New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
Three Headliners Discuss Issues and Current Prob lens at Third Ward
 Clubs Annual Barbecue.

Three luminaries of the republican party. two of them of national and one of state magnitude, assisted as speaking guests at the official open ing of the Connecticut political cam- paign at the annual Third Ward club barbecue held at Lake Con- bounce Saturday. They were Theo- dore Douglas Robinson of New York. assistant secretary of the United States navy; United States Senator Hiram Bingham and Gov ernor John H. Trumbull. They dis cussed the lack of interest in the polls, state finances, the tariff, an alleged combination between the midwest and the south against New England and the development of commerce by air.
 More Than 400 Attend
 More than 400 men and women were in attendance, many of them being state dignitaries. Only two members of the republican state ticket were absent. those present being Governor Trumbull, Lieu tenant Governor J. Edwin Brainard, Secretary of the State Francis A. Pallotu and Judge Benjamine w. filling of New Britain, candidate for attorney-ge general. Two guests who have been in the public eye dur ing the past two weeks also sat at the head table. They were John NJ. Wadhams, who sat close to Lieuten- ant Governor Brainard and whose place on the state ticket he sought, and Sheriff Edward ". Dewey of Hartford county, whose renomina- tion was fought by the New Britain delegation to the recent country con- vention. Seated next to Mir. Brain ard was J. Henry Roraback, chair man of the republican state central committee. Ex-Senator Andrew J. Sloper. who was one of the prime movers in founding the club, also sat at the guest table.
 The Third Ward club barbecue has become recognized as the begin ming of the campaign. Here is the . are sharpened for the enemy and where eXhortations and encouraging addresses are made before the bat tle. Men high in the councils of the party gather beneath the spread ing branches of mighty trees and fire the shot that is expected to be heard around the state. Here it was ho$ 1o% recognized when, as Senator Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio, he de- livered one of the most stirring ad- dresses in the history of the club. Others of lesser fame have graced the banquet tables with their pres ence.
 Like His Uncle "T. R."
 Many who were present noticed in Theodore Dougles Robinson, nephew of the late President Roosevelt, the same mannerisms and characteristics that marked his illustrious uncle He is RooseYeltian In many respects, blunt and informal, impulsive and devoid of artifciality, a man who, to all appearances, would not hesitate 10 use a "big stick" if he had occa- sion to use it, Robinson was re- freshingly original in his speech and his manner of delivering it He wore none of the tags" of the familiar campaign orator and did not make use of any of the stereo- typed tricks which the average po- litical speakers employ. Seated across the table from him was his l mother, Mrs. Douglas Robinson of | Pennington whose recent book on .he life of Theodore Roosevelt is considered the finest work of it's | kind in print.
 EX-Representative Ernest w. | Christ of this city was toastmaster, l taking the place of Ike Black. presi- | dent of the Third Ward club, who 1 was unable to attend. With brief i ceremony, MT. Christ introduced ! New Brltain's young mayor, Gard ner c. Weld. who spoke in feliciti- ous vein on the increased prestige of the club and of it's significance as a power for republican success in the city and the state.
 "Pay-As- You-Go" Jack
 In introducing Governor Trum- bull, Postmaster Christ struck a note which was we'll received by calling him "Pay-As- -You-Go" Jack The cognomen was greeted with ap- plause.
 Referring to the nickname, Gov crnor Trumbull remarked that it was a burden in some respects because he had to live up to it and pay his bills promptly. He said that if he owed money to anyone in the audi ence, 1t was a good time to collect
 Governor Trumbull paid tribute to the Third Ward club said it is power for good in New Britain and that it's barbecue usually signallizes the opening of the campaign in Connecticut. He spoke of the formation of the club in 1912 by ex-Senator George w. Klett and ex- Senator Sloper and suggested that as mark of resject for Mr. Klett, who died since the last club barbecue, the assemblaSe stand. His sugges- tiol "dS CdIIleu out ana minute of silence was observed.
 Plunging into the subject of state finances, Governor Trumbull said T am not a politician. If I have had any success as governor 1t is because l have applied to the busi- ness of government those principles which experience has shown are best for private business. I was born and raised in the state of Connecti- cut. l am proud Of my state. Natur- ally, l am intensely interested in seeing 1t in a sound financial condi- tion."
 Connecticut Considered a Model Referring to the recent confer | ence of governors at Cheyenne, , Governor Trumbull said ,