The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-07
IN DOUBT: ONSTATE
 TICKET
Republican L e a d e r S Waiting for the Last Minute Order Rora- back Says He Has Nothing to Say-Wil- sons Friends Say He Has Many Votes.

The Republican State convention kor the nomination of a state ticket ~and a United States senator will be held in Hartford tomorrow night and tThursday. Whatever else may hap pen in the convention it will not be dull. With the leaders already be- ginning to arrive in Hartford, the matter fthe selection of a candi- date for head of the ticket seems to be as much in doubt as it was -four months ago. The candidates in -the order of probability are as fol- r1owss Julge Warner, Of Salisbury; Motor Vehicle Stoeckel; Speaker Jas. F. Walsh; Colonel Hank Hall; Judge John L. Gilson, of New Haven; Clifford B, Wflsons Senator Temple ton, of Waterbury, If Judge Warner Is eliminated by his refusal to run or | by any combination of circumstances be a scramble for the nomination which may make last springs con vention look like a sewing party,
 J. Henry Roraback. when inter- | viewed by The Times today, was de- cidedly brief and to the point in re- | f,rsing to comment on the conven- ftion, He refused to speak of the probable doings at the session, and talso declined to confirm or deny ru- more to the effect that he is backing Judge James F, Walsh. of Greenwich for the gupernatorial nomination,
 When asked as to his position re- tgarding Walsh. Roraback, replieds : "I will noe confirm or deny any stories. My position at this time does not warrant it"
 A question A1s to his opinion on the convention proper was answered py the Republican leader as follows:,
 ~I am not giving any information or interviews to newspapers on the i coming convention. I am here to help elect the ticket as nonAnated. l E cannot say any more."
 "what else has the Chairman got No give Mayor Wilson but his polit- sdcal support,'' said a Wilson booster ftoday when discussing the statement ssnade by John Leonard, the new t1-hairman of the Republican Town Committee at the dinner of the Fair field County Republican Association sat the Stratfiesd hast Saturday, [ Chairman Leonard when called on kfor a few remarks said, My elecdon ms Chairman of the Town Committee was the result of the re-organization of the Republican party in Bridge hport, and this reorganization is in | favor of those who are opposed to the present city administration. The kpresent city administration can have ,anytnins- I have except my political ksupport- That they cannot have"
 Mayor Wilson's friends see in this statement of Leonard the positive as hsurance that the Mayor will not get even a complimentary vote of the Eten delegates at the convention to- morrow Today they are willing to concede that the Mayor will not get more than five of the ten delegates and possibly not more than three at any stage of the voting.
 The convention tomorrow will con- ys5fst of 5S6 delegates and it wall take zS4 bxotes to nominate any candidate
 The party rules call for two dele seates to the convention for each Stene senator and representative in the Leg F1siature-
 This gives 70 delegates for the 5 rState, senators and % delegates for kthe representatives from Hartford -rour1ty, IS for New Haven county, 6o for New London county, 6S for Fair l1ield county, AS for WIndham county, .s4 for IitchfieId county, A for Mid desex county and A for Holland lcounty-
 The Mayors friends claim that he will have at least 40 votes from Fair field county and that dne will have over 1.-two hundred on the first ballot and that his vote will increase with each ,tallot until he gets enough to land the nomination
 walsh's friends say that the Wilson claims are without foundation and that as Walsh has Roraback's sup kport he win be nominated on an early ballot