Telegram-herald., 1886-09-10
THE NUTMEG STATE
The Republicans Nominate
Their State Ticket.
PRETTY G0OO SORT Or A PLATFORM.
p. {. Lounsbury Nominated for Gov
ernor--T he administration De-
nounced a Strong Protection
Plank N the Platform.

HARrfoRB, Conn. Sept s.-The Repub-
lican State convention met here this fore
noon, and Senator o. II Plau Was elected
chairman.
Hon. Z. c LOunsbury was nominated for
Governor on the first ballot
At2 o'clock the Chairman declared a re-
cess until O'Clock. The convention recon
vened shortly after clock ani the state
ticket was completed as follows. For
Lieutenant Governor, James l. Howard. of
Hartford, for Secretary of State, NJ. Hub
bard OF Walingford. fO- Treasurer. Alex.
Warner. Of Pomfref, for Comptroller Thos.
Clark, of North Stonington.
The platform adopted favors a tariff upon
imported products Of low-priced foreign
labor, fairly and Justly distributed, 50 a. 10
protect the interests of American wage
workers without adding 10 their burdens,
condemns the Democratic party for its at
tempt to overthrow the protective system.
approves anv measure IN State or national
that will tend 10 protect the wOrkiDemen
from dangerous foreign competition. or from
home competition; declares that the Republi-
can party is hostile 10 the importation of
cheap labor OF foreign countries under con-
tract; 10 the cOunienanclng OF convict labor
in such manner a. TO come into injurious
competition with free labor, 10 the grant
ing of any more land tO railroad or other
corporations and 10 the selling of the gov
ernments TO land syndicates or 10 aliens;
favors the importation Of organizations Of
workingmen for the improvement
of their members and the protection
of their interests; pledges itself
which should always exist between the
employer and employed; favors the estab-
lishment Of national department OF in
dustries and labor TO gather such intOrma-
ton a. will give correct starting for fl-
ture legislation; favOrs local option laws,
denOunces the pension vetOes OF President
Cleveland; protests against the removal OF
Union soldiers 10 make room for
ex-COnfederates; favOrs coast defense,
reiOices at the progress of Liberal
ideas in Great Britain and
the certainty OF a speedy qualification OF the
Just aspirations of the lrisb people for such
measures of self-government and forever
end their humiiations and expressions; de-
mands on honest and faithful enforcement
of the civil service law. and fsvors its ex-
tension to state and municipal administra-
tions: favors a sound national money and
the payment of the public debt. and COM
mends the administration Of Governor Har-
risOn.
p. c. Lounsbury, the Republican candi-
date for Governor. is the son of farmer
and was born in Ridgefeld, Fairfield county.
where he still resides. He was educated In
the common schools, and at - years Of age
became a clerk in a store in New York.
Five years later he returned 70 Connecticut
and formed a c0psrtnership with his
brother under the name of LOunsbury
Bros, for the manufacture of boots
and shoes. The business was conducted
in New Haven for year when II was re-
moved TO Norwalk where il is now carried
on by Lounsbury. Matthewson & Co.
Phineas having retiring from the firm five
years ago Mr. Lounsbury represented his
town in the Legislature of 1874. he Is Pres
idert Of the Exchange Bank Of New York
and also President OF the American Bank
Note Company.