The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-14
HILL REN0MINATED TODAY FOR CONGRESS
In Speech of Burning Brand Clitus King Presents Name
 of Ebenezer
John I. King Called Convention Stamford Man For Chair man-Cut and Dried
 Program Followed


 Ebenezer J. Hill of Norwalk. was Congressman from the Fourth Dis trict at the Republican Congressional convention at the Hotel StratfieId this afternoon. The nominating speech was made by Attorney Clitus H. King of Fairfield, and the chief seconding speech by William " Pra- muka the distin nsuished Republican of this city.
 When John T. King called the con- vention to order at 12:3S, it was not able that the grizzzied Republicans, fan1aHar figures of days of yore from the hills of Litchfeld county, where Hill was won't in years gone by to roll tip big Republican majorities. were no longer among the delegates. This is the first convention since the redistricting of the State by which the Fourth district comprises only Fair
 Arthur c. Wheeler of NorwaIk, read the convention call, and he was elect ed secretary. Milton F'essenden of Stamford was elected chairman. He made brief speech thanking the dele gates for their manifestation of trust.
 The appointment of the various was quickly aceompl fshed.s The name of John T. King was announced for membership the committee on ere dentials but A9sE King declinedeo on the grOundl5that he was not a delegate and could not serve.
 On motion of Fred D. Ives of this city, the convention adjourned for thel committees to prepare their reports, and reconyening they presented the same which were received perfunctor- fly qlrently lauding Congressman Hill as the leading statesrnan of the age, the greasest tariff expert the world has ku0wn, placed his name in nomination Mir Pranizka seconded the nomination. as did others.
 Congressman Hill accepted the hon ors with grace and skill born of long experience. and spoke at length on thel tariff on jute, hemp and other neces- sary household accessories. Fea sting and jolHfication. songs by the Tippe- canoe chorus, and many whispered confere eneee followed the convention.
 The delegates were. S. Hill, 6. B. Blackman. Frank Day. Fred D. Ives, John Reilly, WIn. H. Brown, Vim Pra1nuka-
 Beth hel-Frederick H Judd, Horace .,s tsrooknsfd=-Hsnry T. TEawley. Ifen- waite, Charles A. Schoonoyer. H. Frank Harris. Frank P. Farrell
 New Fairfield Steven B. Gilbert, = ReddinElzJ. @ M Taylor, John Todd, 1 L. O. Runsey. Milo L. Osborne.
 Rfdgefeld-R. w. Osborne, pr. W. | H Alice. Jas Ballantyne, pr. B. A
 ss sherm her an--John M Bianton. D. D. Gray.
 Easton-Fred Marsh, Chas. Powell |
 Fairfeld-Clitus H. King, Samusl | A. Waterman, C.. A. rWyrtzen., Andrew | .. Huntington-s. Iirin ting sttl5s T. Palmer. F. w Beardsley, Win. S. Heaiey, John H. | Hill Z.e Ts-.,---- :. C s-.:.--s5 : Monroe-Ke1lar Briggs. J Frank : Newtow7nr-A. Nltfr.7rAz T. Nettleton. c. B. Taylor, s. T. Briscoe, W. M. Reynolds. |
 Stratford-Wm. B. Bristol, Charles | F Judson. J. Henry Blakeman, C. Edwin Dufour.
 Trurnbui ui1---warren. .E Plumb. Aus
 westonMG Bradley, Samuel
 westport-w. Adams, F. M Raymond.
 Darien- George schleuter, Jerome s. Gainer.1-
 New Canaan-Francis E. Weed, George F. Smith
 wiIton-Richard H. Fitch, Timothy
 Norwaik-John HzHoyt, oscar w. Raym ond, -Wnl, G LaCount, Charles F. Hal1ock.
 , Greenwich-George ". Merritt, Hamlfn C.. Palmer James R. Mead,
 Stan1ford@Edward T. w Gillespie, Stanley T. Jennings, c. Milton Fes- senden, Leo DonnateIl.