The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-26

Chairman. George M, Gum of Mill ford; secretaries. Joseph T. Cunning ham of Norwich. Isaac Wolfe or New Haven and L. T. Tingier Of Vernon, At this point also the vice presidents advanced and took seats upon the stage. The committee on resolutions not be- ing ready to report, quite a heated dis- cussion followed as to the propriety Of referring resolutions to that committee until after they had been submitted to the conveftion. Finally, however. it was decided to allow every delegate who had resolution to have the same sub mitted to the convention whether it was rejected by the committee or not.
 At this point recess of half an hour was taken In order to give the com mittee an opportunity to fix up plat form for the party.
 When the half hour had expired the | delegates reassembled, but still the platform was not ready. and 1t was de- cidcd to go ahead with the nominations without waiting any longer. As soon as | this announcement had been made ex- Mayor W. w. Hyde of Hartford jumped | to his feet and in a ringing speech placed Ernest Cady of Hartford in nom- ination for the office of governor. After he had concluded, Attorney Garfield of Bridgeport presented the name of Judge Morris B. Beardsley of the Park city. Both nominations were received with loud and prolonged applause. Attorney | Charles H. Fowler of this city second- ed the nomination of Judge Beardsley. and John L. Hunter of Willimantic that of Lieutenant Governor Cady.
 | There being no other nomination for governor, on motion of John w. Coogan of Hartford the delegates decided to take an informal ballot for candidate | for governor. After brief but breezy side debate between Colonel Steven son of Bridgeport and Chairman Gum | the ballot was taken and resulted as follows: Whole number of votes cast, 435; necessary to a choice, 2lS; Cady 245, Beardsley 190. s l After the result of the ballot had been announced Attorney Garfield of Bridge port, who only fw minutes before had nominated Judge Beardsley, arose and moved that the ballot be made formal and unanimous for MT. Cady This motion was seconded amid prolonged applause, by Colonel N. G. Osborn of this city and was carried without sin | gle objection by viva voce vote.
 l By this time the committee on reso- lutions was ready to report, and Chair man Vance read the platform of the party. The platform declares the ab- solute confidence of the the party in the statesmanship, ability and integrity of President Cleveland, approves of the recent revision of the revenue laws, de- mands the immediate abolishment of l the duties on refined sugar, favors con- stitutional reform and contains strong anti-A. P. A. plank. The platform complete is as follows:
 THE PLATFORM.
 We. declare our faith in and loyalty to the constitution of the United States, giving our hearty support to the federal authorities within their powers and limitations. J. -:t
 We have absolute confiednce in the statesmanship, ability and integrity of President Cleveland. and we pledge our continued support to his administra tion.
 We congratulate our fellow citizens on the recent revision of the revenue laws, by which many of the raw ma terials used by our manufacturers and mechanics are entirely relieved of tax ation, and unreasonable duties upon | others are reduced. The revival of all business following immediately upon the passage of thelaw is the best evil dence of the wisdom of its provisions. We believe the free coal and iron bills now pending in the senate would be beneficial to the interests of the whole country, if promptly passed.
 We demand the prompt passage of a law which shall. abolish the differential duties on refined sugar now maintained in the senate by the republican and sugar trust combination.
 We congratulate the country upon the successful effort of President Cleve- land to restore the currency of the country to a better condition than it has enjoyed for more than thirty years. " We stand now, as ever, for the funda- mental principles of just and equit- able. representation of the people in their law-making body. We believe that no set of men are entitled to exclu- sive public privileges; that all political power Is inherent in the people, and that they have at all times an inde- fensible right to alter their form of government in such manner as they may think expedient, to. the end that defects in the constitution of Connec- ticut should be remedied and the in- equalties in political power existing under it should be remedied. tr! '
 We demand that the people of Connec- ticut shall have an early opportunity of deciding by their ballots whether they wish to change their fundamental law by constitutional convention.
 The right to public preferment should not be based upon religious profession or belief. The worship of God according to the dictates of conscience is, and ever should be, without preference to any sect or mode. The power, patriotism, and valor of the founders of American institutions, fostered in the cradle of re- ligious freedom, and exemplified by our devotion to our country's cause in peace and war, justifies the democratic party in declaring its faith in the loyalty of all religious communions to our free institutions. We therefore condemn and denouce all movements whatever hav- ing for their purpose the exclusion from public office of any portion of our people because of their religious creed, as vi- I f- 1o,, al,