Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.

1fon in Hartford Last Evening" Committees Appointed - Stirring
 Speeches Made by Joseph l.. Bar-
 bour, N. ID. Sperry and E. ID. Baszt
 sett-The Probable Delegates to
 Minneapolis Several Caucuses l
 Held-The Convention to Resume |
 Its Session This Morning.
 Hartford was fairly ablaze last evening with republicans from every county, dis trict and city in the state. The occasion which brought all these gentlemen to the Capitol city was the republican state con- vention. The convention was held in the Foot Guard armory, which was gaily dec orated and festooned for the occasion Everywhere throughout the vast building the American flag was visible. Over the stage was suspended large portrait of President Harrison draped with American flags. In the rear of the stage were pie lures of ex-President Abraham Lincoln, Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and Senator Hawley, which, gaily and beautifully dec- orated, presented very pretty sight.
 Seated on the stage were Governor Nor gan G. Bulkeley, Senator Hawley, Chair man Herbert E. Benton, Hon. N. ID. .Sperry, Hon. E. D. Bassett and Charles Hopkins Clark. When Governor Bulkeley entered the hall he was greeted with applause and cries of 'Three cheers for our plucky gov ernor!"
 Promptly at S:15 o'clock the convention was called to order by Chairman Benton of the state central committee, who intro ford as temporary chairman of the con- vention. MT. Barbour was repeatedly cheered and applauded as he took his place as chairman. MT. Barbour then made a strong political speech, during the course of which he was frequently inter rupted by prolonged applause. During the course of his remarks he claimed that the alleged democratic victory in this state in 1890 was won by fraud, de- he continued, "had begun now to do it's lawful work just as we predicted it would if time were given it: some eighteen months ago, when the bill became a law. How is it about our foreign trades Last year, under the workings of this bill, we sent more products to Europe than in any other year since George Washington was president of this great country. The re- ciprocity clause is doing wonderful work for the resources of the country, and that great statesman, James G. Blaine, the father of reciprocity, is universally acknowledged the greatest statesman in the country, and, believe, in the world. (This allusion to MT. Blaine was greeted with prolonged applause, during the course of which the speaker was obliged to stop talking) New industries have been started in almost every city and town in the United States, and all in con- sequence of the Mckinley bill, which the democratic party has constantly reviled and lied about more perhaps than any other bill which has ever become law in this country"
 The speakers remarks were replete with happy, humorous incidents which were much appreciated by the large audience | present, composed of delegates and friends. Altogether, the speech was in MT. Bar bour's happiest vein. During the course l of his remarks he facetiously made refer snce to "Usurper Morgan G. Bulkeley." l This was the cue for loud and prolonged l applause for Governor Bulkeley, lasting nearly three minutes.
 On motion Assistant Clerk of the House Andrew s. Gates was unanimously elected
 temporary secretary.
 The following committees were then ap- l pointed, after which stirring political speeches were made by Hon. N. D. Sperry,
 who spoke upon the tariff question. and E. D. Bassett, both of this city; l Kellogg, Patrick J. Garvin, George w.
 Hodge, E. F. Peck, Bristol; Charles But Ter. E. J. Doolittle, Dwight Futile, Edward Wines, New Haven; Frank Farnsworth, J. | DeTrafford Blackstone, John N Lewis, | Charles E Powell, Stiles Judson, Charles Barbour, William B. Baldwin, Orin Tour tellatt, Elisha J. Stell, I. B. Warner, | Charles Warren, John Warner, Charles | Wilcox, Marshall Porter.
 | Committee on Permanent Organization Leverett Brainerd, William J. Riley, Hi
 ram R. Mills, Erastus Gay, David Hamil- l ton, M. w. Lee, F. Eaton, James Bishop,
 Loomis, A. A. Monks, Samuel NJ. Wake l land, John M. Afford, Howard Street,
 John H. Gardner, 0. H. Webster, Wallace
 Chase, Daniel Longstaff, 0. H. Barnabee,
 w. O.. Hough, Ii. w. Camp, John H..
 Buell., J. B. Root.
 Committee on resolutions-Joseph L..
 Barbour, M. s. Chapman, George B. Leon,
 Hubbard, J. B. Dayton, Julius c. Cable,
 Frank B. Brandagee, Thomas H. Allen,
 James E. Smith, John H. Ferris, George
 w. Longstaf, Allan w. Paige, John A. l Porter, George w. Davis, Herbert w.
 Williams, John B. Hubbard, John Allen,
 John M. Murlock, William B. Sprague, J.
 H. Buell..
 The convention then at 1915 o'clock ad- Fjourned to 10 o'clock this morning, when
 Senator Hawley will be called upon to pre-
 side and the real business of the conven-
 ton be transacted. In all probability the
 following named gentleman will be sent as
 delegates to the Minneapolis convention:
 Delegates-at-large- district. Nor
 gsn G. Bulkeley of Hartford; Second dis
 trict, James P. Platt of Meriden; Third
 district. Timothy Hopkins of Danielson-
 vile; Fourth district, Lorin A. Cook of
 Barkhampsteds County delegates-New
 Haven county, Thomas Wallace of Ansonia
 Fairfield county, A. w. Paige of Hunting
 degee of New London; Windham county,
 Edwin Millner of Plainfeld; Holland coun- | ty, Thomas Lake of Rockville; Hartford | county, Thomas Duncan of Windsor; Mid dlesex county, Irving Bell of Portland; :; Litchfeld county, David Strong of Win sted or Judge Bradstreet or his brother of l Thomaston.
 At 9:3O o'clock this morning the dele- gates from all the senatorial districts will
 meet for the purpose of appointing mem
 bers of the state central committee.
 THE SECOND DISTRICT.
 The delegates from the Second con- gressional district, including New Haven
 and Middlesex counties, will assemble at l the Foot Guard armory this morning at 9:45 o'clock for the purpose of electing 1 two district delegates and delegate at large to the Minneapolis convention.
 HARTFORD AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES. l A caucus of the Hartford county dele gates was held immediately after the con- vention adjourned, and Morgan G. Bulke- ley was elected for delegate-at-large and Linus R. Plimpton alternate. Thomas Duncan and Miles L.. Peck were elected district delegates.
 | In caucus the New London county dele gates selected Timothy Hopkins of Dan ielsonville delegate-a large and Frederick Palmer of Montville alternate, and Frank 1 Brandegee of Newa London county delegate.
 LITCHFIELD COUNTY CAUCUS. At the caucus of the Litchfeld county | delegates, held in the Allyn house at ' o'clock, Loren A. Cook of Barkhampsted was elected delegate at-large and David | Strong of WiDsted alternate. S. V. Beck | with of Winchester was chairman of the caucus. There was quite a spirited con l test over the election of a county delegate, | and, in consequence, an adjournment 1 WAS taken to 9 o'clock this morning, when it is expected T. Dudley Bradstreet of Thomaston, in the Twentieth district, will he elected