Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-03
THE COMINe sTATE CONVENTION
Talk i'm Reference to the Republican
 State Ticket to be Nominated August

State Ticket to be Nominated August Is.
 Less than two weeks between now and the nomination of the Republican State ticket at Hartford. Some Republicans have expressed doubts of its being wise to initiate the cam paign thus early, but the prevailing senti- ment favors this innovation in the way of midsummer's State convention. The Hart ford Courant says regarding the work before the conventions
 tIt is universally conceded that the Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley, who was for eight years mayor of Hartford, filling the office with great credit to himself and the city, will be nominated for governor. The probability is { that the convention will be of a temper to | nominate him by exclamation. He will prove strong candidate and an able leader, as is demonstrated not only by the attitude of his own party toward him, but equally by ! that of the Democracy. None of them wants | to run against him.
 With the governor coming from Hartford i it is likely that the lieutenant governor will be taken from New Haven and that General E. S. Greedy or General s. E. Merwin will be chosen. Each of them Is strong in his own home and popular through the State. Some people have mentioned Senator R. J. Walsh ! for that place, which he occupied by brevet at the last session, being president pro tenn. of the Sapate.
 But ws understand Mir. Walsh, if his name | appears on the ticket, should prefer the posi- f ton of Secretary of State and that his friends will present him for the secretaryship
 It goes without saying that this popu- l lar and promising young gentleman would diagonally across the State to Windham county, another excellent name is heard for this same ofice-that of Milton A. Shumway.
 Mir. Shumway was the leader of the house at the last session, lawyer of ability and pop ularity and he, too, would make an excellent secretary. The name of Col. John Tweedy of Danbury haa also been suggested In con- nection with the same position. For the place of treasurer, the veteran T. s. Gold of Cornwall, secretary of the State
 board of agriculture, Henry Gay of Winsted and Senator E. s. Henry of Rockville have ! been named. These are strong men. It is said Mr. Gold inclines to smile at his candi- dacy and to consider his board of agriculture work enough for 6 man of his age. Consequently, MT. Gay will have at to start him off. On the other hand. Mir. Henry will come up strong from least of the river' with the locality claim added to his qualifications. They are honest, capable men, experienced in finance, known and trusted Mr. Gay is of the banking house of finance committee not long ago. Nr. Henry was an influential senator at the last session and temporary chairman of the finance com mittee in addition to his other labors. He is treasurer of the Holland county Mutual Fire Insurance company" The State comptroller, MT. Thomas Clark, who has so ably filled the office for the past two years, is named for renomination, but in case Senator Walsh or any Fourth district man should be nominated for secretary the office might go elsewhere.
 The State ticket is all that the convention will determine, except the selection of presi dential electors. Congressional nominations come when the committees call the conven- I tions of those districts. In the First it is | expected that either the Hon. John L. Hous- | ton of Thompsonville, president of the Hart ford Carpet company, or the Hon. W. Ed- gar Simondg, attorney-at-law, of Hartford, ex-speaker of the House, will be nominated, ! since MT. Buck has declined to be candi- date.
 In the Second district there is talk of try- | ing to overcome the large Democratic major | ity by running Secretary of State L. M. Hub- bard, who boiled the largest vote on the Re- publican ticket in 1886.
 In the Third district the Hon. Charles A. Russell of Killingiy will be renominated and re elected.
 In the Fourth, where usually it is uphill work, the tariff question much improves the
 prospects of some good and trusted Republi- I can, and there are many of them in the dis \ trict.