The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
Delegates, Pledged to One of Four Candidates For Gov ernorship, Certain That Old Time Battle Will Be Staged at Gathering in New Haven.
Holcomb, Healy, Blakeslee and Wilson Figure in Fight For Votes-Present Holders of Minor Officers Likely to Be Given Re nominations.

Z, New Haven. Sept 5.-The Repub- lioan stAte convention for the nom nation of state officers and for Uni ted States Senator to take his seat on expiration of Senator McLean's pres sent term. will be opened in Shubert's Theatre tonight
 Pre-convention indications are for a very lively contest for the guberna- itorial nomination Delegates are coming here with their interest keyed to point of intensity. Many of those who were here early and many of the party workers who have not delegate credentials seemed convinced in their opinions that this convention is like to rank with that one held in Hart ford when Charles A Goodwin won from Everett l. Lake in the contest for first place on the state ticket and over which Congressman E. J. Hill presided Some of the old-timers went further back into political his tory and thought that the convention in 1900, when the present United States Senator George H. Mclean was named for governor, furnished good parallel
 It was said on 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 flrst ballot It was asserted that probably every delegate would be in his seat in the theatre at o'clock when J. H. Roraback. the state chair man, win present United States Sena- tor Frank B. Brandegee as the tenn porary chairman. Then will come the address, of tho evening, and later the convention, under it's mode of pro- cedure, will settle down to organiza- ton work
 The committeeR having been named and reported to the convention, ad- l1ournment will be taken over night iIt will be in the houfS between this Iad1ournment and re-assembling at 10 la- m. tomorrow that the hardest work for the several candidates will be put in. 4
 \ The names before the delegates just now are those of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, former Lieutenant Cover nor D. F. Blakeslee. Speaker Frank E.
 
 iB. wilson. No delegate seemed to be lin evidence who thought any addition al names would be brought forward. Claims as to the vote for each of these candidates, which Il first ballot win 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
 H4T xryi11 h. ably be renominated and the present lsecretary of state. Charles D. Burnes. treasurer Frederick Chamberlain and State Comptroller Morris c. Webster are likely to be honored again.
 Lieut.. Governor Wilson is a candi- date for the next higher office. Dis ke;.,siou of the nominee for his office has not been opened to any extent. Tonight, the several committees >l win meet and interest will center in I4hat of the resolutions committee. IThis afternoon, the Connecticut Wo- rnan's suffrage association will have Ia street parade and tonight a dele eation will ask the resolutions com rnfttee to Incorporate an equal suf- frage plank in the platform.
 State Chairman Roraback arrived at the state committee rooms shortly before noon. Only a few of the com rnitteemen 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 pleasantries.
 The good fellowship of all was especially noticeable and this was due probably to the one fact more than any other that so many were mem bers of the legislature or had formerly sat in that body. Few formal intro Auctions were needed.
 The state committee later in the day will pass upon the temporary roll as proposed by Secretary Andrew Ny etrom. There seemed to be little other business to come before the commit tee.
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