The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-28
DONOVAN NAMED ON FOURTH BALLOT Norwalk Candidate Named for Congress , Demo
 cratic Ticket NOMINATION. WAS
 MADE UNANIMOUS Stamford's Solid Vote Switched on Fourth Bal lot, Making Nomination Possible.

After tsaIiotis1g Aours times delegates to the Fourth Congressional conven- ton of the Democratic party late yes terday elected Senator Jeremiah Don ovan of Norwalk to make the run for Congress from this district. this fall, defeating Lynn W. Wilson of this city after bitter and hard fought contest. There were 94 votes cast. Of which the successful candidate received 49. one more than necessary for a choice. Mir. Wilson received on the fourth bal lot 36 votes. the same number he re- ceived on the second and third ballot. His vote on the first ballot was 37. On the second ballot Edward Russell of ovan.
 Senator Donovan can thank Stam- ford for. his nomination, as the six delegates from that town switched saIidly for him on the fourth ballot, after having stood out during the pre- vious three ballots for Charles w Lockwood of that city, whose name had not been put in nomination One Stamford delegate who had voted blank during the first three ballots al- so fell in line.
 o'clock noon, did not end until nearly 6 o'clock Many of the delegates had not eaten much as committee meetings and other activities kept them from
  gregation that began the. first ballot for a candidate at about o'clock There was much confusion during the session as outsiders persisted in having their say, and there was great deal of noise and disturbance at times when the delegates were trying to be heard. came when the report of the crede!l- tialss- committee was reached The majority report signed by five mem - 70. : &11 zoe nT1T the seating of the contesting Bridge port delegates. minority report signed by two members of the com mittee favored, seating tie eontesting de1egafes. When this ca me before the convention there was sriff tighr. The convention voted fsftef oltIer controversy to accept the minority re port in place of the majority. report andf thus seated the five cOnteStlliS delegates from this city The rive voted for Donovan after the first oaI- lot, two of them young Tor ToriilSp
 E:Ioouerlt nominating speeches were made Attorney John ). Culilnan presented the name Of ME Wlison' ator Donovan and MT. Leonard of Danbury nominated Mir. German
 MT Wilson's 36 votes were made up of IA from Bridgeport--the con vention having deprived him of the other five votes which were instruct ed for him by the Democratic town
 
 from Newtown, from Fairfield 8 from Ridgefield. from from BroolS6eld, from Sherinan.is1 from Bedding, and 1 from Easton.
 Mr. Gornan'S nine came from Dan bury with one from New Fairfield. The other 49 votes came from the other towns in the county, the new congressional district now comprising Fairfield county only.
 MT Donovan's nomination was greeted with the usual cheers which prevail among the friends and sup porters of successful candidate. Then in quick order the supporters of MT. Wilson and MT. German moved to make the nomination nanin1Ous and pledged their support to the can didate-
 Mr.<Donovan was brought before the delegates and received most en- He spoke briefly but to the point and thanked the con vention most sincerely for having made him their candidate.
 Even with the five votes cast for MT. Donovan by the contesting dele gation of this city his nomination was not made possible. until the entire Stamford delegation deserted their Dark Horse candidate Charles D.
 <Continued on Page 2)