Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22
PORTER DEFEATED.
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS NOMlN-
ATE LOUNSBsRY FOR GOVERNOR.
The Most Exciting aud bitterly Fought
Contest Waged for Years Platform
Eayurs Investigation OF War
Department.

Sew Haven. Conn, sept 1.-The state
convention Of the republican party of Con-
nc,ticut WAS held at the Hyperion Th,J-
ire in this city to-day. During a session
which continued without iut"rm.ssiuu
from N o'clock in the morning until near
~ - p. III, an exhaustive and cumpr hem
siyc platform was adopted. a State ticket
placed III nomination ana new state
central committee was elected The fol-
lowing candidates for the State officers
worn nominated:
i'nr governor. George Il. LouusNcry. Cr
ri S"icld; for Lieutenant governor. lay
man y. Mills Of AtiddlCd,ld. for state Svt-
rotary, Huber clark OF Wilimantic. for
treasurer &. :. VI rsick of New Haven;
FOR Comptroller Thomas :. Grant Of EN-
field; for attorney general. Chas. rhclps
OF vernon.
rh, convention i'm many ways wa,. one
of surprises. Never before in the history
of republican politics i'm Connecticut has
thcrc developed 80 bitter Il contest as tuut
which WAS wds"d In its autc-convcutinu
stages between forces seeking the uumiru-
ton for governor of senator I.ouuSh,tN
ON the ON, hand and John Addison Porter,
the Presidents secretary, ON the other.
Mr.. Porter forced the lighting from the
standpoint of a cuudi ate who stood ON Il
pl"tform aNuwcdly constructed as oYpoS-
eel to the state organization of the p1rtt.
lht hSht Was early outlined and 1t MAS
carried into the earliest cuucustS and
primaries. As q result probably no con-
Vch'lou woS ever before held in Couuvcti-
cut VIXEN 50 few delegates entered thV
convention hall uttnstructcd and uutrJm-
mailed 10y solutions of preference.
TIL" .urpri~c ct the day. perhaps. here
tutorc WAS ;hc Unexpectedly ovcrwhvlm-
Ing victory which rewarded tho efforts
at the Louu~hury forces But one hallu,
was n"ccsStyy to SccJIc "a uoWiut ton.
Tho official talbot stood: IouuSrcry SO;
Porter ~. bcwcll l6 Mcrwin /.
\ second surprise was forthcoming en-
the doioat OF Litut.-tioV james u. De
wei OF New Haven, who became a c,udi-
date for a reconciliation tn that Office
after hr had loNcd a small vote in the
"uhcrnatOridl contest. lie WAS defeated
hy lyman y. Malls of MiddlcH,ld in :,
BALLOT which resulted; Mills III. Dcwcu
lii
shortly after mis- nomination Senator
IuunSD"ry woS escorted 20 the cuu4 cu-
ton and amid great enthusiasm accepted
Tho nomination IA 20 short speech.
The convention adjourned sine die NJ At.
D. m.
The gubcruttorial nomination cou,,s,
oNcrShadov'd all other questions and TIA,
battle actw the forces OF John y 'd!sou
Porter. tho Presidents secretary uud
state senator l.ouHSl,ry RACED NOR,
nrrcrlv than ever.
A The commit zee on resolutions reported
soon after noon The chairman in pr,-
S'uting the r"so 'utiouS. emitted tho .uS,
paragraph. mentioning the name of Geo, -
t.. louuSherN ana the resolutions as thu~
pres nted with this omission were unaui-
mously adopted. Tho Presidents policy
with Spain j. praised sound money is adj
Nncatod, and an iuvsSti, alton OF the wa,
apartments methods urged.