The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-22
DEMOCRATS IN ooNoLAYE.



for Conference.
In accordance with a vote taken at
the midsummer meeting of the demo-
cratic state central committee at SaYin
Rock in July last, the committee met
yesterday in st. Aloysius hall in this
city to consider and outline work for
the coming year. The meeting was
called to order by Chairman Troup,
with about sixty gentlemen, consisting
of the members of the committee and
their friends, were present. John f.
Cuff of Danbury was chosen clerk, in
the absence of Secretary Smith of Wal
lingford. John S. Coghlan of Stamford
offered the following resolution as soon
as the secretary had been selected:
BE it resolved, That we endorse the
platform Of the democratic party adopt
ed at the last national convention at
Chicago-declare it to be our firm con-
viction that the revision of the none
tary system of the United States &C
cording to the principles of currency re-
form set forth-that the platform is es-
sential to the welfare of the Ameri-
can people and a condition necessary
to the return of prosperity and be it
Resolved, That we express our adj
herence to this financial policy and
pledge ourselves to work for it's estab-
lishment. AS devotion to the right
should be constant and unyielding, so is
it eminently proper for US to declare
our loyalty to the democratic party and
our confidence in the men who are true
to it's principles. And be it
Resolved, That we convey to Alex
ander Troup our expression of our APP
probation of his able and judicious
management of the affairs for the dem
ocratis party of Connecticut"
Mayor Beckwith of New London
spoke against the resolution.
| 1--WE have won in the past because
we have combined all elements of the
| party. I think it is the duty of the
democratic party to get back the ones
| who left the fold last fall, as l believe
4 they want to come back. / can't see
| the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a platform
| for state election such as we would be
| called on to make for a national cleo
| ton
| Colonel John P. Murphy of Norwich
| agreed with Mr.. Beckwith. Charles 7.
| Johnson of Enfield spoke in favor of
| the resolution. Judge Frederick H.
Brewer of Groton thought that the mat
| IN, l,ar Inf should
| left to the state central committee, and
said that he thought that yesterdays
| meeting was simply conference. Rep
| resentative Bartium of Sharon also OPP
| posed the resolution. Mayor Bohannon
of Stamford favored the resolution. Mr.
Davidson of Bethany thought that the
resolution related to something too far
ahead Grove j. Tuttle favored refer
| ing the resolution to the state central
committee.
John B. Leahy of New London OBJ
| jected to adopting a platform. He
| thought it was out of order.
Judge Sheldon, the next speaker, de-
| livered an address which was referred
| to the state central committee, together
with MI Coghlan's resolution. Judge
Sheldon suggested that something be
| done to raise funds for the next cam
paign. Chairman Troup suggested that
Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Towne, Mr. Sibley, Mr..
| Daniel and others be brought to Con-
necticut to give lectures. Mr.. Troup
announced that he had instructed the
members of the committee to furnish a
complete list of the chairmen of the
town committees and registrars. He
was informed that there was a gold
| chairman in Seymour, and told his in
| formant that that was the fault of the
| democrats of Seymour.