The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
SCHEME TO HELP HILL DIDN'T WORK Bridgeport Bull Moosers Asked to Favor Vincent For
 Governor Would Eliminate Him As a Congressional Nominee Delegate Rock Detected Trick.
Bv our staff Corresl

Hartford, Sept 26-Up to I o'clock
 this m mornfng there had been re-
 markable absence of agitation among
 the little groups of delegates to the
 Bull Moose State convention as to the
 man who should head the ticket. But
 at that hour the name of Arthur l..
 Floyd of TariffviIle began to be wide
 ly circulated. Though Afrs FToyd's
 name had been mentioned for a place
 on the state ticket, it had not been
 generally considered until the early morning hours when his boom took
 on considerable proportions
 A movement that apparently had it's inception in Stamford and upon which
 many of the Bridgeport and other delegates looked with distrust was that which sought to place s. F. Vim cent of Bridgeport at the head of the the few who were credited with ori- ginating the movement, the delegates looked upon this step with consider able suspicion?
 They maintain that Vincent is the strongest Bull Moose in Fairfield cou7l-
 ty as candidate for Congress, and they believe that the motive back Of the Vincent -guberna tOria1 boom is the elimination Of Vincent from the Con gressiona1 race, in the interest of E. J. Hin- E.. " Rock openly charged that Hil1s interests were attempting to dominate the convention
 delegates in the Hotel Garde this Fairfield county delegates gathered, a petition credited to Danbury inter ests was read by w. F. Tonllinson of Danbury; which sought the ..e,, en- renonfnation on tf1e Republican tic ket by the Bull Moose Congressional which cuIn.inated in the drafsing of a reply to the petition which MT. Toralinson read and which stoutly and bitterly opposed the endorsement "in- candidate for president who is capi- taIized by stolen goods Enthusiastic support was given to this conlmuni- cation which was received with a. whoop.
 The Bridgeport delegation is again in trouble. Judge Edward P Nobbs. the deIsgation chairman and Col ed the convention. Personal req sons'' is the expla nat tion given the deleeates, gu5ge e Nots epiHg iess4tg turned his proxy proxy over to Bert E. Barnes. George E. Melius. Bull Moose town chairman is the chairman of the delegation. in place of Judge Nobbs The squab- ble as to ws1o all represent the three Senatorial districts on the State Cen-S tral con1naittee was taken @ up 2 anew who had been endorsed by the Bridge portens, a.wIle subsequently. reconsider ed their endorsement, have followers who want them to go on the state central committees permanent orga- 
 Henry B. Stoddacd was an earnest advocate of the nominal ton of Vincent for governor. He argued that the big gubernatorial boom had taken on state wide aspects, and that should vote for him. if his name was placed in nomination. on the first ballot. StoGdard is believed to be included among those who would not be disp1eased to see E. J Hill returned to Congress and to that end he probably would shed no tears if Hfli had "softer'' mark picked out for a Bull Moose opponent than ; MT. would prove The meeting adjourned with the notion that the Bridgeport vote would be with Mr. Vincent on the first ballot, for gover- nor, and throughout the fight if n a appeared he, had a chance of being nominated
 this forenoon ----. l