Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-24
The Next President.

The Next President.
The Republican Convention at Hartford
Yesterday-A rthur's ADMINISTRATORS
EndOrsed-A Strong Delegation Select
ed-Enthus1asm For HRvvIey-The Res0
buttons.
The Republican State convention for the
selection of delegates to the Chicago conYen-
ton for the nomination of President, and
Vice President, which meets in Chicago on
June 8. was called to order in Allyn Hail.
Hartford, yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Chairman Cole, of the State Central com.
mittee, called the convention to order and
| announced Hon. Samuel Fessenden, of SIAM
ford, as temporary chairman. Mr.. Fesssn-
denis appearance was greeted with applause
and he responded with an eloquent speech.
In his Judgment, if wise choice were
| made the next President would be the Re-
publican nominee. He then briefly referred
to the records of the respective great politi-
cal parties and was warmly applauded. On
the committee on permanent organization
were s. o. Prentice, of Hartford; E. T.
Turner, Waterbury; E. M. Judd, WalIingford;
w. o. Wallace, Ansonia; Eli Whitney, jr.,
New Haven; Col. Gilman, Norwich; Captain
Durham, Bridg eport; jeremiah Olney,
Thompson, and others well known. and on
the committee on resolutions were s. A. Hub
bard, of the Courant; O. w. Stow, Southing-
| ton; Lawyer Mitchell, New Britain; E. L.
Plume, Waterbury; Postmaster Hubbard
Wallingford; J. G. Connors, Milford; Prof.
J. T. Platt, New Haven; Robert Colt, New
London; Editor Candee, Bridgeport; John
M. Hall, Windhsm, and others.
The committee on permanent organization
reported as follows
President-samuel Fesaenden of Stamford.
observation-disclosures Gay, Pennington; j. Austin
Brainard, Haddam; J. D. T. Blacklist one, Norwich; A.
Vice Preaidents-J B. Hills, Hartford: Arthur G.
olmstSad East Hartford; O. H Briscoe, Enheld; 8. P
vile, Meriden; F. D jackson, Derby; J. P studley
New c Haven; 4; n: Trumbull, stonington
Lyme; G. ". Minor. Stamford; j. B. Huri6urt WI.
! ton; Henry Conrad, Colchester; John Fenton, Dan
ham; F. A. Porter, Norfolk; George Hurlburt, Ro1.
bury; D. ourtiss. Woodbury.; @. P. Sage, Cromwell
| J. g. Edmunds saybrcok; George Maxwell, Berlin
| F. h. Underwood, Tolland.
Mr.. Fessenden spoke brilliantly on the
issues of the hour. The South was to-day
| again q solid South. The South has 15e
votes in the electoral college. It wants bat
| we all know. In 1876 South Carolina cast
191,7 TIA votes for the Republican party
At the next general election only 219 Repub.
lican votes were cast in the whole State. Il
it become a question of North and South
the North will probably rise up and cleo
its nominee. AS to the nominee it may be
Arthur, (applause) or Edmunds, applause
or John A. Logan, (applause) or Blaine
i(applause) and it may be JOSEPH
r. Hawley, (applause) and cheers. Tht
speaker with ringing eloquence referred tc
} Governor Hawley's record and closed saying
I 1k, IL 1,ok -
and of all the leaders there is no purer, ablel
or better man for President than our owl
gallant Joe Hawley. And now, gentlemen
hope you are ready to proceed to the bust
ness of electing delegates to represent thi
great convention and its great constituency
Loyalty and well at Chicago. Whoever is thu
| nominee can see it by the array of up.
turned faces-we shall carry him in glorious
triumph to the White House in the ides O
November. Applause
The following gentlemen were now nomi
mated for the position of delegates-at-large
John L. Houston of Enfield, Augustus Bran
degee of New London, Frederick Mills O.
Salisbury, Samuel E. Merwin, jr., of New
Haven.
Balloting on the above resulted as follows
Whole number. 40
~ III
Frederick Miles,. .421
Samuel E. Merwin, jr....................422
AON-0oS@A'
| 0catLer1ng
These gentlemen were then declared elect
ed to the Chicago national convention.
= | At 11:30 the convention resolved itself int
district conventions.
The convention reassembIed at 1925, tn
following district delegates having beer
: chosen: First district, Hartford and Tollant
> counties, V. B. Chamberlain of New Britain
7 | and Ralph T. Gilbert of Hebron; Secont
district, New Haven and Middlesex counties
3 L. 1. Munson of Waterbury and John Ed
| munds ofgDeep River; Third district Wind
q | ham and New London counties, Ira G. Brieg
i of Griswold and E. s. Boss of WilIimautic
: | Fourth district, Litchfeld and Fairfield
counties, o. R. Tyler of Torrington and E
J. Hill of Norwalk.
James P Platt, of Meriden, presided owe
3 the Second district convention Austin Brai
> nerd, of Haddam, acting as clerk. The nom
nation of L. I. Munson, of Waterbury, a
delegate from New Haven county, was mad
without dissent
Ex-Copgressman Miles, delegate-at-larg
from the district, has appointed Samue
, | Fessenden, of Stamford, as his alternate.
, The convention ratified the nominations
and adopted resolutions as follows:
Resolved, That President Arthur cominj
| to his high Office under circumstances of e1
traordinary embarrassment and difficulty, b,
| the patience, justice and sagacity with whicl
| he has discharged his duties has strength
.
, his country and earned the respect and graft
tuds of the whole people.
| Resolved, That the Republicans of Con
necticut hereby pledge loyal and heart
: support to the nominees of the Chicago con
, Vention.
a Resolved, That without instructing tn
, delegates this day appointed as regards an
particular candidates, and reposing full con
: dence in their wisdom and discretion, VI
place on record our firm conviction that tn
, situation demands the nomination of candi
dates of approved ability and character anG
large experience In public affairs, and that, i
in the judgment of our delegates the proper
occasion shall arrive, they will meet tn
unanimous sentiment of the Republican
party of this State if they present the nam
of Joseph r. Hawley as candidate 70
President
After the resolutions were adopted lout
calls were made for MIR. Brandagee and b
made an enthusiastic speech, which over
flowed with brilliant points. He sketches
the attitude of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties upon the war and the conse
quent issues, not forgetting the tariff.
Henry s. Sanford, of Bridgeport, wa
then called for and made brief address.
At 1 O'Clock the convention adjourned sin
die.
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