The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-25
STATE DEMOCRATS HOLD CONVENTION
 SEPT. I9 AND 20
Cummings Is Confident That Connecticut Will Go
 For Wilson.

Morris Cove, Aug 25.-There gath cred here at Tabbard Inn yesterday the members of the Democratic state central committee and prepared plans for the coming national and state campaign. Foremost among their do- ings was the settling of the date for the Democratic state convention for the nomination of a state ticket and candidate, for United States senator, and they decided that the convention should be held in New Haven, Tues day and Wednesday, September 19 and 20.
 The keynote of the meeting was or ganization, and it seemed to exude from the remarks of every member, being induced to a great degree by the talk given to the committee by Ma tional Committeeman Homer S. Cum mings of Stamford. He laid great stress upon the need of effective or ganizing, and the necessity of getting before the national organization com rnittee the names of all Independent voters of Connecticut, so that their system of educating them, by means of circulars and pamphlets, might be set in working order as quickly as possible. As a result of this talk it was voted that the different members of the Democratic state central com mittee should bring together the chair yen of the town committees and the Democratic registrars in their dis- tricts within the next two weeks and begin this plan of canvassing their districts and sending on the result of the canvass to the national committee | in New York.
 According to National Committee man Homer s. Cummings, the na- tional committee of the Democrats is of the opinion that Connecticut is de- batable ground, and is prepared to put in much work to secure it's electoral votes for Wilson.
 | It was voted that a committee, com posed of National Committeeman Cummings, Chairman David E. Fitz- gerald and Secretary P. B. O'Srlllivan be empowered to secure 8 mar to be known as a permanent organizer, with headquarters, who will work all the year round and not sporadically just before an election. The committee is to determine the amount of his com pensation
 | Congressman Thomas l.. Reilly of Merfden was named as temporary chairman of the coming state conven- tion. The resolution calling for a new method in the drafting of the plat. form on which the Democratic nomi- nees make their run for office,- was called up for discussion. The resolu- tion provides that the nominees fol state offices and the members of the state central committee shall draft the platform, rather than a committee on resolutions. It was voted that this resolution be presented to the com. mittee on resolutions at teh coming state convention, with the result that it be presented to the convention for adoption next month.
 Two names more than others were heard as gubernatorial timber. that of George M. Landers of New Britain and F.. Kent Hubbard of Middletown. Alongside of these were heard the names of Charles s. Garfield o1 Bridgeport and George M. Gum of Milford.
 National Committeeman Cummings, who is being talked about quite freely as the likely candidate for the nom- ination for United States senator, said in his remarks before the committee, that he was not seeking anything for himself.