The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-29
BALDWIN WILL ACCEPT. THE
 NOMINATION
But Former Chief Justice Will Not Engage in Contest in
 Democratic Convention
In Interesting Talk With MT. M'Neil Judge Baldwin Ex- presses Views on Important Questions

cept the Democratic nomination for
 governor, if it is offered to him by
 the convention.
 This conclusion is warranted as the
 result of talk between Judge Bald
 win and Archibald McNeil, Jr., of
 this city, which took place yesterday,
 in the office of Judge Baldwin at sos
 Church street, New Haven.
 "I would hesitate long before re-
 fusing the Democratic nomination for
 governor, if 1t were offered to me-"
 was the language which Judge Bald-
 win used. in expressing his receptive state Of mind and his willingness to carry the Democratic standard this
 fall, if the choice should fall upon
 him.
 It was evident from Judge Bald
 wins manner that he will welcome mind upon certain large public ques-
 tions, upon which, as a judge, he was
 by Connecticut custom required to be silent.
 Certain matters upon<which he en- tertains strong opinions crept through indicating that the candidacy of the judge, if he should be nominated, would be vfrile and marked with
 pointed discussion of public ques- tons. a-N
 The meeting between Judge Bald
 win and MT. McNeil was by formal arrangement. Some members of the state central committee desired to know at this time just what were the judges views as to the nomination. as. also did Democratic leaders fn 1 Bridgeport.
 At any rate it was decided that Mr. | McNei1 should be the man to ascer-
 tain from Judge Baldwin's own lips
 what his position is, and an engage
 ment was made by telephone for 10 o'clock, yesterday morning. 1 Said MT. McNeil, this morning.: s1
 told Judge Baldwin the object of my visit to him and I put the question
 to him, Will you accept the nomina-
 tion for governor if it is rendered to you by the convention? Judge Baldwin replied" continued
 MT. McNeil, CT should hesitate long before declining the Democratic nom- ination for governor
 "But Judge Baldwin made it ap- l parent to me that if he is the candi- date it must be after he is drafted, and that he will not enter a contest upon the floor of the convention in order to obtain the nomination" 'His attitude upon certain public ! questions" said MT. McNeil, twas favorably.
 Especially did he speak of the in- effectual nature of the corrupt prac- tices act, declaring that it is fn- efectual to check the expenditure of election funds corruptly. T have no doubt that if Judge Baldwin were governor he would
 strengthen that act until it would be a real one with claws to hold and teeth to bite.
 Judge Baldwin especially referred to some recent campaigns in which candidates for governor have ex- pended from $30,000 to N$40,0O0 each, declaring that a legitimate expendi- ture for candidate for such an of- flee ought not to exceed $4,000- 'He feared that most of the great
 sums so spent went into channels where the promotion of public mor- ality was little benefited.
 Judge Baldwin, in this connection, gretfully to the fact that during his long service as judge necessary cus-
 tom had sealed his lips upon many important public questions. And this was said as if he believL
 ed that one of the drawbacks of judi
 man from having his say with other
 citizens upon matters deeply concern
 ing the common welfare. ''It appeared to me that Judge
 Baldwin will welcome that condition of things which will enable him to
 say to the members of the common wealth which has so signally honor ed him those things which he has thought, which he has not had an opportunity to say"
 ''In short" concluded MT. McNeil, '1 found in Judge Baldwin not an old man teetering on the edge of the past, and filled with the disappearing legislative traditions, but a man ripe
 with garnered wisdom of the law, in touch with the social progress of the day, and able to make a strong, wise and aggressive campaign for the triumph of Democratic principles and the welfare of the people. Incidentally" concluded MT. Mo- Neil, "I referred to the fact that there is in Bridgeport quite a sentiment in
 favor of Mayor Buckingham for gov
 ernor and Judge Baldwin took this
 occasion to pay Mayor Buckingham
 compliment, saying, I know Mayor
 Buckingham and understand that he
 is giving Bridgeport an excellent ad-
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