The New York herald., 1878-09-18
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRACY.
The State Convention Adopts a Hard
Money Platform.
GREENBACK DELEGATES NOWHERE
Nationals Disgusted and Re-
solved on Revenge.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept IL, 1878.
At about eleven O'Clock to-day the Dem ocratic State
| Convention assembled IN Music Hall, full represen-
| tation Of delegates being hand. The presence OF
many delegates and their friends, altogether num-
bering perhaps thousand, made stir in tho streets
| and especially around the hotsIa On tho side
walk IN 'front.' on the steps and In the halls
and pariors ok tho Tontne House, groups of
stantiai-ookng men gathered in more
less animated conversation. The fortunes of the
Convention were uppermost in every mind. Would
there be bolt by the greenback element tho party
was tho sole and secret aaitatng question: Some OF
old line democrats talked impatentiy as if the mat
ter was one TO be suppressed-to be locked up and
put Of sight vsrtable skeleton in tho closet
Others wsre anxious to discuss its merits, feeling
satisfied that II could not the test OF logical
argument The greenback men among the delegations
were us apprehensive as the straighout democrats.
They felt they were a minority and that bolt the
Convention would DO q perilous undertaking, but a
few among them prepared even for that step
should no show OF sympathy be extended to their
financial tenets.
MONEY DEMOCRATS.
Most OF the hard money democrats who were to be
met with IN tho hotels had q determined rown any
suggestion looking toward soft money plank in tho
ADVISED
cossion In order to avoid disruption Tho talk among
tho opposing factions occasionally loud ana BIT
tor and fow ANTICIPATED that day would end with
out Had II been Maine election there
would have been little apprehension OF the grecnoack
element making itself SO conspicuous IN Connecti-
cut Democratic state Convention. The sixty dele
gates from New Haven county however, at a caucus
held last night, agreed TO sustain greenback plank
and as New Haven s the backbone OF the democrntio
party in tho State these sixty men mad influence
oi some weight: but when the time came they aid
exercise II.
WEAK DISPLAY OF THE GREKYBAcKERs
But, alter ALL the greenbacKsrs proved DO a very
docilo crowd, ana though the hard money platform
IL was adopted unanimously, aud none among The
greenbackers had the courage to stand up aud de-
nounce IT, Thi q was contrary 10 expectation but IL
must be said there much ircumocution and
evasion In the language Of the platform that
inss wcrc scarcely realized until the question OF its
adoption had been put to vote and carried was
done promptly and as by prcconcertcd
What lngersoll would do was subject OF constant
speculation Tor tho past several days, few believing
that one Of his standing antecedcnts would
TO remain in tho position oi delegate while forced
stand against his convictions on soft money plat.
form. Tpis morning u was known he had withdrawn
the name OF ex-Msyor Lewis was suosttuted In
much possible of the work Of the Convention was
endeavored 10 be struck out. '' r-'J..t
A PLATFORM WAS SOFT. s,.'e4i
platform circulated In the mornlng CONTAIN
ing dozen points that appeared - meet tue up
St. Louis platform; bel,ef that tho government
should issue all money and provide for It's being
funded IN times o. excess IN low Understanding
money for the bondholder and cheaper money ior
tho pensioner; advising msut; thanking the
democratic C0ngressmcn VINO have struggled Tor
reduction OF expenses; ending tho democratic
party Tor not insisting installing Tiden and Hem
dricks; for forcing tho republicans 10 give tho South
homo government, and recommending tho oonstiiu-
,ional amendment Tor the biennial sessions OF the
Legislature
REEoxMATIoN STATE TICKET.
While the platform was the paramount question Of
consideration much attention was given TO the SUBJ
view OF tho tact that Leutsnant Governor LOOMS had
IN letter TO the chairman oil the State Central Com
mittec peremptorily declined to have his used
Tor renominaton II was feared by many that II the
State ticket were not renomins,ed as whole
trouble might result In selecting substitute for Mr.
LOOMS. Tue names mentioned TO succeed Mr..
Looms were ex-MaySr spsrry. State Senator c. B.
ex-senator Ralph Wheeler, Of New London; Nathaniel
Wheeler, OF Bridgeport, and Thomas Waller, OF New
London.
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION
rhe Convention organized by the election OF +. A.
G.. s. Parsons. OF Waterbury, as emporary secretary
The whole body OF The nall was haod by tho dele
mostly lE lEse,gent looking men or middle a.s. Con
spicuOus among them were Senators Eaton and
Cont, Burr n Jsss TS,.
Judge Phelps. ex Lieutenant Governor Hyde, OF
Stafford: cx-s,atc Controller Goodrich, of YER
Comp,roiisr Il Hubeara, Of middietown, secretary OF
Stale Marvin II. sanger, cx.Quarlorinaster General
Greene, Frank Brown, chairman of the Democratic
state Central Commttee; ex-senator Palmer General
James Il. Colt, Of Norwich, and ex-Stats Senator
Marcy, OF ToIIand county.
Cemmittees on Crcdontials, on Permanent organi-
zaton on Selection Of a State Cen trail Com
anu ON Resolutions and Platform then elected,
they retired separately consultation
OF the stage. On The Commitee on Organ nization
turning Mr. Marsden made perma nent chairman.
SPEECH or Mr.. CLEVELAND
There being nothing TO do. the Convention called
Mr.. James "a. Cleveland, OF Hartford. Tor speech,
and that gentleman, who s great energy of address
and an inposing presence. stirred the democratic
pulse TO extent In hrs briet discourse He sad
there there iD favor of gold and silver and
mon in favor Of substituting tho legal tenders for
national currency, ana there might be come who be
heved In the greenback dollar alone. He had heard
the fear seriously expressed before came TO the
Convention there difference large 10 be
bridged over or healed, out he trusted to dcm-
ocrats yield the otner-ta voice, "Amen l'')-
and they would 20 iorth to the lgni against their
ancient ard corrupt foe.-the republican party-con
quering ana 10 conquer lie had views OF his own
on the finances that differed from tn0so OF good
many In the Convention, but he would yIod them
cbecrfully up to have union sgainst the common
enemy ''Let us mount above prejudices that do
conflict with our duty 70 the people, and whoever
brings discord into this Convention let MIN bc a
marked man anu made to regret IL as long as he
lives"
THE OLD TICKET RESoMISArED.
Tho old state ticket was then repomnatcd by
clamation, as follows:-
For rGovcrnor--Ricnard ID. Hubbard
For Lieutenant Governor-Ftancis Il. LOOMS, OF
For secretary Of fstate-Dwight Morris, of Bridge.
port
For Tressurer--S. Q. Hubbard, Of Middletown.
For Comptroer-Edwn A. suck, OF Windham.
THE LIEUTENANT GovERNoRsHfp.
The Char read letter addressed TO the chairman
Of the Democratic state Committee Mr. Frederick S.
Brown, oy Lieutenant Governor Looms, declining a
repom,natleu, and the dcclibaion was accepted by
tue Convention. Mr. Cleveland came forward and
nominated Mr.. Charles Durand, Of Derby, in place oi
Mr.. Loomis.
INQUIRIES ABOUT DURAsD
delegate here siooo up aud inquired if II was not
true that Durand was hail "a grroHbacker Nobody
was prepared 10 say out u wus evident pronounced
grecnbacker had poor snow Tor the nomination. Mr..
Lusk, OF Danbury, snid he ddnr want vote Tor any
man who had single hair on his head that
democratic. Another delegate cried out, "ll Mr..