The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-19
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 Loud cheering greeted the an nouncefnent of the result. and inamed-. lately Judge ScEfelds moved that the nomination be made unanimous. This action was agreed to with shout and a committee was sent to bring the gubernatoriaI nominee to the hall.
 When MT. sTingier appeared before the convention, few minutes later he was given a tremendously enthusi-s astic reception He thanked the dele gates for the new honor conferred up. on him and renewed his pledges to. work for the interest of the public and party as he did during his in cumbency in his present office.
 According to the vote of the. Fair field county caucus, Judge John Keogh, of Norwalk, presented the name of Senator 5anford s. Weed, of New Canaan, when nominations for lieu tenant governor were asked. Michael J.. Connor, of Enfield, nominated George M Landers, of New Britain. Senator Weed then announced his withdra wal from the race, after thank ing the Fairfield county. delegates, and moved that MT. LanderS' nomination be made unanimous by exclamation. This was done with enthusiasm, and Senator Landers was called to the platform He thanked the delegates I in a brief speech, and pledged his supp port and the support of his friends to. the entire ticket MT. Landers was one of the chief boomers for Con- gressman. Mahan for the senatorship, EsaRd his speech pledg1ng support to Gov. Baldwin and the other nominees was greeted with cheers
 Secretary of State Albert Phillips, of. Stamford, was renon4nated by ae- defamation on motion of Judge Charles fS Lockwood, of Stamford, and the same action was taken on the name of Edward s. Roberts. of Canaan. for treasurer, and Daniel F. Dunn, of Wil1imantic, for comptroller. All the nominees appeared on the platform and expressed their appreciation of | the honors given them.
 For attorney general, Judge w. F. l Tierney of Greehwich, offered the name of Senator John F. McDonough, of Naugatuek, and Representative Lynn w. Wilson, of Bridgeport. sec onded his name. Senator Purcell, of Hartford, nominated Andrew J. l BrougheI of Hartford. seconding speeches being made by William 1 Hammersley of Hartford, and M. E. I BrodericE, of Enfield.
 l A division of the convention was made instead of ballot being taken l on this nomination, and it was seen I immediately that Judge McDonough l had an overwhelming majority. At torney Hammersley then moved un- l aninous action which was passed l Kenneth Wynne then read the plat form as reported by the resolutions I 1scommittee
 | Julius StremIau of Meriden, presi- I dent of the Connecticut, Federation of l r ,U-c of r. 1 form moved for an amendment to the l resolutions calling for the abolish ment of the contract system of labor I in penal institutions. He declared that l the committee, which had not acted | on it. After some debate. a motion to Incorporate in the platform MT. Stremla.u's s amendment was adopted. l WIS. Pardee then presented his reso- I lution, calling for representation ac-
 cordingT to population in the towns
 and cities of the state. An attempt
 was made to table the, amendment I indefinitely. ,but was lost by a, small 1 vote A protest was made that there
 was mo quorum present to do business
 but was not considered.
 The chair advised caution in the
 matter, saying: This is a very inn I portant measure, and in my opinion
 should not be considered by such a
 small body of men,
 I A delegate from Branford declared | that, the passage of the resoIutioE
 would offend every etsrna1l-town Dena-
 ocrat'' in the state, and would give ;the T political control to the cities. He de
 cIa.red he would not be able to ge
 home and look his constituents in the
 face, if he did not actively protest
 such acffon.
 The reading of the resolution was
 We favor the submission to the vot-
 CTS of the state of the question wheth- s CT they are satisfied with the towr system of representation in the house Eof representatives.''
 After the chairs warning the matter i was put to vote and lost.
 n MT Fitzgerald of New Haven theI - moved that the chair appoint, "at hi . Ieisure'' a committee of five to draf new rules for the party, these rules tt = be submitted to the central commftte, passed, following winch the usua votes of thanks for the permanen chairman the secretary and his as sistants were passed. The convention
 adjourned at-5:58 o'clock.
 The meeting of the state centra 9 committee was called to order by Sec retary P. B. O'Su11ivan, who explained
 that Chairman George Forster hat Z left the city and that, before going , he had suggested that the meeting b, . adjourned for not later than on,
 week, when the business should b : transacted. The committee chose MT Palmer of Oxford as chairman fo i yesterdays meeting and,z after som
 discussion, adjourned to next Frida, . at 2 D. nl., when it will meet at tn
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