The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-06

| ing entirely without his Voiitlon OF IN
stigaJion, and under him we twlct
marched on to victory.
| I want to say to you in all candol
that / believe the free, spontaneous
| unartificial sentiment NOT only of the
| Nineteenth district, but of all Itch
! field county, is as warm and loyal fol
Donald r. Warner to-day as in Ninety
| four and 'Ninety-six.
| How Jared the country lawyer in the
halls of legislation? He was placed at
| the head of the most important COM
mittee OF the senate; he sconned every
measure OF attempted legislation with
an eagle eye; he could not be coerced
or cajoled into the support of an UNI
| worthy measure; to serve the state he
wrought while others slept, and for tive
| successive terms he made lasting i'm
| pres9 upon the legislation of the state
| an impress to be deepened and
| strengthened by the work he Is now
! doing at the head of the statue revi-
| sion commission, where he was placed,
at no solicitation of mis- own, by our
present governor, himself a former fell
| low senator. What shall we say to this
| faithful servant of the state? What
can we say but to bid him go up high
er?
One word more TT is but a local sto-
ny, and yet the character of this man
! is shown so plainly by it that | must
| tell it. I am ashamed to say that for
| many years Salisbury politics We're
blackened by shameless corruption.
| Both parties We're tarred with the same
| joly IA +e ci, ,er
| sixteen dollars to our one. Four years
| ago in the cause of good citizenship the
leaders of both parties agreed to stop
! all bribery at the polls. 1t was done,
and in the effort no mans word was
| more powerful, no mans Influence more
potent than his whom SO many Of us
are proud to call our friend.
| And now, for the high office of COVER
nor of this commonwealth I nominate
able, faithful clean-handed Donald T..
Warner, of Salisbury.
Representative King of Willimantic,
Rev. c. r. Croft of Simsbury Mr.. Nc
leans pastor, seconded Mr.. McLean's
nomination Mr.. King spoke as fol-
lows:
In opening my remarks on this
platform / do so with every confidence
that the republican party can cast away
all fear and enter the coming campaign
confident of achieving a splendid tri-
umph. AS I stand here and look into
the magnificent audience l feel cer-
tain that no matter who is nominated
by this convention he will be the next
governor of Connecticut 1t is my rare
+in,, 80
that leader Of men, that statesman,
George p. Mclean
II am not going to stand here, gen.
tlemen of the convention, and eulogze
as though he were dead. II seems to
me that he is superbly equipped with
the mind, heart and soul to grapple
with every problem that will be present
ed to the chief executive of this state
for solution, | do not forget the great
names in history. l am not unmindful
of the Hubbards, the Buckinghams, and
the Tngersolls I do not forget the long
line of names Of men whose illustrlous
careers stand as landmarks in the his
tory of the state. But remembering
them all | say that when the smoke,
the dust and .lie heat Of this struggle
have disappeared, ] say Connecticut will
place by the side of the honest and best
men she has had, George P. Mclean of
Hartford.
Nov, wish you would let me go one
step further, I spoke of the intellect of
the gentleman of Hartford | don't
rest my case on Ms intellect alone. In
all his life work he has shown himself
to be man Of horor, thoroughly trust
worthy in every public and private duty
he has performed.
Calm, cuiet and Of great courage,
he has carried himself during this cam
paign three, four and five months, with
no word OF bitterness from him. no
wcrd Of reproach-absolutely nothing
may be wrong, bur to me Il seems that
If Georgia p. Mclean goes to victory or
defeat the republicans Of the state win
be with him. He deserves, as one Of
Connecticut's best and b,avest citizens,
any honor within the gift of the com
monwealth.
Spare me a word. Our friends say
we are divided We are not divided
The great party that has held the des-
tiny of this nation for upwards of forty
years and safely guided 1t from a con-
federacy TO a great republic, Is not di-
vided in the commonwealth at least I
want to say that we have nothing but
admiration for Litchfield's splendid SON.
Donald T. Warner, and if this conven-
ton places him in front of our standard
bearer. we will eollow him to the end.
But we believe, nevertheless, in the iron
logic of majorities Then let us accept
the word Of the convention, and who
ever is the nominee elect him.
The nomination of Mr. Warner was
seconded by ex-Speaker Brandegee Of
New London. Stiles Judson of STRAIT
ford, r. II. Chanler Of Thompson and
Judge Bryant OF West Haven. Mr..
Brandegees speech was as follows:
SPEECH OF FRANK b. BRANDE-
GEE OF NEW LONDON.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention:
Instructed by a majority Of all the
delegates from eastern Connecticut,
and voicing, as | believe, the senti-
ments and wishes of a large majority
of the earnest and thoughtful republi-
cans of the state, | rise to second the
nomination for governor, of a whole
man. Eastern Connecticut extends
greeting to old Litchfield county and
endorses its candidate.
We stand upon the threshold of po-
litical campaign the importance of