Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-19
xr,.,,occ FOR CONGRESS.

M, o,ru,an Benton Says the Water. | hurv statesman Will Secure the uenublfcan Nomination and Will he EIected-Ex.SheriG Gates, Ex- senator Graham and Chairman Benton Not Candidates-Che School Election To.day-DemOcratic Com ventions to be Held This Evening. The republican candidate for congress sional honors in the Second district will | probably bs exCongressman Stephen Kel- logg of Waterbury. At the outset the names of Herbert E. Benton and ex-Sher- if Robert o. Gates were mentioned in con- nection with the nomination, but both of these gentlemen have declined to become candidates for the place and practically the only name now heard in connection with the nomination is that of Con gressman Kellogg.
 / Chairman Benton of the state central committee, when spoken to yesterday in reference to the situation, said substan- tially as follows: While appreciate the kindness of my friends in bringing my name forward for congressional honors, I am unwilling to accept the nomination, my reasons being that I am chairman of the republican state central committee, and as such it is my duty to see others nominated and assist to the best of my en- deavors in electing them rather than to seek office myself. I thank my friends for thinking well enough of me to bring forward my name, but I cannot accept My efforts will be directed during this :. 4o &,s- @f k1,A best candidates and at the same time the best interests of the party. There is no lack of congressional timber in this dis | trict. Ex Sheriff Gates has written me 2 letter, in which he states most emphst- | ically that he will not ente- the race | for congress this year. He withdraws from the contest simply from private busi- l ness reasons. Ex-Senator Graham is also extremely reluctant to enter the race, his reasons being substantially the same as those of MT. Gates. Both of these men have @ great deal of political popularity, and, in my opinion, draw a number oi votes from the democratic party. This if also true of ex Congressman Kellogg, who I believe, will be the nominee of the party for congress from this district He has been to congress before and was 6 popular, jealous and efficient member ot the house. Some may raise the objection that he is too old, and bis health not o1 the best, but tell you frankly that hi' health ia first-class in every respect; anc that he is in every way physically able tt meet the requirements of the office Should he secure the nomination, and
 that it will be but very short time unti
 the prefix ex is dropped from his title, an' , we will ali know and speak of him a
 Congressman Kellogg again.
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
 This will be busy week among demo cratic politicians. To night in Turn ha the delegates to the representative COT vention will meet and nominate two cand
 dates for representatives. The present 1T cuments are David Callahan and Hobart I
 Hotchkiss, and it is more than probab
 that both will be renominated.
 The convention will be called to order
 o'clock.
 At the same hour in the Knights of c,
 1umbus hall the delegates to the senatori
 convention will meet and in all probabilit :, nominate the present senator from this di
 trict, Timothy J. Fox.
 On Wednesday morning at il o'cloe
 the congressional convention will meet
 Turn hall. There are three candidates @ the field for the much coveted prize, viz
 James P. Pigott of this city, H. Holtc Wood of Birmingham, and ex-Senatt l' George N. Morse of Meriden. Both of u !. latter claim to have considerable suppo d and to hold the balance of power and pr n vent the nomination of MT. Pigott. Whi
 an exciting time is anticipated, it is gene
 ally believed that the nomination will 9t to MT. Pigott.
 l. THE SCHOOL ELECTION.