The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-07
Political News
 From All Parts Of Connecticut
Democrats and Republicans Hold State Conventions Next
 Week at Hartford
Judge Robinson Eliminated as Republican Candidafe--WilsoH Congratulated Baldwin to be RenOminated

[ keynote' address of she- temporary presiding officer, after which the vari- ous committees will meet and adjourn ment will be made till the following day when the platform will be adopt ed and candidates for State offices named.
 Wednesday evening, a few hours af- ter the adjournment of the Republi- can convention, the Democratic State convention will convene in the same dress of the presiding officer, and sub seouentIy the several committees will credentials. etc. On Thursday the nomination of State officers will be made and every, indication points to the renominatien by d;s aessIama es tion of of Simeon E. Baldwin.
 The Republicans will open their State headquarters in the Allyn House, Hartford. in rooms A and 45. where many a Republican trick was pulled was in the aScendency- in this State. J. Henry Roraback, State chairman of
 the fast dismemberings party, will have
 charge. He will be assisted by
 Republican State Central Committee.
 The State headquarters Of the Dem
 ocracy were opened yesterday at the
 Taft Hotel, New Esvens where Chair
 man Charles w. CoTnstock and Secre-
 tary Edwin $. Thomas have selected
 a suite Of five rooms, which may be
 added to later Secretary Thomas will
 have charge of the party headquar-
 ters.. Abou. September 20 the pub
 licity and speakers bureaus win be
 opened there and then things will be- gin to hum. The publicity bureau, il
 is said, will be in charge of Kenneth
 Wyhne. a New Haven lawyer
 ADou. this time, 5aeseraines to the
 political sa"anae Ssho boorn ee R;gnant af9g G@n
 may be looked for, and it is said that
 he may be named by the Democrats for Lieutenant Governor. Mayor Ly- man T: Tingier of Rockville is also in 3the race and Andrew J.. BronShel Of
 this city, who has claims as the log ical candidate -iss another possibility, as told above.-Hartferd Courant - Andrew J. Broughel, an attorney of Hartford, who was the Democratic wears ago. is a candidate for either that or some other office on the state ticket this year. He was the in 1908. His vote was the largest cast for any Democratic candidate two years ago except the vote cast for Governor Baldwin. It looks now that Attorney Angus 1 tine Lonergan of Hartford will have gressional convention in his district l The other candidates, Councilman George M. Ianders of New Britain. l Mayor HolIoran of New Britain and Senator T. J. Spel1aey of Hartford will not have enough votes com bined to | seriously interfere with the chances of the popular young attorney who l made such a splendid run two years | ago. Attorney Lonergan proved him self a wonderful vote getter then and the manner in which he Sconducted | his campaign for ren on1 nation has increased his popularity throughout | the district. Like Lynn w. Wilson 1
 anI1 1n1 fO hat [ tie against tremendous odds in his own city, Hartford; and like MT. Wi1- l a majority of the delegates. and had | majority of the popular vote. He is a brother of Edward Lonergan Of the firm of Lonergan & Downey of this city and is self-made young man of splendid ability
 Edward s. Roberts of North Ca naan, who has been Democratic state auditor for a number of years and who has been candidate on the state ticket in the past th is being sds;rfo urged by state treasurer this year. There IS some talk of naming George Nj. on the state ticket. He would like the nomination for lieutenant gover- nor. Bryan F. Mahan of New Lon don, who appears likely to land the trict is strongly urging General Henry A. Bishop of this city for lieu tenane governor
 The Bull Moose yesterday organ ized in Canaan, the home of J. Henry Roraback They say up that way that signed the new party covenant and 1 that by election day many more will have enrolled under the Progressive banner.
 The Hartford "Courant'' is aiding in elirninating Judge SiIas C. Robin . RanIJh1fnan candidate for | governor. It prints this morning on it's front page in conspicuous form 9 communication signed by citizen at- lacking the judge for running away on his vacation when an ice trust case was before him thereby leaving hun dreds of poor families at the mercy of the ice barons. r
 In order to make the article hit home the Courant's heads it JUDGE Ing Ice Trust Case Would Spell De- feat For Him. Edftorfally' the 1 courant puts Judge Robinson out of running thus wise: Ii
 Judge Robinson. an excellent gen tlennan himself. would surely be bit lacked, what could The Courant' and ) other Republican papers, the en th theH 1oad enpan ln that it was too hot at that time to { ask venerable judge to try a case. l { If so, how about the suffering moth
 s'It strikes the Courant' that when $ Judge Robinson went away from that ease. he went away from the gover- aorshfp for good and a1l.''
 The Bull Moosers of Fairfield coun- " have heard with interest of the 1 movement on the part of old line Re publican leaders to get the Progress ives to endorse F.. J. Hill for con- sress One of the foremost leaders ,f the Bull Moose movement in this county said to3ay that if any attempt S made to endorse Hill the third 1 r ,arty movement in this congressional 3 district will be split to the core and t he movement might just as well be f Said this man: T
 Stand patters and their newspaper 1 i