The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
MAYOR. WILSON TO BE 6. Q. P. CANDIDATE FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
 ON STATE TICKET THIS FALL
Convention-LaveFy
 Be GuiIlotine-Comey May Succeed Him As Committeeman

That may be so, rejotned A1ll, quickly, "but YOU have held up many a Republican parade.
 The colonel laughed and showed his teeth and after a wait of twenty min utes he was allowed to proceed It is estimated that about 2,000 per sons were gathered at the .'AirdroTne., This is the way the place of the field day was spelled on the badges which Iall wore Some wag said the word was purposely arranged in that fashion because so much -Ehot air. was to be spilled there.
 It had been announced that there would be three minute speeches but each speaker took about thirty min utes. United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee whose term expires this year reminded the gathering that un- less three Republican senators are chosen, the United States Senate will be Democratic for the Sixty fourth Congress. United States senators will be chosen by direct vote of the people this fall Senator Brandegee urged his hearers to see that Republican is sent from Connecticut
 United States Senator George P. Mo Lean in unusually good form, had the good fortune to speak first. His re- marks were rather lengthy but he held the close attention of his audience. The speakers who followed him were less fortunate. Like those who followed
 
 ocrats with raisgovernnent. He, too, assured his hearers that the only sa1- vation for the country lay in the. re- 1 turn of the Republicans to office.
 Mayor Wilson delivered lengthy speech in which he recited the history of the Republican party and attacked the administration of Gov. Baldwin. It seemed thea purpose of having him speak at such length was that ReplIb- ffcans from other parts of the state who were not acquainted with him might have a chance to judge what sort of a man MT. King wants to make 1ieutenant-g
 The speeches were made in the big grand stand off the race track. Down i'm front there were numerous kegs on tap. The dispensing of the liquid re treatments was stopped for a while Hduring the speeches sbeeause the clink- tdng of the glasses interfered with the hearing of those who sat in: the grand stand. Before the first speaker had ended the thirsty ones were clamoring. and two kegs were tapped in a corner removed from the hearing of those in l the stand.
 From a. culinary standpoint the sheep roast was a success. The chowder was quickly disposed of were the salads and beef sandwiches served drst. There was plenty of roast meat for all later and of green corn on the cob, and potatoes, as well as the other things that went with it. But there was no order in the serving of the feast l and only about half enough walters. Those in the crowd pushed and jost1ed each. other for an hour or more for a chance to get to the points where the portions of the roast were given out. Eventually all were served however, and no one went hungry, there being plenty of everything for all. t F Soon after the roast had been dis posed of the crowd began to break up. J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the state central committee. had previously
 made a,speech in which he said that in the coming campaign the state central committee had resolved: to keep it's hands off all nominations. He said the tconvention could name any man it pleased for governor and that 1t was up to the members to see that the nran named ran.ss He urged all Re- publicans to work hard in the conning g campaign. He with John T.. King, Col. William H. Hall of Holland, and | Alderman Vincent s. Whitney left in l a big automobile soon after the roast l was over Those who came in auto- mobiles were first to go and less than l lone-quarter of the crowd remained to l witness the athletic sports which fol- 1 lowed. Itswas a good natured crowd. however, until the last person had gone and it is estimated that it was the largest ga thering of Republicans ever in Bridgeport.