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

introduced Chairman Snyder of the committee on credentials. He said that he had not full report, for many delegates had come into the hall since the committee had retired. Already there were 202 delegates, representing fifty-seVen towns, and sixteen special delegates from ten societies of the w. c. T. U. The committee was contin- ued until in the afternoon for a final report.
 Chairman Wolfe of the committee on permanent organization reported that the temporary officers should be made the permant officers of the conven- ton. This report was adopted.
 Telegrames of regret were read from Samuel Dic6ie of Albion, Mich, na- tional chairman, and G. A. Kelsey of sharon.
 The convention at 12:45 o'clock took a recess until 2 o'clock.
 The afternoon session was called to order at 2:3O Rev. s. B. Forbes of Hartford chairman of the committee on platform and resolutions and pro- hibition candidate for governor in 1896, rose to read the platform, which had been drawn up by his committee. He was greeted with three rouslag cheers and read the following platform, which was unanimously adopted:
 PREAMBLE.
 We. the members of the prohibition party of Connecticut in convention as- sembled. renewing our acknowledge ment of allegiance to Almighty God as the rightful ruler of the diverse, lay down the following as our declaration of political purpose
 PLATFORM
 The prohibition party of Connecticut, | in convention assembled, declares it's l conviction that the manufacture, ex- portation, importation and sale of alco- holic beverages has produced such so- cial, commercial, industrial and politi- cal wrongs, and is now so thereatening | the prosperity of all our social and po- | liticai institutions, that the suppress | sion of the same by law is the great est object to the secured by the voters I of our state and nation, and is of such importance that it ought to control the united political action of all patriotic citizens until such suppression is &C., l complished. Therefore,
 Resolved, That we seek the prohibi- tion by state and national legislation of the manufacture, importation, expor- | tation and interstate transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages; that l we declare our purpose to organize all | the friends of prohibition into our par | ty, and in order to secure this end we deem it right to leave to every pro- hibitionist the freedom of his own con- vHtions upon all other political ques- tions, and to trust our representatives to take such action upon those ques- tions as the change occasions by prohi- hition and the welfare of the whole peo- pie may demand.
 The Second and Fourth congressional | conventions met at 1:30 D. m. to nom- mate congrcssmeu. The Fourth dis trict named Frederick L. Wooster of Winsted. The Second district, however had a iong struggle before Professor w. P. Bradley of Wesleyan college was made the candidate for congressman in that district.
 The other candidate was C. M Whit
 temore of eriden. He received sever
 votes. fae
 i~' Al. isoNS ttiltcI VI tiit M y Slll press spoke in favor of the convention
 declaring in favor of woman's suffrage
 and offered the following resolution
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this
 convention that the right of suffrage
 ought not to be abridged on account ot
 sex, but should be extended in oul
 state so as to allow women to vote or
 questions concerning the regulation
 and restriction of the sale of intoxicat.
 ing liquors.
 MT. Guernsey moved the adoption ot
 this resolution. and Mr. Wooster sec
 onded 1t. At this point Rev. MT Kid
 der of Trinity NJ. E. church in this city
 took the floor. He said that he wa.
 sorry that the resolution had been of
 fered, and that although he was in ia
 vor of woman's suffrage, he believed
 that the time had come when prohibi
 tionists should concentrate their ener
 gies on the one great question of re
 stricting the liquor traffic and let al
 questions remain for the time in tn
 background He said that the grea
 question now was the money question
 and if he believed that it was greate
 than the prohibition question he would |; vote for it, but he believed the prohi ] bition question greater than all oth : CTS. If a woman's suffrage resolution } was passed by the convention man, who are now working with the part,
 for the one great end would leave i and dissension would follow. He thel moved that the resolution be laid on tn
 table. The matter was discussed a length and finally the motion to lay ol the table was put and carried with slight opposition.
 J. B. Smith of New Britain chairman
 of the finance committee reported tha statement had been receivd by hi
 committee informing them that in or der to carry on the state campaign i was necessary that $l,500 be raised a the convention. MT. Smith recon mended that Rev. MT. Kidder be ap pointed to secure pledges from tn delegates to make up the amount MI Kidder was accordingly appointed, an
 succeeded in raising about S65O in short time, The amounts pledged b the various towns represented were a follows: Middletown, $50; New Britain
 S100; Simsbury, S10; Meriden, SIC Hartford, $25; Palinvilie S10; Man chester, $15; Winchester, 1925; Hunt ingdon, s25; Danbury, s20; Canton, SIC Branford, $4. In addition to thes amounts there were numerous privat