Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-24

OI COHlSctlcut, the last VI three parties
in the state to place in the field their
ticket, last night concluded their BIZ
ennial state convention after sessions
which lasted from 10 in the morning
until after II o'clock last night bring
ing to close the most remarkable po-
litical convention ever held within the
nutmeg state.
Summarizing the work of the body,
which at it's close was characterized
as most astounding assemblage, it
may be said that the gold faction COM
pletely routed the silver element by
securing the adoption of a platform
which totally eliminated reafiirmation
of the Chicago platform of 1896, and OBJ
tanned control of the state organization
In the personnel of the state central
committee.
There was long chain of extraordin-
airy happenings, the like of which has
never been seen in any political conven-
ton in the history of the state. For
four hours a debate was conducted which
besgars description. Dozens of men
were on their feet at time. and Chair
ually busy i'm his efforts to preserve Or
der. For the last two hours of the de-
bate, which was participated in by at
least $50 delegates, the convention was
repeatedly hurled into an uproar, and
the delegates, jumping to their feet,
shouted, thrashed the air and hurled in
vective, until to the spectators the pro-
ceedings surpassed farce and were
unanimously characterized as pitiful.
Upon several occasions the utter dis
Indignation of the convention seemed
possible, and 1t was only after the more
conservative leaders had shouted them
selves hoarse that semblance Of order
was restored and the convention resumed
the debate, only to be soon thrown into
renewed pandemonium.
For the gold men George L. Gum of
Milford was the leading speaker, while
of the more conservative silver men Mr.
Troup and Homer Cummings We're the
champions The lnstigatOrs of disorder
were confined to the more rabid dele
gates. and it required the combined eff
forts Of chairman, secretaries. commit
teemen and leaders to bring order out of
the chaos.
Finally the convention itself became
exasperated. and derisive cries for vote
We're heard. At o'clock ballot was
taken. 1t was by rollcall and occupied
an hour. Many Of the delegates had left
in disgust or for other reasons, and out
of an accredited convention Of $40 dele
gates 299 participated In the ballot, and
a motion to substitute the silver mi
nority platform for the gold majority
platform was lost by vote OF 141 to 1853,
and the silver men had been routed by
II votes. The entire platform Of the gold
men was then adopted by reclamation.
The opening planks read: THE De-
mocracy of Connecticut Is now as 1t has
ever been in favor of bimetallism as
enunciated by Jefferson, affording as it
does the most stable standard Of value.
and we declare ourselves unalterably
opposed to monometallism of any kind.
I'VE call attention to the fact that
while q successful war has been con-
Quoted in the cause of common people
and fresh glory to the flag, the manage
ment Of the various war departments has
chilled our exultation and brought home
to us sense of shame. The American
sailor and soldier have done their full
duty, but the administration of President
Mckinley has been utterly incompetent
Ito discharge the obligations which the
management Of the war imposed. In
competency and venality in places of
high trust brought disgrace upon the
administration and aroused the Ire of a n
indignant people. In this arraignment
of the Republican party for It's manage
ment of the war we include the United
States senators from Connecticut and
our four representatives in congress-"
The ticket was selected as follows:
Daniel Morgan of Bridgeport for gov
ernor: Joseph T. Tanning Of Norwich,
state secretary; Asa NJ. Ross of Thomp-
son. treasurer; Edward S. Roberts of
Canaan. comptroller; Levi N. Blyden-
burg of New Haven, attorney general.
Detroit, Sept. Ex-Governor Pingree
was unanimously renominated by ac-
clamation by the Republican state con-
vention. His reform ideas and efforts