The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FESSENDEN IS NOMINATED FOR
 SPEAKER.

Scott of Plymouth for Assi tant Clerk-
 Nominations for Chairmen of Committees
 --The Minor Offices-The Cauouses at
 Hartford Last Night.
 Special to the JoURN L AND CoubIERl.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 8.
 The law makers of the state assembled here to-day to make preliminary ar engagements for the meeting of the
 general assembly tomorrow. There was nothing particularly encouraging for the democracy, who are in a hopeless minority, but they came to the capitol city nevertheless. The morning trains bore a larger quota of assemblymen than usual, and when the early after noon trains arrived nearly all the mem- bers of the legislature of '95 had put in an appearance. The Allyn house, that rallying point of the majority, on the day before the converting of the legis- lature, was crowded at an early hour in the afternoon. All the rooms had been engaged and the lobby was dense- ly packed. It was the most enthusiastic gathering that has preceded the con vening of the legislature in years. Most of the republican county caucuses were held at the Allyn house, where promi- nent members of the party from all over the state were congregated. Among those from New Haven were the fol- lowing:
 Herbert E.Benton, IT. D. Munson, All derman John w. Lowe, Joseph A.Peak- CT, James Bishop, L. B. Brown, Ed L. Linsley, Assistant City Attorney c. B. Matthewman, Dennis A. Blakeslee, General George H. Ford, Commissioner A. B. Durham, Charles w. Pickett, edi- tor of the Leader, Attorney D. c. Dow, Senator Lyman H. Johnson, Represen- tatives Henry G. Newton and Lewis. Elliott, Captain James H. Wilkins.
 NEW HAVEN COUNTY CAUCUS.
 The New Haven county republican caucus was held at the Allyn house at p. m., Reuben Tucker of Ansonia presiding, and Representative Walters of Cheshire acting as secretary. The first ballot was for doorkeeper and 20 | Cheshire led with 10 votes, Samuel Morse of Cheshire had 4, Barnes f and there were ii scattering. On the sec ond ballot it resulted in 2S votes having been cast, of which Rice had 9, Morse 4, DooIlttle 4 and there were II scattering. On the third ballot MT. Rices vote had increased to H. There was then motion to drop the lowest candidates but it did not prevail, and another ballot was taken and Rice re- ceived B, Isaac DooNttle of Hamden 5, George Barnes of North Branford and Samuel Morse of Cheshire 2.
 A formal ballot was then taken and it was as follows:
 Whole number of votes cast 27; neces- sary for choice IA; Jessie H. Rice of Cheshire II, Samuel Morse of Cheshire IA, scattering2 g.
 MT Morse's nomination was then made unanimous
 Candidates proposed for messenger were William M. Russell of Orange Charles W. Charter of Meriden. Thomas Osborn of Oxford, Isaac w. Robinson l of Ansonia and Robert Jackson of New Haven. Strong speeches were made for | each of these candidates. The informal l ballot resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes %; necessary | for choice 15; Russell H. Carter 4, Osborn 4, Robinson 2, Jackson 8.
 Second informal ballot-Whole num- | Der of votes 28; necessary for a choice 15; Russell 12, Charter 5, Osborn 2, l Jaskson g.
 Third informal ballot-Whole number of votes 27; necessary for a choice IA; | Russell 13, Charter 4, Osborn g. Jack son 8.
 this result:
 Whole number of votes %; necessary for a choice 15 Russell 20, Charter 5, Osborn 1, Jackson 3, scattering 1.
 The nomination of MT. Russell was then made unanimous.
 Robert o. Eaton was chosen to rep resent the caucus in the general house caucus.
 When candidates for assistant clerk of the house were called for the names of Alfred Baldwin of Beacon Falls and Andrew J. Ewen of Derby were sug- gested. Judge Cowell of Waterbury l. made strong speech in behalf of MT. Baldwin, who Is a graduate of the Yale law school.
 The informal ballot resulted as fol- lows:
 Baldwin IA, Ewen 15.
 The ballot was made formal and MT. Newton of New Haven was instructed to present the name of MT. Ewen in the general caucus.
 The caucus endorsed George A. Kel- logg for clerk.
 MT. Range of Guilford thought it would be well to take the sense of the caucus for speaker. He favored Hon. H G. Newton. Mr. Newton said that he would like test of the caucus for his own information. He favored yea and nay ballot, but did not wish to have it made public.
 Judge Cowell thought it would be we'll in some contingencies, but he had promised to second the nomination of l MT Fessenden. He said he had com mitted himself to Nr Fessenden before he knew that MT. Newton was candi- date He thought however, that under 1