Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-16


 in their assertions that no such letter as was indicated by Captain Crafts had been re- ceived. The general impression, however, about the eutskirts of the convention was that Mir. Platt was not up to the managers standard as supporter of Blaine Certain it was that the friends who had right to know his position were not willing last evening to vouch for his loyalty to the "Plumed Knight"
 MiddIesex Heard From.
 At the Middlesex county convention Hon. S. L. Warner of Middletown, ex-congress- man, was nominated as delegate -at-large and Oscar Leach of Durham as district delegate.
 Fairfield County.
 The delegates from Fairfield county met in the,rear of the stage and held an enthusias- tic meeting. It was voted to present the name of Hon. Samuel Fessenden, of Stam- ford, to the convention to-day for delegate-at- large For the district delegate there was 8 contest between W. R. Parrott of Bridgeport and Senator Walsh of Greenwich, resulting in the election of MT. Parrott. He is man. ufaeturer of varnish.
 New London and Windham. New London and Windham counties did not hold conventions, but it was generally conceded that E. s. Day of Colchester would be selected as delegate-at large, with Coe D.
 
 Plainfield or Horace Trumbull of Stoning ton for district delegates. E. A. 'Milner of Plainfeld may come in as 8 formidable -can- didate iR Windham county. Both counties hold conventions this morning. Holland County. Holland county claimed tue dele gate-at-large for the 1st district and named E. s. Henry of Rockville for "at-large" and elected Julius Converse of Stafford as district delegate.
 Hartford Has Lively vYhirI-AL Long Battle.
 The Hartford convention was lively and it was nearly II o'clock before adjournment was reached. There were three candidates for district delegate-I. Luther Spencer of Sufield, Joseph L. Barbour of Hartford and Thomas Duncan of Windsor, >Mr. Barbour be- ing put forward as the representative of the young Republicans. An informal ballot showed no choice and after two formal bal lots with the same result there was 8 general discussion upon the merits of the candidates Another ballot followed, showing no choice, Mir. Spencer lacking one vote. A fifth ballot showed total of seventy-two votes divided az follows: Spencer 39, Barbour B, Duncan 1, aud MT. Spencer was declared elected. An attempt was made to choose alternate, re~ sulting in the choice of Mir. Duncan, Bar bour drawing out. An announcement was made that MT. Duncan had telegraphed that he would not accept. The convention there upon adjourned without further action. Hartford and Poland. As the Hartford delegates left their room they found the Holland county delegates waiting to meet them in district convention. Judge Briscoe, of Hartford, was chosen chair man, but the meeting adjourned without further action.
 Summing Up. In summing up the probable outcome of the convention to-day the following will doubtless represent the State at the Chicago convention.
 At Large-First district, F. S: Henry, Rockville; Day, Chichester; Fourth, Samuel Feisenden, stan;
 District Delegates-New Haven county, N. D. Sperry, New Haven; Hartford, l. Luther Spencer, Sufheld; New London, Horace Trumbull, Suoning- ton; Windham, D. D. Bates. Putnam; Middlesex, Oscar Leach, Durham; Fairfield. W. R. Parrott, EE.dgspoTt;, Litehfisld A. IT RoraSack. New
 The committee on permanent organization will report the name of John L. Tibbitts of New London as permanent chairman and it is not expected that the delegates will be in- structed. The district conventions will be held immediately upon the close of the gen. eral convention.
 Among the delegates registered at the hotels are the following:
 
