Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-26
Rep. .StateDe|egates
 Convene at Hartford
TO NOMINATE STATE. TICKET
 FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION
PLATFORM PRESENTED
John e. TiIson Chosen .. Temporary chairman-DeIssate. Will perfes, Organization Today--Intersst Cent. CTS in Choice for Lieut.. Gov. .. T


 Organization Today-Intersst Cent
 CTS in Choice for Lieut.-Go '
 Hartford ConR.. June 25.-To' noni- nate a state ticket for the fall cam paign the republican campaign fwas opened at Foot Guard hall. tonight, John Q. Tiison,- representative in con gress from the third Connecticut disi trict was the temporary chaismar.S
 Tomorrow. the delegates will per feet organization, make the ronina- tions and adopt . platform. The cen= vention. as are all party. conventions in Connecticut this year, is -heingS hAId early. This is to permit the printing of ballots and the distribution of them if found expedient and cpnventent, to more than ten thousand electors ewHo are in military and naval ysetviee ur- der the absentee eoldier voting 'la,E cf the. recent special session. of the general assembly,. 4 fs
 Democrats Convene Tonight!
 The democratic state convention will open tomorT ow night here, the prohibition convention will be held Friday and Saturday, and the national Iarty gathering on July fourth. sTKe socialists have already named a ticket S.s
 Republican, Ticket. fn
 The state officers to be named are: Governor. lieutenant governor. sec retary of state, Urea surer, comptrol- Ter and attorney general. The repub= lcans will renominate Governor Mar GUS H. Holcomb for his third term, there being no other name mentioned ] for this office The rest of the ticket is under consideration. Frederick L. Perry. secretary of state. Frederick $. 1 Chamberlain, treasurer, and Morris ! Webster, comptroller are servirS each his first term. Mir Chamberlain has said he does not wish renonni. ration, but the others will stand again G
 It has been party custom to give the attorney general a single four l year term and probably George S. i Hinnlan, the present incumbent wiN not sgo on the ticket Tn such an event Speaker Frank E, Healy viii I probably be named 4 contest has been in sight over the ofice of lieu- i by Mayor Clifford E. Wilson .ot Bridgeport. ss j Interest in Second Place Nominee. The e-eonxentioss interest was IT the second place nominee. The con. vention will ratity. nominations foj the state central committee naaderzby the ,thirtyate senatorial district can ouses. and after completing the tick ct adopt a platform. -. 7
 The convention was opened by I Henry Rora back. chairman. of tkt state central committeey who immedii ately presented Congressman Tilson whose address as temporary chairrna [ appears. in part. on page 5. ::- Temporary Clerks Appointed.s
 As soon as the adddess was ended |. Major John Buckley, E. J.. Keneal% ot Stamford. and MT CreedoH were made temporary clerks, the member, ship of the several committees read and adjournment was taken until to' morrow morning.. .+., I TiIson For Permanent Chairman. l The permanent ganizations com 5 rnittee will recommend Congressman r Tilsons name for permanent chair
 man. - y.
 The resolutions committee held Tal open session to hear. those who ia g vored specific blanks. including ' g delegation of women several of .wton . spoke for equal suffrage. es
 Draft of Platform. .. 2
 A sub committee submitted a pla1 ', form draft which was subject to de bate. This pledged every effort Q the party to :fe administration to lizards bringing the war to a success ful end; declared for freedom Of crit - cism of incompetency in government ', administration and pointed with pric q q to Connecticut's contributions to if ght S ing the enemy in men, in energy an 0 in money
 Reduced State Debt. q On state matters; it. praised the re q publican administration which has re Ls drced the state debt from .s1o,ss0, ,0t 70 to about $2,600, 900 in four years which is maintaining a sreat.systsl of good roads: and carrying on a hgl Ie against tuberculosis. The adninistrs e ton of Governor Holcoinb was iespec l. tally praised and the republican send a tors and congressnlen commended fs
 their patriotic labpEs. Hope is se1
 pressed that a republican congress n man from the First district will ,l in elected this fall and that the four rs :. publicans in the others will be rt ,t turned, making solid republican de F. egation from Connecticut. Y
 On prohibition and equal -suffras
 the action of the last legislature
 starting on their way propose se amendments to the state constitutit ! was pointed to as a, means toward q ;e solution of these problems for. Cor = ltecticut "without the interferenee [ Oo dictation by the people of othi
 states The need of the return. of Il
 republican party to power to, work o' 'e, the, problems which will <, come wi a l'peace was expressed. 'sf' +si 2 % John T. Robinson of Hartford q ne sired 3 definite federation on eau lg suffrage so as to pledge the party ty it. His amendment to this erd .H!
 rejected as was one which would ha.
 stricken out reference. to outside. |
 terference on questions of profibitiI and equal suffrage X N The. draft ss submitteds was ia
 accepted and will be reported torno es TOW. z