Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
CONNECTICUT.
PROMPT AND HARMONIOUS ACTION.

PROMPT AND HARMONIOUS ACTION.
HARTFORD, Ct, April 28.-The Democratic
State covention organized to. day by the
election of Thomas M. Walter, temporary
chairman, and after preliminary business he
was made permanent president. In his
speech, On taking the chair, he denounced
the election of Hayes to the Presidency as q
fraud upon the Democratic party and the
country; in aIiuains-testhe NOMINEES at Gin
cinnati said the party should not nominate
man who could not carry his own State.
DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI.
The State convention choose the following
delegates at large to the Cincinnati conven-
tion: Alfred Z. Burr, Hartford; w. Il. Par
sons, New Haven; d. s. Wells, Norwich;
w. II. Barnum, Salisbury. District dele
gates were then chosen. The convention in
structed the delegates to vote, at Cincinnati,
for retention of the two-thlrds rule.
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions favor adherence to the
constitution and respect for its limitations;
for civil service which shall bring to all
parts of the government former honesty and
economy; denouncing the election of Presi-
dent Hayes as fraud; calling for the nomina-
tion of candidate at Cincinnati devoted to
the constitution and honest government and
of a conservatism which will unite the party,
and prescribing the unit rule for the gov
eminent of the action of The Connecticut
delegation.
OPPOSITION TO TILDEN.
The convention was harmonious to this
point when Blake, of Bridgeport, presen-
ted o resolution as an amendment which
wes aimed at tho candidacy of Samnel j.
Tilden AMI declared the party should not
nominate man, whatever may be his pri-
vate greviances, or however eminent, who
cannot command a.d receive the support of
the entire Democratic party and bring it to
success. He supported the amendment in a
vigorous speech, naming Tilden and
declaring that he could not unite
the party and that his nomination would
jeopardize its success. This created great
confusion in the convention, and finally E.
S. Cleveland, of Hartford, who had previous
ly been invited TO the platform, got the floor
and denounced the resolution fire brand,
and read long written eulogy of Tilden.
WALTERS WORK.
Daring his speech, Walter, president of
the convention, called Vice President Hollis
ter to the chair, and at the close of Cleve-
lands speech got tho floor and opposed
the adoption of any resolutions or
declarations for or against Tilden. In
the course of hie speech he said he did not
know how many delegates chosen were for
Tilden, when voice responded, "Ten of the
twelve" Mr.. Walter counseled harmony
and leaving the whole question to the dele
gates, whom he said, should they vote for
Tilden, would never attend another conven-
tion.
A Voice-A fire brand.
He finally moved the indefinite postpone
ment of all the resolutions and the adoption
of one pledging support to the Cincinnati
nominee. He then quickly regained
the platform, put the question
himself and carried the motion
by acclamation unanimously. 1t was quite
brilliant performance, and got the conven-
ton out of troublesome situation. The
defeat of the regular resolutions leaves the
delegates to vote according to their individual
choice.
TIE DELEGATES.
In the first district there was contest over
the delegate at large, which was carried into
the convention, but resulted in the choice of
Fred. E. Burr, ever ex-Gov. Richard d. Hub
bard. Burr is editor of the Times, of this
city, and Parsons, another delegate
at large, is editor of the Register,
OF New Haven. The latter
supports ExGov. English, of this State, for
the Presidency. The majority of the dele
cation chosen, it is understood. will 60 with
Barnum in support of Tilden or his cand1-
date. 1t is probable Walter will go to the
convention as a substitute and he is anti
Tilden. Adjourned.