The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-30
BINGHAM BUMPED AS ANTI-R0RABACKUES
 CARRY BIG CITIES

voting district, then by the con- vention in his own city, Lieuten- ant Governor Hiram Bingham, millionaire professor ot Yale and the Roraback machine candidate for the republican nomination as governor hit the skids with bang this week and his nomination Is now a question. Roraback forces will however seek to put him over through the small town delega- tions at the state convention in New Haven next month but will have their hands filled to do it.. Not only did New Haven repu- diate his candidacy but went fur ther and endorsed his opponent Former Senator John M. Wad- hams of Goshen. Waterbury at the same time elected a delega- ton which while not instructed is known to be for Wadhams, while John T. King against swept Bridgeport and head a delegation that will certainly be against the Roraback candidate and can therefore be counted upon for Wadhams. Litchheld county, a
 lrge part of Hartford county and many towns in the eastern part of the state will also support the tor mer senator. In only one contest did Bingham reign supreme that being in New Britain where it
 asnt so much support for Bling ham that counted as to defeat Former Mayor Quigley who was bucking the machine in that dis trict.
 Bingham has been groomed for the governorship almost since the hour that Governor Templeton kicked over the Roraback traces and declared his indc- pendence while the legislature was in session a year and half ago. The boom was quietly nursed and other can- didates shooed off until a few month s ago the Roraback forces put Bingham on the stump and sent him brOadcasting oyer the state. Every appearance was lauded as one more step in his march tO the gubernatorial chair and the eli max came at Savin Rock a few weeks ago when he was bluntly put forth by the Roraback leaders, including J. Hen ry himself as the next governor.
 But even Republican politics in Con- necticut seem to have some slips before the sweetened cup reaches the voters lips for his quaffng. First and fore most the ROraback machine tried to corral everything in sight delegate wise a it did at the spring conventions to feet to the national convention. Lo- cal leaders all over the state and in three of the big cities resented the dom nation and dictatiOn and their ire was registered in New Haven, Waterbury and Bridgeport with a vengeance a, the caucuses on Wednesday night
 In New Haven the Ullman crowd swept the city and alth ough losing out in one senatorial district out of four at the Caucuses at the city convention the night following put one over on the Roraback crowd by outgeneralling the latter and nominating the senator from the Ullman crowd. By the move the old war horse Senator James H. Mac Donald, former highway commissioner and an out and out Roraback adherent was shunted to the discard and George E. Hall, son-in-law of Maj. Dennis Blakeslee oft time candidate for gover- nor was nominated. The Blakeslee fac tion was supposed to be aligned with the Roraback and the flop over was a death wallop to the Roraback crowd.
 The Ullman's didn't stop there but NJ. Bakewell, another Yale professor who represented the eighth district in
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