon E. Bald
win, the democratic standard bearer,
and because it seemed impossible to
accurately guage the strength of the
two candidates.
Aside from the convention of two
years ago, when the bitterness exist
ing between the Lake and Lilley fac
tions was the absorbing feature, it is
doubtful if the republican state leaders
have faced such a situation in years as
developed late today. Their anxiety
was based on the political drift of af-
fairs and the result of the democratic
state convention.
600 Delegates at Armory.
Nevertheless there was very little
worry manifested on the faces of near
ly six hundred delegates who filed the
tiers of chairs in the Governors Foot
Guard armory when State Chairman
kenealy called the convention 10 order
and presented Congressman e j. Hill
as the temporary chairman
Chairman Hill Stirs Enthusiasm.
The convention opened with enthus
asm for Congressman HILL who in his
opening remarks said he was going to
tell the delegates of the faith that was
in him and through them the people of
the state.
n raf a
Governor Lilley and Mr.. F'yler brought
out response from the audience which
filed the galleries to overfiowing.
Many times he was interrupted by
applause.
Mr.. Hill in his extempore comment
on the tariff revised statement of
the chairman of the democratic con-
vention that tariff experts can be dis
pensed with and a tariff bill written
on the back of wornout envelope.
Mr.. Hill said Thomas jefferson Will
liam l.. Wilson and other great leaders
of democracy could not write q salts
factory tariff bill and no layman
could do it, Mr.. HRl's reference to
Colonel Roosevelt brought out great
cheering and a minute later he led
three cheers for Presid ant Taft Mr..
Hill said that the comparative figures
he quoted were prepared by the treas
ury department at his request and were
being made public for the first time.
He said that he had a right to make
them public, for he was responsible for
them.
Mr.. Hills declaration that election OF
senators will be by popular vote stir
red the delegates to enthusiasm and
was the only reference of the tempo
rary chairman to the pending sena-
torial contest in this state
The armory was gay with flags and
bunting but there was an absence of
portraits and banners of candidates
Appointment of Committees.
After Mr. Hill had completed his
speech Mr. Kenealy offered a resolu-
ton which went to the committee on
rules that the state central commit
tee be empowered to fill vacancies
which may occur on the state ticlt.
COMMITTEES on credentials, permanent
organization. and resolutions We're
read from the platform.
The meeting of the committee on
permanent organization was presided
over by Theodore II. Macdonald of
New Haven 1t was voted to make the
temporary officers the permanent ones,
which means the continuance of Chair
man Hill and of Clerks Hinman, Spaf-
ford, BIodgett and Russell.
To Present the Names.
Tomorrow Lakes name will be pre-
sented by J. Gilbert Calhoun of Hart
ford and seconded by Colonel Gilman
of New Haven. Mr.. Goodwin's name
will be presented by GustaVe b. Carl
son of Middletown. George B. Chand-
ler of Rocky Hill and possibly John