Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-31
sUsCEPTTBLE> TO
 FIATrEEY. SAID sPELLACY

In the private opinion of Thomas J. Spellacy, democratic nominee, for United States senator Mayor David E. Fifz- Gerald of New Haven is "a man who would be fattered by. attention and ''wfo knows he would be powerless in-I the state without the help my friends
 could give him. Two years ago Spell lacy, then an. sassfstant United States
 attorney y-general, with his post of duty at Washington. set out to deliver Con-
 necticut's fourteen votes in the demo-
 cratic. national Convention to his chief.
 Attorney-GenerAIs: A. Mitchell Palmer, a
 candidate for the party nomination of
 president. Spellacy advised fatters as
 one Of the metloes to be pursued to win
 FitzGerald's support of Palmer.
 These facts are contained in a memo
 randuni written by MT. Spellacy. out lining conditions in New England. dat ed February l2th, 1920. The memoran-
 dun covered in full Spellacys sugges- tions; as to what should. be done in New
 Eng gland to further the possibility of hay ing large amount of support fin the national coIixention for Palmer. In his report on Connecticut, Spellacy had the following to say in : his, memorandum t.p sthffik Eft would be tadvisaE1e in the near future to shaye- me invite Mir. Fitz- tGefald. who is chairman of the commit
 
 Washington and to arrange for him to have lunch or dinner with MT. Palmer. FitzGer5id has been rather prominent in Irish organizations and would. be of con siderable help ir San Francisco with l the other delegates While he will vote for reelection of Cummings as national com .mitteeSnsn. he Is not friendly to him and while there has never been any breach between Mr. FitzGerald5 and me, he did 4 ff.T ho aQ for for l the democratic party last. year. I told
 him that if he desired to be nominee ] 1t would be a. pleasure for me to pre- sent his name to7 the convention; that 1 was not candidate; and that would
 whoIeheartedfsi support him both in the l convention and in the campaign. This suggestion did not meet with approval | at the conference of delegates and while I was unanimously nosninated. I. believe that Mr. FitzGeraad felt little piqued at the result. He is. however. 2 man who would be fattsreds By attention and who i desires future political honors.. He knows Ithat he would be. po%eress in the state without the help my friends could give him and for this reason would advise that. both methods De pursued think ] it would be zcvlsahle Sto adopt the unit eight delegates =zre absolutely o. K as
 I anticipate they twill, be-
 l These opinions are most interesting. I It is known that subsequent to the re- ceipt of Speliscy.s. information in Wash ltngton, FitzGersId made g visit to the l capital city but whether he had dinner | with Attorney5General Palmer or not has not been ascertained. It is also in l teresting to note that in the democratic | national convention it was FdtzGerald l more than any other delegate who block led, Speliacy' S. scheme. He realized full we'll apparently that in the, event of the l lnornination and election Of Spellacy's | chief. A. Mitchell Palmer. distribution .lof president al patronage in Connecticut I would fail to Speilaey-, instead of himself l as state chaifraat All. of the fourteen i Connecticut delegates voted solidly for I Homer S. CuYnings for president up to iI the 12th ballot. Dn the. 18th ballot Il delegates voted with Spellacy for; Palmer. Following this ballot, Spealacy had a
 conference with Attorney General Pal
 nder and directly after this conference ] leadership Of, the4 delegates was taken
 from FitzGerald as chairman and there ! after carried out by Spellacy. On the ;l 12th. 1Sth. and r4th ballots Connecti-
 cut gave 10 votes Tor Palmer and the balance to Curpnaings, McAdoo and, Cox All of the delegates vent back to Cum ; rnings on the 18th. 18th 17th, 18th and .i 18th ballots On sthe Both ballot feui Il tf} went to Palmer and four (4) tc :l Cummings and efto Cox The delegatei see-sawed through the rest of the ballot
 ; ing,.f2 delegates holding; out for Cum nings on the final ballot while the Ii
 oshers went to Cox the final nominee