The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-14
ATTORNEY LYONS. !. NOMINATED FOR
 PROBATE JUDGE
Convention of Delegates From Bridgeport District
 Unanimous In Choice
JUDGE BEARDSE.EY
 NAMES CANDIDATE
P arty's Representative Young Man of Great Capa-
 bi]ities and Strength

pl1tlos dHu 0Ife4&tA
 A spirit of unanimity and conf. dence was dominant this noon at the
 probate convention for the district O. Bridgeport. Henry P. Lyons, the prominent young attorney of this city was nominated for judge of probate i The manner in which the delegates look forward to the ballotfng election day was manifest in the many ad- dresses of the delegates, which were overflowing with pleasure at the splendid record of Democracy in gen. eral during the last few years. and with confidence for the outcome o1 the elections. ~
 Attorney Lyons was honored by having his name placed before the convention by Judge Morris B Beardsley, candidate for governor oi Connecticut.
 The convention began at 12:20 o'clock and on the motion of Alder man Daniel Harrigan, John H. Can dee of >Easton was unanimously lin had opened the meeting. On the
 
 Moran, John H. Casey was made essec- retary.
 1, Judge Beardsley was accepted as . proxy for John P. Kemple of the First district, and Lawrence B. Moran for Frank J. Mollaney ofNthe Ninth. Cor nelius DonneI1y of the Second, John H. Grant of the Fourth, Sigmund Hirschberg of the Seventh, Thimas c. Carroll of the Eleventh, J. H. O'Rourke and William Calian, dele gates-at-large, were not ot-present.
 When nominations were called for. Judge Beardsley arose and said: Gen tlemen, have a pleasant duty to per- form. I'm perfectly able to say what I'm going to say, but in these times. when. what you say Is likely to be mis- represented, I'd rather have it down in black and white,"
 Reading from manuscript, Judge Beardsley then nominated MT. Lyons. amid great acclaim. His speech fol- lows: r we have met to place in nomina- ton tn man whom we wish shall be the judge of the Bridgeport probate court for the coming two years. The
 
 most important duties devolving on the voters of this community in No vember. Every court lis important and 1t behooves us to see that in all of them are judges capable and honest. The probate court from its very nature answers all of the people more vttally than any other. It has jurisdiction over infants and helpless ones, must protect their property and safeguard their persons. Death in- vades every family, rich and poor, high and low, and through thfS> court goes at least once in every generation all of the vast property of the dis trict. It is evident that the man to preside over such a tribunal must be one carefully chosen. a man learned in the particular law applying to mat ters which come before him. A man of good sense. for not all of the law is to be found in the books, a great deal is left to his discretion.
 "A short time ago the Republican party renominated the present judge. MT. Miller. and Judge Pullman, their silver tongued orator, in placing his name before the convention, drew a picture of what he thought the man should be. and fully agree with him, and have one who measures up to the requirements, He must have 8 sound knowledge of the law, common sense. be honest, tactfu1, courteous, yet firm to maintain his position when once taken.' The gentleman whom shall name possesses all of these qualities He has had experience. For four years under Judge Hallen he was the chief, clerk in the office, and during the regrettable illness of the judge al- most the entire care of the office fell to him.. He is Bridgeport boy, born and reared in our Second district, known to you all. a graduate of our schools, of Niagara University, and of the Yale Law School
 "I take great pleasure in placing in nomination for the office of judge of the Bridgeport probate district MT. Henry P. Lyons"
 Frederick c. Mullins then arose and in seconding the nomination said: "The gentlemen of this convention have nominated a man from this side of the river, and I'm on the other side of tho creek. It is a source of very great pleasure to me, however, that this Is so, because have known this young man all his life and his father before him, and I know that his character and Democracy cannot be assailed."
 In behalf of the smaller towns, of which Monroe, Trumbull and Easton belong to the Bridgeport district, Ed ward Shelton of Monroe, expressed the great satisfaction of the delegates at the nominations. It was unanimous and no ether nAtne was brought be- fore the convention,
 A committe consisting of MT. Shel- ton and Mir. Moran was appointed by the chair to seek out the candidate and notify him of his nomination. Mir. Lyons was found in his office and brought before the convention. While the committee was seeking the candidate, the convention named Rob- ert G. Deorest, George Couehlin, and Thomas White, of Bridgeport; Burr Tucker, Easton; Edward Shelton, Mon- roe, and Burr Beach of Trumbull, the probate committee to cali the next convention. They will be in office two years.
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