The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-13
JAMES H, WEBB NOMINATED
DEMOCRATS NAMED HIM FOR CON
 GRESSlTAN YESTERDAY.

Hot Contest in the Convention-Four Candidates Named but the Contest Lay Between Mir. Webb and Y. J. Fox 79-55 Was the Final Ballot-ohicago Platform Endorsed
 In the democratic congressional con- vention held in Arion hall, this city, yesterday afternoon James H. Webb of Hamden, member of the law firm of filling, Webb & Morehouse, of this city, was nominated for congress on the third ballot, he receiving in that ballot 79 votes and T. J. Fox 55. It was l:30 D. m. when the convention was called to order by James c. Roach of Wallingford, chairman of the congress sional committee. John R. Gallagher was elected temporary chairman and motion of J. B. Martin of this city committee on credentials was appoint
 
 senatorial district as follows: 9th dis trict, Robert McGraw, Waterbury; Sth district, J, B. Martin, New Haven; 9th, Emil Fisher, Meriden; 7th Erwin w. Potter; 21st, John H. Griffin, Middle town; Thomas Coulter.
 On motion of James J. Buchanan of New Haven, the following committee on resolutions was appointed; 9th, Will liam c. Moore; 9th, John J. Anderson; Sth, Charles Coyle of New Haven; 7th, Robert l.. Gilbert; 18th, J. E. Mills; 22d, George H. Ward 21st, N. H. Bomers.
 The following committee on perma- nent organization was appointed: Com mittee on permanent organization: Hu- bert Whitney of Waterbury, Owen Groark of New Haven; Thomas Lynch, J. J. Flynn, T. J. Golfer, H. Rigney of Waterbury.
 After being out a few minutes the committee on permanent organization reported and persented the name of J. J. Anderson of Meriden for permanent chairman and Roscoe E. Bronson of Ansonia for permanent secretary. Nom- nations were then called for and James M. Sullivan of Waterbury nominated Greene Kendrick of that city, Hobart l.. Hotchkiss of Westville nominated James H. Webb of Hamden, James H. Martin presented the name of Hon. T. J. Fox of New Haven and William Kennedy of Naugatuck placed before the convention the name of Yelliott Dashiel Dechert of Middlebury. Mre Webb's nomination was seconded b / MT. Isbell of Ansonia, MT. McNamara of Ansonia, Robert L. Gilbert of Derby, Thomas R. OConnell of Hamden and c. J. Danaher of Meriden. MT. Fox's name was seconded by John H. Griffin of Middletown and c. Collard Adams of Waterbury seconded the nomination of MT. Kendrck.
 It was decided to vote by ballot from the roll of delegates, each delegate as his name was called to deposit a bal lot. The first ballot was informal, and resulted as follows: Fox, a36; Webb 39; Kendrick, 25; Dechert, 39 While num- Der of votes cast 139. Necessary to a choice TO: no choice.
 The second ballot was formal and re- suited as follows: Fox, 30; Webb, 49; Kendrick, 19; Dechert, 42. While num- Der cast 140; necessary to a choice, T. No choice
 After the second ballot a strenuous effort was made by James B. Martin and other leaders of the Fox forces to stampede the convention for the sena- tor. MT. Kennedy withdrew the name of MT. Dechert in favor of MT. Fox and MT. Adams likewise withdrew the name of MT. Kendrick in favor of Mr. Fox, thus leaving Fox and Webb the only two names before the convention A great Fox demonstration was then started and for a few minutes it seem ed bound to be successful, and so sure did the nomination of MT. Fox seem that suggestions were made that his nomination be unanimous The Webb men knew what they were about, how ever, and kept hard at work. On the third and last ballot which was a formal one, Mir Webb was nominated by vote of 79 to 55.
 On motion of James E. Martin MT. Webbs nomination was made unani- nous, and the hall became the scene of wild enthusiasm, friends of all the can- didates uniting in cheers for MT. Webb. The committee on resolutions then re- ported resolutions endorsing both the bi-metallic platform adopted by the state convention at Bridgeport and that of the Chicago national convention of 1896. 4 motion to lay the resolutions on the table was offered by an Ansonia delegate, but the motion was with drawn after q speech by MT. Kennedy of Naugatuck in which he urged the convention to either adopt or reject the resolutions. The report of the conn mittee was then adopted unanimously.
 Messrs. Hotchkiss, Kennedy and Sul- livan were appointed committee to escort MT Webb to the hall During the absence of the committee the chair man was authorized to appoint the con- gressonal committee for the ensuing year and appointed the committee as follows: James c. Roach of Walling- ford, J. R. Gallagher of Essex, J. H. Griffin of Mddletown, Herbert Rigney of Waterbury and James B. Martin of New Haven.
 MT Webb was then escorted to the hall and introduced by Chairman An derson. He expressed his gratitude for the honor conferred upon him and at the enthusiasm which greeted him as
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