Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
Republican State
 ConventionOpened
SENATOR eRANpEGEE MADE THE
 OPENING ADDRESS
TLsoNTo BE CHAIRMAN
AdeIard Morin of Norwich on ResoIu. tions Committee-Large Attendance State Ticket Will Be Named and Platform Adopted Today.


 Platform Adopted Today.
 New Haven, Conn, Sept. 9.-With a -keynote' address by Senator Frank the democratic national administra- ton. the republican state convention was opened tonight. Tomorrow it will name a state ticket, adopt a platform, and will renominate MT. Brandegee for the United States senate, and proba- t1onal committee to change the basis of representation at national conyen- tions of the party.
 6randeses AppIauded.
 The convention is being held in the Hyperion theatre, and the attendance at this evenings session was large and enthusiastic. Senator Brandegee, as temporary presiding officer, was cor dlally greeted when introduced by Chairman J: Henry Roraback of the state central committee. His address dealt almost entirely with national politics and economic conditions.
 Tilson Permanent Chairman.
 The committee on permanent organ izatlon voted to recommend John O. T1lson for permanent chairman and House Clerks Sabin $. Russell and Jonn Buckley and Andrew G. NyStrom of Hartford for secretaries
 The committee on rules received proposed rule providing that state central committeeman shall be elected at $50 o'clock on the morning follow ing the opening night of a convention A rule to come before the convention would give a district convention the right to recommend a state central committeeman even if all the delegates were not present.
 The Fairfield county delegates were called into caucus to determine that county'S position on the attorney gen. eralship. as there are two candidates, 11nn @ n. Light or Norwalk. the present attorney general, and Elmore s. Banks of Fairfield. Michael Kenealy of Stamford presided and Clitus H. King or Fairfield moved that a vote be taken to get an expression of opinion upon the two names. He amended it so that upon delegates tomorrow
 Contest for Attorney GeneraIship.
 Objection was made to vote be- cs1Se 1t would be without effect. Mr King in reply said that if it was shown that Fairfield county was for MT. Light he thought MT. Banks would withdraw. A motion to have the towns called was carried and the result was that MT. Banks got 21 votes. MT. Light 10. and 22 did not vote or answer to their names. Then 1t was suggested Cnat a delegate be named to present MT. Banks namc. and it was aIso agreed that anyone who chose couId present MT. Lights name as we'll After the caucus Fairfield county deIeeate es explained tf at many of them SUD- ported MT. Banks on the ground that 1t has not been customary to renoTf1 : mate for attorney general, and an ap peal would be made to the convention tomorrow on this ground. As Fairfield county had candidate other than MT Light, the caucus was suggested to claim recognition of Fairfield county on the state ticket without breaking the custom of giving no renomination TOT attorney general. The caucus was the center or interest for scores of deI- egafes from other counties.
 Submit Woman Suffrage Plank,
 The resolutions committee met in the Yale room of a nearby hotel and gave opportunity for advocates Inf Woman's suffrage to appear for a s1,f frage plank, and for those opposed tc equal suffrage to object
 Under leadership of Mrs. Hepburn ot Hartford, president of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association. the fol lowing was submitted to the commit | tee: we believe in the principle of wom- | ans suffrage and recommend that the | ddcSlIOIl De SuDIn1ICeQ 10 the Rlacf0re | for their approval
 The committee gave each side 17 minutes, and Mrs. Hepburn and Mrs Carlos Stoddard of New Haven spolxf | for tn epiank. and Mrs. Daniel P | Markham of Hartford and Miss Alice | Chittenden of Guilford and New York | spoke against it. The brief discussior sparkled with wit and the comnitfef gave recngiotion to 1t by freouent an | pIause.
 |
 Party Principles Taken Up. | Each side alternated speakers, and | after they had concluded discussion o,
 the declaration of party principles wax tion, industrial, economic and financia, l conditions are expected to receive at. | tention in a brief reference to nation.
 al conditions and criticism of the dem.
 ocratic state administration and ar
 appeal for election of a repubIicar
 ticket and a republican lesislature vii
 probably be urged fin other sections. | Resolutions Committee. | The resolutions committee follows.
 1: M. Ullman, New Haven, chairman: | John T. Robinson, George H. Gina
 and Jacob Leipziget of Hartford: E
 Hart Fenn, Wethersfeld; E. Rogers
 southlngton; A. J: sloper. New Brit. | ain; W. M. Maltbie, Granby; F. I
 Rice. F. E. Whitaker and J. V. Rat. | tlesdorfer, New Haven; A. W. Mars.
 den, Madison; Henry Dryhurst, Meri.
 den; c. W. Evarts, Milford; M. e
 Haynes and J. H. Reid, Waterbury; ] M. Emerson, Ansonia; D. M. Cronin
 New London; Adelard Morin, Norwich J: N. Lewis. Voluntown; J. T. King Charles Kingston and Arthur ConIey
 Bridgeport; J. Moss Ives, Danbury:
 c. Fanton, Weston; Edward Rutledge New Canaan: c. M. Fessenden, Stam.
 ford; Charles D. Searls, Thompson: B
 W. Danielson, Plainfield: G. c. Wood
 ruff, Litchfield; L.-J. Nickerson, Corn. wall; R. V. Magee, Watertown: F Fl Coles. Middletown; W. H. Wright, Els sex; w. H. Hall, Wilmington.
 Few Predictions Made. II After the convention delegate. thronged in hotel Hobbies discussing the prospects of candidates. Few ha( any desire to make predictions on tn,
 makeup of the state ticket and tht opinion held was that several ballot.
 might be needed to name the head .o the ticket.
 Joseph MiIbank, pf,ilanthropist anc