Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-02
coNNEcTlcuTs THREE
 PRESIDENTIAL eANDlDATsE
Morgan 6. 8ulkeley Once Boomer For Second Place on G. o. P. Ticket.

Connecticut has offered in years | past two of her fayorite sons for the nomination of president in repub- lican conventions. Senator Joseph R. | 8 demorcatie convention, former 1 Forernor Simeon E. Baldwin, and 1 the first two and Morgan c. Bulke- ley in republican conventions for the nomination of vice president. l Former Governor BulkeleY received mere votes than were accumulated av the ether Connecticut men alto eether. Tn a, democratic convention former State Senator Archibald Me- Neil was placed before the conven- ton for vice president. This was in Denver, in 1908, when MT Bryan president Before the roll call, al- though assured of the votes of sev- eral states, Mir. McNeill,s name was withdrawn that q unanimous seIec- tion hv aeclanation might be made
 General Hawley came into promi- his party at Chicago in 1868, when he was selected for permanent chairman over General Daniel B. Sickles of New York, one of the Gettysburg heroes. Tn his speech he aroused enthusiasm ay tactfully tion of General Grant.
 At the republican convention at Cincinnati in June, 1878, General stephen w Kellogg of Waterbury offered the name of Marshall Jewell of this state for the nomination of president. He said: we elected him governor three times, and he was then sent as minister to Russia He was recalled to become post master general in Grants cabinet and while in that position, as you men of the west know. you never before had man in that position i who inaugurated reform. who l6as done so much to bring speedy intel I ngence to your doors every day and hour, as he who now holds that of
 The Connecticut man received only the. eleven votes of his own del- I egation.
 At the convention at Chicago in June, 1880. the name of MT. Jewell was again offered to the cSnvention, nomination speech being made by Henry c. Robinson of Hartford. Mir. Jewell received sforty-fo votes
 At the Chicago convention in 1884 there was no response on the cali of the roll of states cntiI Connect.cut was reached. Then Augustus Brarde- gee, father of the present United States senator, took inc platform and, as the historian nas t. made an ex- cellent address in presenting the
 
 On the first ballot the general received 13 votes, 12 from hls own state, and on the fourth and fiEal ballot, witch nominated Blaine. has total advanced to 1i5.
 Four years later General Hawley tried again. The fest ballot o.Ice more brought hilu Is votes, one more than the states '0tal. His name did not appear in the subsequent ballot ing.
 At St. Louis, in 1898, Samuel Fes- senden mounted the platform and placed in nominations for vice presi- dent Morgan c. Bulkeley. Mir. Full kelley received 8 votes, Garrett A tIo- bart being nomtnated on the filst bal lot.
 At Baltimore, f3u1- years ago, the then Governor simeon D. BaloVir was placed in nomination for president 1 in the democratic 51atsonSi convention The nominating spG.ch was made about o'clock in the morning aLslic scenes which will locg finger In tht memory of Connecticut people pres. ent The orator was Henry Wade Rogers. dean of the Xale Law sclloo | and now a circuit court judge. Anlons the thousand dslesat ss ' were man! who had studied u1dsrg dge Baldwin at Yale university and Ff1hese united with the Connecticl1s rooters to set that the naming of the governor ahcllt be to the accomo moaRiSnen- cf entl1u siasm.
 An actor who had seen better days named OaConnor, VITO had relative 1 in Connecticut was sg1ursd 70 con name Simeon came riiskingiy to tn tongue he anranEfaC tt 70 ~Simo eun lEiafss When aths a&sMuklna sion was mad the actorz unolkxtH sable in the con vention hall andYled Fth9 eappiause 10 E sSimoleHKns [1l2 J3aidTsn. The Gil N l4asfed 1S minutes
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