The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-29
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
CoNNrCrICur DEnoCRACY.

ftLVAAkGAANGA DEA0GAAAOAs
fen OF The Twelve Delegates said 10 DO
for TiIden-The Convention Does Not
Instruct, However,
HARTFORD, April 2s.-The Democratic
State Convention organized to-day by the
election OF Thomas NJ. Waller, temporary
chairman, and after the preliminary bust
ness he was made permanent President.
THE OLD FRluD cRY.
In his speech, on taking the chair, he
denounced the elevation Of Hayes to the
Presidency as fraud upon the Demo-
cratic party and country; and in abiding
to the nominee at Cincinnati, said the
party should not nominate q man who
could not carry his own State.
The Convention chose the following
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention:
Alfred E. Burr, Hartford; w. E. Parsons,
New Haven; J. A. Wells, Norwich; w.
Fl. Barnum, Salisbury. District delegates
were then chosen. The Convention in.
structed the delegates TO vote Mt Cincin'
natl for the retention OF the two.thirdf
vote.
THE REVOLUTIONS.
The resolutions favor the adherence to
the Constitution and respect for its limita
tions for civil service, which shall bring
to all parts Of the Government the former
honesty and economy, denouncing the
election Of President Hayes as fraud, anc
calling for the nomination Of candidate
at Cincinnati, devoted to the Constitution
and honest government of conservatism
which will unite the party, and preserv'
| ing the unit rule for the government o
the action Of the Connecticut delegation
A FIRE BRAND THROWN INTO THE cosvRs
TON.
The Convention was harmonious to thi
point, when Blake, Of Bridgeport, present
ed a resolution as an amendment, which
was aimed at the candidacy Of Samuel ]
Tilden, and declared that the party shoult
not nominate a man, whatever be hi
private grievances, or however eminent
who cannot command and receive th,
support OF the entire Democratic part!
and bring 1t success. He supported thu
amendment In q vigorous speech, naming
Tilden, and declaring that he could no
unite the party, and his nomination woult
jeopardize its success.
This created great confusion in the Con
yention, and finally E. s. Cleveland, O
Hartford, whe had previously been inyi
ted to the platform, got the floor and de
nounced the resolution as fire brand
and read long written eulogy Of Tlden
During his speech Waller, the President
OF the Convention, called Vice President
Hollister to the chair, and at the close o.
oleyeland's speech got the floor and op
posed the adoption Of any resolutions O
any declarations for oragainst Tilden. II
the course OF his speech he said that hi
did not know how many Of the delegates
chosen were for Tilden, when voice re
sponded, ''ten OF the twelve"
wAEIER's WIT.
Waller counselled harmony and Leaving
the whole question to the delegates, who
| he said, should they vote for Tlden woult
never. attend another Convention from
Connecticut. [Avoice-"A fire brand"
He finally moved the indefinite postpone
ment Of all resolutions and the adoption
OF one pledging the support Of the Gin
cinnai nominee; then quickly regainet
the platform, put the question himself
and the motion was carried unanimousl!
by reclamation.
II was quite brilliant performance
and got the Convention out OF the troubl,
Of the solution. The defeat OF the regula
resolutions leaves the delegates to vote &C
cording to their individual choice. In tn,
First district there was contest over tn,
delegates at large, which was carried int
| the Convention, but resulted in the choic,
OF Fred. E. Burr over ex.Gov. Richard D
Hubbard. Burr Is tho editor Of th,
Tines Of this city, and Parsons, anothe
delegate at large, editor OF the Regisier o
New Haven. The latter supports ex.Goy
English OF this State for the Presidency
The majority Of the delegates chosen, 1t 1
understood. will go with Barnum in sup
port OF Tilden or his candidate. II i
probable that Waller will 60 to the Con
yention as a substitute, and he is an anti
Tilden man. Adjourned.
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