 George w. Mailer, Hortland, Ct.; G. H. George T. Spencer, Deep River; M. H. Sax ton and M. s. Chappell of New London; A. H. Bennett, Sprsgue.
 w. J. McConville, E. C. Turbin, lawyer; Joseph L. Barbour, L. B. Plimpton, of the envelope works; E. G. ~Woodhouse, w. T. Hammer, T. N. Hammer, R. McGovern, James Middleton, T. M. Griswold, Charles Phelps, all of Hartford.
 J. NJ. Leach, Stafford Springs, E. c. Chap man and W;J. Hemingway, Plainville.
 Hon. William J. Clark, T. R. Upson, O. D. Barney, H. S. Ives. all of Southington; W. H. Newton, Wallingford; J. F. Brown, Montville; Thomas L. Parker, Deep River.
 Frank L. Rodgers and Frank B. Wakely of Bridgeport.
 FREMONT HOUSE.
 William westphal, jr., and J. K. Butler of Hartford.
 Oscar Tourtellotte, Fhurston Burdock, Da- vid Chase of Thompson; Ira D. Bates, New Boston; Captain J. N. Williams, MontVille; w. D. Turner, Ansonia; R. E. Hungerford, East Haddam; A. A. Paine, Woodstock; L. P. Glorce, Sandy Hook; John R. Sammis and William O. Harbison of Voluntown; Julian Wilder, Meriden; A. J. Bentley and John Mccormick, New London; F. H. Afford. Middlstowp: John Middleton. L field; ". J. Garvin and B. F. Marsh, of West Winsted; O.-D. Perry, Woodstock; w. A. Rirabock, Torrington; John A. Ballard, Thompson.
 ToNTINE HOTEL.
 Frank B. Weeks, Middletown, R. Wood, Ansonia; w. H. Smith, Watertown; E. J. Steele, TorringtOn; J. K. Judson, Thomas Talcott, Torrington.
 George Holt, jr., L. H. Fuller, Charles Brainard, Dr. J. B. Kent, G. D. Bates, w. P. White, all of Preston.
 Justin Holden, E. P. Hollewell, Nathan | H. Ayers, p. Eugene Ayers, s. G. Harts- \ Preston; U. NJ. Bowers and A. M Keith of Eastford; $. G. Johnson, M. D., Bozrah W. H. Hammond, T. N. Congdon and P. H. Lewis os Hampton; A. F. Collins and G. L. | Carey of Canterbury; L. A. Upson, Thomp- sso3nville; John Woodruff, c. A. Barnes of l H. R. Mills of Hartford; L. J. FilIey, Bloomfield; John Brewster, Ledyard; w. P. Hayes, Bethlehem; J. W. Johnson, ! Enfield; Judge Cowell, s: P. Williams, L. I. Munson, of Water bury; John Birge, Bristol; | 0. F. Brown, Hartford; J. L. Marshall and I Whelman s. Mead, of Greenwich; Timothy I Sedgwick, West Hartford; Charles M. Smith, \ J. H. Elmer, John A. Stoughton, of East | Hartford.
 NEW HAVEN HOUSE.
 Charles James Fox, Charles N. Daniels, E. | S.. Boss, O. H. K. Risley, Frank M. Wilson, | Samuel J. Miller, Charles H. Dimmick, all | of Middletown
 A. A. Stanton, James s. Thompson, L. O. De Pict, J. w. Beckwith of Jewett City.
 H. T. White, Thomas Duncan, L. R. Lord, I J.N. Dixon, Al. .Fenton, E. A. Wslch, George | w. Barnes, Frank Afford, all of Windsor
 Judge A. B. Beers, George Somers, John c. | Shelton, Colonel T. A. Mason, all of Bridge ' port; Ph. Gorton, Hartford; L. D. Warner, | Naugatuck; B. R. Tyler, Torrington; L. A. | Cooke, Riverton; A. A. Eddy, Canaan; T. | B. Merrill, Hartford; A. M. Paige, Huntington; John N. Woodruff, Sher- man; George A. Barnes, Sherman; H. o. Brooks, Chester; H. Hungerferd, Stam- Robert % Brown, | A. E. Brewer, VI D: N. Restsr' Lester all of Norwich; George A. Rose, Jewett City; | William H. Sayles, Sabin L. sayles, Killing ly; E. s. Day, chairman of State central eom- Y-I---