Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Mahan Nominated


 delegates from the towns of the Second congressional district, held in Norwich
 Monday afternoon, Bryan F. Mahan
 of New London was nominated for
 congress, having 145 votes to the 42
 cast for his opponent, Raymond J Jo-
 doin of Sprague. The nomination was
 then made unanimous on motion of J.
 Harry Mann of Putnam, who had
 placed Mir. Jodoin's name before the
 convention.
 In a parliamentary entanglement
 over conflicting motions and amend
 ments on how the votes should be talk
 en, the convention was in chaotic
 condition at one stage of the proceed
 ings that induced F. 0. Davis of Pom | fret to put motion that the hall
 should be cleared of all but the dele
 gates and the reporters in order that
 the convention might get at a vote and
 do something, as il had been in session
 about three hours.
 The motion was passed, but it was
 lost sight of when Dr. J. J. Donohue
 of the state central committee jumped
 to the front, took hold of the situation
 and brought order out of the confusion by telling the delegates they were act. ing like lot of schoolboys, and order
 ing them back to their seats so that they could receive instructions. This had the desired effect.
 The same parliamentary tangle led
 to sharpe interchange between J. 1 Harry Mann of Putnam and Andrew W. Falon of Stonington that each
 was trying to use "steam roller''
 methods upon the other, were shot
 back and forth.
 In putting in nomination MT. Jo
 doin, MT. Mann said:
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of the | Convention:
 | As 1 grow older look upon life
 more and more from philosophical
 standpoint and find when something l has to be done someone has to do it. We have gathered here today to put
 in nomination a candidate who is to be ] our standard bearer in the Second con- l gressional district. l have never be- fore been on my feet either in small or large convention to put in nomina-
 tion candidate for any office. In making my maiden nomination speech 1 deem myself doubly fortu- | nate. First, because we go into the l fight this year with every assurance
 that the democratic ticket from top to
 bottom will be triumphantly elected.
 Second, because of the sterling worth l of a man I shall present to you. In former congressional conventions it was not so much question, whom shall we nominate but whom can we get to lead the forlorn hope? This
 condition prevailed two years ago, 1 when we met to select candidate to | go and try to overcome the 3500 ad-
 verse plurality that faced us. How | fortunate we were in our selection 1t is
 not necessary to tell you. Our stand
 ard bearer was not dismayed at what to others seemed hopeless outlook. l He was not content to be q mere figure l head, imbued with the spirit that
 heroes are made of, Raymond J. Jo- doin went into that apparently hope 1 less contest determined to win. Alone and almost unaided he made the fight and when you reflect that he came 1 within IS votes of winning, who will
 say that 1t was not victory. l Something more than indomitabe l courage was necessary to accomplish what he did. It required ability and l judgment of a high order, and inti- 1 mate Knowledge of men and affairs,
 and the faculty of making and hold i ing friends, and that Is what is needed l in the man who is to represent the Sec
 ond congressional district in the na- tional house of representatives. l And now let me add word as to
 his democracy. 1t is of kind that | kept him devoted to his party in the days of diversity and defeat. It is not difficult to be a democrat now in Con necticut. Tn fact 1t is quite popular.
 Mir. Jodoln's s faith in the party is based
 on principles, not on party. He has l served his district and constituents in
 our legislative halls with credit and by 1 his work has endeared himself to what is commonly called the working class, gentlemen, and all other classes that we are to appeal to, if we are to expect l victory, not only in our congressional district, but in the state and nation as
 a whole.
 thoroughly believe in Jefiersonian democracy and justice and 1 would call your attention to the fact that jus | tice is founded upon the Holy Bible, 1 without Il no institution can long en- | dure.
 And l also thoroughly believe that | in justice this convention should nomi- nate as our standard bearer the same I standard bearer that made such a | grand fight two years ago and that l gentleman is Raymond J. Jodoin of Sprague.
 l Delegates from this city were J.
 Harry Mann, George Potvin, James l Gulliuan and III RaauSoleiI