The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-02
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE
LIVINGSTON W. CLEAYELAND RE-
NOMINATED,

Clerk Timothy II. Callahan Nominated
by the Silver Democrats.
Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland was
nominated by the republican conven-
ton for reelection to the office of pro-
bate judge of this district. The work
of the convention, which met at the
house of the Young Mems Republican
club on Grown street. was soon finished
as the only candidate mentioned for the
place was the present Judge who has
filled the office during his two years
4 term with much credit to himself and
to the satisfaction of those who have
had occasion to transact business with
him.
At 1910 o'clock Frederick L. Averill,
chairman Of the probate committee,
called the convention to order.
Upon motion of W. A. Schappa, ia
cob B. Ullman was chosen as chairman
of the convention and John o. Shares
was elected as secretary. x-Council-
man Samuel F. Runderson nominated
Livingston w. cleveland as the choice
of the convention for a candidate for
the office of judge of probate, and in
so doing referred to the unanimous
nomination of N. ID. Sperry at Middle
town for congress Wednesday. The
name was greeted with cheers Mr.
PunderSon then stated that there had
been but one name mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination for the po-
sition of judge of probate and read the
resolution adopted at the New Haven
convention in which the sixteen dele
gates were instructed to vote for Judge
cleveland.
When Judge Cleaveland's name it
When Judge Cleavelands name was
mentioned it was greeted with APP
plause, and after the nominal
tion had been seconded by w.
A. Schappa the secretary was in
structed to cast the ballot for l.. w.
Cleaveland for judge of probate. This
was done, and a committee consisting
Of w. P. Niles, w. A. Schappa and w.
H. Robinson of East Haven was APP
pointed to notify Judge Cleaveland of
his nomination and to bring the can
didate before the convention.
While the committee was out the con-
vention elected Edwin 8. Swift of this
city, George A. Morton of Mt. Carmel
and A. Y. Beach of Seymour as the
probate committee for the next conven-
ton.
H. G. Newton, Marcus e. Baldwin
and G. B. Foote made speeches COM
mending the choice of the candidate.
BY this time Judge Cleaveland arriv-
ed and expressed his qualification over
the nomination, detailed his experience
in accepting the nomination two years
ago greatly against his wish and then
said: IF by the grace of God and by
the votes of the freemen of this dis
trict I am reelected to serve the dis
trict, shall endeavor to do more cred
it to myself and more satisfaction to
the district
The delegates then accepted an invi-
tation extended by Judge Cleaveland to
go to Woodmont on a special car and
partake of a shore dinner.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Colonel Timothy F. Callahan was
nominated yesterday for judge Of pro-
bate by the democratic district conven-
ton in Veru hall, Orange street. The
nomination was made on the fourth
formal ballot, when the vote stood,
W. Chaplin, 26.
The convention placed itself in line
with all other democratic conventions
held this year, by passing a resolution
declaring that no person not in
sympathy with the Chicago platform
and not ready to support the national
presidential ticket should receive the
nomination for judge of probate.
The opening of the convention was
rather stormy and for a while it looked
as if it would break up into opposing
factions.
Charles H. Fowler, chairman of the
district probate committee, called the
convention to order, and nominated
Norris B. Mix of Hamden as temporary
chairman. There was no objection.
Mr.. Mix, upon taking the chair, called
for the nomination of temporary sec
rotary, and David Fitzgerald of New
Haven was unanimously chosen.
The chairman then intimated that he
would proceed to the naming of COM
mittee on credentials to consist of one
delegate from each Of the seven towns
in the district.
Martin Conlan moved that the COM
Ynittee consist of fifteen members, nine
from New Haven and one from each
of the outlying towns The motion was
seconded, but the chairman did not
show any disposition to entertain it.
Several delegates from the outlying
towns were on their fleets at once to
oppose the motion, while the New Ha-
ven delegates as vigorously supported
it. The rules of parliamentary debate
were cast to the winds and for time
chaos ruled supreme.
The chairman was inf1exible in his
determination to ignore the New Haven
delegation, and he announced that in
asnuch as he understood that New Ha-
ven had elected forty delegates to the
convention, in violation of the rule
which had prevailed in regard to repre-
sentation, he would not recognize any
member of that delegation until the
convention should have decided who
was entitled to take part in it.
There was another squabble at the
end of which the following committee
on credentials was appointed:
New Haven, John P. Carney, Edward
j. Rourke; East Haven, Grove j. Tut
tie; Orange, James H. Peck; Seymour,
Carlos Fl Storrs: Hamden, Patrick