New Britain herald., 1916-09-06
Governor andDepOse
 Tax CommisSi0ne Running Neck an Neck on Fourth Bal lot at New Haven.
BLAKESLEE WEAK
 FROM VERY FRS

Windsor Locks Politician Had Shad
 on Southington Citizen From Drd
 of Gavel-WiIson Not in Runnii
 While Webster's Vote Drops FroI
 Fourteen to One-Informal BaIl|
 Shows HeaIy Strength.
 New Haven, Sept. 6.-Four rl calls without a choice was the pd) tion served to candidates for the Rj hernatorial nomination at the repd lican state convention here todd Former Tax Commissioner Frank IIealy of Windsor Locks led from u informal ballot and maintained strength. Governor Holcomb's sd port fuctuated, although not to d great extent Dennis A. BIakeslee this city was a weak third and Lid tenant Governor Wilson and Conl troller Webster were completely of the running.
 No Haste to Resume Business.
 Delegates struggled into the thea1 from the adjoining hotel lobby wit out any evidence of haste. Many them looked forward to a long sessid They had talked for hours over t probable number of roll calls and h settled the matter for themselves wi the idea that the delegates would ha to respond a least three times.
 At g o'clock the resolutions comm tee, Colonel Ullman, chairman, l ceived the report of the sub- comm | teee which at a. m. had conclud it's work. The meeting was in { Yale room in the Taft, and the dr. was accepted without debate and c Ullman instructed to report it. A SC arate plank favoring equal suffra was not incorporated in the draft, committee covering the question
 declaring it's approval of the nation l platform As was expected a par : graph specifically called attention the financial condition of the sta . under the present republican admin
 
 , the state debt
 : Groups of delegates discussing Il l outlook on the governorship were ge| eraIlv agreed that re-alignments we| under way any Holcomb supportd said that lack of organization for thd man had resulted in appreciable drI towards other candidates
 NotabIes Present
 Senator Brandegee, the temporal chairman. was on the platfort promptly at 10 o'clock and was gred ed bv state Chairman Roraback oi Charles Hopkins Clark. The first hsl cony held many spectators 1ncluai1 fully two score women. The seai of county delegates was as customall New Haven and Hartford being dire4 lv in front, dividing the block chatrs between the two main aislea
 Colrool Ullman had [. frOrt re0 aisde end se1st with ;, a. King Bridgeport on the opposite sids of q oisle just behind.
 sehsn s. Russell, secretary of [ convention, dropped the gGyel 10.1b and Colonel U1lm&n offered resolution which was accepted, which the rules of the house of rsl of 1915 becaroe the rod of the convention.
 Committees on pcrn1an0rt orRaniz4 ton and on credentials reported rl through Edward D. F'usfa of Tolland and AzeI Mitchell of Wood bury and were accepted. Senat{ thanked the delegates fl the honor.
 The selection of presidential elaI tors was called for, and MT. King ril ing said that some counties had n| made their selections and he mpva to delay action until after the gove norship had been settled (laug1ti from delegates).
 Mclean Renominated.
 Senator Brandegee said that | would accept this as suggestion and nominations fl United States senator were called fo The executive secretary to Gov. Flo comb, in a short spech praising r services, offered the name of Geora P. Mclean to succeed himself r. Nick erson of Cornwall made a secona ing speech and Gen. Keeney of som CTS asked that the nomination pc exclamation. It was so voted aI| Senator Mclean was declared noiiii| ated,
 When nonnintions for governor Wea| called for General keeney' SS
 two years ago, moved Co with sneeches, This was "ooPIeo ssA 1'.- raI2are1 Keeney had clarified hI
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