The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Republicans Decide to Hold Convention
 in This City, September II.

New London, July 22.-The republican state central committee met at the Munnatawkett hotel, Fishers Island, to night and discussed many details inci- dental to the state convention which, according to the decision of the com mittee tonight, will be held in the Fly IA. Twenty-two of the twenty-four districts were represented by delegates or proxies, the districts of which Charles D. Turner of Waterbury and William H. Palmer of Norwich are members, being the only ones not represented. Those present were H. c. Dwight, rep resenting William B. Dwight, Hartford; Colonel John S. Cheney, proxy for Per- cy s. Bryant, East Hartford; George P. Mclean, Simsbury; Robert A. Porter, Bristol; Senator J. w. Mix, for Lever ett M. Hubbard, Wallingford; Freder- ick l.. Gaylord, Ansonia; James A. Howarth, New Haven; Senator Con- verse, New London; George o. Jackson, Colchester; w. s. Mead, Greenwich; Edward E. Grove, South Norwalk; AL Ian w. Paige, Bridgeport; Samuel S. Amber, Bethel; George 4. Hammond, Putnam; Charles M. Daniels, Williman- tic; 0. R. Fyler, Torrington; J. H. Ro- Laa aston; w. c. Reynolds, East Haddam; W. M. Macdonald, Cromwell; Thomas A. Lake, Rockville; Harry $. Abel, Stafford Springs. There were also pres ent as guests of Senator Gay of Tor rington, Representative Hutchinson of Essex, Sheriff F. s. Brown of East Hampton and General E. s. Boss of Willimantic.
 Chairman Fyler and Secretary Eddy arrived at 2;30 this afternoon, while the other members of the committee came in two delegations, arriving here at o'clock and 6:90 D. m. respectively. All the committee took the steamer Munnatawkett at New London and the sail across occupied about half an hour The majority of the committee will re-
 
 several have arranged to remain over Sunday and enjoy the refreshing ocean breezes. The committee held a prelim- mary meeting in the private parlors of the hotel, which was called to order at 7:15 by Chairman Fyler and which lasted for three-quarters of an hour, ,af ter which an adjournment was taken to the dining room where, behind clos ed doors, they indulged in an elaborate spread. The chief business at the pre- liminary meeting was fixing the date of the state convention and the appoint ment of committee by Chairman Fly Ter to name the temporary and perma- nent chairman of the convention. The committee appointed comprises Chair man Fyler H. c. Dwight, Allan w.. Paige, c. M. Daniels and w. c. Rey- holds.
 The date decided upon for the state convention, as previously mentioned, is September If. The meeting as far as outward appearances indicate was a most amicable one, though 1t was ob- servable that the committeeman resolv- ed themselves into numerous groups while waiting for the preliminary busi- ness meeting to be called. The ban quet lasted until long after midnight and there was not a discordant ripple to disturb the prevailing good fellow ship. Chairman Fyler officiated at the post prandial exercises and the differ ent speeches were in the main eulogis- tic of the work of the committee.