The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
STATE LEADERS
OF DEMOCRACY
TO MEET HERE
Central Committee and 9th
er Prominent Party Work
ers Coming Monday.
Will ARRANGE PLANS
FOR SPRING MEETING
Bridgeport Likely To Get
Convention That Names
National Delegates.

! To select a date and place for the
kspring convention, the Democratic
State Central committee will meet
next Monday afternoon at The STRAIT
! field hotel. Call for the meeting was
| issued today by Patrick, B. O'SulIivan,
of Derby, secretary of the committee.
Invited to sit with the committee
will be National Committeeman Ho-
mer S. Cummings, the five former
Democratic congressman of the state,
and the nominees on the last state
ticket.
1t is probable, according to present
indications, that Bridgeport will be
the spring convention city. The con-
vention will be held early in May, and
the only business to come before the
meeting is the election of fourteen
delegates to the presidential conven-
ton in St. Louis in June.
The national delegates are appor-
toned two to each congressional dis
trict, with four being elected at large.
Thus far, the only avowed candi-
date for election to the national dele
cation is former Mayor William E.
Thorns, of Waterbury. In a state
ment issued recently he announced
his candidacy, and it is probable that
he vii be one of the delegates from
the Fifth congressional district. Mr.
Thoms was one of the delegates from
MS d1SCF1cC -FOUR years ago.
1t is probable several others who
represented Connecticut Democracy at
Baltimore. four years ago, will be
honoreds again. The makeup of the
delegation in 1912 was as follows:
Delegates at large-Willie o. Burr,
Hartford; Bryan r. Mahan, New Lon
don; William Kennedy Naugatuck;
David E. Fitzgerald, New Haven
First District-Joseph NJ HaIloran,
New Britain; Michael J. Connor, En-
field.
Second District-charles W. Com
stock. Montville; Daniel P. Dunn. VIII
lipnantic.
Third DIstrict-Louis stoddard,
New Britain; Edwin S. Thomas, West
Haven.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Mcneil,
Jr., Bridgeport; Charles Kerr, Dan
bury.
Fifth district-James F. Meara, Tor
rington; William E. Thons, Water
bury.
At the meeting of the state Central
committee Monday, a choice for tenn
porary chairman of the convention
will be made. The address of the
temporary chairman is one of the fea-
lures of the opening night of the con-
vention
If the usual program is followed
out, as is expected, the convention
will assemble in the evening. Follow
ing the address of the temporary
chairman, the senatorial caucuses for
the election of convention committees
will be held. The, senatorial caucuses
will be followed by congressional dis
jtrict eaucuses where the choice for
national delegates will be made.
On the following morning, the con-
ventfon will meet again and permanent
officers chosen. Then will follow the
election of the delegates to the Bal
tirnQre convention, each congressional
district having previously designated
persons to present the caucus choices.
The four delegates at large will be
named from the floor.
The national de1egation will meet
after the convention for organization
and will elect a national committee
man. It is believed that Homer S.
Cummings, of Stamford, vice chair
man Of the national committee, will be
reelected to represent Connecticut:
Bridgeport members of the State
Central committee are P. H. Brady,
VDliarn F. Russell and Michael j.
C1abbY.