Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-01
CONNECTICUTs VOTE WAS
 COMPLIMENT FOR CUF


 It was at the request of Homer S. Cummings that the entire Connecticut delegation to the democratic convention at San Francisco two years ago voted for his nomination for president of the United States because he desired "an endorsement of himself as a compliment to himself" according to a memorandum. written by Thomas J. Spellacy, present democratic nominee for United States senator, who was at that time an as- sistant United States attorney general under A. Mitchell Palmer. This inter esting information was disclosed by the republican state central committee in a a<statement just issued. In Spellacy's s memoranduna written after he had made numerous trips to New England to furth- CT the candidacy of MT. Palmer for the nomination of president of the United States he says:
 Tt would be inadvisable to oppose his l (Cummings) wishes, especially as he is chairman of the national committee and naturally would exert considerable in- f1uence beyond the confines of Connecti- cut"
 Speilacy's memorandum also outlined the manner in which the delegates at i large to the national convention were re- elected. The following is an excerpt:
 At & meeting of the democratic state central committee in New Haven, on February 7th, notwithstanding the ter rible conditions of travel due to the storm, thirty-one out of the thirty5five members of the state committe were pres ent. It was decided that the four dele, gates at large be composed of David D FitzGerald, chairman of the state cen. tral committee, Bryan F. Mahan, post master at New London, Charles D. Lock wood, law partner of MT. Cummings O. Stamford, and Thomas J. Spellacy ol Hartford. Three of these are certain l The name of Frank Guilfoile of Water bury may be substituted for Mfr. Mahan this is possible but not probable"
 "Connecticut has 14 delegates, a least 8 of which will be my close politi cal and personal associates. The stat may be safely counted for MT. Palme under and every circumstance. Mr. Cum mings desires an endorsement of himsel as compliment to himself and this tn state central committee agreed to rec ommend to the convention to which i will undoubtedly acquiesce."
 T do not say that the mere endorse 7, ment of Cummings would be sufficien , in itself to make MT. Cummings. a Pal : 1 rner man, but from talk I had with hin I know he is very favorable to Palmer candidacy. He told me himself that, he personally could choose, the next pres f ident of the United States, hc wauld nc hesitate for moment in naming Pa 7 mer."
 , The above excerpt and the one releat 7 ed this week by the republican stat committee in which Spellacy advised ths David E. FitzGerald could be brougl , around by dattery to support Palmer ft = the presidential nomination constitut the major part of Spellaey's memo !, andum on the Connecticut situation !. his chief. A. Mitchell Palmer. Cumming . saw to it that he was made temporal lchairman of the national convention 2 San Francisco. His keynote speech "; D a tremendous effort and it was followt Y by move to stampede the conventiC F for the nomination of him for pres Y dent. Cummings did nothing to di courage the demonstration and with h approval, John F. Crosby, then the Uni a. ed StAtes district attorney for Come
 ticut, went before the convention al j. presented Cummings name for the nor e nation in great burst of oratory. Co n necticut's 14 votes were cast for Gun g mings in a block on the first Il bs l. lots. It was not until the 18th ball le that Spellacy succeeded ih breaking g. the unanimity of the Connecticut del j. gation so that votes for Palmer cou
 be cast by them. Even to the filth bs