The Connecticut labor news., 1922-09-22
Democrats Nominate
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new tariff law will be but con
 tinuation of the policy that brough the depression about.
 The old age pension law, in wh1cf Labor is vitally interested ,was em phatically endorsed while the New berry decision in the Senate was con- idemned. Home rule for cities of the state was demanded as was the cleo 1 ton by popular vote of the state ] utilities commission while legislation
 to give the people relief on trolley and transportation rates was declared for. Relief from excessive taxation ! was also pledged as were legislation for child welfare and maternity and the reorganization of some state de- partments which have lately proven inefficient.
 The keynote speech by MT. Cum mings was, as expected, masterly review of the conditions of the coun- try and state and a denunciation of the republican policies that he de- clared have thrown the country into turmoil Before delivering it, how ever, he branched off into as fine a piece of satire and irony as ever heard at a convention and that was not included in his prepared address. It got the crowd at the outset. He said:
 "Now that we are enjoying the in ca1culable benefits of republican pros perity; now that taxes have been re- duced so that nobody feels them any more; now that international and do- mestic questions have ceased to both CT us; now that economic conditions have been adjusted by the cerebra- tions of the best minds; now that the strikers have ceased to trouble and the bonus is at rest; now that the question of the cable lines at 4ap has been settled after considerable vapping: now that the Four Power Pact has given England the freedom of the Atlantic and the control of Europe and has given Japan. the free dom of the Pacific and the control of Asia; now that the United States has the freedom of the seas from Chicago to Alberquerque, with the right to maintain a coaling station and a military band at Topeka, Kan sas; now that we are all through with wiggle and wobble; now that everything is back to normalcy, 1t is time for some one to make a thor oughlya non partisan democratic speech1 So here goes.''
 The excitement was tense when the convention re-opened r yesterday morning and nominations were start ed While the Spellacy supporters felt confident there was an undercur- rent that kept the situation up Tn the air especially when Chairman Cum mings called for nominations to the senate and long pause ensued. Finally some enthusiast shouted Homer S. Cummings" and his friends at once began an effort to stampede the convention for hsm. Mr. Cummings was not candidate, however and kept the situation well
 in hand until Edward H. Kelley of Pennington reached the platform and nominated MT. Lonergan. Robert F. Butler of Hartford named MT. Spell lacy and the roll was called, the re- suit being a sweeping victory for MT; Spelacy During the vote Mr.. Cum rnings called Sheriff Thomas L. Reil- ly of New Haven to the chair and went to the floor where he secured proxy from a Stamford delegate and promptly voted for MT. ~Spellacy showing where he stood without question.
 When the nominations for gover- nor were CaIIoQ there WASH d uOuDt but that Mayor FitzGera1d would be chosen the minute his name was men toned. In fact from all parts of the hall came cries to close the nomina- toins, but Chairman Cummings de- clined to entertain 1t as it was known the Waterbury delegation intended to present MT. Thoms' name anyway. It did so through Mayor Gilfoyle. Ris- ing vote was demanded to save time or rol call and when Mayor FitzGer- aids name was placed before them almost the entire body rose up yelling in acclaim / The Waterbury delega- tion then agreed to making the nom ination by acclamatoin asking only to be recorded for/Thoms as their home convention had instructed.
 The rest of the ticket ran smoothly until the attorney generalship was reached Then MT. Tyler was named and again the convention broke loose for his nomination. When he could make himself heard however he ab-