Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-08
CHARLES A. GATES ENDORSED.
For Delegate from Ed Congressional District to Republican National Convention.

Saturday at the town hail Tn this | city tEere was held @ eonvantICn of the | republicans of the Twenty -ninth sena- i t9rial district when all the preiimi- nary tUsiness for tha state cOny eat.on ] to be held in New Haven April 16 and IT was transacrcl l. The cOn''n- ten was harmonious and everything done was unanimous. Ex-Senator | Charles A. Gates of this city was en- 1 dorsed by the convention as delegate | from the Second congressional district | to the republican national conven | ton.
 Charles A. Gates called the district ! convention to order as state central | committeeman from the district 1 Charles 0, Thompson of Pomfret was | chosen chairman, and B. L. Bailey of i Brooklyn was selected as clerk. 1 The list of delegates was read and 1 all responded except three. Frank R. l Jackson of this. city was chosen to i take the place of Hon. Guilford Smith ! who is in California at present Will 1 lis COvell of Pomfret nominated Sen 1 ator Thomas o. Elliott as delegate at | large and he was unanimously select l ed. John C. Phillips nominated E. i HOXie Lillibridge as the second dele l gate at large and he was also unani- i mouSiy chosen. Messrs. Elliott and 1 Lillibridge were then invited to take 1 part in the work of the convention by 1 a vote of the other delegates. l On motion of eX-Attorney General 1 William A. King, Ex-Senator Charles 1 A. Gates was unanimously nominated as state central committeeman from 1 the Twenty ninth district, and the i convention then selected Thomas W. Hewling of Chaplin to represent the | district on the committee of permanent | organization in the state convention | Representative William H. Phillips of Hampton, committee on credentials, | WilliaTd A. King as committee on res l olutions, John c. Phillips of Plainfield as Uhe committee on rules, and Thomas 1 c. Elliott of Pomfret as vice presi dent On motion of William A. King, i Thomas .. Elliott was selected to pre- 1 sent the names of the committees and l that of Mr. Gates for state central ] committee to the state convention. William A. King then offered the | following resolution which was adopt ed unanimously amid much applause: 1 Tine delegates to the republican state convention from the Twenty ninth senatorial district, in district conven- 1 tiOn assembled cordially and unani- mously indorse Charles A. Gates of ] w lnuIdil dS ct utlC5 ate HUH l4AG OGC- oud congressional district to the re- publican national convention at Chi | cago.
 1 MT. Gates then thanked the mem l bers of the convention for their loyal l endorsement and invited the delegates and various other friends to dine with 1 him at the Hotel Hooker after the ad- l journmen of the convention. Before adjournment the convention thanked 1 Mr. Gates for his cordial invitation to i dinner These delegates were present: Brooklyn-Charles H. Blake, B. l.. Bailey
 Cantert ury-Elmer F. Bennett. Ed
 ward Baker George Smith, Herbert F. | Williams.
 ChapIin-CharIes s. Turner, Thomas | Hewling
 l Hampton - William H. Phillips, l Frank W, Cougdon.
 Plainneld-C. B. Barber, Arthur H. Mathewson, John C. Phillips. | Pomfret-Charles c. Thompson, Will 1 lis Covell, Fl. H. Davenport. Scotland-E. D. Tracy, D. II. Bars ! tow.
 Sterling -Amory J. Kebler. Ludger BrindamOur
 Windham-FTank R. Jackson, George A. Bartlett, William A. King, Charles de VHlers.
 There were about thirty guests at dinner during which a few short speeches were made by q number present.