The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-31
CAPTAIN AUCER
 IS PRIDE OF LOCAL MOOSERS


 est Enthusiasm - Parade
 Is Big Feature.
 With the biggest man in the world at the head of the biggest delegation in attendance, Bridgeport carried lie into the Bull Moose convention in New Haven yesterday and sustained the city's reputation never to be outdone, Capt. George Auger, the world-famous giant, whose conspicuous figure is well known to Bridgeport people, gains added distinction throughout the coun- try. He is now known as the biggest Moose in the land. It is possible that Capt. Auger will go with the Cpnecti- cut delegates to the Chicago conven- tion and plans for this were under way today.
 Bridgeport furnished the biggest man at the convention. It also fur- nished the smallest man at the con- vention, Joseph Simone, the well known neWsdealer on Fairfield avenue, whose stunted figure alongside that of the of the comparison. Bridgeport also furnished the biggest delegation at the convention There were 133 from this city and they helped to. overflow the section partitioned off for the Fairfield county delegates. Again, this city furnished the biggest amount of noise and enthusiasm. It was the live crowd in the convention and was readily recognized as such. An organ ized chorus with Joseph c. Ceilings as director. we'll rehearsed in Bull Moose songs, was from this city. The ha WY |. ed the Bridgeport delegation, was the only band at the convention.
 The suffragists who appeared in the balconies were all from Bridgeport, including Mrs. William T. Hincks. president of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association. In more than one way did Bridgeport shine
 When the Bridgeport delegation, left headquarters on State street on it's march to the depot there were 8S men. in line, by actual count, not including the band or Capt. Auger. At the depot 30 others joined, thereby swelling the. delegation which marched from the New Haven depot to the Hyperion theatre Other Bull Moosers came on later trains and some by automobiles so that the actual strengh Of the Bfidgep was 8 .-ae-s tual count. Included in the delegation was Capt. Wilson French of Stratford, aged S3 years, the youngest" Bull Moose of that town, who had the privilege of casting votes for two pres idents before Lincoln and who has ever since cast Republican vote.
 After the recess when the conven- tion delegates were filing into the the- atre, Bridgeport. came along with it's large delegation, walking in lockstep fashion with Capt. Auger in the lead. Arriving at the Fairfield county, sec- tion they took their seats and began to sing the Bull Moose songs. Then some one got an inspirat ton and sug gested that the delegation march about the hall. Again. forming in single file behind Capt Auger they paraded about the theatre and up onto. the stage. Capt Auger grabbed a large eagle attached to the top of a pole and from which was suspended pie ture of Theodore Roosevelt, and lug and banners were hoisted and the del- egates waved their bandana handker- chiefs. After circling the theatre a couple of times, the band struck up lively twostep and to the wild cheers, shouts and applause of the audience Capt. Auger picked Horace H. Jackson up from the convention floor, onto the stage and started the turkey trot.
 The incident was funny. It sent those in the theatre into spasms of laughter and there was much noise.
  voted that the number of delegates elected be 28. Nominations were called for and at the outset someone raised the question as to how the delegations were to be divided. It was voted after discussion to call for nominations by districts for the sake of convenience the delegates to be elected at large The first two districts named so. many that it began to look as though the other three districts wouldn't get any. 1I1z~, knO 35. The Third and Fourth districts had many who wanted to go as dele gates and again the number was in creased so that finally the convention voted to elect 49 delegates, each with one-seventh of a vote. the state being allowed seven votes at the Chicago convention.
 Among the delegates elected from the Fourth district is Louis Napoli- tano, one of the prominent Italian cit izens of this city. MT. Napolitano is about to establish an Italian news paper and it is expected that his aff1l- iation with the Bull Moose movement will carry great weight with the Ital- ian vote of the city and the district.
 Those elected as delegates from the B. Stoddard, George E. Melius, Herbert M Lyon, Carl F. Seiman, John Tay- Tor. Noble E.. Vincent, and Louis Ma politano, all of thisl city; Harry c. oCOuelu OI SldmIOrO, G. A. Roman ana Earl W. Russell of Danbury, Gutson Borglum of Stamford, the noted sculp- tor; and R.. L. Chamberlain of Green wfch,
 Delegates from the other districts are:
 First. District-Edward R. Greer of Hartford, Daniel M. Wright of Hart ford, F. D. Duffy of West Hartford, Charles N. Lee of Pennington, A. J. Muzzy of Bristol, H. F. Smith of Bris- tol, L.. V. Walkeley of Southington, J. W. Alsop of Avon, Rev. $. G. Ohman of New Britain. Total, g.
 Second District-S. B. Potter of Nor kwich, Gilbert L. Hewitt of Norwich, Leonard Smith of Norwich, Prof w. A. Herdel of Middletown, H. c. Bates of Chester, H. Alofson of Norwich, w. J. Trenthick of Middletown. Max Fin how of Norwich Total S.
 Third District-James B. Smith of Orange, L. H. Bronson of New Haven. F. s. Butterworth of New Haven, F. H. woodruff of Milford, R. G. Parker of Guilford, Yandell Henderson of New Haven, pr. H. M. Limauro of New Haven, F. G. Leighton of New Haven, J. G. SchWnik Jr., of Meriden, A l.. Williams of New Haven. Total, 10.
 Fifth District-W l.. Hall of Water bury. F. J. Erbe of Waterbury, F. G. Daniels of Bethlehem, E. D. Stow of Waterbury, Verenice Munger of An sonia, W. w Laury of Colebrook. T. J. Wall of Torrington, D. G. o. Sperry