New Britain herald., 1922-09-16

tlcket which Will prove 10 ne seri'
 ous obstacle in the path Of the demo
 crats at the polls in November. From
 a geographical standpoint it is
 ticket which will have certain appeal
 to all sections of the state,
 If was n foregone conclusion that
 George P. Mclean would be renom-
 mated for United States senator
 Whatever opposition existed to him I several months ago, eXaporated long
 before the gave was dropped to call
 the convention to order. Waterbury,
 New Haven and Hartford were given {, important places on the ticket and
 while Bridgeport failed to gather a single plum, the leaders used good /, strategy by allowing Frank E. Healy
 of Windsor Locks to be renominated
 for attorney general. Windsor Locks
 Is far distant from Bridgeport but
 Healy is very close to John T. King,
 the republican boss of Fairfield county and John T. can be counted upon to
 throw his influence in favor of the
 ticket in order to insure the election
 of his friend. Healy.
 l Almost without exception the state
 bore the ear marks of having been
 selected by the machine. This is not
 a reflection on Charles A. Templeton
 of Waterbury named for governor. MT.
 Templeton Is recognized as man of
 splendid character. His rise up the
 ladder of life is sufficient evidence of
 his executive and administrative abil-
 ity. At the same time even his most
 ardent admirers must admit that if
 J. Henry Roraback, in the role of
 Robespierre, for example, had slyly | drawn his finger across his throat Mir. Templeton would have had to
 fight hard for his nomination.
 From beginning to end, the Rora-
 back machine dominated the conven-
 ton. To what extent this was true
 can be understood by the unceremoni-
 ous manner in which Colonel Isaac M.
 take the air" by the rules committee
 at it's meeting on Tuesday night. Colonel Ullman appeared armed with the proxy of another delegate but the rules committee, by a vote of 21 to 10. refused to allow him to be seated. This was simply an echo from the dinner given to Colonel Ullman at Momauguin early in August, at which dinner Mir. Healy dramatically pre- dicted that Roraback would be forced to go away from here, or words to that effect.
 Democrats are apt to seize upon the remarks of ex-Governor Holcomb as good campaign material. When he stood up to renominate Senator Me- Lean, ex-Governor Holcomb, referring to the fact that Connecticut has been represented in the senate by only five men during the past fifty years, said: Tt is because we kept to that line that we have kept these men in office and we have kept Connecticut where 1t is.' It is obvious that a democrat could construe that remark contrary to it's intent, and agree with the ex- governor.
 Some military strategists say that the best defense is a rapidly executed | offensive. Perhaps the party leaders had this in mind in promoting the | nomination of Francis A. Pallotti of Hartford for secretary of state. For many weeks it has been said that the democrats intend to name Mayor Pa onessa of this city for the position. Their purpose, of course, is to appeal to the Italian vote. In naming Pallot- ii, the republicans simply outma- neuvered the democrats and selected l a man who will also appeal to voters of Italian birth or extraction.
 Although the progress of the con- vention was not marked by any seri- ous disturbance, the engineers having | oiled the machinery well, 1t was not | entirely devoid of incidents which the bosses would not encourage As an instance of this, could be cited the temper of the women, who did not at> tempt to win their demand for recog- hilton by any artifices commonly ac- credited to the fair sex. but spoke right out in meeting. They strongly intimated that they had been jollied long enough by the suave bosses and declared that they did not intend to permit two years to intervene before they were given full recognition on the state central committee. In other words, they were irritated by being told: Now, girls, run along and do your knitting and we men will take care of the republican party" As result of their determined attitude, they won equal representation on the state committee which will hence forth be composed of seventy mem- bers, half of whom will be women, one of whom will be female AS n n q Cl ed by the women, it is expected that some lively campaigning will be done between now and the calling of the senatorial district conventions at which women members will be chosen Roraback having weathered the storm thus far, it is probable that his trust ed lieutenants will so arrange matters that no women who think the king will do wrong will have much chance of winning seats on the committee.
 Taking the convention as a whole, republicans should be we'll satisfied. Few sour notes were heard, harmony being the order of the day. It is a ticket which will have the support of regular" republicans generally. The presence of Professor Hiram Bing- nam on the roll, as candidate for lieu enant governor, will win many inde- pendent votes.
 Announcement that the democratic convention will be held n Hartford, after the state conven- ion, fails to bring cheer to the hearts of those who are interested in the of ex- Mayor Joseph M. Hal oran, On the contrary it exCites the