Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-17

New Haven. April 16--A platform [ which will endorse President Taft and his administration in strong terms and will instruct the Con- necticut delegation of fourteen dele gates to the Chicago convention, will | 1 probably be reported by the resolu- | lions committee to the republican state | convention tomorrow. All the dele gates will be men of prominence in | the state who are known to be Taft | men. Under the party rules the con VentiOn tomorrow will select four dele | gates at large and their alternates, | and will confirm the choice made by | the five congressional district con ventiOns. District Delegates.
 The Fourth district tonight voted to | recommend John T. King of Bridge i port and Judge James F. Walsh of |! | Greenwich as district delegates. and | Fillmore s. Banks of Fairfield and W. 1 P. Bailey of Bethel as alternates. l Litchtield county as part of the new | Fifth district, voted for Edward J. Emmons of New Milford for district delegate and Harvey L. Roberts for alternate and favored J. Henry Rora-
 
 terbury end of the district tomorrow
 is expected to select a. Waterbury man for delegate and the prediction
 was general that ex-Senator l. H. Chase would be selected.
 1 Windham County Favored Gates. Windham county came to the con- vention favoring Charles E. Gates, and the entire Second district was thought to be for MT. Gates and ex-GOv. F. B. Weeks for district delegates and al- ternates to be selected from among Senator Hammond of Putnam, MT.
 Gledhill of Stonington and MT. Began
 of Rockville but when it became evil
 dent that with Charles Hopkins Clark, J. Henry Roraback anad Charles F.
 Brooker reasonably certain of being
 choser as delegates at large, MT. Weeks name was mentioned as the candidate to run against Col. l. M.
 Ullman for the fourth place.
 May Be Contest Over UIIman. Among delegates it seemed to be
 the impression that Colonel Ullmen
 will go as delegate from the Third district with Mir Weeks as the fourth
 at large delegate. There were many
 who looked forward to a contest on
 the floor over Colonel Ullman's candi-
 dacy for delegate at large The list
 of other candidates for place on the
 delegation at large as a late hour
 seemed uncertain.
 7 Contest to Go Before Convention. The contests over several places on the state central committee were of ! absorbing interest. That of the Thir- ty-third district, involving the reseat-
 ing of George I. Allen, is expected to
 so to the convention for settlement. I CFa1oDo1 TT1lrun n mill lauUa fhR HTnIaT1ih ! district to go to the Eighth, which ! Judge Mathewson gives up, the colon , el having changed his home address It was stated that opposition to the reelection of Col. R. o. Eaton in the
 Twelfth and J. D. Walter in the Four teenth had withdrawn. while in the Thiry fifth, where an effort Is being 2 made to defeat former Sheriff W. B.. ! Sprague. it is said that Representative W. Fl. Hall has been urged to be a
 candidate.
 , Craftsmanship in Doubt. 7 With the several contests not set l 1 tied there seemed to be much uncer- f tainty over the chairmanship of the . new state committee. 1t being under
 stood that MT. Kenealy was willing to run again.
 3 The delegate body was unusually Q large for the first night, showing the - keen interest in the selection primarily 1 of the four delegates at large, and in - the selection of ten other delegates in
 the five congressional district conven-
 i tions and the alternate for each dele : gate, When the convention was called | to orGer the gathering had all the old . time enthusiasm of former party con Q ventions.
 Q Attorney General John H. Light of - South NorWalk was presented to the
 audience as the temporary chairman
 and he made his address.
 r Lights Speech Heartily Applaudea. ' MT. Light spoke for half an hour e Three times when he made reference e to President Taft and his administrs- Il tion the delegates applauded. Once
 when he spoke of progressive policies
 four men In the balcony, sitting to- 10 gether, clapped their hands, to the evil "a dent surprise of the audience, fol l. scores of delegates stretched theii necks to see the enthusiastic ones T., Whe1, ho had concluded MT. Light waS g very heartily applauded.
 On motion Of Harry Back of Killing
 ly, William A. Blodgett of Winsted ,f Sabin s. Russell of Dayville and JohI a Buckley of Union were made conven- ton secretaries. They are the senate If and house clerks.
 -- Light for Permanent Chairman. t, Committees which had been named
 by districts by the senatorial districti
 were then read and meeting places as re signed. Later the committee on per 'd Tnanent organization met and voted tt is recommend that Mir Light be the per r. manent chairman of the convention le MT. Kenealy offered the two resolution re which the state committee had hat m before it on caucus and election O
 state central committeeman and thes
 were sent to a committee which upol 1t motion was raised for this purpose " The committee tomorrow will repor e- its action to the convention. sse The Committee on Platform. IF The committee on platform later me e at the hotel to go over draft of tn ,d resolutions. The committee member
 were Charles Hopkins Clark, F. E
 Harvey J. N, H. Campbell, O. F. TooI
 J. w. Alsop, F. w. Christ, Fl. NJ. Al
 corn, l. M. Ullman, R. s. Woodruff, F |" E. Whitaker, Dr. Marianna A. " l- K. F. Foley. Charles r. Brooker, L.
 Whiton, Tyler Cruttenden, J. Fl. Weeks
 c. B. Wilson, C. x. Kingston, H. ra Challenger, MT. Stewart of Sherman :" F. W, Salmon, G. H. Vosburgh, w. I if Daskam, c. NJ. Perrin, w. A. King, E of H. Rudd, J. H. Rorabaek, F. A. Scot
 o. A. Smith, c. Rogers and F. Pren in tice.
 e. Resolutions on Titanic Disaster. D. Tn the midst of its proceedings to te night the republican state conventie t9 paused for 2 meAent .te adopt a reso " , laieA hsag1H< sSRen tAa loss aAz-AA'