The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-20
NOMINATED Oy FIFTH BALLOT AE
 THE EREPUBLTCIy CONTENTION.

vention have been conducted with de-
 corum and that spirit of harmony which
 always pervades republican gatherings, The complete ticket nominated is aS follows: Governor-O. Vincent Coffin of MlddleS town. Lieutenant governor-Lorrin A. Cook( of Barkhamsted.
 Secretary of state-william c. Mowry
 of Norwich.
 Treasurer-George w. Hodge of Wind. sor.
 Comptroller-Benjamin P. Mead of New Canaan. The convention was called to ortlel about 10:3O o'clock thls morning by Chairman Simonds, the delay havins been caused by the late arrival of Samuel Fessepden, chairman of the
 committee on credentials. After the
 meeting had been called to order and
 the reports of the several committees
 had been accepted, nominations fol governor were called for, the several
 counties of the state making their nome l nations in the following order: Hartford county was the first called | upon and Henry c. Robinson of Hars( ford immediately placed in nomination. Frank w. Cheney of Manchester. The
 nomination was promptly seconded | amid applause, and then Chairman Simonds asked if New Haven county | had a candidate to present.
 Frederick B. Farnsworth of New Has
 ven took the platform, and said: -Four | men have been sent from New" Haven, l none of them gifted with silver
 tongue, but simply to tell simple story. The American people, although
 aggressive in business ways are prone
 to sit down quietly when supplied With
 all creature comforts. They are de- prived of these at this time, owing, to democratic misrule, and will raise 8 l protest. The four men from New Ha- ven would present man for the | gubernatorial nomination whose name
 is well known in every hamlet of the state as well as on the streets of the city I represent. He has been before the people as a candidate before but
 has led on two occasions forlorn hopes. He is an able, conscientious and noble republican. It gives me pleasure to
 present the name of Hon. Samuel E. Merwin."
 When New London county was called
 upon in due order for gubernatoriAl nominations, Hon. Robert Colt arose and said that while his county had had the office of governor for ninety-four years, 1t had no nominations to offer at present, but he wished to refer to a man whose name was the synonym for honor and success and seconded the name of Colonel Cheney. Judge A. B. Beers then arose and eulogized Mayor Marigold, but wound up his speech by seconding the nomina, tion of General Merwin, much to the surprise of his auditors. The name of
 John Addison Porter of Pomfret Was
 next presented to the convention by Hon. Charles E.. Searles of Thomps0u amid great applause.
 o. Vincent Coffin of Middleto,V Vn was
 next placed In nomination by Judge w.
 T. Elmer of Middletown. After indule.
 ing in little pleasant repartee with
 the gentleman who had nominated Mir.
 Cheney, he said:
 T have heard 1t stated here that 1o-
 cality cuts no figure. and want you to
 understand that Middlesex county is
 not behind hand-it never sulks, in it's tents and does not stop fighting until
 the last democrat bites the dust. It has always done this and 1t Is getting just a little tiresome. Isn't there any such thing in politics as a reward of merit?"
 "New Haven has always said to us~
 You go home and roll up your republtx can majority, but we'll take the honors.( Now, gentlemen, this is the year of po' litical regeneration, and the day of close republican corporations has gone by. I see here honest men who propose to make the nomination themselves. They do not care so much for that nla- chine that has it's headquarters in Hartford and its hindquarters in New Haven. So give us your candidate and we will show you what old Middlesex can do The democrats have sneered at the name, but let me say that if Mid- dlesex county furnishes the Coffin the
 democratic party will furnish ths
 corpse. Do not believe that this is going
 to be holiday for us republicans.
 Connecticut is not Maine nor Vermont,
 and Connecticut has arms reaching out
 to Wall street, New York. It is not going
 to be an easy victory, but 1t is going to
 be victory. And now we will for mos
 ment consider this question of wins
 dication.' That is all right, but must
 we keep on vindicating while the dem-
 ocratic party marches on to victory?
 Around my candidate are rallied the
 best men in the party and he needs no
 vindication. Give us o. Vincent Coffin
 and Middlesex will give him 5000 ma-
 jority." t.rt
 This completed the nominations and
 the convention proceeded to take an in.
 formal ballot. The voting commenced,
 and after 1t had been completed and thu
 tellers were counting the votes Chair- man Henry c. Robinson of the commit-
 tee on resolutions advanced to the plat-
 form of the stage and read the platform
 of the party as follows:
 lContipued on third RageI