The Detroit times., 1910-09-14
TAFT GETS ENDORSEMENT.
Connecticut Republicans Give Execu
tive Much Praise at Convention.

HARTFORD, Conn. Sept 14.-Em-
phatically indorsing the administra-
ton OF President Taft, who was
characterized as lone OF the greatest
presidents the White House has ever
known" tho Connecticut Republican
state convention today adopted It's
platform and placed a complete state
ticket in the field. The platform
praises the president for the "preser-
walton OF tariff peace with the whole
trading world" and for having by
tactful and resolute insistence, sue
ceeded in placing the vital part Of the
reform. for which his predecessor
pleaded. in speeches and messages
into the statute law"
The platform praises the state ad.
ministration and pledges practical
control OF public service corporations
and the adoption Of a satisfactory en-
ployers' liability law.
Riot at Convention.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 14.--The
contest between Charles A. Goodwin,
and Everett j. Lake, both OF Hart
ford. for the Republican gubernatoriai
nomination at the state convention
here today ended in q riot that swept
the convention hall and resulted In
scenes OF tumult and excitement un-
equalIed In Connecticuts history. At
las convention business was at q
standstill, while the tellers and Re-
publican leaders were trying to
straighten out the appearance in the
count of the first ballot Of two votes
more than the number OF total dele
gates entitled to votes on the floor.
According 10 custom in this state.
after the rival candidates had been
placed In nomination, the vote was
taken by counties. the solid delega-
ton of Hartford county first advanc-
ing TO the platform and dropping their
votes In the presence OF duly ap-
pointed tellers. There was no check
list in the hands OF the tellers.
A motion to have a check list on
the vote was made after the Hart
ford delegates had cast their ballots.
but the motion was defeated. The
balloting continued without check
list
When the count was taken SCI bal
lots were in the box, 296 for Good
win. and 2S5 for Lake. Later on one
ballot for Goodwin was found on the
platform under the tellers table.
Confusion created its masterpiece
when the news Of the result spread
among the delegates. The tellers
fought among themselves. The dele
gates shouted for announcement OF
the vote.
ooSeSsesaaaoooooooooo
Robert Boltz, Ninth ward; John
knight, Tenth ward; w. &. Duckwitz,
Eleventh ward; John +. w. Yer
guuw, Twelfth ward; Edward +. Web
ster. Thirteenth ward; Henry jacobs,
Fourteenth ward; Robert ]. Burns.
Fifteenth ward; John Greusel, ST., Six
teenth ward; Warren Stoddard, Sew
cnteenth ward; Charles Daniels, Eign-
teenth ward; Lyman Styles, Browns
town; Milton Carleton. Canton; VIM.
H. Hoyt, Plymouth; Thos. I. wood.
Dearborn; Ignatius Salliotte, Ecorse;
Alfred Trombley, Gratiot; Albert ".
Damerow. Crosse Pointe; Peter FRO
chaska. Greenfield; Louis ]. Merfque,
Hamtramck; Samuel Adams, Huron!
Chas. Wolfrom, Livonia; John Read,
Monguagon: K. G. Starkweatner'
Northville: Fayette Harris, Nankin;
louis Koch. Romulus; Geo. w. Burt.
Redford: F. G. Beatcher, Spring
wells: Charles Bondie, Taylor; J. r.
Lewis. Van Buren,; A. Thayer, stump
ter; Wyandotte, First ward, Arthur
+. Baisley: Second ward, Fred Bren-
dess: Third ward, VIM. H. Davis:
Fourth ward. Charles Hass.
On motion OF T. J. Navin, Alex. ].
Groesbeck was elected chairman OF
the Wayne delegation to the state
convention. The resolutions were
ment of Frank Kuhn, native OF Do
troit. for attorney-general, the posi-
ton he now holds.