New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-15
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.
STATE CONVENTION ASSEMBLIES Al
NEW HAvEN-LIVELY TINES PRE-
nICTED For TODAY.

Neu,.Uaven Conn Sept. 1.-THE Biennial State
Convention Of the Republicans OF Connecticut
called for the purpose Of nominating cahu'nates
for the various State Offices. assembled In the n.y.
perion Theatre tonight. -
The session was brief. occupying but little over
an hour I, was devoted solely to the transaction
Of preliminary business. Little enthusiasm was
displayed the delegates evidently NOT Eavins peeh
reused ms ye, the point where the excitement
predicted for this convention placed itset IN e''-
dence.
Ats o'clock the hour appointed for the opening
Of the convention. one thousand persons were pres
on, Nearly all the delegates or their alternates
were on hand. Indicating practically run con-
venion for tho important work Of tomorrow
erasmus r. Fyer. Of Torrington. chairman OF
the State Central Committee. called the conveh-
ton TO order lie made no speech and conhheu
himself to the Introduction OF Congressman
Nehemiah D. Sperry. Of New-tiaven. as temporary
chairman of the convention. Mr. Sperty after the
applause which greeted him had sunsihen' "e
lvered an address in which he spoke In hish Terms
OF the work Of the President and Congress IN con-
necton with the war. After saying that there
must he no backward step on the morey aues"o"
the speaker continued "a follows;
Now that peace has come and the Spanish nag
no longer waves over tho islands we have t1ksn:
We as a Nation have duty TO perform gree.
RESPONSIBILITIES rest upon and We cannot escape
them These islards we have taken mus' 90 o' for
ward, security Of lie and property must oe III
3stci upon. s.s., s,ah,o
government we are bound to maintain We ar. are
under The highest Utilization to 90 ,b Sn' American
plan and the benefcence Of our Government WILL
be seen and known TO AZ iE,s matter with all It's
coniplicaiions. 70 the judgmen, Of wliam McKin;
e n ns of our great ADMIRAL Dewey and Gen
eral Merritt with their knowledge or nose lSihnus
BG among 'n rs W sGa75dS doubt their
Ths has made many hsroes.' WY We ,r nanu Mo-
TinIey George Dewey. Schlev and Sampson. Cen
erals shaer and Wheeler vii iye 1or@ysI on , ,be
National Administration has performed its duly
during he late war In TssteT ,S snntanns the
Government in bringing 70 happy conclusion the
great problems now confronting H.
The convention then proceeded n complete ns
o-eanlza.Ion Samuel A. EDDY OF Canaan. was
made clerk and the following assistant secretaries
we're appointed: Frederick A. Scott OF WIFI
mantle: George A. Kellogg. Of vernon; 'naries
p CHAPMAN OF Preston. and Frank Healy Or
Windsor Locks With the appointment Of Com
mittees on Credentials Permanent Organizatlon
and Resolutions and the announcement OF meet
Inrs Of these committees and the county caucuses
the convention adjourned 70 meet o-rnorrow morn
Ing At 10 o'clock.
While tonight here was no evidence ~ excite
nent Il ie predicted 10y the knowing ones that the
cauldron which las been simmering FOR some
weeks will boil tomorrow. Extraordinarily sharp
limos have been drawn. and there are three avowed
candidates in the field for tho nomination for GOV
ernor Ply the side 81 the contest for this nomi-
| nation tho question as n tho candidates for the
minor positions on the State ticket pa'es Into IN
significance.
The three candidates for Governorship honors
arc Stnte Senator George F.. Lounshury. OF Ridge
field: John Addison Porter secretary to President
! Mckinley. and Lieutenant Governor James H. DC
veu ~ New Haven Tho most earnest contest
/ is confined 10 the factions which seek the nomi-
| nations Of Secretary Porter and Senator Louns-
| bury The lines along which this principal nat
tie is being fought rere long ago drawn, ana theE
! have been gathering in tension daily Tor Two
| months Mr. Porter evnces no hesitation In an
/ nouncing his platform and frankly asserts him
self p candidate against what h. chooses to char-
| acterize as party bossisrn.' In n nutshell MT
| porters candidacy 70 avowedy ono whose purpose
| is antagonistic to the Republican state orsani-
zation.