The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-12
GOVERNOR SIMEON E. BALDWIN

brief but eloquent speech he an
 nounced the withdrawal of his candi-
 dacy for the place of lieutenant gov
 ernor and asked his friends for their
 support for the candidacy of Judge
 Tingier. He pledged his support and assistance to the candidacy of Judge of the state ticket Landers' unseI- fish attitude appealed to the conven-
 tion so forcibly that he was rendered
 a splendid ovation,
 Editor Philip Troup of the New
 T1aas.u Union arose to second the nomination. of Judge Tingier, and re-
 of a sdistin guished and lamented sire. he like Landers was forced to take the platform. He spoke briefly and
 Enthusiastically in behalf of the conclusion of Editor Troup's speech
 that Governor Baldwin reached the
 convention hall
 There was splendid reception for
 the candidate The governor with
 his customary dignity graciously
 acknowledged the tribute, and pro- ceeded to deliver his speech of &C.,
 ceptance. He saidE
 Two years ago came before a con Ventlon like this, to accept a nonina-
 ton for the office which I now hold.
 The Republican party had carried the state for President Taft, two years before, by a plurality of nearly 45, 900 Tehe Democrats of Connecticut were determined to try to redeem the state from Republican combinoat ton which had endured too long for the good of the people. The people show Republican plurality of 45,O0O was swept away, and a Democratic plu- rality obtained of 3,70O.
 Such a change signified something. 10000 votes do not disappear from the record, so suddenly, without a cause.
 There was cause. The Republican party had for long been promising; and then not performing. It had promised tariff reform, and it had not given it. It had promised social reforms, such as public utilities and we had not got them, or had got them in such a shape that they were of little worth.-
 The sense was that the Republican party in Connecticut and in the na tion had been in office too long. They had become intoxicated with power. Therefore they had abused it. They had Joined themselves to the seekers of special privileges, and become a fortress of favoritism. Therefore the people of Connecticut determined to| teach them a lesson. They would, att least, go the first step and put in a Democratic governor
 This occasion may properly call for some report to you by him, of what had been accomplished during his ad- 
 In his inaugural message he said, that Connecticut ought to do far more than it was doing for the general welfare and uplifI of it's people; that this could be accomplished without spending more than We were spend l ing by spending, indeed, less that by spending it more wisely; by economies of administration and consolida tion of offices and bureaus.
 I recommended a strengthening of the corrupt practices act and it was | strengthened accordingly and made | to mean something, I recommended l the removal of the five thousand dol i lar limit for death damages, and it l was so removed: the regulation of | a airsl1ips; nd they were so regulated; i 2 request to Congress to propose an | amendment to the Constitution of the | United States for the election of United States Sena tors by popular vote and | the request was made and has been | granted; the proposal to the people | of amendments of our own conStitu 1 ton, one cutting off special legisla- l sWer the end; and another requiring | , thirds vote to overrule an ex- i acutive vote; and these amendments | were proposed and are to come, in due | course before the next General As | sem bly for its further approval I recommended also the redistricting of ! our state for Congress1nen as requir- i ed by the laws of the United States | and it was done.
 When legislative divorce came be- fore me. and for a cause not recog- believed it contrary to the Consti- i ,ution of the United States as well | IS to the fundamental principles of a | 'ree and equal government, and my | veto was sustained.
 Ir some other matters my Sugges- | ions were not followed. Among them | may mention the grant of municipal l fo" taxpaying women; an act ! the liability of employers of industrial labor; the election of | commissioners by the people. | civil service examinations for statel 1ouSe c1erksh4ns. 11acinS the election