Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
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 Friday, June 6. 1884.
Democratic State Oonventi on.

i zoS Friday, June 6. 1884.
 3o Democratic State O0nVentt on. nAueh Talking Done-a Protracteu Meet 5,;fnG-Many ExhOrtatfOns to Uniey-The "a Waller Room Exciting Times -Vfc- tory for Gov. WalIer-The Side Shows. as The Democratic convention was held in this city at Peck's Grand Opera House yes terdAy It was we'll attended. the large hall being nearly full on the main floor, while score of prominent tpWnsmen and others in terssted in politics or attracted oat of cu<ies- fly were lockers on at different stages in the proceedings. The convention laborsd hard all the forenoon and then took a recess till two o'clock, when they tackled business afresh and despatched 1t after a two hours further sitting, winding up at about four o'clock. The convention worked all the morning with the net result of having ap- pointed, organized and elected A. E. Burr as one of the delegates-at large. A number of party delegates after dinner stood on the corner of Church and Chapel streets smoking cigars, exchanging greetings and watching the crowds hieing to the circns. Said one portly fellow to an inquirer, 'sYes, all they've done is to elect Burr for delegate at-large and they have got into deuce of q deht over Waller. It's hot day and it IS hot convention, "and the delegate mopped his brow with desperation in his eye. The ex- citement culminated in the afternoon with the contest over Waller, which took up the best part of the afternoons session and which over all the rest of the ticket was made
 
 delegates phrase. The Waller question was discussed freely. Some of the Demo- cratic brethren thought it was unwlse in the Governor to enter into this contest and that | it would hurt his chances for arenominatien. Others looked more cheerfuIly upon it and maintained that it was family affair any, way, and that the contest only indicated that the Democracy expected to elect the next President and consequently were more par ticuIar about whom to send to the national convention. The convention was for the purpose of electing four delegates-at-large, l one from each Congressional district and one l from each of the eight counties, the twelve | to represent Connecticut at the Democratic national convention at Chicago July g.. | Hon. James Gallagher called the conven- l ion to order at 1O:35 as chairman of the State committee. The delay was owing to I the adjourned caucus of the New Haven | county delegates, which was held in the Jef- fersonian club rooms, in a second attempt to l fix things The convention had to wait till the caucns was over.
 The temporary chairman of the committee was Colonel Charles M. Joslyn, of Hartford. Colonel Harris, of Litohield county, and MT. ! Hubbard, of Middlesex county, were ap- pointed to notify Colonel Joslyn. He was introduced from the platform by MT. Galla- gher as the noble representative of the | young and I trust the old Democracy Colonel Joslyn returned thanks for the posi- ton and said the country was on the eve of a | great national contest The Republican l party had served useful purpose and for that he respected it, but 1t had been too long in 1 power and grown corrupt It WAS no longer prea. moral party. The Democratic party was not on the eve of dissolution, but was coming up smiling for fresh round. Il remains for you to call to the front it's 1 wisest and bravest men and victory is as sured in the coming presidential election. h the coming convention at Chicago we have 2 l number of fnames-Chevalier Bsyard, Win field Scott Hancock, Governor Cleveland, o1 New York-or we may select that famous statesman whom we once elected President , by 3eO 900 maiority-Samuel J. Tilden.
 The name of Tilden was received witl long continued and loud applause and cheers In concluding, the chairman called for nom nations for secretaries. The following wer' elected: Charles A Burdick, of Preston, ant
 Wellington James, of Brooklyn.
 f Committees were chosen ss follows: l. On Credentials-William N Woodruff Hartford; Edward O Goodwin, East Hart
 ford: P Healy, Windsor Locks; Edward M Hall, WaiIingford; Charles Tomlin son, Milford; John Fl Barlow, Nev Haven; E Brown. Groton; Ed ward Hunter, Norwich; H B Sisson, LyRs N H Huested, Greenwich; Q Curtlss Stratfor6; Patrick Coughlin, Bridgeport l Booth Newtown; s A Wheaton, Eastford M II Sanger, Canterbury; D Yale, Win chester; s P Ensign, Salisbury; Eli D. Wicks, Litchfield; K Stevens, Killingworth Wm Jamieson, Middletown; w Foster l Rockville; Frank T Newcomb, Holland.
 On Permanent Organization-Nathaniel E Smith, Hartford; John w Hubbard, Glaston bury; l. N Austin, Suffield; Charles l. Whit man, Pennington; Benjamin Sedgewick ! Waterbury; Edmund Zacher, Branford; Jos eph Beach, Cheshire; John G Healey, New Haven; w M Stark, New London; Prentis Avery. Preston; Dr R R Darlington, Colches ter; F Tooker, Darien; W Hyatt, Norwalk Nathaniel Wheeler, Bridgeport; Aaron San ford, Newtown; Warren Webster, Killing worth; Fred Hyde, Pomfret; Nelson W Goe Torrington; D M Thompson, Bethlehem; $ H Clark, Washington; Titus E Arnold ! ! H Loomis, Columbia; Oscar A Leonard, Tol- land.
 @On Resolutions-Joseph H Sprague, Hart ford; c N Cowles, Manchester; Brainard 1 Alderman, Suf6eld; R Vance, New Britain; Fl Carter, Waterbury; George Claim Wailingford; Charles H Fowler, East Haven J J Kennedy, New Haven; Gurdon Pendle ton, Stonington; w H Shields, Norwich; = Colt, Lyme; W W Skiddy, Stamford Arnold, Cromwell; James L Gould Bridgeport; James H Walsh, Danbury; c Arnold, Eastford; John l. Hunter, Windham Michael Slocum, Winchester; Charles E Wolcott, Canaan; John a Taylor, Thomas. ton; H Peckhsm, Deep River; D Dona. hue, Middletown; H Ward, Coventry; N E Perkins. Mansfield. ss--....#a4a--
 A resolution in reference to land grants foI the soldiers was offered by Herman Fleisch ner, of New Britain, and referred to the com pittee on resolutions
 Here followed Hull in the proceedings which was broken by a call for 6 speech from Hon. James Gallagher, who complimented the reporters and made one Of his vigorous eloquent harangues, which took immensely. His remarks were chiefly on the grand old Democratic party" He predicted that the Democratic party was bound to win. The l old war horses should be given a rest and the 1 young veters brought out.
 The committee on credentials wers an I hour in fixing up the roll of delegates, which | reading.
 The following were upon report of com mittee made the permanent officers of the convention:
 Permanent chairman, Charles N JosIyn Hartford. Vice presidents-P Smith, Hartford; w Hubbard, Glastonbury; F Healey, Windsor Locks; J o Phelps, Sims bury; Calvin H Carter, Waterbury; o B Fowler, East Haven; Thomas Carney, Branford; John G Healey, New Haven; George Williams, New London; Hugh King Preston; R B Darlington, Colchester; Ambrose Richards, Darisn; Nelson Taylor, So. Norwalk Patrick Coughlin, Bridgeport; L l. Hopkins Danbury; John Snow, Woodstock; Green, Brooklyn; Frederick Hurlburt, Go shen; Milo B Richardson, Salisbury; O E King. Watertown; s G TibbaIs, Durham; W s Shetland, Portland N B Perkins, Mans field; Oscar A Leonard, Holland.
 l Secretaries-Ch Charles Benedict, Preston; , John H Barlow, New Haven; Wellington | James, Brooklyn; John W Walsh, Norwalk; Edmund Zacher, Branford; J Redmond, Wsllingford. .%f
 Dr. Goodrich of Vernon, offered resolu- tion that ths convention proceed to nominate for delegatesNat-large.
 Joshua Perkins of Danielsonville, spoke.