The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
Comstock, Mahan and Other Leaders Who Arrive Early
 Favor a Delegation Unin- Structed as to Second Choice


 structed as to Second Choice Large Number of Delegates to
 Democratic Convention Favor
 Clark, But There is Some
 Sentiment For Harmon
 Governor Baldwin Will Arrive
 in Bridgeport Tomorrow Af-
 ternOOn-WOrk of COnven-
 ti0n Begins This Evening
 The principal delegate slates con. tain these names:
 FIRST DISTRICT
 Thomas J. Spellacy. Michael Con- nors and Mayor Joseph M. Hollorau of New Britain. Only two can be chosen.
 SECOND DISTRICT
 Mayor Daniel Dunn of willimantic Charles w. Comstock. may go as dele gate from this district iii event of his failure to go as delegate-at-large.
 THIRD DISTRICT
 Ex-Mayor James B. Martin of New Haven. Major Louis stoddard and Ed win s. Thomas.
 FOURTH DISTRICT
 Archibald McNeil, Jr., and Ex-Mav- or Charles Kerr of Danbury are prom inent1y mentioned.
 FIFTH DISTRICT
 Three names are mentioned as pos- sible delegates: E. s. Roberts, state auditor, Frank Chapin of Pine Mead ow and Senator Meara of Torrington.
 DELEGATES-AT-LA
 Among those mentioned as likely to be. included in the four that are finally named are: William o. Burr. of Hartford: Thomas L. Reilly of Mer- iden; Charles W. Comstock, Bryan F. Mahan. John s. Seymour, William Kennedy and Ex-Mayor Thoms of Waterbury.
 Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin will arrive in Bridgeport at 1:50 o'clock tomor- row afternoon to attend the Demo- cratic state convention Hdollar din, ner" to be given at o'clock at The stratfield
 There seems to be an overwhelming sentiment among the delegates at the State convention to have the Connec- ttcut delegation instructed by Gov. Baldwin, first, last and always.
 There is opposition to the idea of in- structing them for a second choice. and it is proposed to send them to the convention unpledged to any one oth- CT than Gov. Baldwin. thus allowing them to vote for whatever candidate they desire after the chances of Gov. Baldwin's nomination, are gone.
 So far as sentiment for the various Democratic candidates for the presi- dency are concerned, it would seem that Harmon and Clark have every thing clinched. Wilson has a small All is in readiness for the Demo cratic state convention to be begun in Eagles hall tonight. The delegates are arriving and by night fall every delegation will be on hand. Every room at The Stratfield has been taken to locate at the Atlantic hotel. Among the earliest to arrive in town today were Chairman Charles W. Comstock of the State central committee, Sena- tor Bryan Mahan of New London, Eli D. Weeks of Litch1eld, Joseph Null lins and H. F. Horton of Hartford, E. s. Roberts of East Canaan, E. L. of Canaan and James Hynes of Waterbury. Secretary Edwin s. of the state central commit tee arrived in town yesterday after noon and registered at The Stratfield where he made his headquarters to- day. with the rest of the central com mittee.
 The delegates began to arrive around II o'clock and by noon quite 3 number were on hand. Outside of little informal conferences among diff ferent groups of delegates there was no activity of an organized nature at o'clock when the State Central committee convened in the south sun parlor of the Stratfield to hear con- -esting delegations, to perfect the tenn porary roll and to designate the per- sons to call the district to order
 There was only one contesting dele sation to take up the time of the State central committee. This delegation comes from Danbury. There are tight delegates from that town. There $ no dispute over the right of six of hem to sit in the convention. The light of J. w. Barrett and M J. Lynch to sit as delegates is disputed. Barrett is town chairman of Danbury md a member of the State central committed M. A. Kane is alleged tol lave defeated Barrett 27 to 20, and [. H. Farrell is said to have defeated lynch 28 to 19. The contestants, up- m this claim, dispute the right of Barrett and Lynch to sit in the con- 1 'entioE and name Kane and Farrell 1 Among the Champ Clark supporters It the convention there IS some dis l over the slate of dele l rates at large that Is mentioned. l Charles W. Comstock. Byran F. Ma ,an, Willie E. Burr and Congress- ! nan Thomas L. Reilly are slated as | MT. Reilly is not 1 objected to. New Haven county will produce the | biggest contest in the convention asl m outcome of the attempt on the part | if Secretary Thomas and Louis Stod- 1 lard, who Is a member of the Cover | New Haven delegation which Is head ] d by James Martin, former mayor ot l New Haven. Thomas and Stoddar1 l lave worked up a good deal of senti- 1 nent among the delegation of that ounty and they are confident that | hey will pull through victorious On he other hand Martin and his SUD- ,orters scout the idea that they will l ,e defeated. In Fairfield county, it isn't now an- icipated that there will be a single 1 'ipple of difficulty. The slate as se-