Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-24

ing in the Buckingham Memorial, witE an attendance of about 100 men of this city and surrounding towns The meeting was opened by Gilbert l.. Hewitt, and seated on the platform with him were H. F. Palmer John H. Barnes, Rev. N. B. Prindle of Preston city and Hon. Herbert Knox Smith Considerable enthusiasm was shown and the meeting was marked with fre- Quent bursts of applause. H. R. Branche acted as temporary clerk.
 The first business was the election of officers of the club, and when nom- nations were asked for H F. Palmer presented the name of G. Warren Davis for president, and the latter was unanimously elected MT Davis then took the chair and thanked those pres ent for the honor conferred upon him. Rev Mir. Prindle nominated for vice president John G. Potter who. how ever, refused the nomination, as did Attorney John H. Barnes. Herman Alofsin was unanimously elected to the position, being nominated by Gilbert l.. Hewitt MT. Alofsin presented the name of Frank H. Foss for secretary and he was elected WoodDury o. Rogers, nominated by Charles A. flag berg, was elected treasurer.
 When the question of a name for the 1 organization was brought up Frank H. Foss suggested as an appropriate title The Progressive Roosevelt club of Norwich, and it was voted to adopt this name.
 John H. Barnes Speaks. Attorney John H. Barnes was then | introduced and spoke in part as fol . | lows:
 The condition of affairs in our coun- | try today demands drastic measures. | In this, the greatest and richest coun- | try on the earth, the poor and middle | classes are robbed right and left. | Trusts are dissolved and their stock goes up and prices are raised to pay the expense of litigation. The consum- CT pays the prices. This condition will continue to exist until something is done to change it.
 There are some good and powerful men in the country working for the good of the people, regardless of po- litical parties. William Randolph Hearst a democrat. has used his time and money and influence in the inter- 1 ests Of the people. He is a man whom I can respect and admire. In our own party we have the same sort of man devoted to public interests. He says he is striving to do what he can for the masses.
 Declares for Roosevelt
 The man who is striving for the peo- ple's interests should be encouraged and upheld 1 endorse the name oi Theodore Roosevelt for president. As a republican it is my intention to vote for the republican nominees for state election But 1 have pledged on my honor and on my beliefs to assist 1T the reelection of Theodore Roosevelt as president of the United States. Al Washington three days ago ex-Senatol
 Scott testified under oath that in thu
 elections of 1904 and 1908 not one dol
 lar was contributed by the trusts tc
 aid in the election of Theodore Roose welt. If he could be elected twice
 without trust money he can be elected third time
 With the right men in power prope
 laws could be passed in AS hour
 which would say to the trusts Yol
 shall not rob You shall not stea
 from the people! You may have S
 much. and no more!
 Want the Direct Primaries. I hope and pray for the time to com
 when the president of the Unite
 States will be nominated by direct pri 7 maries in every state in the union. Le the people vote. We want 1t so tha 3 the man with the dinner pail, whoeve : he is, can cast his vote as well as tn
 rich man, so that he shall have voice in the government.
 Committees Named
 l The declaration of principles give
 out at the state convention was the . read by Secretary Foss. The cha 6 announced the appointment of tn D following committees; Membershil s Charles A. Hagberg, Frank T. Maple }. Charles H. Haynes, William c. Ken d dall, George W. Allen, William @ Woods, D. J. Handelman, E. LarU 6 Bliven Sherwood B. Potter, James l Tourtellotte, William A. Thurstor s executive committee, John G. Potte
 H. c. Lane Charles A. Hagberg. s. n Bliven, John NJ. Swahn, John H. A !. len, M. D.. Herman Alofsin, Henry h Palmer: ways and means, Herma d Alofsin, H. R. Branche Woodbury { r Rogers, John H. Barnes, William I s Stebbins, Gilbert L. Hewitt.
 Censorship of the Press.
 President Davis spoke briefly of tf
 recent meeting at Hartford, at whic i he was practically the only represent
 atiye of eastern Connecticut Tn . was due, he said. to lack of previoI . Knowledge of the meeting on the pa of many who would have attende
 had it not been for the fact that tf
 press kept the matter quiet. Theodol = Roosevelt says that there is a power n ful censorship of the press, and fret = experience I find that he is right. e now introduce a man who has bee closely connected with the affairs YDr7 frrs e who left a government position to tai . up the work of the Roosevelt can Il palgn1Hon. Herbert Knox Smith. tt On the Chicago Convention. h A great, new political party. sa 8 MT. Smith, is sweeping over the Uni
 ed States tonight, in all it's towns al
 cities. Norwich in all its 250 years h. 70 seen nothing more important tn;
 this great tide. We cannot prophet
 how far it will extend, but 1t will fio 70 a long way. The two old parties ha ; failed us. The republican party h 70 gone beyond us and climaxed in Il Chicago convention. I would like \. speak briefly of that convention. -e The republican national commit
 is composed of 53 men from the val
 ous states and territories. These m .4 are not appointed by the voters, D 'N by the national convention The n
 tional committee makes up the ter l. pora1y roll of the national conventic ar They hear the contested cases al I'd make up the temporary roll a1bsolut te ly as they please. Taft was nomina " ed by q votes. If II Taft delegat l. had been taken out and II Roosev'
 delegates substituted MT. Taft wou
 not have been elected.
 hn faf a% T1c cI,4, . ton of 66S delegates. 263 were 1 - Roosevelt, uncontested The sta ,n ,n committee seated 69 more, making tt, for MT. Roosevelt, within two of t si ,i majority. The biggest contest was ,.. Kings county, which sent 121 delegat " " to the state convention. The repub sso so cans of that county by vote of thi ;o to one decided to hold primaries ~ ~ that county. Taft received 800 vol ' and Roosevelt 6,400, electing 121 Rooi
 Welt delegates from that county. The
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