The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-17
Man Who Helped Make Ald- rich Payne Tariff Bdll Is Nominated for Ninth
 Time
Delegates, After Cheering Him, Sit Down to Dinner at The Stratfield S3 Are Present. .A

nelped make the Payne-Aldrich5 tariff bfII was nominated for the ninth con Becutive time today as the Republican candidate for representative in Con , gress from the fourth congressional district, composed Of Fairfield and Litchfie1d counties. The convention was well arranged and properly staged in the south sun parlor of the Hotel Stratfeld. The nominating speech was made by Thomas H Mac donald of the American Graphophone Co. at high noon. The nomination was seconded by Patrick Duggan- of Litchdeld County who proposed three cheers and a tiger for the congress- man, and said he came from the town of Warren which was named after the hero of Bunker Hill. An other seconding speech was made by Attorney John B. Dillon of Hunting ton. who told how proud he was of the Republican party, of his home town and how much the folks to home thought of their congressman.
 Tn making. his nominating speech MT. Macdonald said that@<sit was well at this time that the party should have such leaders as Hill He al luded to the t'rumblings along the political horizon and said, 1T know that there are different ideas forcing themselves to the front within the Republican party. We have stand patters and insurgents, regulars and progressives and all are within the party We welcome you to<the fray to fight the common enemy"
 Congressman Hill was, cheered Justly, lusaiiy w9en F he entered 6 the nall, h Ills thanked the delegafes for honoring confidence in him. He declared that he still had heart left and that he felt extremely grateful for the honor Iitchfeld countless.
 He said that it had warmed his H. recent state convention of which he was chairman to have the delegates from both of the counties come to him and congratulate him upon his par i1iamentary rulings and the manner fin which he had presided oyer the Escopvention. He assured the delegates in being in attendance at the greater part of the sessions of the house of representatives and that the people of 4 the fourth district could always find the representative of their district attending to their business. He ap- pealed to them to permit him to close because of the condition of his voice until after dinner when he would ad-f dress them upon the tariff and other matters of national importance.
 There were 183 who sat down to the dinner inclusive of the 146 dele gates to the convention. The Tipa- canoe chorus of this city was present and sang between the choruses all of the old songs telling of Hill.
 The chairman of the convention, was clitus H. King Of Fairfield and Harwinton and John H. Hoyt of Nor walk.
 The following platform was adopt ed:
 The Republicans of the Fourth Con- gressional district of Connecticut. in convention assembled, hereby declare their hearty approval of the admins tration of President William Fl. Taft. He has vigorously prosecuted the work on the Panama Canal, and. in 1xyn7 -1hff f0IN 1ished full commercial union between the United States and it's possessions in both oceans. His diplomatic and consular appointments abroad have won for the United States the greater respect of other nations, and his judic- 1al appointments at home have been pie. He has secured the fulfllment of the pledges of the party platform to a degree never before -equalIed in a like period in the nations history. He IS applying modern business methods and systems to the management of depart mental affairs, and has thereby reduc- ed the expenses of the government many million dollars in a single year. As Republicans, we congratulate him upon his past, and pledge to him our co-opefatlon and earnest support for the future, in his faithful and patriotic devotion toSethe best interests of our beloved country.
 We cordially endorse and ratify the nomination of Charles A. Goodwin for Governor of Connecticut, and promise to him ana his associates on the state ticket the earnest efforts of the ban ner Republican Congressional district of Connecticut for a triumphant victory for all.
 For the ninth time, we present as our candidate for Representative in s.C Congress. Ebenezer J. Hill.
 His services for this district, State and nation have earned our hearty comnendation, and have challenged the admiration of all his constituents. We regard with satisfaction his lead ership in the halls of national 1egisla- tion, and that he has had a large part prosperity of the land. A true friend =of American industries, he has been especially influential in the develop n1ent of manufactorfes in this district. Ripe in wisdom and great in his ca pacity for usefulness, he is today one of the most conspicuous figures. 1n the confidence of the people. In ap- precfation of his brilliant achieve ments. this district has given him un- paxalleled majorities at the polls, and the unanimous vote of this convention is not only a reflection of the senti- ment of the party to which he has given unwavering loyalty, but of the desire of the people of the Fourth dis trict generally, whose confidence he has so well earned, and whose faith fuI servant he has ever been.
 The confidence in Which he is held by the members of this party in gen. eral, and his reaognized ability leader we concur with the sugges- ton of the leaders of his party that he be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives
 The committees were:
 President, Clitus H. King, Fairfield.
 Secretaries. W. J. Barber, Harwin-
 Vice President, Thos. H. Macdonald, Bridgeport; s. B. Horne, Winsted; Watson J. Miller, Huntingdon; L. J. Nickerson, Cornwa11; J. H. Duncan, , fa5dfnr- IF TI fsanfie1d Wood h111-v.