Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

The Republican State convention held in Hartford Tuesday and We'd nesday nominated the following ticket.
 GOVERNOR
 JOHN P. sTEDLEY Of New Haven
 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
 Charles H Peck of Dsn0ury
 SECRETARY OF STATE
 GustaVe B. Carlson of Niddietoan
 THEAsCRER
 Walter N Holmes uf Waterbury
 COMPTROLLER
 Favette L.. Wright gf Pomffet
 The convention was a long one. with practically no incident, of note as compared with previous conventions. The use of the roll call iu voting for nominee for governor extended through four and half hours n stidng al mosphere. After the nomination of governor had been made, the ticket was quickly completed.
 The following platform was adopted which aside from praise oi President Taft and his administration, deals with state matters, especially those having to do with agriculture and re- medial legislation for Workingmen;
 THE PLATFORM.
 DoRsEMENT oF TAFT
 H4 The republican party of Con neetieut enters the cam palgn of 1912 in the full confidence that this nteiii- gent and conservative stale will em- phaticaliy endorse the wise, progress i've and palriolic course Of President Taft. for whom four years ago ils people gave plurality of more than 4l0O0 vote. His administration has been one of transformations but con tinuous accomplishment, aud its clos ing year finds the country al the height Of prosperity with labor in steady de mand and paid better than at any pre- Vious time in our history, and thus better able 10 meet tbe increased cost Of living which has deFeiOted in all civilized countries.
 INTELLIGENT REVISION OF TARIFF (2l. Connecticut Is q state oi such vast manufacturing interests that menace 10 these Is q menace alike 10 the woTkingman and tine farmer who depend respectively for wages and for market upon the prosperity of the fac tory. The factory in turn has been built up by the protective tariff.
 The democratic platform Of 1912 calls for tariff for revenue only, and com mits that party to policy which has been disastrous to the country when ever the democracy has found the ep- portnnity to apply fl.
 We believe in fair, intelligent and prompt revision of the tariff, some of whose rates are recognized by the Pres ident and the national platform as too high, and we heartily endorse the wise provision, inaugursied by President Taft for non partisan expert tariff board
 FOR PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE The agricultural interests Of our state, once its leading industry are al- ready showing signs Of revival under the inspiration Of the Slate College at Siofrs, the experiment stations and the application Of science to the care and protection of orchard and field crops Situated as We are, in the very best market of the world for all food pro- ducts, with soil suited to the pro- dueiion of wide variety of useful ] crops, we must, in the near future pro duce much larger portion of the nee l essarF food demanded by our people. l 4 lack of capital has prevented sub l stantial development of our resources. We believe that some method can and 1 should be devised for making easier ! the securing Of farm loans in this state. l We favor the establishment of local | abattoirs so as 10 reintroduee the cul- ] iivation of live stock by making home market for such products. We i favor the introduction Of bill for a | commission to be appointed by the !,
 
 State Grange, the Stale Business Men $ ! Association, and the manufacturers 10 ! investigate this whole subject thor i oughly and to report, before the close ] of the next General Assembly.
 PUBLIC UTILITIES
 The republican legislature at it's last i session redeemed it's pledge to the l state in the passage of a eomprehen' ! siNe Public Utilities Act, which has worked to the advantage of the people . in all of their relations with the va rious public servi ice corporations.
 WoRKINGMEN' 's CONDENSATION
 5-Ne believe thHt with the deVel- | opment of modern industry the old le- | gal rules of iellow.seryant, assumption | of risk, and conlnbutoTy negligence [ have become unjust. We therefore ia. | Nor the enactment of an efficient work l ingmen's compensation act, winch 1 shall provide for those injured, and their families, and which shall al the 1 same time not work hardship or in- ! justice to the farmer or small employer i
 HOUSE RULE FOR CITIES 6-Many questions of purely focal concern have now 10 be submitted to the general assembly, drawing upon the time and attention of memoers, who cannot understand the situation as thoroughly as those directly inter esied. We therefore favor the estao- 1 lishment of home rule for cities, whose | bonded indebtedness should be restrict i ed by some conservative ratio between | the grand list and the indebtedness.
 MORE SYSTEM IN AUDITING
 7-Without refiecling upon the faith- | ful services of the present state audi 4