The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

DEMOCRATS
Lively Convention Held
at Bridgeport.
Mr.. KENNEDY'S ADDRESS.
Advocated Gold and Silver Currency
al the Is 10 Ratio
BATTLE OVER CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. KENNEDY'S ADDRESS.
BATTLE OVER CREDENTIALS.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept. 2i.-The
Democratic convention, which is being
held at the Park city theatre. was
called to order at 10:3O by Alexander
Troup of New Haven, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee.
Chairman Troup in short speech pre-
sented to the convention the name Of
William Kennedy OF Naugatuck as the
temporary presiding officer.
Temporary Chairman Kennedy, in
taking the chair, began with a patriotic
utterance deprecating the terrible suf-
fering among the patriotic United
States volunteers, and arraigned the
administration for the apparent ineffi-
cheney in certain departments of the
army. In closing, laudatory reference
was made to Admirals Dewey, Samp-
son, Schley, Lieut.. Hobson and Gen
erals Merritt, Miles, Wheeler and Cor
don.
Continuing, Chairman Kennedy said
THE Republican party of Connecticut
has repudiated the national platform of
the party. They proclaimed themselves
In favor of bimetallism. but in the late
state convention they have come out
in favor of the single gold standard
We ought TO be able TO manage our own
financial affairs without the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation for our own
benefit. There is not gold enough in
the whole world TO pay the interest on
the amount of debts owed. The Repub-
lican party pretended to the people
that IL wanted silver, by international
agreement, but the Democrats have the
courage of their conviction, and in sin
certify and candor presented to the
American people an issue that would
attract the universal attention and be
proclaimed in every state, in every
town, city and village. We shall have
both metals at their present legal ratio
of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation"
Chairman Kennedy occupied 45 min
utes in his address In an extempo-
raneous preroration the speaker advo-
Gated the nomination of Daniel Nash
Morgan Of Bridgeport for governor.
The work of effecting the temporary
organization was next begun. and after
the temporary secretaries were chosen
the contest, which made its appearance
in the state committee meeting and
the county caucuses last night, cropped
out when an effort was made to COM
plete the list of members Of the creden-
tials committee.
The roll call of the various senatorial
18th district, including the towns of
Stamford and Greenwich. was reached,
when E. C. Benedict of Greenwich and
Homer S. Cummings OF Stamford
clashed in presenting separate names
for that districts member. The secre-
taries were finally instructed to take
both names, and the roll call continued.
In short time speakers from the
various districts began to criticise the
state central committee for not attendl
ing to the matter Of credentials, and
heated debate followed for is minutes
before anything like a settlement OF
the dispute was in sight. The roll call
resulted in the presentation OF names
for all the districts except the 18th and
the 18th, and the method of filling in
the vacancies occasioned additional and
acrimonious argument.
Chairman Kennedy was finally forced
to take the matter in his own hands.