The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
TR0UP WILL LEAD THEM
SILYEE DEMOCRATS SELECT HIM FOR CHAIRMAN

Resolutions Passed.
 The silver democrats held their town convention last evening in St. Aloyslus hall for the purpose of electing twenty two delegates to represent them at the state convention, which meets In this city, in the Hyperion theater, on Sep tember 16.
 At S:30 o'clock Chairman James B. Martin of the town committee called the convention to order and asked the delegates to walk to the front of the hall, Continuing, MT. Martin said:
 "Gentlemen of the Convention-It is the duty and it is the pleasure of the chairman of the town committee to call all meetings of this kind to order and as there is no other claimant to that position present I shall proceed to eX- ercise a duty for which I have beel selected by tEe regularly constituted town committee. Without further ado. gentlemen, call this convention to order and await your pleasure. The first business is to select a presiding officer Who will you have to perform the duties of that office?'
 Alexander Troup of the Eighth ward was recognized and nominated ex- Judge Levi N. Blydenburgh, John F. Fitzgerald seconded the nomination. MT. Blydenburgh was elected and Chairman Martin appointed Messrs Troup and Fitzgerald to escort him to the platform.
 On taking the chair ex-Judge Blyden- burgh said: "Fellow democrats-This is time for few words. No eloquence is needed; no long speeches. No set ting forth of the issues is needed at this time. Unity of action is the price of success. Put no men on guard but those who are true to the cause of the people which we represent. Let there be no fellowship with traitors; those who are not with us are against us. In the conflict of right against wrong. right, though sometimes defeated, will gain added strength, and final success will crown the efforts of those who go down in the conflict.
 We have confidence in the people who love liberty; who broke the bonds of leadership and declared for financial independence at Chicago. And we be- lieve the people will win in Novem- ber.''
 Chairman Blydenburgh then called for the credentials of the members of the convention, and the chairmen of the different wards were empowered to prepare the report. The committee re- tired for five minutes, during which time a, recess was taken.
 There were no contests, and the list of members of the convention was seat ed as reported by the secretaries of the different ward primaries
 The next busiress in order was the selection of a set of twenty-two dele gates to represent the town in the state convention, which meets in the Hype- rion theater on September Is,
 William J. Cronin of the Seventh ward moved that the chairman of each ward be appointed to make the .selec- tion
 James F. McGann moved to amend by appointing @ committee of nine. There was some discussion, which re- suited in the original motion being finally amended so as to leave the se- lection of the committee to the dele gates from the various wards, each be- ing entitled to one representative.
 Another recess of five minutes was taken and the following committee was selected:
 First ward, Frank c. Miles; Second ward, Timothy J. Fox; Third ward, James E. McGann; Fourth ward, B. F. Fitzsimmons; Fifth ward, Andrew Goodman; Sixth ward John Doughan; Seventh ward, A. B. Fuller; Eighth ward, J. J. Buchanan; Ninth ward Carleton E. Hoadley; Tenth ward, F. s. Andrew Eleventh ward, Seth w Langley; Twelfth ward, Garret J. F'itz- gerald; Thirteenth ward, George Wheal; Fourteenth ward, Willis II, Barnes; Fifteenth ward, Frank Hugo.
 When the committee had returned Chairman Blydenburgh called on Peter Lynch of the Second ward, whom the chairman said was in attendance upon a democratic meeting for the first time in ten years MT. Lynch responded in a short speech congratulating the con- vention on the return of the democ- racy of the nation to the first princi- ples of the party. The speaker re- counted the long, lonely journey he had pursued alone until his party came to him. He gladly welcomed his former associates and held out radiant hopes to his fellow democrats.
 Mir. Lynch was the labor candidate for mayor of New Haven several years ago.
 The convention called for MT. Troup when Mir Lynch had resumed his seat. That gentleman responded and was enthusiastically received. His remarks, which were frequently applauded, clos ed with an appeal for every man to stand solidly for Bryan and Sewall and the Chicago platform.
 The committee on nominations re- ported the following names to repre- sent the town in the state conventions: Alexander Troup, James B. Martin, A. Frederick Hunie, T. J. Fox, ex-Judge Levi N. Blydenburgh, James B. Me Gam, John P. Carney, John E. Dough- an, David Callahan, w. H. H. Hewitt, Thomas I. Kinney, Seth w. Langley, Frank Hugo, J. J. Buchanan, James Carr, c. T. Driscoll, Frank S. Andrew James F. Connor, Henry Farrell, Isaac F. Dapis, Bernard r. Fitzsimmons, Aus tin B. Fuller
 John E. Fuller, who said that he rep resented the laboring men of the city, objected to the adoption of the report
 He said that the workingmen had no TarrespTlt q tion m tha ticket and be