New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
streets, New Britain.

Bjgelow streets, New Britain. Two years later he moved to Southtngton, here he remained for seven years. In 1909 he started a wholesale flower business in the Hardware City but was forced to give 1t up in 1911, be- cause of ill-health. He returned here end since has been a ti1ler of the sotl A few months ago, when 1t became known that Postma ster H. L. Porter would not receive a reappointm ent, MT. Goodrich announced himself a candidate. The announcement was well received and was endorsed by many toWnspeOple. The salary was s1,500 a year until two months ago, when it was reduced $1OO, on ac- count of falling off in the business.
 Dr. GraswoId's Statement.
 In response to appeals of many ad- vocates of various causes, Dr. R. M. Griswold, who was representative from this town in the last legislature, has sent the following communica- ton to the Herald:
 Kensngton, Conn,
 August 21, 1916. Editor Herald:
 Dear sir-Anticipating the possible action of the republican caucus to be held in Berlin next Thursday evening, and that following the usual prece- dent, I would be elected the first dele gate to the republican state conven- ton, to be held in New Haven, Sep tember and 6, I have been recently visited by a delegation from some in favor of universal suffrage, who have asked me if I would support the in troduction of a plank in the repub1i- can platform, favOring such a meas ure.. My reply was, and my position will be, that if I go to New Haven as a delegate, I go to represent what I believe to be the sentiments of a ma jority of the members of the republi- can party, and not my own individual preferences, in the same way as when representative, I supported those measures which I had good reason to believe were favored by a great ma- jority of the people of Berlin, ir- respective of party for, when I be- came the representative of this town, I ceased to be a party man, so far as the interests of the town were con- cerned.
 At that time one petition was pre- sented to me signed by about fifty names, a majority of whom were neither voters nor taxpayers, asking me to vote for suffrage. Another pc tltion signed by three times as many people, most of whom were voters, and all of whom were taxpayers, asked me to oppose suffrage. Ire spective of what my personal views might me, I supported the measures which I believed the very large ma jortty of my constituents were in favor of.
 "I have also been recently inter viewed in a somewhat official way, as to my probable action in reference to the contest for governor between Hol- comb, Healey and Blakesley, and my reply to this inquiry is that following the usual precendent the delegates from Berlin always go to a state con- vention uninstructed and unpledged, but it is always the privilege of the voters at a caucus to express a pref erence for a particular cadidate, and when such expression is made, it seems to me morally incumbent on the part of the delegates to act In oc- cordance with that expression of sem timent, or to decline to serve
 I have been 8 delegata to a great many political conventions, probably to more than any man in Berlin, and I never went to one either instructed or pledged to any particular candidate.
 I have sometimes gone to a conven- tion with my mind made up to vote for a certain candidate, und after ar irving on the field, and looking things over for an hour or two have changed my mind, and found good political