The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-18
BEFORE THE CONTENTION.
The Clans win Begin to Gather This Morn
 ing at Hartford.


 Hartford. Sept. 17.-To-day offered few evidences of the political excite ment that will pervade until after the republican convention at Foot Guard hall on Wednesday, The hotel men were busy opening teiegrams from tardy delegates who will have to sleep on cots unless they are especially lucky, but the real stir will not begin until this evening ane tomorrow morning. At the Allyn house, which will be head quarters. the clers to-day scid that all the parlors had been engaged for county caucuses tomorrow evening, and fifty more applications for sleeping &C., commodations had been received than could be cared for The other hotels will get good share of the business, but the center of wire-pulllng will be the Allyn house.
 Chairman Benton of the state central committee is expected at the Allyn house late this afternoon or tomorrow. Andrew r. Gates, who was to have been secretary of the convention, Is i'll and 1t is not expected that he will be able to be present.
 A meeting of the republican league committee in charge of the ratification exercises Is to be held in the carly after noon tomorrow at the Hartford club. Through the afternoon the delegates will be arriving, and at o'clock In the Foot Guard hall Chairman Benton will rap to order and present Hon. William E. Simonds as temporary chairman. Committees on credentials, permanent organization and platform will be ap- pointed after the choice of a secretary, and recess taken until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
 The three committees named will then hold meetings and at that of the credential committee the question of the contesting delegates from Hartford will then come up, and likely consume much time.
 MT. Slmonds, who is likely to be per- manent chairman, will call to order in the morning, and after reports of com- mittees nominations for state officers will be called for, and the various can- didates for the governorship will be euiogised by their friends. After ballot ing the other officers will be elected, and a state central committee chosen. Then will come the report of the com- mittee on platform.
 On Wednesday evening there will be great ratification meeting under the auspices of the Mckinley club.
 Pope's military band has been en- gagged by the committee to head the street parade. Colonel Burdett, the mar shal. will issue his orders tomorrow It is expected that from 1,50O to 2,5OO men will be in line. The speaking will prob- ably take place In Foot Guard armory as the committee has secured the use of it, if it is not required for prolonged session of the convention.
 A feature of the ratification meeting at Foot Guard hall will be a short speech by the nominees and all the prominent republicans in the city.
 The Republican clubs club house on Main street will tomorrow be adorned with a neat new black and gilt sign bearing the words Republican club" The rooms have been tastefully, but not with elaboration, fitted up, SO that now they are in readiness to receive guests tomorrow evening when the doors will be thrown open, and the delegates to
 
 ceived informally The house has been painted and papered throughout, and a quantity of new furniture has been purchased besides that which belonged to the Columbia Cycle club New rugs have been placed on the floor and new pictures hung on the walls. The club membership now numbers about $40.