The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-28
Henry Wade Rogers
Nominates Baldwin


Wade Rogers, dean Of Yale University
Law School. delivered the speech be-
fore the Democratic National Conven-
ton nominating Governor Simeon f.
Baldwin, OF Connecticut, to the presi
dency. Mr.. Rogers said
Mr.. Chairman and Members Of the
Convention:
II rise on behalf OF my state to urge
the convention to place in nomination
tor the high Office OF President OF the
United states the Democratic Governor
Of Connecticut. Simeon L. BALDWIN,.
Connecticut. Tor the second time in
its history. is urging upon the national
convention OF the Democratic party
the nomination Of q Connecticut man
Tor the presidency. Two score and
four years ago. in 1865. Connecticut
proposed tho name OF the then Demo
cratic Governor of the State. but the
convention nominated the Governor OF
New York, Horat!o Seymour. who went
down TO defeat in the election which
ensucd. Connecticut now again asks
that in the course Of your deliberations
YOU weigh Well the merits and avail.
ability OF the man she advises you TO
nominate We have organized no bu-
rcaus and We have sent forth no ennis
saries 10 manufacture sentiment in hi,
favor in other States. lie himself has
entered into no alliances. made no et-
Tort on his own behalf. but has borne
himself as did the elder Statesmen of
the republic. who thought the office
was neither TO be sought nor 3eclined.
Connecticut Is OF little territorial
consequence in the vast empire that
spans this continent. But small though
she Is. she is larger than little Attica
out OF which came the great law
Sivcrs. philosophers, poets and orators
OF the ancient world. Her population
is small as we'll as her territory. but
II exceeds the combined population Of
the five Western States OF Idaho Mon
tana, Nevada. Utah and Wyoming.
Connecticut does not cast a large vote
in the Electoral College. but as Con-
necticut has voted so has gone the
Union. Never but once since 1856 has
the candidate for the presidency who
has carried Connecticut failed to carry
the country. That one exception was
in lssS. when that great Democrat.
| Grover Cleveland carried Connecticut
ana lost the presidency. In 1876
Hayes lost Connecticut, AMI another
great Democrat. Tilden. carried It..
But that constituted no exception. for
| Ttden carried the county and Hayes
| was never elected President. He was
| simply counted in by the carpetbag
| canvassing boards of Florida. Louis
lana and South Carolina. who stole the
| presidency from Samuel ]. Tildcn.
The experience of sixty years, there
fore. confronts you. 1t shows that If
you can tell what Connecticut thinks
and how Connecticut Will vote YOU can
tell what the country thinks and how
the country will vote Connecticut
wants you to nominate the man whose
name | propose. and II you nominate
him you Will carry Connecticut and
carry the country AMI win the presi-
dency.
! I'VE meet in Baltimore on the Demo-
cratic party's historic ground. Prior
10 1864. l:ere was held with one excep-
! our party. Jackson was nominated
here, and here We have nominated Van
! Buren,, Polk and Pierce. In recent
years our conventions have been held
| elsewhere. But this year we return to
| Baltimore and at timo when the con-
Vention is master of a supreme uppor-
| tunity. Once again we will name In
this city the next President OF the
United States.
| The Democrats OF the United States
have sent their representatives to this
convention to nominate as the candi-
date of our party for President in 1912
man of the highest character. of
brilliant intellect, of integrity without
flaw. the frmness OF whose fSTe and
the strength of whose purpose cannot
be questioned; one who is experienced
In public affairs and versed in the law
| OF nations. and who knows the powers.
duties and prerogativcs of the State
| and national governments.
The Democrats want us to nominate
a man who knows and will respect the
limitations which the Constitution i'm
poses upon the exercise of arbitrary
! power. They want us to nominate a
man who knows the straight and mar
row path marked out by the Constitu-
ton and who Will walk therein. They
want us to nominate a man who will
maintain against all tho world the
stable structure of our government as
| established by the fathers. They want
us to nominate man who believes in
tho Runremacx Of lap VI and In thal in.