The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-22
STATE COMMITTEE MEET.
Democrats Decide to Issue No Address
 to the People at Present.

Democrats Decide to Issue No Address
 to the People at Present,
 The Democratic State Central commit tee held an adjourned meeting at the Surf house, Savin Rock, yesterday. The principal point of discussion was whether the committee should publish an address to the people or not. In all other respects the meeting was very harmonious. Eighteen of the twenty four members of the committee were present.
 Chairman Troup called the meeting to order at 11:9O a. m. The following delegates were present.: John P. Car ney, Alexander Troup, New Haven; lame c. Roach, Wallingford; John B. Leahey, New London; John s. Cogh- Ian, Stamford; James W. Gatsel, ,Thom- aston; Frank Gleason, Willimantic; P. H. Walsh, New Hartford; James H. Peck, West Haven; Richard J. Grady, Waterbury; D. $. Roberts, East Ca naan; John J. Cuff, Danbury; M. H. Bracken, Fairfield; James J. Quinn, Hartford; John Carroll Middletown; w. w. B. Markham, Easthampton; Walter Stapleton, Bridgeport; J. F. Planning, Norwich. Chairman Martin of the New Haven town committee, and F. S. Andrew were also present.
 Homer $. Cummings of Stamford, who was present, is not a member of the state central committee, but was admitted to the meeting.
 In the absence of George A. Smith of Wallingford, secretary of the commit tee, John F. Cuff was made temporary secretary. The members of the commit tee voted to refuse admittance to the newspaper men, the doors and windows were shut, and the deliberations of the committee began. Nothing was seen or heard of the members till 12:90, when all emerged from the parlors for a recess for dinner.
 During the recess it was learned that the morning session had been devoted to the discussion of the question of the address to the voters of the state The matter was vigorously debated on each side, but did not come to a vote.
 The committee went to dinner, and James B. Martin, chairman of the New Haven democratic town committee, and F. S. Andrew, chair man of the reorganization committee, arrived and were immediately given seats at the table with the members of the committee.
 AS soon as dinner was finished the members again retired to the parlors of the hotel.
 The afternoon session lasted from 1:45 to 2:20. The following resolutions were offered by J. F. Cuff of Danbury, and hoth were passed by vote of F to 6:
 Voted, That it is the sense of this committee that it Is not within its province to make an address or procla. nation. that being by precedent and usage the work of the state convention alone.
 Voted, That the committee on ad- dress be continued until the meeting of the state convention and the matter be referred to the state convention for further consideration"
 Two cities were advocated for the conye ntion Hartford and Bridgeport. By vote of 15 to Bridgeport was se- lected.
 The date of the convention was left for Mr Troup to decide upon. After the meeting he said that he would cal the convention for one week after the date of the republican state conven- ticn.
 It is likely that ex-Mayor Patrick Coughlin of Bridgeport will be the tenn porary chairman of the convention