New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
HOlcomb, Blakeslee, Healy and Wilson Engaged in Four-Cor- nered Battle at State Convention
CONNECTICUT COMBED FINE FOR SUPPORT

T N E II U R - U I V N | Old Timers Believe Scrap Will Com-
 pare FavorabIy With Goodwin
 Lake Bout in f91O-Renominatio
 of Senator Mclean, Burnes, Cham
 berIain and Webster Forecast-Wo-
 men 10 Ask For Suffrage Plank.
 New Haven, Sept 5.-The republi- can state convention for the nomina- ton Of state officers and for United States senator to take his seat upon expiration of Senator McLean's pres ent term, will be opened in Shubert's theater tonight Pre-convention in dications are for a very lively contest for the gubernatorial nomination. Delegates are coming here with their interest keyed to a point of in tensity. Many of those who were here early, and many of the party workers who have not delegate cre~ dentials seemed convinced in their opinions that this convention is like ly to rank with that one held in Hartford when Charles A. Goodwin won from Everett J. Lake in the contest for first place on the state ticket, and over which Congressman F. J. Hill presided. Some of the old timers went further back into po- litical history and thought that the convention in 1900, when the present United States Senator George P. Me- Lean was named for governor fur nished a good parallel. It was said ton every side that so thorough has been the canvass throughout the state on the matter of the nomination for governor that probably every delegate, or nearly every one, has about made up his mind as to his individual vote on the first ballot. It was asserted that probably every delegate would be in his seat in the Theater at 8 o'clock when J. Henry Roraback, the state chairman, will present United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee as the temporary chairman. Then will come the ad- dress of the evening, and later the convention under its mode of pro- cedure, will settle down to organiza- ton work. The committees having been named and reported to the is convention, adjournment will be taken over night.
 Big Fight Tomorrow.
 It will be in the hours between this adjournment and re-assembling at 10 a. m. tomorrow that the hardest work for the several candidates will be put in. The names before the dele- , gates just now are those Of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, former Lieuten- ant Governor D. E. B1akeslee, Speaker Frank B. Healy and Lieutenant Gov ernor Clifford B. Wilson. No delegate seemed to be in evidence who thought any additional names would be brought forward. Claims as to the vote for each of these candidates which the first ballot will show, were advanced by those who are looking after the interest of each.
 On the matter of nominations for other offices there seemed little dis cussion. Senator Mclean will prob ably be renominated, and the present secretary of state, Charles D. Burnes, Treasurer F. $. Cham mberlain and State Comptroller Morris c. Webster, are likely to be honored again. AS Lieu tenant Governor Wilson is a candidate for the next higher office, discussion of the nominee for his office has not been opened to any extent
 Tonight the several committees will meet, ana interest WILL CSllI0A HI |ii1" of the resolutions committee.
 This afternoon the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association will have a street parade and tonight a delegation will ask the resolutions committee to incorporate an equal suffrage plank in the platform.
 J. Henry Arrives.
 State Chairman Roraback arrived at the state committee rooms shortly before noon. Only a few of the com mitteemen had arrived. In the hotel the several candidates for governor had rooms and many delegates upon : arrival made the rounds to shake hands and indulge in pleasantr1es g The good fellowship of all was es- pecially noticeable and this was due probably to the one fact more than another that so many were members of the legislature or had formerly sat In that body. Few formal 1ntroduc- tions were needed.
 A The state committee later in the day 7 will pass upon the temporary roll as proposed by Secretary Andrew Ny strom There seemed to be little other business to come before the commit tee.
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