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


 go by the democratic national conven- ton, and that we pledge our earnest and faithful support to w. J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall, the candidates nominated by the democratic party | Resolved, That the growing indus | trial disaster and distressing poverty and likeness has been the ever increas- | ing result of the characterization of sil- Yer in 1873; we therefore invite the united support of the electors in the effort to restore the coinage system which existed during the years of our national prosperity, and which is the coinage system recognized in our na- tional constitution.
 | We denounce the recent bond issue and the useless increase of national debt in time of peace.
 Resolved, That business depression | and contracted production are the in l evitable causes of loss and disaster to all wealth producing industries, that 1 there is therefore no sufficient induce ment to capital to invest upon con- | stantly falling market and with mon- l ey constantly increasing in it's ex- 1 changeable value and purchasing pow CT.
 Resolved That as labor is great producing idustry, we recognize the certain result of depression in business to be-less money to be paid to the la Dor product, and a limited market for its employment. We therefore Invite labor to unite to save itself from the danger which threatens it if money shall continue to increase in purchasing power, and all else to decrease in ex- changeable value in the markets of the | world
 Resolved, That we favor such meas ures as hall secure equality of repre- sontation, and the rule of the majority i If this state.
 Resolved, That we demand that measures be taken to defeat the cor rupt control of legislatures and corpor- ations, and to stop the holding up" l and delaying or defeating of just measures until those interested submit to the blackmailing demands of cor rupt lobby and their allies in the Gen. l eral Assembly.
 Resolved, That we demand such crit ical examination of this state expendi- lures as may be necessary in provid- l ing for an economical administration of public affairs.
 Resolved, That we denounce all at- tempts to intimidate or coerce the cleo tors of this state in the exercise of the right of franchise.
 The convention then chose the fol- lowing state central committed: | Charles J. Dillon of Hartford, first; | Charles O Read of Manchester sec ond; c. F. Mccarthy of Windsor Locks, third; Thomas F. Kehoe of New Bri- tain, fourth; R. F. Grady of Water bury, fifth; G. H. Smith of Walling- 1 ford, sixth; J. H. Peck of Orange, l seventh; J. F. Carney, of New Haven, eighth; ). B. Leahy of New London, ninth; J. B. Shannon of Norwich, 10th; l A. J. Sullivan of Colchester 11th; J. s. Coughln of Stamford, 18th; M H. Brocken of Fairfield, 18th; Walter Stapleton, of Bridgeport, 14th; John T. Cuff of Danbury, 18th; Newton Phil ! lips, Killingly, 18th; Patrick H. Walsh 1 of New Hartford, 18th: F. o. Roberts of Canaan, 18th; Eli D. Weeks, of Had dam, 2lst; John Carroll of Middletown, 22nd N. H. Yeomans of Columbia, 23d; l G. F. Hanks of Mansfield, 24th. ! The following are the members of the state central committee who refused to follow the silver men into the Bryan Sewall- Popocratic party and who were consequently deposed:
 William McPhelemy, Danbury. John w. Church, Putnam. | c. s. Burlingame, Brooklyn.
 Richard T. Higgins, Winsted.
 The old members of the committee the convention appointed are: George A Smith, Wallingford
 John P. Carney, New Haven. | James B. Shannon, Norwich
 w. M. Brocken, Fairfield.
 Eli D. Weeks, Iitchfield.
 John Carroll, MiddletoWn.
 Nominations for presidential electors were first called for James B. Martin, of this city, in an eulogistic address, named Philo S. Bennett of this city for one of the electors t-large.
 M. P. Skelly of Woodbridge, noni- mated s. A. Granger, of Winsted, as the other elector- at large and the vote was unanimous.
 From the first congressional district Clinton w. Cowles of Manchester was elected. From the second district John BrdnSlI6lu Ol lldlltl, NuS CicStSu, from the third, Abel B. Tanner, of New London, and from the fourth, John F. Walsh of Danbury.
 It was while the convention was waiting the report of the committee on rules, that Alexander Troup. who had been prominent all day acting as pilot of the steering committee walked to the front of the stage and addressed Chair man Kennedy, saying:
 "I move that the officers of this con- vention be instructed to prepare a tele- gram, conveying to the state Democra- cy in session in Buffalo, the congratu- lations of the loyal Connecticut De- mocracy to the Democracy of the Em- pire state,"
 The motion was greeted with cheers and the following telegram was adopt ed. No time was lost in getting the message on the wire as it was already dictated when the motion was offered The greeting reads as follaws:
 "The loyal Democracy of Connecti- cut, in convention assembled, send greeting to the loyal Democracy of the Empire state. We congratulate them that the Democracy of Connecticut and New York have endorsed the Chicago platform and candidates. Those that !: are not with us are against us."
 In accordance with the agreement of