The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-21
ON THE EVE OF CONVENTION
THE STATE DELEGATES VIII MEET
INHYPERION THIS EYENING.

IN NHYPERION THIS EYENiNG.
N6Judge Edgar A. Warner of Putnam Will
be Temporary Chairman and ex-Con-
gresham Kellogg is Slated for Perma-
nent Presiding Oficer-Changes in State
Central Committee-Recipr Rea-
sonable Protection and Sound Money the
Platform.
The republican state convention for
1.-THE purpose of electing delegates to the
Irrational republican convention, which
will be held in June at st. Louis, will
fneet this evening in the Hyperion at
5 o'clock.
Herbert e. Benton, chairman of the
Estate central committee, will call the
delegates to order and on behalf of the
COMMITTEE will name Judge Edgar M.
Warner of Putnam for temporary
chairman.
Samuel A. Eddy of North Canaan
will be selected as temporary secretary.
II was stated last evening that ex-
congressman Kellogg of Waterbury
would be chairman of the committee on
permanent organization and would be
made the presiding officer of the con-
Ventlon, but 1t was also said with equal
posltlveness that the committee would
report IN favor of the temporary chair
man being named for the permanent
chairman
When the committees have been
named the convention will be addressed
oy number of the prominent repub-
leans present. This will complete the
business of the convention for the first
session and an adjournment will be
mad SO that the delegates of the differ
ent districts and counties may hold
caucuses to name the men they will
present TO the convention on wednes-
pay Tor ratification and election. The
Following gentlemen will probably be
named by their constituents and will
1ndoubtedly be elected. First congress
elonal district, Morgan G.. Bulkeley of
hartford; Second congressional dis
Lrlct, John l. Hutchinson of Essex;
Fhird congressional district, Arthur M.
Brewer of Norwich; Fourth congress
Fional district, Samuel Fessenden of
Stamford.
In addition to these congressional dis
Erict delegates there will be one from
Zach county. 1t is now expected that
here will be no contest except in New
Haven county.where there will be three
,andida ates-William F. Rockwell Of
Meriden, ex-senator James Graham Of
Orange and Thomas Blake of Derby.
BY counties the following will be in
I'll probability selected:
Hartford, Colonel James A. Cheney,
South Manchester; Tolland, George
sykes, Rockville; Windham. Charles E.
Searles, Thompson; Middlesex, John M.
Douglass, Middletown: New London,
Thomas A. Allen, Sprague; Litchfleld,
Hubert Q. Williams, Salisbury; Fair
ield, Edwin A. Keeler, South Norwalk
These men unless something not now
apparent transpires will represent the
tounties.
The state central committee for the
Ensuing year will be made tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock 1t consists of
bne member from each Of the twenty
four senatorial districts. In the follow
ng it is said upon authority that
changes will be made in the Ninth.
Colonel Fred Farnsworth will give way
to John F. Batty of Groton. John l.
Hutchinson will not be returned for the
rwenty-first and in the Twenty-second
bohn M. Douglass will be succeeded by
b. r. Macdonald of Cromwell: In the
Fifteenth A. S. Embler of Bethel, it is
bald, will probably give place to a new
nan and in the Sixth James P. Platt of
Meriden will be succeeded by l.. M.
Hubbard of Wallingford.
A successor to Edgar l.. Pond of the
twentieth will be selected.
Ex- State Insurance Commissioner o.
r. Fyler, who is said to be a strong
Fessenden man, will, it was said yes
Eerday, be elected chairman Of the
state central committee.
Ex- Congressman Simonds of Canton
will probably be chairman of the COM
nittee on resolution and these will de-
elare for reciprocity and reasonable
protection 1t will be a gold conven-
lion and the financial plank will be
6imilar to those lately adopted by Mas
bachusetts, New York and New Jersey.