The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

delegates and the Bridgeport deleea- ton was solidly for the judge. Blakes- le picked up few as the county roll prpceeded. The western end of the county was for Holcomb while many in the towns bordering on New Ha- ven county voted for Blakeslee. W. c. Johnson of Newtown cast the first vote for Howell Cheney of Manches- ter.
 The roll was completed at 11:25, Lake receiving the last vote. Then came the veriffcation of the roll which took some time Meantime. delegates were keyed up with excite ment owing to the fact that the vote showed no choice.
 The first vote for nominee for gov ernor was. as follows:
 BlakesIee 215; HoIcomb 192; Welt ster 1os; Lake 41; Robinson II; Cheney 1. Total vote s569. Necessary for choice 285. A second roll call was ordered at 11:50.
 In the early part of. the roll changes from the first vote were few.
 w. c. Johnson, of Newtovn, again voted for Howell Cheney. Holland County led off with changes from Lake to Holcomb, which gave indica- tions that Judge Holcomb- would be nominated.
 When the roll call was completed the rough count indicated that Judge Holcomb had a majority of about five The chair called for verihcation of the list which disclosed six delegates who had not answered to their names. Most of these voted for Blakeslee and the appearances were that Holcomb had lost his majority. When a revised count showed a. margin of two for the judge over the needed number to win, the tellers made another count before announcing the vote.
 Before the count was announced, (np@r f~a~= rE0 fa said he understood that the vote was very close, probably only one or two votes lacking a. majority and he de- sired to change his vote from Rlakes- lee to HoIco1nb, adding that MT Blakeslee and his friends would give cordial support to Judge HoIcomb. The change was permitted, and then Dr. Higgins, Of Coventry, asked the priv 1lege of changing his vote from Lake to Holcomb. This was granted. Mayor F. J. Rice, of New Haven, moved that the secretary east a. single ballot for Judge Holcornb. A single voice in op- position to this was heard. but in 2 few minutes the objection was with drawn and the nomination of Mr Hol- comb was made.
 The figures of the roll call were un- officially as follows:
 Whole number of votes. 573. necas- sary to a choice, 2S7. Holcomb, 2se: Blakeslee. 211; Webster, 61; Robinson Is; Lake. 3; Cheney, l.
 Nominations for lieutenant sover- nor were called for and Frederic A Bartlett, of Bridgeport, presented inc name of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson. Of his city, and he was nominated unan imousIy.
 Fillmore S. Banks was recognized when nominations for secretary of state were called for, and in present. ing the name of Charles D. Burnes. of Greenwich, at the same time announc- ing that he had withdrawn his name as a candidate for attorney general and Fairfield county only asked that it be given the secretary of state On motion of Col. U1lnan, a, ballot was east for MT. Burnes and he was u:1an- .imously chosen.
 F.. S. Chamberlain, of New Britain, was nominated for state treasurer after Hartford had seconded the name.
 For comptroller, MT. Barber, of Harwinton, presented the name of Morris C. Webster and he was chosen, although Charles E. SearIs said that he had hoped the convention would name Fayette l.. Wright. of Pomfret, who made the run two years ago, all though he went down with the rest of tue ticket.
 Morris c. Webster, of sHarwinton, was noninated for comptroller. and George E. Hinnan, of windhan1, for attorney general