The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-17
SENATOR L. o. PECK
 TO MAKE ADDRESS
Advance Guard of Delegates to State Convention Arrive and Discuss BaIdwin-Mahan Con test For Senatorship.

Hartford. Sept 1z.-The Democratic State Convention to name an opponent to United States Senator Frank Bran degee. renominated by the Repubn- cans last week and to select the party state ticket, will open tonight in the Foot Guard Armory here Delegates to the convention put in their appear ance early in force. all keenly anuct- pating spirited gathering. Ihe az tuaI work of the convention will De done Tomorrow and tonight will be t77e preliminary organizing, address on party conditions and prospects by State Senator Lester O. Peck. Of Red- ding Ridge, as temporary cnalrrnar' the selection of committees and the election of new state central commit teemen-
 Fsorecasts of what will be accom- plished in the convention were freely handed out by the delegates and they included various cafnbinatfo of names on. the ticket based on the pos E1ble outcome of the contest for the Senatorial nomination which. was the all abeorbing topic.
 Governor Simeon R Baldwin is op- posing Congressman Bryan F. Nla-nan, of New London for the Senatorship and the supporters of each are claim ing victory, each side placing his con troI of delegates at 400 out of the slightly less than 500 who will be seat ed. John S. seymour. of NorwallS. HJE1L6d@ states EfaB6nE 5fA>O11lkIl4&3S1O under President Cleveland. has noti- fled delegates that he is a recep4ave candldate for the nomination but his entry Into the race a few days ago found most Of the delegates apparently canvassed in the interest of either Governor Baldwin or MT. Mahan.
 The fortunes of candidates for Gov erneTShIp are in some Instances, 1t Is cIairaE Iif1zsd with the ourcc 8S Of the senatorship- Those whose names
 
 are: lieutenant Governor L. T.. Tin gier. of Rockville; Charles ". Conn stock, of MontviIle; Senator George M. Handlers of New Britain; Prof. w. C. Fisher Of Mfddletown, who Is expected to have the Progressive T5arty ntorlairaa- ton: Charles D. Lockwood, of Stam- ford and Judge Henry Wade Rogers. a judge of the United States Circuit court and dean of Yale Law School.
 In local caucuses in many instances delegates have been pledged on the SenatorEhip and unpledged on the gov ernorsh1p but delegates generally hold the opinion that whichever faction con- trols the nomination of a senator will probably also name the state ticket Two names mentioned for lieutenant governor are those of Senator Iianders should he not receive the governorship nomination, and Senator Peck, who will preside, the latter 1t Is under stood being favored by those who will vote TOT Governor Baldwin for the Seuatorship. MT. Conastock made his contest for delegates on the Baldwin kicket while Judge Lockwood Is said Bo be supported by many Of the Bald win men from Fairfield county
 In the pre-e1ection gathering little eeference was made to candidacies for other places on the state ticket except For that of attorney general Secre- kary Of State Philips, State Treasurer Roberts and CemptroI1er Dunn appar- i. entIy are sure of renoninatfons Tt svas predicted that after the Senator Fhip Is disposed Of several names will be brought forward for the attornev generaIship.