The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
Convention Adopts Resolu- tions Instructing State Representatives to Vote For Denomination of Will son and Marshall.
Utmost Harmony Prevails and Fourteen Delegates Are Elected Without Con test Session Adjourns in Twenty Minutes.

GeSG- session AdJOurnS Tn
 Twenty Minutes.
 New Haven, May 1O-It took only twenty minutes for the Democratic state convention to complete it's work here this morning
 Fourteen delegates to the, na- tionaI convention in St. Louis were elected without the slight est contest, and concise resolu- lions instructing the delegates for Wilson and Marshall were adopted unanimously.
 The utmost harmony pre- vailed. Bryan F. Mahan, of New London, who had been en- dorsed for delegate-at-large, withdrew his. name in order that there would be no con test on the convention floor.
 The delegates at7large are w. @. Burr, editor of the Hart ford Times; David E. F'itzger- aid, of New Haven, the state chairman, Charles D. Lock wood, of Stamford, law part ner of National Committeeman Cummings, and former Con gressnian William Kennedy, of Naugatuck.
 District delegates were se- lected in caueuses held last night and the convention quick ly ratified these.
 The convention was late in re-as- sembHng- The credentials committee roll and this disposed of the Plainf1eld contest Postmaster J. F. Elliott being seated The permanent organiza ton committee recommended MT. Cum Lnings for chairman and P. B. O'SuI- 1iVan for secretary.
 The resolutions committee last night left the platform with a sub-commit- tee which submitted concise docu- ment. praising the administration of President Wilson.
 Mr. Cummings in yielding the gavel to secure quiet created a laugh and
 
 with Good morning" He then said that. while the phrase might be a bit 1, Ehopworn, he could say that 'sthe dove of peace had not only spread its wings over this Democratic gathering but had actually a-Iighted."
 This reference was taken to con- firm the report that Bryan F. F-aran pf New London had withdrawn his name as candidate for delegate-at- large.
 The resolutions Cprinted elsewhere in The FarmeD were adopted without dissent
 The mention of President wflson's name was app1auded. T~ choose dis tFict delegates was the first business pm hand and districts were called in order Augustine L,oner-an of Hart ford offered the names of Michae1 Conner of Enfield and Thomas Hewes of Pennington, from the first district These were accepted.
 Joseph T Tanning of Norwich for the second district presented the names of Alton T. Minor of New Lon don and Roland U. Taylor of Haddaan These were accepted.
 David E. Fitzgerald for the third district offered the names of Louis E 6toddard of New Haven and Thomas F Reilly of Meriden- They were nom mated.
 Robert G. DeForest of Bridgeport presented the name of Daniel D. Walk. er of Bridgeport, and Lester o. Peck ot Bedding, that of John Keogh of Nor walk, for the fourth district and these were accepted.
 Martin L. Caine, Of Naugatuck. of fered the names of John S. Addis, O, New Milford and John J. McEvoy, O. Waterbury. for the Fifth district ana they were chosen.
 NChAfrman Cummings next called fo1 nominations for delegates at large Bryan F. Mahan arose and said he de. sired to withdraw his name whicf would have been presented by the sec ond district delegation and he offered a resolution in behalf Of MT. Burr, o Hartford, MT. Fitzgerald, of New Ha ven. Mir. Lockwood, of Stamford, ana MT. Kennedy. of Naugatuck.
 Tn calling for action on the reso1u ton. Chairman Cummings said that as MT. Mahan had pointed out tn, voting on five names for four place. would have precipttated a contest or tlne floor Mr. Cummings pointed ou that MT. Mahanss action in withdraw ing was an augury of the harmony II
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