The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-17

their positions, except as otherwise pro- vided, from the day of their election for term of two years or until their sue cessors have been chosen.
 Within one week after their election, the members-eleot of the democratic state committee shall meet for organi- zation and elect cholrman and secre- tary from or outside of It's member ship. Said committee shall hear and decide all contested elections of dele gates subject to appeal to the con- vention, and may at any time by tWo-thirds vote expel any of its mem bers for disloyalty and may fill all vacancies caused by death, 9sig- nation or removal It shall decide on time and place for holding state con ventions.
 The state convention to nominate state officers shall be called by the democratic state committee, by adver- tlsement in the newspapers, Qr by noti- fication to the chairman of the town committees. at least three (3) weeks before the time fixed for said conven- tion; and said call shall explicitly state the time and place, the business to be performed, and the basis of representa- tion. Said call shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the commit tee.
 Should there be any neglect to call any of the county, congressional, sem atorial and probate conventions by the district committees, the democratic state committees may call such conven- ton.
 All rules inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 After the report of the committee on rules had been accepted, Chairman Kennedy called attention to the fact that delegates from each senatorial dis trict should select their representative to the state central committee if they had not already done so. As some of the members resigned this morning, it caused some of the district delegates to get together in hurry, When the convention had disposed of the rules another matter claimed it's attention. This was on the subject of representation on the national demo- cratic committee
 Chairman Kennedy having in mind the suggestion that Alexander Troup be elected to fill a possible vacancy by the retirement of Carlos French. suggested to the convention that the new rules virtually made a vacancy on the national committee Whereupon a delegate in the back part of the room shouted: Has Con- necticut a member of the na- tional committee?" T suppose not" answered MT Kennedy He then add ed: T suppose that we cannot appoint one, as the national committee has the power to fill all vacancies. We can sug- gest a member however"
 Then I move you that we recom- mend Alexander Troup of New Haven as the national committeeman from Connecticut" said the delegate who requested the information. The mo- tion passed unanimously amid much cheering.
 The convention having adopted the views of the silver men and having no more ''kickers" to read out of the par | ty the delegates attention was called to the selection of presidential electors. James B. Martin of this city placed be- | fore the delegates thename of Philo $. Bennett of New Haven as one of the l delegates at-large.
 | M. P. Skelly of Woodbury nominated Salmon A. Granger of Winsted for an-' other delegate large. Both nomi- nations were made by exclamation. The congressional distrct electors were named and selected in the following or der: First district. Clinton w. Cowles of Manchester; Second district, John Bransfield of Portland; Third district, Abil B. Tanner of New London; Fourth district, John P. Walsh of Danbury.
 The nomination for first place on the state ticket was called and ex-Judge | Blydenburgh, in an eulogstic address, placed before the convention the name | of Joseph B. Sargent of this city for | governor.
 | The nomination of MT. Sargent was seconded by several delegates and it was moved to make the selection by ac-
 clamation. Colonel E. M. Graves of Hartford nominated Stiles Ashbel Crandall of Norwich for lieutenant gov- ernor. Colonel T. l. Fox of this city seconded the nomination. | Mir Crandall was chosen by acclama- l ton.
 Edwin M. Ripley of Union was plac- ed in nomination for secretary of state by Hartford county delegates, and a motion was made to choose the candi- date by exclamation.
 w. J. H. Bohannan of Stamford plac- ed in nomination Homer S. Cummings of that city and proceeded to set forth l the claims of Fairfield and Litchtield l counties and also the merits of his can- | didate. MT. Bohannan said that MT. 1 Cummings was one of a class of men who had come to the democratic party when the so-called gold democrats were | leaving it. The republican party were receiving them with open arms. Mr. l Cummings had been a republican, but
 was now democrat.
 l MT. Chase of Stonington opposed the selection of MT. Cummings. He thought 1 that recruits should be put on proba- l ton.
 John P. Carney of this city endorsed
 the views of MT. Chase.
 A delegation from Litchfield county from the middle of the room asked how
 long the probation should be. c. N. Hurlburt of Norwich seconded
 the nomination of MT. Cummings, add ing to what had already been said. He made a strong plea for the young ele-
 ment of the party. More speeches fol-