Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-18
Mayor Dwight of Hartford, seconded by G. F Karda11 If Cuf;o1d

11ately when two Connecticut republicans met. Applause and laughter greeted the senator's witticism.
 B. Stevens Henry was renominated for treasurer without opposition on motion of Charles Phelps, seconded by w. T. Lane of Norwich. At first the feeling was abroad | that the treasurership ought to go to anew | man so as to give other sections chance, but the admitted fitness of MT. Henry for | the place and his able administration of the | office carried the day.
 The ''boys in blue' now had their in ming and trotted out the name of Senator Lyman s. Catlin for comptroller. He was nominated with rush by exclamation, ,and the ticket was completed.
 was then chosen:
 c. H. Lawrence, Hartford; E. G. Wood house, Wethersfeld; G. P. Mclean, Ames- bury; Erastus Gay, Pennington; William T. Rodenback, Naugatuck; James P. Platt, Meriden; Fred l.. Gaylord, Ansonia; Hugh Daley, New Haven; James F. Brown, North Stonington; J. w. Carpenter, Nor wich; George o. Jackson, Colchester; R. Jay Walsh, Greenwich; F. B. Wakeley, Fairfield; H. R. Parrott, Bridgeport; Sam S. Ambler, Bethel; George A. Hammond, Putnam; E. s. Bass, Willimantic; Charles barz Hdgar a. Pond H magh sohn saf E Hutchinson, Essex; John M. Douglass, Middletown; George M Paul, Vernon; Amos Pease, Somers.
 The committee on resolutions reported through Herbert E. Benton the following platform, which was read and adopted:
 THE PLATFORM.
 The republicans of Connecticut in convention assembled declare:
 We believe in and adhere to the general princi- ples of the republican party as set forth by it's national conventions for thirty years. During that period no federal legislation has been adopted ex- cept in accordance with them.
 Under the operation Of laws passed to carry those principles into effect out country has great measures of freedom, protection and comfort than have ever been vouchsafed to any nation in We demand now, as always, that the duties upon foreign imports shall be so levied as to af- to ford t9 E nG o tb nna and that it shall be so adjusted from time to time that labor and capital in this country may the protective theory under our government.
 We believe that it is the duty of congress from time to time to equalize conditions, according to the protective theory, to correct inequalities in the tariff, and to relieve the people from unnec- essary taxation: To that end the republican rep resentatives in the present congress have for sev erai months faithfully devoted themselves
 The republican party stands for the protection and development of home industries and for the adoption of such reciprocity measures with for eign countries as are consistent herewith.
 We congratulate the country upon the passage al amendment @ @ which establishes as % one of the fea lures of republican policy the extension of our trade with other nations Of the American conti- nent.
 It is the constitutional right of the federal con- to 9Rea sne for M PaSees ana a more than one occasion the congress has exer- cised this right in relation to time and manner tions have been attended with fraud and vio- lence In whole sections of the country the votes of many electors are either not permitted to counted CO d and md returned. ' ' ~ ''' ''|''e''' The republican party in this state has from to secure to every qualified citizen his elector al privileges and to protect all electors meetings from undue influence, power, bribery, tumqlt or other improper conduct; and it stands ready to supplement such laws by further suitable Legislation whenever experience proves the ne- ceSsity
 The democratic party has failed to act in several states of the Union, which are controlled by the leaders of that party, so as to prevent elections are unknown in those states Because of such long continued failure of the surage it ls the duty of the federal cengress re to provide by general laws regulations concerning txes in m to tse end ths ranG and Va lence may cease, and that throughout the length and breadth of the land free ballot and fair We invite attention to the various laws enacted by republican general assemblies in the interest of public health and against adulteration; and | we declare that it is the duty of the next gen. l eral assembly to adopt further measures to pro tect the market for the honest product, and to l prevent the manufacture and sale of fraudulent and injurious adulterations and limitations of | foods.
 We point with pride to the fact that the repub. | lican party in this state restrctively measures | out the expenditure of the monies of the state l and has increased the revenue derived from the ad om tSe finances have been so managed that for Mhcs the l regard, the revenues have been so increased tha demand such economy nom in appropriations by tn. next general assembly and such continuance o be to or be reSed 1ff the
 In continuance of the same policy we pledge tive representatives, to favor any investigation | and legislation that may be necessary to secure equal taxation as intended and provided by tht
 The agricultural college fund should be de voted to the purposes intended by the creative necessary, take appropriate action to insure tn, 1 benefits of that fund to the farmers and farming interests of the state.
 We commend most heartily the wise, pruden l and successful management of national affair by the administration of Benjamin Harrison.
 We tender our thanks to the republican sen ators and representatives from this state fol their devotion to the best interest of all cit pending before the present congress.
 We condemn the action of the democratic sen ators in congress for voting solidly against on l to secure additional markets for the surplu farms of the country and the factories of Ney itself, which contains special provisions to pro tect the tobacco growers of Connecticut agains the competition of planters of Sumatra.
 We congratulate the republicans in the ma tional house of representatives upon their sue cessful vindication of the right of the majorit, to make necessary laws, the passage of which th democratic minority of the body has repeatedl, sought to disturb by unparliamentary proceed ings in violation of the spirit of the constitu tion.
 We cordially endorse the wise and judiciou management of the affairs of the state by tn ] and faithful devotion to public duty have beel constantly manifested in all the departments Appointments to judicial offices have receive, faithfully enforced.
 We present the names of the candidates thi day nominated to the electors of the state a worthy successors of the present incumbents O their respective officers.
 Following, ex-Congressman Kellogg, wht was warmly greeted, made a short ad dress, speaking upon what the republican party has accomplished for the country welfare and veal. The latter part of hi, remarks were rendered almost inaudibl, by the tremendous downpour of rain which struck on the roof with great ve hemence.
 
 Fessenden and for George Mclean, bu there being no response Senator Plat filled the gap by speaking three or foul minutes upon the unity and harmony o the convention, complimenting it upon its work and urging all to do all in theil power to elect the ticket and to make tho next legislature strongly republican 1T order that the democrats may not be in position to change that clause in the con stitution providing that majority of tn. votes shall be necessary to elect state off cers. He closed by proposing three cheers for the candidates nominated, and tho convention adjourned before the echo ot the cheers had died away.
 l Nearly every delegate left the theater by way of the Republican league and shool hands with General Merwin, who held al informal reception in one of the parlors General Merwin greeted everybody pleas antly. Aside from the delegates ther, were a large number of New Haven repub licans among the callers and congratula tions were abundant and most enthusias tic.
 | MIR. BENTON ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
 The republican state central committe, met at the Republican league yesterday af ternoon and elected Herbert E. Bento1 chairman and Hugh Daley secretary.
 AT THE NEW HAVEN HOUSE.
 After the convention Senator Platt dinet at the New Haven house and after dime was the recipient of much warm hand shaking from delegates, many of whom l