Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-18
POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
Grand New Haven Republican Raj

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
srapd New Haven Republican Rail
lies To.nIorrow and Thursday Even
Ings-Republican Nominating Con-
venttons S. J. Hall, Democratic
Nominee for Senator-Major II. Att
water Barnes for SenatOr-Demo.
cratic Rally in New Haven Thurs
day-Yale Democratic Students Are
Scarce.
The Hon. J. NJ. Langston of Virginia
will address the republicans of this city |
tomorrow evening at the Hyperion. The
Ninth and Tenth ward republican (colore0
clubs will form at Lincoln hall, corner
COTE and Sperry streets, at 2 O'Clock, and
march to the Young Mems Republican
club. The city marching companies and
the Phelps brigade will parade, the line
forming at the Young Mems Republican
club, 2O2 Crown street, and moving at
7:sO through Crown, Church, Whitney
avenue, Trumbull to 427 Temple street,
the residence of Hon. E. D. Bassett, where
the speaker will be received and escorted
to the Hyperion, through Temple and
Chapel streets. Hon. E. D. Bassett will
preside at the meeting and the colored
glee club will sing.
On Thursday, the Goth, Hon. Eugene
Hale, United States senator from Maine,
will deliver an address at the Hyperion,
and on Thursday of next week, 9th, there
will be another grand rally at the same
house. The speaker for that meeting has
not yet been assigned.
NIGHT.
The democratic state central committee
have enlisted ex-Secretary Fairchild of the
interior department to speak in New Ha-
ven on Thursday, October 20, Congressman
N. J. Hammond of Georgia to speak at
Stamford on October % and Major F. G.
McGettrick of Vermont to stump tbs
smaller towns Of the state.
FRENCHMEN's RALLY.
DR.. Larue of Putnam will address the
| French voters of Meriden from a demo-
cratic standpoint October rs.
RUSSIAN POLES COME UNDER THE FLAG.
| Mayor Webster of Waterbury, in his ca
pacity of naturalization clerk, has issued
| first papers to twenty-five Russian Poles
| from Naugatuck. Each one swore to re-
| nounce ''all allegiance to Alexander, czar
Of Russia" and was probably glad enough
to do SO.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN NEW HAVEN.
| The Sixth senatorial democratic conven.
ton was held yesterday afternoon in Veru
hall to nominate candidate for state SEN
ator. The convention WIS called at $50
but it was o'clock before Temporary
Chairman George A. Smith of Wallingford
called the convention to order. Henry T.
Holcomb of Cheshire was elected perma
nent chairman and Herman Hess of Meri
den secretary. Committees on creden
tials and resolutions were appointed al
follows; Credentials-A. Meeschmeyer anc
John P. Roach of Wallingford, Walter II
Fenton of Guilford, William Fl. Smith O.
Cheshire, G. q. Scranton of Meriden, G
; W. Parker of North Bradford On resolu
, tions-J. J. Redmond of Wallingford, 81
T. King of Meriden and Harry Spencer O.
, Guilford.
The convention then proceeded to nomi
nate candidate for state senator. Tn
' name of B. A. Treat of Wallingford, wa
< presented by James J. Redmond of tn
same tovn. Thomas L. Reilly of Meriden
nominated Seth J. Hall of Meriden.
, On the ballot Seth j. ball WAS nomi
mated by vote of Is to Z.
DON'T WANT IT.
James P. Johnston of New London
declines to accept the nomination for sena
tor, given him by the democrats of tn
Ninth district.
UP IN THE EIGHTH WARD LAST NIGHT
YALE DEMOCRATIC STUDENTS HELP ALoN
, A LITTLE.
In the Eighth ward last night the demo
r Gratis had a rally in Pyramid hall on Stat
street, near Edwards street. Several loca
8 campaign clubs paraded previous to tn
rally. The democratic battalion of Val
made its first appearance on this occasio
p and was headed by band of twenty -eigh
! pieces. The battalion looked well, but wa
wofully small in numbers compared wit
the big republican battalion of Yale, whic
was also out on parade last night, as !
:. elsewhere reported. The Eighth war
d rally was presided over by Attorney Fran
t Kelley. Hon. James Gallagher delivere
the principal address.
TRYING TIMES.
The Sixth Ward Democratic club me
last night in Franklin hall, at o'clocl
, to arrange for q mass meeting in the war
soon.
MAJOR BARNES FOR SENATOR.
The gentleman who will most probabl
d be nominated by the republicans at tt
Q senatorial convention which is to be he'll
q at the Young Mems Republican club t.
y day to represent this senatorial district
u Hartford, is Major T. Attwater Ba1ne
:. There were two candidates for the p
u sition, the second candidate being Alto
y ney Henry G.. Newton.
. FOR SENATOR.
is W1LL1MANT1c, Oct. 1.-THE democrat
= convention this afternoon nominate
IS Charles G.. Williams of Brooklyn for sen
It tor from the Seventeenth district.
10 sJUDGE OF PROBATE.
NEW BRITAIN, Oct. 13.-John Walls
was nominated for judge of probate fl
>, this district this evening by the dem
cratic convention.