The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
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 Hartford, Sept. 26-Herbert Knox Smith was nominated by acclamat ion
 as the Bull Moose candidate for Gov
 ernor at the State convention here to-
 day. Smiths name was one Of sew eral which were presented to the con
 vention, all of which were withdrawn
 in his favor. S. H. Vincent of Bridgeport was placed in norninatio by l. C. A,tchinson of Sherman. but he ination explaining that the Fourth Congressiona1 district had earnest need of hr. Vincent as candidate.
 Frank s. ButterwprtF1 also noninat- ed, withdrew. Following the with drawal Of these nominations. MT. Smiths. nomination went through with a rush and with g. demonstration of considerable enthusiasm The conven- fion then promptly adjourned and dur ing the monday recess contemplated the makeup of the rest of the State ticket. Repeatedly it reached the ears of the Bridgeport delegation that s. E. Vincent would be nominated for Lielftenant Governor.
 Frank s. BItterwerth of New Haven was ma airnoz1sfs nominated for Lieu tenant Goyernor For Secretary of State the convention named Edward w Roselie, of Hartford and for State Treasurer Dr.. Frank J. Erbe, of Wa terbury.
 :. For Comptroller. Herbert o. Daniels, Of Middletown, was chosen, and for Presidential electors Edgar Ha1len, Norwich; G. A. Cosgrove. Wilmington, and Edward C. Hammond, Waterford, were named.
 Positive assurance was held out from sources the authority of which was highly regarded, that in that event MT. Vincent himself would insist on a. of his name. He is ready to stand for the Fourth Congressional district nomination, which will be made late this afternoon following the State conventions adjournment. 9th CTS prominently mentioned are Sena-' tor Frank s. Butterworta of New Ha- ven and Senator J. c. Brinsrnade of Washington
 The row over the attitude of the Bridgeport delegation as to their rep resentation on the State Central Com n7ittee won't down. Now the dele gates have agreed to stand by their original action-which they had since .econsidered-and they will recommend .fla,t Samnis, Stoddard and Melius be .llc State Central Commit eeman from | 
 The convention was called to order i oy Temporary Chairman Alsop short i y after 10 o'clock today Rev. Call of Manchester, offered pray l IT. The report of. tine committee on | credentials was first called for and | 0r. Delnlar E. Croft of New Haven ,ffered the report that there were 433 delegates and that the report was unanimous Delegate French of Or Ind stated that the report was, not unanimous as there were two contest ng delegations from Stamford He fered a minority report. A long de Who Was a Progressive This was 'rought about by the statement of Delegate Alhein, of Stamford. who faimed that the unseated delegation rom Stamford had made the state aent that they would not vote for the candidates in the town ressive and begged the convention ot to take up the task of trying to traighten out the political entangle- rents Of Stamford.
 Delegate Borglun, chairman of the eated delegation. took the floor and 1ade a bitter attack on Mayor Powell, f that city, and his son, George. He tated that George C. Howell was a 1e1nber of the present contesting dele ation and referred to him as a man /; elonging to a crowd of politicians in tan1ford who helped to bring about ottenness in the city politics and that l e had fused with the regular Rep1b- can party in order to become a. can idate for the judge of probate. He [ old the convention that if it seat cd eorge Rowell, his delegation would [ ave the hall. George Whittelsey, of lew London stated that he favored dependence in local politics and that as the spirit of progressivisna. l Debate on, the matter decreased. and ( le majority report was accepted Professor Yandel Anderson, of New -aven, as chairman of the committee l n rules, read a report by that com z iittee and which the convention i dopted. Senator Brinsmade. chiar- I Ian of the committee. read the plat { ,rn adopted by his committee. l
 The platform will be found elsewffere Q this issue. The Presidential electors were chosen j s follows: Marcus L. Floyd, Tariff z file: Dr. w. F. Butler, New Haven: z utezon Borglllnl, Stamford; John c. I Washington, as the sec f nd Congressional district to have