The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
(By Our Staff Corres.)

(By Our Staff COrreS.) i Hartford, Sept. 11.-Lieut. Gov Dennis A. Blakeslee led in the first ! ballot for governor at the Republican
 State convention. Here is the result 1 of the informal ballot:
 1 Blakeslee, 172.
 l Studley, 145.
 Robinson, 131.
 1 Knight, 121.
 Judson, 1.
 SECOND BALLOT Hartford-UnofficiaI End ballot: BlakesIee, 19 Stud1ey 24 Robinson 12 Knight
 Judson The candidacy of Dr. Knight was withdrawn on the second ballot. It took nearly two hours to record dacy, thanks to the inspiring speech of Senator Stiles Judson of Stratford, was about 30 votes stronger than the most enthusiastic Robinson men had There were 571 votes on the first ballot. Is being absent of the total of 5S6 delegates. There were 2S6 neces- Eary to a choice. The Raraback men
 promptly prepared to force the Stud
 ley nomination through, and pr.
 Knights withdrawal was the first
 The feature of the early hours of
 the session was the speech of Senator
 Judson, who himself not a candidate.
 received one vote from an admirer
 round of applause for the Stratford
 The 10 Bridgeport votes. as pre- dicted in The Farmer, were solid for studley.- Fairfield's four went to
 StudIey. The four from Greenwich
 went to pr. Knight, with the excep- voted for Lieut.. Governor Blakeslee, the Stratford delegations vote was solid for Robinson. The other Fair field county votes were, split among the. various candidates.
 Former Speaker kenealy of Starn- ford and his associate delegates voted for Judge Robinson.
 A Wrangle in the committee on res- olutions delayed the convention until 1O:3O, half an hour later. Represen- fa1, fadlVe George " Chandler of Rocky convention should one and all be pledged to the party platform. Sev- era1 times he tried to force this through. but the committee repeatedly
 The convention was opened by Unit ed States Senator George P. Mclean, as chairman. Major Wilcox of Berlin reported for the credentials committee that there was no contest and that there were no towns without repre- senfatlon. The temporary officers tive Fillmore s. Banks of Fairfield moved that when the vote for the diff ferent officers of the State ticket were taken. it would be by roll call. This was unanimously adopted It is the f1rst time in the history of a Connec- ticut Republican State convention that this method of procedure has been followed.
 The sensation of the convention came when Senator Stiles Judson of Stratford came to the platform to sec ond the nomination of Judge Robin
 Senator Judson charged the Hartford Courant with being hand in glove With the lobby, and lauded Judge Rob 1nson- By inference he charged Stud Roraback.
 Senator Stiles Judson in seconding the nomination of Judge Robinson, said:
 I was rocked in the cradle of Re- pupncanlsm- I was brought up to view the achievements of the Repub- I1can party as SYNONYMOUS with the progress and welfare of the American people.
 In my maturer years, I have seen no occasion to change those views. The 800 delegates here assembled have given allegiance to those principles that gave birth to the Republican party and which notwithstanding the inor- dinate lust for power of Candidate Roosevelt will continue to be the basic rock of progress and under the guidance of the same grand old par
 With that view of Republicanisra, know of no higher duty of the hour In these days of political unrest than to act out that course in this conven- ton as will uphold the honor of that great and good statesman and true hearted man whose, very virtues have attracted the venomous shafts of jeal- ous rivals-our President, William Howard Taft How can that duty to him in these trying days best be per formed by this convention?
 We answer with one accord-choose a standard bearer in our State election who in his character and associations will inspire confidence in the elector- ate and who will bring strength to the national ticket.
 Would there be varient views in this convention as to whether the nominee in order to win in this elec- tion must in the public mind and, in fact, must be. one whose nomination is not inspired by that element in our party organization whose lobby activ- itieS are regarded most unfaVOrably by the Connecticut voters
 The Connecticut electorate have in recent years become an independent and thinking people and they will i surely repudiate at the polls any can didate whose nominati ton savers of ma chine dictation or lobby support.
 It is lawful within limits to parade the corridors of the lobby and thrive i-I1 -IJy