Putnam patriot., 1924-07-11
CONN. DEMOCRATS OPPOSE CUMMINGS Split In Delegation Becomes a Rebellion Against Stamford Man.-Ignore Leader Cummings Not Even Entered As Dark
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 By
 BuLKLEY S. GRIFFIN Spsciai Correspondenee 10 ihe Pt,naB
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 New York City, July s. 1924.
 CQunaeticut's somewhat spotted ca rcer at the Democratic national con ven has been appropriately embel- lishtd hp a struggle from the outset for the leadership of thc delegation. The delegates came to New York en- .tirelv disuHitnd Al one early deleRa= tion meeting Homer S. Cummings Of Stamford national committeeman of 1 Connecticut. and a national figure of long standing n the Democratic party. was refused the unqualified support of Il the delegates Mir. Cummings came lhere a MeAd00 supporter. The ma ! iority of the twenty delegates. twelve to be exact. were for Smith. This group rallied around Dr Edward C. D0lan of Manchester as their emeTKeH- ey leader 4 this preliminary delega- ton meeting 1t was agreed to cast eight votes for Governor Brown Of New Hampshire and six for Smith on the first ballot The vote for Cover nor Brown was east chiefly as a com pliment to the governor of the only New England state Co go Democratic in 1916. when Woodrow Wilson was elected to his second term.
 After casting the eight votes for Governor Brown in two or three bal lots, the MeAdoo delegates, all but three. put their votes in the Smith column. meaning to take them away later and go give out the impression that the New York governor was los ing his hold in Connecticut. Dr. Do Ian. seeing this move. together with Raymond ] Jedain of Sprague, the man who % hotly contested Congress man Freeman at the last election. started iDekeging about.
 They did not again cast their votes for Smith until the McAdoo bloc set tied down te voting as a unit. During the iaterIude Delan and Jodoin each east their seven to ten of a vote for Governor Brown. Governor Ritchie of Maryland. Senator Underwood and Governor Davis of Kansas successive ballots Subsequently the Smith fac tiun adopted the same tactics eI seem 1 ing Co vote fer the other side and Tor several ballots il stood up even To seven But soon as the daadl ek wore on and the lines between the two lead ling candidates were being more sharp fly drawn the Connecticut group set tiled down tn the ten to four ratio where it remained throughout the re mainder of the convention.
 l In no greater way is the rivalry for l the leadership of the delegation evl- Ideuced than bH the failure of Connee= ticut to enter Homer Cummings in the Idark horse contest The Cummings lsuppartarz hesitated to put him into 1.-the race without being assured ot tine lsohd support el hts own delegation. lThis Bafan and his follower refased to promise and the result waa that II 2 iCummiuEs would not have had his lname mentioned ot all, had naf tWe , New Hampshire delegates east then votes for hIm m tho fortieth. or there. about. ballot . Ta nolun and Jodoin go most of tho |credit for fht neat manner the smith Ibloc wa handled and for ifs auli1ea Ition. They were the first to scent lhs isiuatiua on the way down here. and , quickly Mr Doian became the control Hing force n the group. The pleading, Iof Cummings to follow his leadership 'to the band wagon were ali iB vain T These fourteen delegates were Tor iSwith. They cared not a huot for the rrrstfr and national reputation oi Homer Cummings They didnt ever lurp whether or not the old friend and advisor of Woodrow Wilson got chance at either position on the ticket They were d stubborn lot, this smith bloc. but held 10 the courage ot then lconvictions.