The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-10
i: HENRY LOST
= ~ IN LAKE BOOM
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ElllIEOunclnfS MS W1LDQraWal IN favor Ol
Lake. made more votes for Lake and
made Mayor Wilson appear in the
light OF a martyr who was sacrificing
his. own boom so that the Rorabark
monster, which has been devouring
all independent Republicans with am
bitions, might be slain.
The stampeding of the convention
Tor, Lake relieved the convention from
being one of the most commonplace
an record.
1t was evident when the delegates
began to arrive in Hartford Wednes-
day that the Roraback machine was
In trouble and the little petty an
inoyances that its members threw in
the way of all candidates who did
not have the approval of the bosses
indicated that it's grip on the situa-
ton was not secure by any means.
The Garde hotel was the head
quarters OF the State Central commit
Tee of which J. Henry Is chairman
and John Buckley secretary.
I, All the rooms in this hotel had
been reserved by the machine and
mo delegate could get in without an
10 x from Buckley. Delegates who
hard time finding sleeping accommo-
dations-
Again the candidates who did not
carry the Roraback brand were I'M
fable to secure list of the delegates
to the convention and therefore were
lat times spending considerable time
trying to find out who were and who
were not delegates
There were number of other
.petty annoyances which were en-.
lployed to hinder and obstruct the
Axrti-naachine candidates and their
Friends from doing effective work
for their candidates
These things which were spread
iaround the hotel lobby only tended
Ito intensity and unite all other can
fsidates and their friends against
Ruraback and his machine and when
the time came at the convention and
The Lake stampede began it was i'm
possible to head it off as the anti
machine candidates and their friends
were going around the hall and
Ezbouting- Here's where we get Rora-
bcak and his gang Wen put Lake
lover and that puts J. Henry out of
business"
r But J. Henry is a very astute poll
tfcian and after Lake had delivered
a neat little speech of acceptance and
went to the rear Of the stage Rora-
back, Buckley and the rest of the
gang rushed towards Lake with out
stretched hands and made grand
stand play to the galleries trying to
convey the impression that Lake was
their man
Lake, however, did not stay long
with them but went down through the
aisle to the rear of the hall where he
held a little reception free from the
upstate leaders
AIS Roraback and the others rushed
up to Lake on the stage the delegates
STARTED shouting Lock at Them try
ting to get aboard the band wagon
.nH~ f1,-eYY7
glad hand business won't fool him"
~He's seen them before yes, ten
years ago when they gave him that
dirty deal"
After Lakes nomination it was hard
TO provide sufficient quiet in the hall
to allow the convention business to BE
finished and Senator Mclean was
hoarse admoniShing the delegates to
be quiet
Col UIInan slouc71ed in his seat in
the front row and was inconsolaible-
Even when Frank Ballard passed in
front OF the stage and stopped beside
UHmam the colonel refused to be
Cheered by the news that Ballard
Whispered in his ear
1 Baalarzd's debut as a leader and
member OF the machine was not very
augpaciousL Wednesday morning he
was very cocky- There was nothing
TO it in his opinion but Walsh Walsh
was gUarE to get it on tire first ballot
AS the men continued their unrelent-
Ing campa7gn against Walsh, Ballard
and the rest of the Walsh supporters
began to realize that the antagonisn
cOf the women was undermining
IWaas1ass strength
! Wednesday afternoon, conferences
were being continually held in an at
tempt to stop tine anti-Wash propa-
hganda but tire efforts OF Roraiback and
MT 1Ir1av0i117aQ
sStoecaxel sentiment began to be sound
ed and a decker was made between
the Stoecf1e. and Tempbeton boomers
to unite with Stocked for Governor
land Templeton for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
Attempts were then made to have
Walsh withdrawn in favor of this COM
bination but with no results
Conferences were held all after
!. noon and might and until O'Clock
! Thursday morning when after the last
! adjournment it was a.Iounced that
Y Walsh had withdrawn on condition
| that the slate be ,Healy and Temple
| ton, PaAotti for Secretary of State and
1 Harvey BisseI for Comptroller.
These conferences we've attended
by Roraback, Buckley. Hea1y, Walsh,
.Abner Hayes OF Waterbury represent
ing Tenn pleton. Ballard and Ulinan.
/ Sheriff Pease was for BisselI first,
4 last and all the time. and is the only
Fairfield county leader that came
home with the bacon.
Yesterday morning when Hea1y's
candidacy was announced the story
was circulated that Healy could not
be elected this year. that Healy was
no more acceptable than Walsh ant
the expected rush of delegates to the
choice OF the leaders did not material
ize SO when tho first ballot showed
that Healy only receied 213 votes ii
wax the belief of most experienced
campasgners that he could not be
nominated.
The second ballot which showed
! $50 for Healy was the utmost tina
could be rounded up for him and
on the third ballot before the STAN
pede for Lake. Healy's delegates wer,
deserving him for Stoeckel and