The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-15
WILSON AGAIN TRIES TO CLEAR
 LABOR RECORD
Accepting Denomination, Mayor Explains Anew His
 Arrest of Speakers.
ALL REPUBLICANS
 ARE NAMED AGAIN
Platform Pledges Candi- dates to Continuance of
 Bonding Policy.

In accepting a renomination for
 mayor on the Republican ticket, Cliff
 ford B. Wilson before the Republican
 town and city convention last night,
 again attempted to explain why he
 had former Alderman Frederick
 Cederho1m, George J. Bowen, the bus mess agent of the Machinists' union land Louis J. Nelson arrested when l they attempted to address a meeting
 of employees of the Locomobi1e fac
 tory who were on strike a few weeks l ago.
 Even when he declared that he would rather be a defeated candidate than be elected through subterfuge or by any contrary to the dictates of his conscience and his sense of duty, the mayor failed to arouse any very great enthusiasm.
 In his speech of acceptance Mayor Wilson declared further for the policy of extraVagance which has character ized his administration of the past four years past. He declared in fa- vor of bonding for bridges, permanent pavement, sewers. schools, etc. The mayor also said he favored establish ing more iplaygroIInds and comfort stations. He would have playgrounds on the outskirts of the city with base ball diamonds and tennis courts and shower baths. He said he was in fla vor of commission form of govern ment and the platform which the party adopted.
 There was not a ripple of discord in the convention. All Republican can didates were renominated without op- position. Mayor Wilson was renorni- mated by Judge John w. Banks. The nomination was seconded by Judge F. A. Bartlett who held proxy for John J. Hines of the First district
 J. Alex H. Robinson, city clerk, was renominated by Dennis Kelley, sea1er of weights and measures. The noni- nation was seconded by Attorney James A. Turner of the Fourth dis tr5ct
 F. ". Towne, formerly member of the Progressive party, as RepubIi- candelegate from the Third district last night renominated Howard J. Smith for tax collector. F1orindo Far. race seconded this nomination.
 William E. Primrose from the Ninth district renominated Moses M Manwaring for city treasurer and. A J, NortherIy who held the proxy of Robert A. Mcbride of the Second dis trict, seconded the nomination
 Attorney Lawrence s. Finklestone renoninated Town Clerk Joseph Schultz. an action which was second ed by Fred v. Delaney.
 EAllA1S15 D. I1dNS4ASs PI0S4OSut O1 L1S board Of education was renofninated as was Nathaniel W. Bishop. The city sheriffs renoninated were Daniel D,E1ia. Joseph Kalafus and Richard H. Brown.
 James Turner of the Twelfth dis trict and Charles H. Quintal1 were renamed for selectmen and for the third candidate Attorney Joseph l.. Verre1lof was named. Each party 1 names three candidates for this office and the five receiving the highest number of votes are elected.
 As the candidates told it, they all | found their offices in a very disor- dered condition when they were into mutual admiration society as they told how efficient they had be- come since taking office.
 E. Earle Garlick was chairman of tTre convention and Francis Rooney i was clerk. Judge Banks, Judge Bartlett and William B. Primrose drew the platform. It pledges the party, and it's candidates to support he previous policy of heavy bond is-'l sues and also commission form of government but makes no mention of he initiative. referendum and recall features on which the advocates Of his plan have been insisting.
 The convention was a rather long 5rawn out procedure because the party rules were enforced in having each delegate vote separately for each candidate.