New Britain herald., 1922-09-14
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION


 ~ It Is to be hoped that the enthus- iasm over the nomination of Lieuten- ant-Governor Templeton, for governor by the Republican convention was more sincere than the approval there expressed over the keynote speech Of Senator Brandegee. One cannot hear the history of the nominees life without a feeling that here is man who has met courageously the prob lems of existence as far as his own personal affairs are concerned and would undoubtedly bring to the office for which he has been nominated a like energy and fund of common sense which would be useful.
 It is quite probable that Senator Brandegee was glad it was a key note" speech he was to deliver before ed words for book of ready refer ence" for campaign orators and put
  referred to by Republicans in the coming campaign. Little there was in the speech that would convince doubter: much there was that would make stronger the Republican convc- tions of the Republican already con- vinced. One admired his attitude in stating forcibly that as he had voted to send our boys into danger so he felt he should vote to pay them some thing to partially make up for what they had suffered, had lost. But one must pause and shake ones head over his declaration that the country, thrown into industrial chaos by the Democratic party, was saved from commercial disaster only by the breaking out of the great European War" Almost he would make one feel that, after all, viewing things from a cold practical standpoint, the great European war was good thing.
 Evidently the convention refused to hear the word to be wise' which history and the old proverb tell us lis sufficient" A gentleman of pleas ing appearance and all the graces and mannerisms of one accustomed to ap- read an effusion which he characteriz- ed as resolutions" His name, accord ing to reports was L. J. Nickerson, and his reputation was of the best evidently for majority of the dele gates to the convention seemed to trust to him rather than to what he read for their information that they were resolutions and were all right. One brave man, Col. Ullman by name, dared to run the risk of being called unintelligent by stating that he did not understand the resolutions, and there might have been seen a uni versal expression of sympathy with him reflected in the eyes of many of the delegates. But as long as Mr. Nick erson, of fascinating personality, said they covered the facts and were all right, those delegates decided to let 1t go at that in spite of the fact that one Russell Rice, of New Haven, seemed to rather hit the nail on the head when he remarked that the reso- lutions, as read, were a mass of gilt tering generalities." Mr. Rice seemed anxious to sound that word of warn ing" presuming that he was giving in to "the wise' and that it would be sufficient" He seemed inclined to feel that the information should be furnished that the Republican party in the state had fight on its hands this fall and that more than glitter ing generaities' was needed at this time.
 The conviction remains that J. Hen ry Roraback, victorious on the face of things is quite willing to refrain from active work, conserving his re- sources until certain day which will come "eventually; why not now?"