New Britain herald., 1916-08-05
THOMPSON AGAIN IS
 SWEDES' O.P. HEAD
Annual Convention Of Republican
 State League Held Here PLEDGE TO AID HUGHES

CIpleS Of Republ1Can Party-heFcraI
 Contests for Ofices-DocaI Pollti-
 clans Talk at Banquet.
 The fifteenth biennial convention of the Swedish-America Republican State league was held in this city today, the delegates gathering in Vega hall. Seventy-four representatives from various parts of the state were in attendance when President Carl w. Thompson, using a glass for gavel, called the assemb together at 10 o'clock. In his opening remarks the presiding officer extended to the local branch of the league the thanks of the state organization for the invita- ton to come to this city for the con- vention. Politics was well avoided except on occasions when the name of Charles Evans Hughes was men, toned this usually bringing forth much applause. One of the speakers this morning knocked the expression weak and vacillating-' into cooked hat when he said that the dem ocratic administration was ''delightfully in consistent" At the outset of the meeting the chairman called upon ex- President Charles w. Pearson to lead in the singing of Am erica"
 John A. Abrahamson, chairman of the com mittee of arrangements was next called upon and he extended to the visiting delegates the freedom of the hall and hoped that all would have an opportunity of viewing the city before the return home. 'I know it is not the biggest city in the state but it is the best" he added He urged the united support of the league in electing the republican tick ct at the coming election and said to this end all members should strive, for it means better conditions through better government. The speaker then presented the mayor of the city who was accorded applause.
 Bouquets and Bricl<bats for the Ladies
 The speaker said it was a pleasure for him as mayor of the city and as republican mayor to greet the freedom of the city during their atay He was glad to have the convention held in this city, for it was becom-
 
 hoped that it would soon be looked upon as the center of republican pol itics. New Britain, the speaker said | has many advantages over other cities l among them the handsome women 1 Speaking from a political standpoint the speaker predicted victory for the 1 republican party in the state and ma tion next November. He said that here in New England a tariff is nec- l essary for business reasons and he l believed that the voters of New Eng land woud tend to the matter when 1 the election day arrived.
 Speaking of the administra ton the 1 speaker said Tt reminds me greatly 1 of a woman, it Is so distinctly incon- | sistent.' The mayor also critized the l claims of the democratic administra- l tion that the present prosperity is l due to the government of the past 1 four years, and said that if it hadn't ! been for the European crisis, the | country would have been in a sorry plight long ago. '"The success of the country depends on good government. and you can't get from the democrats, so it is necessary that all get out | and help elect Charles Evans Hughes next November" he thundered
 At the conclusion of the remarks, l President Thompson thanked the 1 speaker for the favor extended the convention.
 The calling of the roll of delegates l showed the following clubs repre- sented: Bridgeport Meriden, Nauga- tuck, Hartford, Middletown, Norwich, l, Southington, Portland, New Haven, Berlin New Britain, Deep River, North Grosvenordale and South { Manchester.
 President Thompson then an- nounced the following members of the committees: Credentials, Louis c. Anderson, s. E. Johnson, South Man , chester Charles Hanson, Norwich; resolutions, Judge G. B. Carlson of Middletown, Andrew l.. Lawson of Bridgeport, Joseph Carlson of Nauga- = tuck equaliza ton of affairs, c. J. | Johnson of North Grosvernordale, ] Louis Johnson of Berlin, Ewald Thor an of Meriden; press, c. A. Carlson
 of New Britain, Louis Anderson of
 Hartford and Alfred Lindgren of
 New Haven; auditing, Joseph Kol-
 lerstrom of New Haven, Emil K. Me i lin of NIddletown and Severin John
 son of New Britain. At this june
 ture a recess was taken until the
 business.
 When the convention reconVened the credential committee reported
 that seventy-fOur delegates and eight
 members of the executive committee