The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-30
DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST
HARMONY PERVADED TIE CONVEN-
TIoN LAST NIGHT.

The Delegates Chosen-The Suggestions
of the Town Committee as to Change of
Rules Adopted-Ward Workers Object
to Having Their Names Printed--The
Delegates Said to be Anti Harrison.
The democratic town convention held
last evening in Turn hall, at the cor
ner of Orange and Court streets, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention in Hartford on June 10
was devoid Of incident. 1t was a tame
and uninteresting event, the regular
cut and dried program of the town COM
mittee going through with few dele
gates to lift their voices against any
thlng that came up, and but one of
these had enough of the opposition in
nm TO make a motion which was
contrary to the will OF the town COM
mittee
The principal interest in the conVen-
t1on centered in the selection of dele
gates though there had been during
the day, and especially in the hour i'm
mediately preceding the calling of the
convention, some discussion as to the
advisability of adopting certain reso-
lutions changing the rules of the party
in the town.
The general trend was that the
recommendation os the town commit
tee would be adopted. This opinion
was borne out by the vote of the con-
vention later on.
Chairman Mills of the town commit
tee called the convention to order at
S:15 o'clock. When he had read the call
the chairman asked the delegates to
name the presiding officer of the con-
vention. On motion of Matthew A.
Reynolds, which was seconded by
Martin Conlan. Attorney Isaac Wolfe
was elected to preside over the deliber-
ations of the body
On assuming the duties assigned him
Mr.. Wolfe thanked the delegates for
the honor conferred upon him. He
then called for the nomination of secre-
tary
David Fitzgerald of the Second ward
was unanimously chosen.
The list of delegates was read by the
secretary and adopted as corrected.
The whole number of delegates entitled
to seats in the convention was an
nounced by the chairman as 72, and
when the different vacancies had been
filled there seemed to be that many in
the room.
The chairman announced that the
first business of the convention was
the selection of delegates to the state
convention at Hartford.
Martin Conlan moved that the chair
appoint ten delegates to select the
names of twenty-five men to represent
the party at Hartford This was
amended by James E. McGann, who
wished to instruct the chair to appoint
a delegate from each ward to name
those who should go to the state con-
vention
The first motion was withdrawn and
the amendment was adopted The
chair appointed the following delegates,
who retired to make out the list of state
delegates: w. A. Wright, P. McNer-
ney, ]. E. McGann, Joseph Taylor, j.
P. Carney, Francis G. Anthony, David
Callahan, Martin Conlan, Thaddeus e.
Donnelly, Matthew A. Reynolds, E. r.
Hubbard, T. J. Kane, j. j. Oates, w. III.
Farren, Frank Hugo.
During the interval taken by the COM
mittee to name the delegates the con-
vention listened to speech by James
L. Cowles, formerly of Pennington, but
now of this city The speaker arraign-
ed the administl alton of Pres dent Har-
rison and the policy of Mr.. Mckinley
for all the ills that has befallen the
country for the past three years, and
in conclusion gave his audience his ia
vorite penny post system as a panacea
for all ills existing and to come
The nominating committee named the
following delegates:
Norris G. Osborn, chairman; joan
Clancy, John E. Doughan, James E.
McGann, Henry G. O'Sullivan, Albert
Widman Martin Conlan, Thaddeus
Donnelly Edward H. Rogers, John P.
Carney, Matthew Reynolds, Timothy j.
Egan, Eugene Hubbard, John H. Dill
lon, Charles L. We'll, Isaac Wolfe, Jo-
seph B. Cunningham, George w. Neil,
Willis H. Farren, Alfred Forbes, Tohn
]. Hogan and Henry Bretzfelder.
The convention proceeded to act upon
the proposed changes in the rules gov
erning the town organization. The
term of Office of the town committee
was changed so that each member Of
the committee shall assume the duties
assigned him on the first of January
succeeding his election instead of i'm
mediately, as now.
P. J. McNerney opposed the amend
ment, but without success, and the
amendment was adopted.
Another change made was in the
matter of giving the newspapers the
names Of the men who worked at the
polls.
Ex-Judge Callahan asked of Chair
man Mills for reasons for the proposed
change, to which Mr.. Mills replied:
Because the men do not wish to have
their names spread broadcast in the
newspapers, if the gentleman must
have an answer at this time"
Judge Callahan did not see why men
who earn SO or S5 in this way should be
ashamed to have it known.
Martin Conlan supported the resolu-
ton on the ground that the men did not
wish to be known as "heelers," while
they were willing to do good work.
Judge Callahan moved to indefinitely
postpone the resolution, but the chair,
not hearing d second to the motion, en-
tertained one to adopt made by Dele
gate Hutt. This was carried by
large majority
The last change provides that all