The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-27
DELEGATES FOR LAKE,; GOODWIN
 GETS TWO ONLY
This at Least is Situation in Republican Circles Today, But Goodwin Men Claim
 Majority
Want Boudren to Take Nomination for Represen- tative- Gan Have Senatorship If He Wants 1t.

If the Republicans of this city did business the way they do it at Hart ford Bridgeport would send a solid convention for Everett J. Lake for governor. A counting of noses this morning by those who know gives Lake A and Charles A. Goodwin 12 out of the 36 delegates. In Hartford all the delegates are elected at large. Tn Bridgeport all of the delegates meet in convention and elect four delegates at large who represent the two rep resentatives. Next the delegates di- vide into senatorial districts and two delegates are elected from each of the three divisions.
 A Farmer reporter who has con- suited the workers and leaders in each of the districts finds that the four delegates at large would be for Lake if vote was to be taken to- day.
 In the 21st senatorial district Good win has about one-third of the fif- teen delegates so that two more Lake delegates would be elected here.
 In the 22nd senatorial district com posed of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh districts Lake has ten out of the twelve delegates if not three Sollu uelegdtlOnS so tHdt Adhe will have two more state delegates here providing the vote was taken today. Making a total of for Lake. In the 23rd senatorial district, com posed of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh, Goodwin is the leader. hay ing all but the two and possibly three of the delegates. He Is sure of two delegates to the state convention here.
 From now on until next Wednesday night, August 31 all of the delegates will "be seen" by both sides and all kinds of efforts will be made to change them from one candidate to the other.
 Those familiar with the game of politics are anxious to know what kind of a hold the Goodwin forces intend to get on the delegates in view of the fact that they did not make a contest in the primaries of any district except the Sixth. In at least six of the districts the regular organiza- tion, which is for Lake. put tickets be fight, but the Goodwin forces, without seemingly disturbed, claimed at once the regular delegates.
 This is new wrinkle in the poli- tical game that has somewhat upset the members of the regular OrganiZa- | tion who can't see for the live of them on what grounds the Goodwin people are making their claims.
 The fight in the Sixth district last | night, between the Lake-Haw1ey | ticket and the Goodwin-Bailey ticket showed a big majority for the Lake Hawley delegates who won out by a vote of 166 to S. The lines were fine | Iy drawn here and those who voted 1 for the winning. ticket were given te l understand that they were voting | for delegates who would support
 Everet J. Lake for governor and Sid
 ney D. Hawley for sheriff.
 l In the contest over the head of the l ticket the leaders have almost los1 | sight of the fact that there will be | two representatives and three sena. | tors nominated.
 | It was understood that there Is 6
 strong trend of public opinion in fa'
 vor of nominating Major Thomas
 Boudren for representative if he vii | accept a place on the ticket
 Over on the East Side Former Al
 derman Jacob Borstleman is being | talked off as candidate. He Is z | resident of the twelfth district bu
 has not been in politics for sometime past. For senator from the Fist sen
 atorial district it looks as though
 William E. Burnham had the plac. | cIinched and that he will be the un | animous choice of the convention.
 In the 22nd senatorial district Sena | tor Thomas Arnold can have the nom | ination if he wants it without opposi 1 ton. The senator has not given hi: | answer yet that he will accept.
 In the 23rd district there is an un disputed demand for M. w. Manwar
 ing to run again in spite of his an | nouncement that he would not rur ! again. prominent leader said thi | morning that Manwaring was thu | most desirable candidate because O his attitude on the public utilities | bill Judge William H. Conley, Jr: who is the next choice of the old lin' Republicans. Former Senator. Will | liam R. Brown would like the nomi nation but it is said that he vii
 have a hard time getting delegates
 Judge Comley was asked this morn
 ing by a Farmer reporter if he would
 accept the nomination if it was of fered to him. He said, 'I am not | candidate and do not care for tn, honor. But I will not say that I vii
 not accept the nomination under an! | circumstances because situation
 might arise when it would become m. | duty to accept"