The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-15
ALL BUT THE BALLOYING
REP UBLICAN STATE CONTENTION
 WIFI GET TO BUSINESS TO-DAY,

Temporary Organization Effected Last
 Night-Address by Hon. N. ID. sperry--
 Resolutions to be Presentcd-Lnvesti-
 gation ofArmy and Navy Affairs Called
 For-Disposttion of Cuba and philtp-
 pines-Claims of Candidates.
 The New Haven house was last night veritable hot bed of politics. Pre- lminary to the opening of the convention for the nomination of the republican state ticket politicians from all parts of the state gathered in groups, conversed with airs of mys- tery, and button-holed each other in truly convention style. Eleotioneering was going on continually, but while this was true of the crowds in the corridors 1t was in the rooms where little parties were gathered, in the strictest privacy that the real work in preparing for the big contest to-day was being done. The gentlemen coming from these little cau- cuses were as silent as clams when asked about slates and possibilities, so far as giving the desired information was concerned.
 Various claims were made by Porter and Lounsbury workers at midnight last night. It was asserted by the for mer that big gains for Mr. Porter had hann d a among the uninstructed delegations. Lounsbury men, on the other hand, claimed three to one of the delegates for their candidate and still were sam guine that MT. Lounsbury would re- celve the nomination on the first bal lot
 Senator Lounsbury arrived in Sthe city about o'clock and went at once to the New Haven house, where suite of rooms had been engaged for him. From the time of his arrival un- til nearly midnight, he held continu- ous reception to delegates and political friends. MT. Porter was also kept busy by callers and at midnight he was closeted with his chiefs in room No. 1. It was said that a slate was being ar ranged there for the minor state of- fees, but this was denied by one Of his workers, who said that slate would not be made up definitely until this morning. MT. Porter held kind of reception in the hotel corridor near the clerks desk He had been convers- ing there with friend and when the conversation was concluded he was at once surrounded by throng of admir- CTS and was kept for fully half an hour shaking hands with delegates and oth- CTS who were presented to him.
 While the Porter men denied abso- lutely that they had arranged a slate. Lounsbury men would give no definite answer to the question. It was learn ed on good authority that the following slate had been made up by them: For lieutenant governor, Lyman Mills of Middlefeld; for secretary of state, Samuel Eddy of Canaan; for treasurer, c. $. Mersick of New Haven; for con- troller, Charles B. Phelps; for attorney general. John R. Buck of Hartford. For attorney general on this slate it was said that the name of Judge Beers of Bridgeport might be substituted for that of MT. Buck. The talk through the hotel corridor was, however that this slate might be changed in case 1t was found that MT. Lounsbury, in or der to land the nomination, would be obliged to secure the Dewell delegates. In that event MT. Dewell would 1t IS said by Lounsbury men, of course re- ceive the nomination for lieutenant governor, while MT. Mills would prob- ably be put up for treasurer.
 The republican state convention was called to order shortly after 8 o'clock last night by o. R. Fyler, chairman of the Republican State Central commit tee. who without preliminary remarks presented the name of Congressman N. D. Sperry for temporary chairman. MT. Sperry was greeted with applause as he stepped to the front of the platform. In accepting the temporary chairman ship he spoke at some length. In the course of his remarks he mentioned the names of President Mckinley and Ad- miral Dewey and other naval officers, who distinguished themselves in the Spanish war. The mention of these names was the signal for an outburst of applause. MT. Sperry's speech is printed in full below.
 At the conclusion of his remarks the following persons were chosen clerks of the temporary organization: Samuel A. Eddy of Canaan, Frederick A. Scott of Plymouth, George A. Kellogg, ex-olerx of the house, of Hartford, Charles B. Chapman of Preston and Frank Healy of Windsor Locks. The appointment of committees was next in order. The committees, under the rules, were three in number, committee on credentials, committee on permanent organization and committee on resolutions. The committees are composed of one mem Der from each senatorial district. They were selected as follows:
 Committee on credentials-Edward c. Frisbie of Hartford, Charles Goodrich of Wethersfeld, Henry A. Huntington of Windsor, A. M. Abbey of New Britt ain, A. s. Clark of Middlebury, Colonel W. J. Leavenworth of Wallingford, E. L. Lindsley of North Haven. General George M. Harmon of New Haven, Donald Gum of Groton, John M. Lewis of VoIuntown, Edwin s. Scof1eld of Stamford, Arthur Plum of Trumbull, A. w. Paige of Bridgeport, G. M. Run dle of Danbury, Timothy B. Hopkins f Killingly, A. L. Wright of Pomfret, O. R. Tyler of Torrington, J. H. Roraback of New Canaan, B. H. Mattoon of Wa tertown, I. G. Bailey of Haddam,