Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-17
For the PluIned Knight
Connecticut Republicans Cheer
 Both Blaine and Depew.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.

1t Unqualifiedly Condemns the Demo-
 tion-several Men Mentioned as Worthy
 of Nomination-The Delegates Chosen. state convention, held in this city yesterday, was unouestionably for Blaine, the slightest mention of his name calling forth prolonged applause. When, however, the name of Depew was mentioned there was an equal amount of applause The Hon. John A Tibbits was elected chairman, and in his in- troductory speech said:
 1.-The paramount issue of the canvass has already been sharply defined. The Demo cratic party, no matter what the evasions of its platform may be, must stand or fall by the free trade message of its president The Republican party will stand to its guns in favor of the protective tariff"
 In closing, Chairman Tibbits mentioned the following names, saying that any one of them would lead the Republican party to victory in lSSS; J. R. Hawley, O. H. Platt, John Sherman and Chauncey NJ Depew.
 Delegates to the national convention were elected as follows:
 At AtLarge-Samuel Fessenden. of Stamford: J. l.. Warner, of Middletown; E. s. Day. of Colchester, and E. s. Henry, of Vernon. Alternaies-E. c. Frisbie, of Hartford; l.. NJ Hubbard, of Wallingford; Frederick Miles, oi Salisbury, and John Mccormick, of New London.
 County Delegates-New Haven, W. D. Sperry; alternate, E. T. Turner, of Water bury. Hartford, J. L. Spencer, of Sufiield: alternate, Thomas Duncan, of Windsor. Holland, Julius Converse, of Stafford; alter. nate, F. H. Underwood. Litchfield. A T. Roarback, of Canaan; alternate w. B. Rudd. of Salisbury, Fairfield, H. R. Parrott. of Bridgeport; alternate, R J. Walsh. of Green wich. Middlesex, O. N Leach, of Durham: | alternate, NJ w. Potter, of Deep River. New London, T. H. Allen, of Sprague; alternate. Horace Trumbull, of Stonington. windham, G. D. Bates, of Putnam; alternate, T. E. ! Hopkins of Killingly
 The platform is as follows:
 ''The Republican party of Connecticut be- lieve that it is the first duty of the American ! government to defend American interests. It pledges its support to all wise legislation calculated to protect American workmen in f the earnsng of American wages: to protect ! American citizens in their homes and all their rights, and to protect, cherish, and unlift American manhood
 "We recognise the heroic services of the soldiers and sailors of the war of the re- bellion, and favor such legislation as shall secure to those who are suffering from wound or disease compensation that shall relieve them from want, and evidence the nations gratitude for their patriotism and devotion in its hour of peril
 "We condemn the duplicity shown by the Democratic party in ignoring its pledges oi civil service reform We point to ths wretcheo inefficiency of the postal service a, evidence of that party's inability to credit ably manage the public business; denounc, ; as oppressive and tyrannicaI its refusal to grant tte petition of South Dakota's half million citizens for admission to the union. and protest against the humiliating surrender |, and betrayal of American interests involved in the administrations treatment of the fish, cries question, as we'll ss in its championship : of foreign free tradem