The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
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Hartford, April 42-Gonnec<
ticut Republicans won't stand
for Col. Roosevelt as the partYl
nominee in the coming presi- /
Dental election. J
The state convention, which /
completed its business this l
morning, while sending an ''un-
instructed delegation to the
national convention, adopted
resolutions intended to elimi= /
nate any, consideration of Col. /
Roosevelt, so far as Connect !
cut is concerned.
The convention resolved thaEt
the Republican national conf
vention ought to nominate "a
tried Republican" whose rec
ord would be synonymous with
good craftsmanship. This par
agraph, coming on top Of a
preceding welcome back stop /
for the Progressives, didn't
make q hit with many dele
gates, but the old steam roller
shot the resolutions through
without dissent.
John T. King, of Bridgeport, evi-
IDENTIFY seeking to quiet stories that he
and state Chairman ]. Henry Fsoras-
abck were at odds, nominated Mr..
Roraback for delegate-at-1arge to the
national convention. Mr.. King told
what a fine fellow Mr.. ROra back isp
and why he. ought to be elected
A lone but t9irTn mo piped out from
the rear of the han when the question
of selecting ]. Henry by unanimous J
vote was placed before the conven@ /
ton.
John T. King was named delegate
at-large, C. A. Harstron1, of NorWa1ks
telling the convention that the party
needed more men like Mr.. King.
Speaker Frank Healy, in seconding
the nomination, allowed that Mr.. King
was just the man for the place.
The other elegates-at-1arge elected I
aree Charles Hopkins Clark. of Hart /
ford, and Francis G. Maxwell, of Yer /
non.
The alterantes-at-1arge: Charles W. ]
Barnunn, Of Lime Rock, Hiram Bing- 4
ham, of New Haven, N. w. Bishop, OF 4
Bridgeport, John Buckley, of Union
District delegates:
First, George w Klett, New Brit-
ain; c. T. Treadway. Bristol; alter
nates E.. Hart Fem, Wethershelds
Arthur E Bowers, Manchester.
Second, Frank B. Weeks, Middle !
town; E. w. Higgins, Norwich; alter
mates. w. H. Hall, wilmington; Fay
cite Wright, Pomfret-
Third, Col. I. NJ. U11man, New Ha-
ven; r. S. Woodruff, New Haven; ale
ternates. ]. E. Hubinger, New Havens
w. H. Lyon. Meriden.
Fourth, Oliver G. Jennings West !
port; seuyler Merritt. Stamford; al
ternates, Frank Farrell, Danbury; Mil !
ton Fessenden, Stamford.
Fifth, Irving H. Chase, Waterbury, J
E. H. Hotchkiss, Torrington; alter
mates, ] M. Emerson, Ansonia; Dud- 4
ley Vail, Winsted.
The resolutions adopted deal en-
'tirely with national affairs. The par-3
agraph requesting the national con-
vention to declare for a worlds con-
ference after the European war in be-
half of International tribunal to
end was was written by Former Presf- i
dent William Howard Taft, and con-
forms to the declaration OF the league
to enforce peace Of which he is presi-
dent.
The resolutions as adopted follow
RESOLVED. that the Republicans
of Connecticut, reRrettiner the dissen-
sions of 1912 which delivered the
country into the hesitating hands OF
an incompetent Democratic admins
tration,s welcome back those members
of the party, always true to it's fun
damental principles. who left at that
time, and invite to Fellowship ali
other citizens who realize with them
the duty of the government to foster
intelligently the welfare Of the ma
ton and to adopt policies that com
| mand the respect of our own people
and the whole world.
1--WE urge upon the Republican nss-
tional convention the adoption Of a
plank recommending and approving
action by the United States in the
worlds conference after the close OF
this war. advocacy and support OF an
international agreement between tha
great powers which shall provide
means for settling future irritatinE
| difference between peoples by deci-
sion of a judicial tribunal or concilia-
| tion commission and furnish them op-
portuhity for deIiberation and cool
ing time and under which agreement
the contracting powers shan pledge
the sanction and use Of their unitsd
eoenenie and military foreoa ponG-|
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