Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-16
ALL READY FOR BUSINESS.

Haven County sends HOns Ne Ds
 Sperry - The Fourth Congressional
 Sends FeAsenden The Other Dele.
 gates to Chicago to be Chosen To-day The Hotels Filled to Overdowtng-
 Tibbitts to Preside To-day.
 The early and late trains yesterday atter- noon brought more than the usual number of delegates to the State Republican convention. This was due largely to the new arrangement in accordance with the national convention rules which provides for an evening session at which the preliminary and in great measure the real business of the convention is done. To-day's session, which opens at the Hyperion at 10 o'clock, will be simply a ratification meeting of last evenings work by the several counties and of the congressional district conventions which will be held be- fore the convention comes together this morning. The delegates. occupied the time from their arrival to the opening of the con- yention in friendly interchange of greetings, there being general spirit of hopefulness for the future of the Republican party. Many of the most prominent members of the party, however, were very reticent as to their opinions of the outcome of the Chicago con- vention, and while the general tone was in favor of Blaine there were few who ventured to assert that he would be nominated for president. The feeling, however, was un- questionably that Blaine is the coming man. At the New Haven House, the headquarters of the delegates, the corridors were crowded long into the night with those who have lived with the Republican party from it's birth and whose absence would cast doubt upon the genuineness of the gathering. There were no mugwumps, and a single specimen might have found the atmosphere disagreeable. Among the most familiar forms noticed hobnobbing with con- genial spirits were Senator Hammond of Windham, John A. Tibbitts of New London, genial Samuel Fessenden of Stamford, secretary of the National committee. Railroad Commissioners Seymour of Ridgefeld and Hayward of Colchester, Judge Coe and ex- Mayor Doolittle of Meriden, Mayor Carpen- ter and ex-Mayor Osgood of Norwich, ex- Comptroller Munson, ex-Senator Turner and "Judge" Lewis of Waterbury, the latter the nominee of the party for Congress in 1886,- Judge Quillinan and ex-Post- master Clark of Birmingham, Senator Hill of Norwalk, Charles E. Mitchell of New Brit ain, George P. Mclean of Simsbury, secre- tary to the Governor, Senator T. H. Allen of Sprague, Sheriff Hutchinson of Middletown and E. s. Day of Colchester, ex-Senator Griswold of Chester, Hon. John B. Wright of Clinton, ex-Senator Graham of West Ha- ven, Colonel Tenny of Norwich, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Judge Harrison, Judge Studley.
 The Drift of the Convention
 Was harmonious upon the surface and ex- hibited considerable enthusiasm As one and another of the prominent leaders of the party entered the hall they were greeted with applause, and with ex-Speaxer Tibbitte in the chair as temporary chairman the pre- liminary business of the convention moved forward with dispatch. Only once during the evening session did the reporter hear the name of Blaine mentioned in public. This was by McGovern, of Hart ford, in Hartford's stormy county conven- tion when nominating Joseph L. Barbour as delegate. The mention of MT. Blaine's name, did not elicit general applause, al- though suppressed demonstration was ap- parent.
 At the League Rooms.
 The Republican league held "open house'' during the evening, President Greeley pre- siding, which enabled the prominent mem- hers of the party to meet in a more social and formal way than at the hotels. The low rumblings of the bowling alley in the base ment, however, caused some of the county to look skyward for evidences of shower.
 One of the marked features of the even ing's work was the almost reckless ignoring of the Young Republican element, which pushed itself front for recognition. This was especially the case in New Haven, Hart ford and Fairfield counties, where the "Young Republicans" made a strong pull for places on the State delegation.
 The Mass OonventLon-Eleetio OfCom-
 It was soon after 8 o'clock when the con- vention was called to order. The body of the theater was we'll filled with delegates and few spectators occupied the first gall lery.
 The meeting was called 10 order by E. s. Day, chairman of the State central committee. Hon. John A. Tibbitts, of New London, was named by the committee for temporary chair man of the convention. Secretary of State Hubbard nominated W. H. Newton of Wal inRford and Col. A. J. Beers of New Haven named George L. Dickerman of New Haven as secretaries, and they were elected. It was voted that the committee on credentials con- sist of one from each county. The committee appointed were: Hartford county, John O. Burch of Bristol; New Haven county, A. H. Bartholomew of Derby; Fairfield county, John M. Dickinson of Bedding; New London, John s. Groton; Windham, George W. Holt, of Putnam; Litch6eld, E. J. Steele, of Torrington; Holland, Marshall Por- ter, of Hebron; Middlesex, MT. Brown, of Chatham.
 On the committee on permanent organiza- ton one from each senatorial district was elected; viK.: 1st district, Patrick McGoverne q of Hartford; 2nd district, Stephen Buckley Wethers6eld; Sd district, Geo. P. Mclean, Simsbury; 4th district, Wm. T. Edwards, Pennington; 9th district, s. B. Williams, Waterbury; 9th district. E. J. Doolittle, Meriden; Eth district, E. L. Linsley, North Haven; 9th district, A. J. Beers, New Haven; 9th district, A. J. Bentley, New London; 10th district, Justin Holden, Preston 11th district, 0. P. Sturdevant, East Lyme; 18th, R. J. Walsh, Greenwich; 18th, F. B. Wakeley, Fairfield; 14th, Colonel F. A. Mason, Bridgeport; 18th, A. P. Glover, New town; 18th, Washington Turtelot, Thompson: 17th, o. H. Risley, Willimantic; 18th, L. A. Cook, Barkhamsted; 18th, A. J. Mygatt New Milford; 20th, W. H. Smith, Watertown; 21st, John M. Douglass, Middletown, eubsti- tute, John J. Hubbard of Middletown; 22d, D. O. Shepard, Saybrook; 23d, F. P. SisseIl; 24th, Frank Underwood, Holland. E. J. Woodhouse of Wethersie1d was appointed from the Second district in the place of Buck ley, who was not delegate.
 The committee on resolutions, one from each senatorial district, was aa- follows: 1, Joseph L. Barbour of Hartford; g. John H. Stoughton of East Hartford; 3, c. H. Bris- ington; 5, E. T. Turner of Waterbury; 6, 0. L. Griswold of Guilford; ', James Gra- ham of West Haven; 8, J. D. Dewell of New Haven; 9, James Pendleton of Stonington; 10. A. H. Brewer of Norwich; Il, John M Lewis; 12, H. W. Hoyt of Greenwich; IS, E. J. Hill of Norwalk; IA, A. B. Beers of Bridgeport; 15, Daniel Meager of Danbury; 16, M A. Shumway of Killingworth; IT, F. A. Wilson, Wind ham; IS, N. T. Baldwin, Plymeuth 19 Frederick Miles, Salisbury; 20, W. L. Ran som. Litchfeld; 21; J. B. Wright, Clinton; 22, George Gillian, Cromwell 23, Charles Phelps, Rockville; 24, Philo Walker, Union. In the Eighteenth district N. B. Marsh, of Winsted was substituted in the place of N. I. Baldwin. E. J. Hill, of Norwalk, from the Thirteenth district declined and Russell Frost of Norwalk was nominatedin his place.
 After the announcement of county conven- lions to take place last evening and this morning, the convention adjourned to 10 o'clock to-day.
 All of the counties with the exception of hose making up the Third congressional dis ,rict, New London and Windham, held their ,aucus last evening.
 New Haven COunSY-A RonabsheH
 Letter.
 The delegates from New Haven county met
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