Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-31

New Haven, Conn.,, July 30.-Believ- CTS in the progressive" movement in politics from all over the state met in mass convention here this afternoon and chose 4s delegates to the Chicago convention of the progressive party, instructed those delegates for TheO- dore Roosevelt for the presidency, de- cided to have the party legally enrolled as a political body bearing the name to be chosen at Chicago, voted that a state ticket should be placed in the field and adopted a platform in which equal suffrage was the noticeable plank, owing to 8 contest which de- veloped over 1t.
 One Seventh Vote for Each Delegate.
 The state delegation will have seven votes in the Chicago convention, but so many wished to make the trip that the provisional state committee re- commended 2S delegates with a quar- ter of a vote each. AS names were ratified the list was increased by null tiples of seven, until 49 was reached giving each delegate a seventh of a vote. The delegation Is instructed to support the short ballot, direct prlma- ries, popular election of United States senators, the initiative, referendum
  commission plan for regulating indus trial corporations, protective tariff which shall protect both industry and employee while destroying monopolies which have increased the cost of liv- ing, @ parcels post, a womans suffrage and worlSingmen's compensation law.
 Suffragette Addresses Convention.
 The platform as drawn up and first .a,1r Nn1 1DI fAs. @1or. .l~ e declaration for a referendum by both sexes on woman's suffrage After a while delegates inquired if the matter of woman's suffrage had not been side stepped and a motion which led to long and lively debate opened up this plank for consideration during which Mrs, William T. HincSs of Bridge port, president of the Connecticut Equal Suffrage League. who was in an upper box with another suffragette, was invited to address the convention. She did this in short speech from the box and probably this was the first time a woman has ever addressed a lState political convention in Connecti- cut, who was not herself a delegate to it. The debate finally led to enthu- siastic adoption of new plank which reads:
 The Woman Suffrage Plank.
 we favor the immediate extension of the suffrage to women"
 The sensation of the session was this resolution put in by F. E. Duffy of West Hartford, prominennt In the state grange:
 We demand that the Consolidated railroad company recall from the posi- 1 ton of chairman of the republican l h. 1 byist, MT, Henry J. Roraback." i This went through with cheer.
 Then a delegate in the rear of the l theatre suggested that Charles w Comstock, chairman of the democratic state central committee, ought to bt | included in the resolutions.
 comstock's Name Offered in Amend ment.
 William Day of New Haven offered an amendment to insert MT Com stocks name. The debate became lively delegate after delegate, whose names were not known to Chairman | Smith, took the floor either for ol against the motion. or to try and have action reconsidered.
 Rev E. R. Hyde of Middletown ob- | jected to such resolution, believing 1 this was not the time or place for ac' | ton of this IAnd. He said such res oIution attacking the railroad lobby would be looked upon as a joke. anC 1 the gathering ought to be in a serio1! mind and not joke about the lobby.
 The Action Expuneed from Record.
 Mir. Duffy took issue saying thai the railroad lobby was no joke. MT Hyde said that 1t was not intentlona | if he referred to the lobby AS a joke, aI he did not regard 1t as such, but h' i meant to emphasize the opinion tha people who are watching the eonven' ! ton think they put through a joke, After further debate the motion tt 1 insert MT Comstoek's 8 name was de- feated, the resolution reeonsidered ant the action expunged from the rec ords.
 President Luther pumbfounded.
 President Luther of Trinity, wh, spoke on the question. did so witl irony. asking why citizens were afraid | of the lobby. If men cannot be trust ed to go to the legislature withou | having a policeman on each side tt protect them when they vote or national guardsman to look after then when they have voted. the remedy Is tt send better men to the legislature 1 This was cheered and with very few | dissenting voices the resolution wa, l expunged. The debate had lasted near. | ly an hour and several delegates haC made clear, expressive speeches whicl were applauded.
 President Luther had also said h' was dumbfounded at the passge O. the resolution and that 1t was a mis. | take in tactics.
 Anti Railroad Resolution Tabled. | A delegate presented another reso. l luution to the effect that the conven. tion regrets exceedingly railroad ac. tivities in the legislative function o state. and we will do all in our power to counteract it's influence"
 Chairman Smih read the resolution J which had been handed to him. bur it was quickly tabled.
 | At that point, with the convention | in a lively state, motion wen' through for the state committee to le. gally enroll the party SO that 1t ooult put ticket fin tho field, and Senate, Alsop moved 10 adjourn. which wa. ! done During the session the com. mittee which had been designated ai a state committee was given power tt ! form county and district organiza. fiehs and to organize the party it towns if neeeed.
 A Full State Ticket Favored.
 A resolution offered by r, S. But. 1 terwerth and adopted, was in favor oi l placing a full state ticket in the field with namina ti0n fer congress and leav. 1 iRg the matter of legislative and othe, nominations te the local committees ] MT, Butterwerth was asked why Il,