The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
STEVENSON MAY
 BE CANDIDATE
 AGAINST SMITH All May Not Be Smooth Shedding for Former
 Probate Clerk Town and City Convention Elects Delegates Select
 ed By Machine

It looks as though there might be some opposition to the candidacy of Attorney John Smith for the Repub1i- can nomination to the office of Pro vention is held, as talk of Attorney Henry c. Stevenson, law partner of Mayor Wilson, became current today. Up to today it looked like clear sled ding for Smith. MT. Smith makes the claim that he has in no way sought the nomination and that he will make no personal effort to secure it. If it is given him he will run Now comes the talk about Stevenson a likely candidate. William V. Dewitt is also spoken of in this connection but the talk about Stevenson seems more per sistent
 So far as the Senatorial nominations are concerned the Republican leaders seem to be up in the air. J. Alex ander H. Robinson is willing to accept the nomination in the 23d district, but hasn't made up his mind as yet Moose element looms up as an iceberg out of the political sea which threat ems to spell failure to the Republican candidates, and those who in the past were eager for Senatorial nominations are only only lukewarm on the prop osition
 The crafty leaders see little chance of Republican victory this year, and for that reason propose to encourage the fellow whose ambition for party recognition has in previous years been
 
 nominations. For instance, in the 21st Senatorial district the name of Frank Ballard is being encouraged. Ballard has put in whole lot of hard work for the party in past years and is entitled to recognition. His friends are crying that he get it. He is re- conservative leaders as being without the necessary strength in the district, but to satisfy his ambition and to re- pay him for the work of the past he is 1oJr IT~eac~ rcd n a he Senatorial nomination.
 You can bet if there was any cer- tainty of election the leaders wouldn' be encourag ging Ballard to run," said one Republican today, who professes knowledge of some of the Republican political thoughts The name of Nat twice, but not frequent enough to make it have much significance. So far as the 22d Senatorial district is concerned there seems little or no talk of candida tes.
 The Republican convention last night elected these delegates to the
 TWenty-firstEW. E. see1ey and A. J. Northey; Twenty-second-A4e der L. Delaney and Frank Braith- waite; Twenty-third. John Kinsella
 The convention last night was as nice an exhibition Of machine work as has characterized a Republican gathering for some time. Everything worked smoothly and the bidding of the leaders was carried out to the let ter. The convention lasted but C. FarweH called it to order and Frank M. Wilder was named as chair man. Theodore c. Steiber was made clerk
 These delegates were elected 10 the State convention: John C King; George s. Hill, Charles BIackham and Frank H. Day. Talk of nomination for Governor seems to center about Dr.. George H. Knight of Salisbury and John P. Studley, who is judge of the Probate court in New Haven and who has made an excellent show ing every time he has come before the voters in his home town. It IS pretty will settled that Stiles Judson of this city will not be a candidate, at least it seems to be settled in the minds of the local leaders. MT. Jud- son was out of town today.
 The Congressional convention can didates are: Fred D. Ives, John Riley, William H. Brown and William Pra- mul<a, who will vote for the renomi- nation of F.. J. Hill.