New Britain herald., 1916-09-27
LONERGAN NAMED, PLAYS 0AKEY AS
 A CHAIR WARMER Says Congressman Fathered No Constructive Laws While
 in Washington HUGHES CHARGES FLAT AS HE SUGGESTS NO REMEDIES
Reviews Progressive Legis-
 Iation Passed by Congress and Re-
 fers Proudly to President Wilson's phasizes Big Expense Accounts of Republican Candidates in This State.
Especial to the Herald.>


 Republican Candidates in This State. Especial to the Herald,> Hartford Sept. 27.-Augustine Lonergan was nominated for the fourth time by the democratic first today. The nomination was unan- imous.
 Ex-Senator George M. Landers of New Britain named MT. Lonergan while another New Britain citizen, P. F. McDonough, acted as chairman of the convention. In his nomination speech MT. Landers paid his respects to the recent republican state con- ' ention and the amount of money he alleged was spent by unsuccessful candidates for the gubernatorial nom ination. His words in this respect were:
 Republican Expenses.
 Even in this year of our Lord 1916, two leading citizens of this common wealth, men as we'll trained in the political game as can be found any where in this country, spent e~ch of them thousands of dollars in the pur- suit of the nomination for governor in the vain belief that the nomination meant a certainty of election, be- cause they felt that in this year any one could get by on the republican ticket. They were beaten in the con- vention by our delightful old friend, the present governor. who sent no .1<NC whose bills for incidental expenses need no scrutiny under the corrupt practices act. Contrast the efforts of MT. Healey and MT. Blakeslee with the circumstances attending the nom ination of Homer s. Cummings-a nomination given to MT. Cummings spontaneously and from the heart by a rising unanimous vote of every dele gate in the convention, and the same spontaneous feeling toward every candidate on the state ticket. MT. Cummings received the nomination from a united, harmonious party, convinced of his ability to serve the State of Connecticut in the United States senate as well as any senator from this state ever has done.
 Even the renomination of the pres ent governor will not save the re- publicans this year if as I and many others in this room believe that the tide is turning so strongly toward Wilson that even this bulwark of republicanism cannot stand against it."
 MT. Lonergan, in accepting the nomination referred to the passivity of Congressman P. Davis Oakley, whom he will oppose at the polls. ha tn nd 111ho MT. Oakley had fathered any con- structive measures in congress-
 Lonergan's Acceptance.
 Tn accepting the nomination MT. Lonergan spoke as follows:
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen:
 For the nomination which you have just rendered me I desire to ex- press my sincere thanks to each and every delegate of this convention. To receive for the fourth time the unan- imous nomination of the democratic party in the first congressional dis trict for the position. of representa- tive in congress is an honor for which any man may well feel grateful. I accept the nomination.
 "1n the election soon to be held the democratic party will go before the country on a record of promises full filled. This is in marked contrast to the record of our opponents, whose program has been strikingly unpro- ductive. Ours is necessarily a gov ernment by political parties, and the mission of the party in power should be to serve mankind. The democratic party has met this standard-it has served the welfare of the whole peo- l,o ;o,,~ the masses in order to recognize the interests of privileged few. The re- publican party was in absolute con- trol of all of the branches of the fed eral government for sixteen years. During that period that once great party enacted many pieces of pernic- ious legislation and furthermore proved itself incompetent, or else un- willing, to legislate for the majority
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