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Show LILLY NAMED FOR CONNECTICUT'S GOVERNOR NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Sept. 3. Congressman Con-gressman George L. Lilly was today nominated nom-inated for Governor by thc Republican State convention, receiving 402 votes out of 577 cast. A motion to mako thc nomination unanimous was carried with cheers. Other names presented wero LieuL-Gov. LieuL-Gov. Everett J. Lake and Gov. Woodruff. Frank 13. Weeks of Middletown was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor by acclamation. John II. Light of Norwalk placed Lilly In nomination. A referenco to President Presi-dent Roosevelt brought cheers, and a mlnut3 later a wavo of applause swept tho convention at the mention of Mr. Lilly's name. Mr. Light snld that Mr. Lilly had shown his courage in rising from a sick bed to rcfuso to retract anything he had dono in the submarlno Inquiry. j |