Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
Two Tickets At Republican Caucus
Lively Contest to Elect Delegates State ConventonGl bert L. Hewitt the First Choice-DeIegaes Unnstruct- ed, But Taft Allegiance Indicated.
II. R. Rranche seIeoted.

Fer third delegate MT. Burnap nom mated Albert J. Bailey and Charles W. Perkins nominated H. R. Branche. The vote resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes cast, IFS; necessary for a choice, 90; of which MT. Branche received 1O2, and Mir. Bai- ley 76; which elected MT. Branche.
 John R. Powelson Named.
 Henry W. Tfbbits, making nomi- nation for fourth delegate, spoke of the pleasure of seeing young men take an interest in politics, and presented the name of Allyn l.. Brown, while Gilbert L. Hewitt nominated John H. Powelson.
 MT. Powelson received the nomina- tion on the following vote:
 Whole number of votes cast, 165; necessary for choice, S3; of which Mr. Powelson received 86. and MT. Brown 79,
 A burst of applause greeted l.. o. Smith as he rose and declared that he Lad not come to Norwich for the sake of holding office or getting office and he moved to make the nomina- tions unanimous and should give his support to the men who had been elected.
 Chairman Barnes called this a har- mony motion, as he put it, and it was carried with a rousing chorus of Ayes.
 Same Town Committee.
 The chairman then called for the re- ports of the district caucuses of their nominations for ttown committee. Ty- Ter D. Guy clerk of the First district caucus presented the names of Edwin L. Burnap. L. R. Church and George F. Fellows as the choice of the caucus. James c. Fitzpatrick proposed the name of Henry Cruttenden, saying that he understood Mir. Burnap had pulled out and would not serve. MT. Cruttenden was present and stepped to the desk and ordered that his name be with drawn.
 On motion of F. W. Cary the list presented was ratified.
 For the Second district. H. NJ. Le- rOu presented the name of George H. Stanton. and for the Third district George Benson presented the name of Charles w. Pearson. Both were rati- fed
 George o. Stead presented the name of Albie L. Hale after a minute or two of waiting to hear nominations from the Fourth district, but he declined, and similar action was taken by Mir. Stead, w. O. Rogers, B. w. Lathrop and A. J. Bailey when their names were presented.
 On motion of F. w. Cary it was vot- ed that the town committee fill the vacancy.
 John Reeves was ratified from the Fifth district upon nomination of James Graham, and James w. Bleck- burn from the Sixth district upon nam ination of Casper K Bailey. On mo- tiOn of w. w. Ives the town committee was given power to fill vacancies.
 Statement by E. L. Burnap.
 The crowd started to move towards the door, but Chairman Barnes trapped them back to order and MT. BurnaI stepped to the desk. addressing the gathering briefly and telling them that the town committee at cariOus times have tried to cooperate with the peo- pie in the party in naming candidates | but the party members have declined to have anything to say but have eX- pressed their confidence in the com mittee, and he told the men that they l had got to stand back of the this com mittee, or the committee. almost to Q man. will resign. The caucus then ad- | jOuTned at 9.30 o'clock. ] The delegation was uninstructed, but l MT. Hewitt stated after the meeting ] that he was a Taft man. and he be- | heved the committee was. MT. Bush nell also stated that he was e Taf1 man, and MT. POwelsOn said that ht was not ready to make a statement as to his position. Mir Branche, the l other member of the delegation, could not be reached.