The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-03
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of the Convention the Longest Ever Held in the State-The Platform-Mr. Cooke Accepts-Porter Wishes Him Success Contest Over the Office of Comptroller and Treasurer-GeneralH Hawley Speaks The Convention Breaks Up Like Love Feast.
 It was o'clock yesterday afternoon when the Hon. Samuel Fessenden, who had presided over the deliberations of the longest continuous session held for many years, if ever, by a convention of Connecticut republicans, announced it's adjournment sine die. For seven hours the opposing parties had arrayed themselves in good natured battle for their friends.
 Every man of the Porter element subscribed to the letter which their candidate sent~to his victorious oppo- nent when he learned the result of the ballot. The letter was read just before the close of the convention. The let ter assured MT. Cooke of the subscrib- CTS congratulations and well wishes for his success.
 At 10:30 o'clock Temporary Chairman Mclean called the convention to order. The report of the committee on creden- tials was accepted.
 F. A. Jacobs of Killingly, on behalf of the committee on permanent organi- zation, reported in favor of Hon. Sam uel Fessenden for permanent chairman, who addressed the convention at length. The full text of the speech is printed in another column of this paper.
 At the close of MT. Fessenden's speech, three cheers were given for him and for Mckinley and Hobart. Delegate Isaac M. Ullman of New Ha- ven presented a resolution directing the state central committee to in- quire into the subject of representa- tion in future conventions and submit a report to the next state convention. This was earnestly favored by Her bert E. Benton and Frederick B. Earns worth of New Haven. c. E. Searles of Thompson favored indefinite post ponement, which was sustained by a large majority.
 THE PLATFORM.
 Judge Warner of Putnam came upon the stage and reported the resolutions, as follows:
 We, the republicans of Connecticut in convention assembled, while reaffirming the principles of the republican party, as enunciated in the platform adopted &by the national convention at St. Louis, and in the masterly letter of accept ance of our presidential nominee Will liam Mckinley, and in the admirable platform recently adopted by our state convention. recognize in the crisis which has been forced upon this coun- try by the un-American and reyolu- tionary action of the so-called demo- cratic convention, held at Chicago, that the question of supreme importance at present is the preservation of the life, honor and integrity of our nation.
 We realize that this can only be &C., compiished by the maintenance of our judicial system, which is the bulwark of our liberties and the admiration of the world, and by the continuance of a financial policy which makes gold the standard of value until a different pol icy is adopted by international agree ment
 We favor a tariff which will provide revenue sufficient to meet the ordinary
 
 and so adjusted as to please American labor, without the sacrifice of our high wage system, on at least equal terms in our own market with the labor of other lands.
 We commend the wise and economi- cal administration of the affairs of this state by Governor Coffin and his asso- ciates.
 +1.- publican national convention, and of this convention, to the suffrage of all good citizens of the state of Connecti- cut, irrespective of party.
 NOMINEES FOR GOVERNOR.
 When the reading of the resolutions was finished Mir. Fessenden called for the nomination of candidate for gov- ernor
 John M Douglas of Middletown, Judge D. M. Warner of Putnam, J. L. Wilson of Suffield and F. o. Hull of Monroe were appointed tellers.
 Ex-Senator of State Searles moved a call by counties for nominations. This was ordered.
 No response was made to the call by counties until Windham was reached, when ex-Secretary Searles was recog- nized by Chairman Fessenden. The speaker had said but few words when cries of "Take the platform" were heard in all parts of the hall
 In presenting MT. Porter's name MT. Searles made an impassioned appeal in behalf of MT. Porter and also in behalf of the young men of the party.
 Judge Roraback, who placed the name of Lieutenant Governor Cooke before the convention, after setting forth the claims of Litchfield county and the merits of the candidate, said: 'These are the days of stern debate and patriotic councils, preparing for the battle of the ballots; you can trust the land of steady habits to speak in thunder tones in this dangerous crisis
 "The northwestern corner county of this state is here to-day asking recog- milton at your hands. And right in this connection I desire to make a state ment, somewhat personal to our can didate and myself. It has been herald ed by some of the newspapers of this state heretofore known as organs of our party, that there was a powerful machine backing the Litchfeld county candidate and that the same machine, # successful in this convention, would direct it's guns against United States Senator Platt, when he should reappear