Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-17

reform We point to the wretched ineficisncy of biiity to credtably manage tho public business de. nounce oppressive and tyrannical it's refusal to citizens for admission to the Union, and protest against the humiliating surrender and betrayal of it's Championship of foreign free trade. support to the candidates who shall be nominated at the Republican national convention.
 The Delegatsssat.Large.
 The election of the delegates at-large to
 the Chicago convention was the next busi- ness. The following were declared elected
 in the following order:
 Fourth district Samuel Tessenden, of Stamford
 Second district-Samuel L. Warner. of Middle
 Third district --Erastus s. Day, of Colchester.
 Ebsfe Ess S aenEg S1 Fp
 Fred Miles, of Salisbury. Second district-L M
 McroSmsc If New Touon First SistrietE e
 Frisbie, of Hartford.
 The State Central Committee. The following gentlemen were elected to compose the State central committee: First districts, Charles H. Lawrence, Hart ford, second, Edward G. Woodhouse, Weth-
 ersfeld; third, L. G. Goodrich, Simsbury; fourth, w. R, Hurd, Bristol; fifth, E. T. \ Turner, Waterbury; sixth, James P. Platt, Meriden; seventh, E. L. Linsley, North Ha- ven; eighth, James Bishop, New Haven; | ninth, William n. Saxon, New London; tenth, Increase W Carpenter. Norwich; elsy- enth, George O. Jackson, Colchester; twelfth, ER J. Walsh, Greenwich; thirteenth, Charles E. Olmstead, Norwalk; fourteenth, Henry R. Parrott, Bridgeport; fifteenth, S.
 g.. Enbler, Bethel; sixteenth, Eugene A. Wheelock, Putnam; seventeenth, B. 5. Boss, | Windham; eighteenth, Charles F. Hooker, \ Torrington, nineteenth, William c: Rood, | Salisbury; twentieth, Joseph K. Judson, ! Thomaston; twenty-frst, John L. Hutchin-
 son, Essex; twenty Wesley N. Peard, Aiddletown; twenty-third. George M. Faulk, lVernen: twenty-fourth, Amos Pease, Somers.
 This finished the regular business of the 1 convention. Chairman Tibbitts gave notice \ of the time and place where the district cau- | GUS would be held to elect county delegates. | Samuel Fessenden was loudly called for to | speak but was not in the hall.
 Joseph L. Barbour, of Hartford, was called Y for. He was greeted with great applause | when he came forward on the platform. MT. ! Barbour made some remarks that were to the point He was greeted with applause and cheers often during his speech. He said the Republican party is ready and never so pre- ! pared before for the fight that is coming. We are in line and no matter who be the candi- date, whether he comes from the good State of Connecticut, from western State or any part of the country, we will fall in and carry the banner forward to victory at the head of the Republican party. There being no more business the convention then adjourned. The caucuses of the district delegates were held after the adjournment of the convention. Holland county elected Julius
 Converse of Stafford, and for alternate F. H.
 Underwood of Holland. From Hartford county, I. Luther Spencer of Sufisld was elected, with Thomas Duncan of Windham
 as alternate. New London county, Thomas H. Allen of Sprsgue, Horace Trumbun of Stonington alternate. Windham county del egation elected G. D. Bates of Putnam, T. E. Hopkins of Killingly alternate. New Ha- ven county, N. D. Sperry of New Haven; al- ternate, E. T. Turner, Waterbury. Oscar Leach of Durham was the choice of the Mid dlesex county delegates, and M. w. Potter of Deep River was named as alternate. Fair field county, Hervey R. Parrott of Bridge port; alternate, R. J. Welch of Greenwich. A. T. Roraback of North Canaan; W. B. Rudd, Lakeville, alternate.