Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-17
BULL MOOSERS IN TOWN CAUCUS
Name Edgar H. Allen, Sherwood B. Potter G. Warren Davis and Dr, R. R. Knkead Delegates to State Convention Town Committee Makes w. o. Rogers Chairman Speaker From Yale Failed to Come

[ ed unanimously and thanked the eau GUS.
 Irwin C.. Elmer nominated Dr. R. R. Kinkead for fourth delegate and he was unanimously elected. For Town Committee. Nominations for a permanent town committee were next made. MT. Elmes made motion to- vote by exclamation, which was passed. te
 From the First district H. R. Branche nominated Edgar H. Allen and John M. Swahn, and both were elect ed. From the second district Clarence E. Carpenter was nominated by Her man Alofsin and elected. The Third district nomination was made by W. R. Stevens and was Charles H. Raines. He was elected. Woo6bury O. Rogers was nominated from the Fourth dis trict and elected He was -ominated by Clarence Smith. William Kinder was nominated from the Fifth district by Charles W. Perkins. Charles A. Hagberg nominated c. Warren Davis from the Sixth district and he was elected
 Progrsssives' sadduarters. Chairman Davis announced that pro- gressive headquarters would be open ed in the Boswell building, room with w. o. Rogers as Chairman of the reception committee in charge. Chairman Davis announced with re. gret the unavoidable absence of the ex- pected speaker. and MT. Latham made the suggestion again that the delegates be heard from.
 Delegate Potter was the first to re- spond, telling something of his expe. riences in attending the republican na- tfonal convention at Chicago. Gilber L. Hewitt added a word of endorse ment of what MT. Potter had said mentioning that s2 delegates wen 1 from Connecticut, but only IA served and that he himself was one of thos' to occupy back seat
 Back to the People.
 Delegate Dr. Kinkead declared tha he was. dissatisfied with both, the olt | parties, and that the progressives cam up to his ideal for government. MT. Branche was called upon by tn chairman; responding with fev words. in which he said he considere,
 this party was a citizens party, wlier
 every one was given a chancs an,
 Frank H. F0ss stated his belief tha
 through the progressive party we vii
 get back to a government by the peo l pie.
 Democrats Promise Ruin. 1 Rev L. W. Frink, who was next call
 ed upon. spoke of his disgust with bot the old parties. and instanced the Nor wich water situation last year as on example of their performances. H could see no salvation for the coMrtr
 in the democratic party. the party c free trade and ruin. and the Chfcag convention fixed Taft for him, he de clared. He could not believe tha Roosevelt was all the demon that tn newspapers said he was, for at on time 1t was thought no man could fl
 his place, and he was the same ma today.
 I Herman Alofsin. who was vice presi den when the Progressive club wa formed here. was another to speak, a
 well as Dr. N. P. Smith. H. F. Pal
 mer, Allen Latham and F. T. Naples I It was The Bulletin, MT. Latham de l clared that was a considerable facto
 in determining him to be a progressiv,
 because of the slurs it was f1inging 8 Roosevelt He thought there wer many who were still going to deelar
 themselves with the progressives. ?
 Before the meeting adjourned, whie
 it did at s.65, a motion to emPowe I the town committee to fill all vacan
 cies was passed, and the suggestio
 was made that all the party men wea the party burton.