The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-21

Charles H. Armstrong was unanl-
 hnously nominated by the Democrats
 sofs the 2Ist senatorial district last night
 has their candidate for the upper house kofs the next General assembly. The
 nornination which was attended with Ennuch enthusiasm is conceded to be one lof the best selections that could be krnade In the district, and much con khdence was expressed that MT. Arm lstrong will be successful at the polls kdespite the fact that the district is Econsidered to be ordinarily Republican. Mir Armstrong; is one of the best kk1xnovn rnanufacturers~ in the city, and lis a very successful one like his father Ebefore him. He has never been a can Edidate for office before, and the pres lent nomination is one that he did not kseek Several years ago he was a t1nember of the old Board of Public kWorks and at present he IS mem kber of the Library Board. Although EoY1e of the busiest men in the city he fhas consented to give up his time to kthe state at the expense of his private kdnterests because he believes that 1t IS Ia duty of citizenship.
 I MT Armstrong is in hearty accord with all the principles laid down in kthe Democratic platform.
 The convention composed of the del- keEates from the First. Second, Third: Fourth and Fifth districts were called stD order by Town Chairman William E w. Bent Attorney Robert G., DeF'or- Fest who is a candidate for alderman Bin the Fourth district was elected Echairman of the convention and Dr. EGeorge W. Osborn secretary.
 Nominations were called for and AL kfred D. Veness. superintendent of the kUnion Typewriter Company secured kthe floor. He said in part:
 tsWe have been called here to nom kinate a candidate for the senate and we are agreed that it is true that it kis time when we should secure the very best men to represent us. We Fhave an exceptional opportunity to send a senator from this district.
 "We all feel that the year is going to produce a Democratic landslide and are agreed that all candidates be such eas would add strength to the ticket I am going to present to this convention
 the name of an eminently suitable man .-one whose training and life fits him
 for the position. He is a man who is operations Or of political cliques He is not member of the old or the young guard. He is eminently a man of all the people and e-eminently
 seBy birth he came from good old
 German stock. His father came to
 this country Tn the last days Of the
 civil war and started life as a manu- facturer, making those wares for which
 Connecticut is justly famous the world over Our candidate was born in this country. He had the training
 that German families are famous for. He received his elementary education fin the public schools of this city and tat an early age was started to work as Ian office boy in his fathers factory. .Iater he went into the factory and starting from the bottom learned to operate the machines of the plant. Af- ter that he was sent to college His early training and the associations | Iof his boyhood made. him the fine bus Einess man that he is. His years of experience have fitted him to act in these times when good business sense | and judgment is needed at Hartford
 to adjudfcate the affairs of state which have gone somewhat amiss of late.
 .tHe has. read the platform of our party. He is in hearty accord with l the creation of a Public Utilities com mission and in sending man like l our candidate to Hartford to vote for such measure we will have a man | who is free of any corporation en- | stanglenents,~ whose experience has | the corporations have done know | positively that he heartily agrees with that plank.
 Coming from a working family he limit in death claims. know his heart is with the workingman-that he believes that the workingman who shall become inexperienced while en- suffer from such loss. He favors an employers liability act''
 The mention of MT. Armstrong's name invoked applause and MT. Ven strong believed in a uniform charter for Connecticut cities and in home rule without legislative domination; and for direct primaries.
 John N. Near, of the Fourth district l seconded the nomination in a stirring speech that bristled with wit and an-
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