The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-17
FL WOOD NAMED FOR SENATOR OF
 26TH DISTRICT
Newt0Wn, Convention Remark able. for Unanimity and Enthusiasm.
Especial to The Farmer.) )

.f fI v IT 70 / Newtown, Oct. 1.-The 18th Sem Atoriaf district convention. held in the town hall. Saturday afternoon. was Noteworthy for the intense interest and unanimity Of choice shown by the delegates. Led by the old war. horses, Stephen B. Hayes of Monroe and H. R. Elwood of Fairfield, the younger element took holdNwith avid ity and put the business through in { orderly manner. All the nine towns in the district we're represented by the, several town chairmen. The Monroe ex-sheriff was chairman and John J. Northrop. Newtown's recently elected assessor. was the secretary. Delegates J. F. Rockwell, Erwin Ed wards and Fred Hawkins were the committee on credentials; F. B. Lake. J. R. Beecher and George Wood, com mittee on resolutions: Ion permanent organization were Ed. Williams, John Williams and Howard Gray.
 Attorney J. Robert Beecher in a ringing speech upon the issues of the campaign and repletez with praise of the heroic services of the great leader of Democracy, Woodrow Wilson. which aroused his auditors to high pitch of enthusiasm, concluded by nominating H. R. Elwood of Fairfield, for senator. assuring the delegates that his election could be accomplished if all entered into the campaign in the right spirit, determined to wrest from Republican control thi( worst Gerry mandered district of the state. MT. Elwood;s nomination was seconded by several delegates. There being no further nominations, the chairman called for a rising vote of approval which was accordingly done.
 The delegates were the guests of the nominee and Attorney Beecher at the Newtown Inn after the convention.
 The senatorial committee appointed Iare H. R. Ellwood of Fairfield, chair- man; John Williams, Stratford, and J. Robert Beecher, Newtown. The guests at the luncheon. besides the delegates. included Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler. T. F. Bradley, registrar of voters; ex-Senator M. J. H6ulihanl and representatives of the press.
 A surprise was sprung by T. J. Cor bett, chairman of the Progressive town committee in his acknowledge .ment of the courtesy extended to him as guest by the nominee and, by Toastmaster Attorney Beecher. He said in part:
 and still believe in common with 5000 more Progressives in Connecticut that the mission of the party is not yet concluded; but know that the cleo ton of Charles E. Hughes would sound the death-kneH of independent voting in this country for a genera ton at least, as well as be dire call emity at this time to the welfare of the nation. Although our former Header has deserted the party ship, he has not scuttled it. and I, for one able-bodied seaman am determined he shall not have carefully examined the Democratic national platform and find no plank in 1t insecure. I can stand on it with a sense of safety for me and all patriotic progressives who refuse to be delivered into the tender care of the ghouIs, gloating over what they call. our end. All we want is safe leader to bring the ship to port. We believe Woodrow Wilson is the safe and sane pilot for the journey. So, I have joined the National Wood, row Wilson Progressive league and yi1i support the Democratic national. Ind state nominees of the party to the end that the peerless President of the whole nation will be able to carry out his patriotic policies. by the un- divided support of all who have the welfare of their country at heart. So far as my influence goes it will be ex- erted in furtherance of the foregoing pledges" v
 MT. Corbett's speech was greeted with great applause and he was warm ly greeted by the delegates from his oHn town. especially to whom his U6rds save much satisfaction and