Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-17
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS.

CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS. Morris for Governor-Alsop for Lieu- tenant GOvernOr-Phelan, Sanger l and Staub-Pigott's BOmbshell-A | Pigott Wakes Up the Democratic l Camp-EIts Little Resolution Pro- vokes a Big Stir-It is Defeated What the Resolutions Say-Spring- CT, Eaton and Wilcox Speak. HARTFORD, Sept. 12.-The demo- cratic state convention-502 delegates present-met at Allyn hall here this morn ing and at 11:20 was called to order by State Committee chairmansc. B. Davis. Secretary Swartwout read the call. Be- side the delegates, several hundred spec tators were present. Chairman Davis, after stating that permanent headquarters had been established in New Haven, in troduced as temporary chairman Congress- man Wilcox, who, he said, was the only democratic representative of Connecticut in the nationel body of legislation. He predicted that at the coming election the people of the state would send to Wash | ington a solid democratic delegation. | Mayor Baldwin of Waterbury and ex- | Comptroller Goodrich of Vernon con ducted Congressman Wilcox to the stage. As MT. Wilcox advanced to the front he was warmly welcomed.
 Mr. Wilcox said he was glad to be called to l preside over the convention of party to which l he was proud to belong.
 date for president one of the noblest and ablest statesmen that ever occupied the White house | lands name called forth great applause
 The speaker continued to speak in eulogistic terms of the ex-president and his work as pres- | dent was frequently interrupted by applause l which was particularly vigorous when his tariff
 Though defeated,'' he said, ''he is not dis champion and leader Sir. Wilcox denounced the tariff bill of the present congress saying it added Il per cent to existing import duties. l The present congress was criticised on account | of the way in which the old rules had been laid | parliamentary law, which was the arbitrary will of the speaker until the republicans had ob- tained what they had set out to obtain-a work The "Force bill'' he called the most shameful congress ..If he said .this biii becomes es a law w 1 with the republicans in power, it makes no differ
 The speaker described the so-termed force bill at some length, which he characterized as the
 When the republican party in congress can | eject by the dozen democrats having majorities ranging from 800 to 13,oo0 and as legally elected the house. what wouldn't they do with an cleo ton bill of this character? They might now and then let democrat into their circus, but it would only be by the grace of Speaker Reed.
 There are 52, 469 election precincts in the Unit ed States. The bill provides for the appointment of the chief supervisor for life at a salary of $2OOO year-a very comfortable office. It pro | vides for the appointment of more than 300, ,0OO o eo to receive $2 per day while canvassing and SUI. pervising and $10 per day for services on cleo tion day.
 It is estimated that the cost of enforcing this law will be from ten to fifteen millions of dollars this immense sum to aid in continuing the the repub S lcan party in power if this bill becomes law, as believe it win if the republicans have contro house under the whip and spur of party leaders
 The speaker continued at length denouncins the bill further, and said: It will result in taking from the people their power to elect federal off cers and PEadg Pasing it in the hands of horde O the people of the south do not desire it. Tn, l best republicans of that section denounce it as nrebrand h to be thrown into their midst to dis l politicians desire it.
 It will create disturbances and riots whereve it may be enforced The people will not willingl - submit to placing the elections of their repre- sentatives under federal officers, and all contrc pS and poWef CT taken from them besides being taxe res e aSurRag privileges m ibg and rights which democratic party owe Q greater duty to tn country than now in exposing the wrong an !, usurpations of their opponents.
 It is impossible to draw parallel between tn administration and that of Mir Cleveland. It WE said by prominent republican that no one bl
 MT. Harrison could have made the Hayes a,
 ministration respectable.
 +, When s,1 the IT.. republican party came into pow,
 they found the surplus of nearly one hundre \. millions of dollars in the treasury mainly due
 the honest and economic administration of M
 Cleveland sw an and h democratic house. Much ha |I about the surplus and the necessity of relievin
 the people by reducing tariff taxes. The repu
 licans replied that when they came into pow, - that they could take care of that little matte
 Corporal Tanner placed at the head of the pc
 s,on @ "'ie bureau and fair exponent of the repub
 God nor man cannot find that surplus to-day
 went quickly after they got their hands into u
 they have been in control only about eghte
 months. There is to-day defciency of miIIio .s' l next session of congress.
 ,s' must not detain you longer for we are he 10 to place in nomination state ticket which I s lieve will be triumphant at the polls in Novemb g next if democrats do their duty I believe tn,
 farmers, laboring men and other classes WI have had enough of high tariff and force bill le n station for the benefit of the few and who nc J, desire to place in authority party who will a , and legislate in their interest. The signs, in II
 judgment, never looked brighter for our succe \ than now You will place to-day, I have ). doubt, strong conservative ticket in the fiel composed of men of high integrity and in who | the people will have confidence. We will mar, g ! forward bearing aloft the democratic banns
 which will not be furled until victory is assur
 us.
 The following gentlemen were named
 the committee on res solutions: District l, Avan P. Hyde, Hartford; ?, Hen Deming, Wethersfield; 3, John P. Healy, Win sor Locks 4 Robert J. Vance, New Britain Tnomas Cenran Naugatuck; 6, M; Q. Callaha
 \. C; Osborn, New Haven; 9, William Stark, NJ
 Rondon; bo,%6 1o oJol John P Murphy Norwich; | OlmSteau. StlmfOrd. S
 Sorwaik; II, "; II. Stevenson, Bridgeport;
 Frederick W. Wheeler, Monroe; 16, Charles
 Allen, Putnam; r, Henry Starkweatiier, Pla
 Richmond, New Milford: 20. NJ. M r. skeily, 'woc ,la l Lawton, Middletown; B, Myron F. Yeomai 'e Andover; 24 Norman B. Perkins, Mansfield. After reading the names selected for t : various committees the secretary a by nounced where the committees wou
 meet.
 Then James P. Pigott of New Haven a ,E- 1 dressed the chair.
 dy At the same time Alvin F. Hyde caug Ill the eye of the chair and made mott,
 that all resolutions be referred to the col
 mittee on resolutions without debate. . MT. Pigott wanted to know if gag ru
 was going to be adopted, and he demand ai il that he be recognized by the chair. He ga he would vote for the motion and thu is- move to reconsider it, when he would t, m m his reasons why.
 e' James H. Olmsted of Stamford thoug k MT. Hyde's motion was entirely prope
 and was in accordance with past usages l. democratic conventions. The motto V. passed.
 MT. Pigott then moved to reconside nl and took the platform to speak on his m
 tion. He said the whole logic of the for
 bill was that the majority should rule.
 MT. Hyde said that if he had stepped i
 advertently on anybody's toes he wou y favor reconsideration of the motion he h,
 made. He was very mild in his wit
 drawal
 -I MT. Pigott then went upon the platforl
 and said he was glad that in the day
 Thomas B. Reed democratic conventit ! would recognize the right of free speec y He denounced the present system of rep1 P sentation in the convention, by which 4
 delegates from the country towns, repl
 senting minority of the voters, outvot forty-eight delegates from the cities, re l. resenting a majority of the voters. M
 Pigott was about to enter into @ deep no discussion of the matter when a delega
 arose and raisad the point that MT. Pigc
 was out of order, as the subject of
 speech was not germane to the conventio M The chairman sustained the poin. M
 Pigott atsempted to continue his speec
 but was called to order.
 MT. Murphy of Norwich raised the poi
 of order that MT. Pigott was not speakil
 to the resolution.