The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-03
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS FoR NOMINATION. OF SENATOR AND
 REPRESENTATIVE

Held Last Night in St. Aloysius Hali-
 Hon. James P. Bree Nominated for
 and Lorenzo w. Housel for Repre-
 n.ntstives es-Resolutions Adopted and
 Endorsed by the Convention.
 The democratic senatorial and repre- sentative conventions were held last night in St Aloysius hall, the senatorial convention being held first. This was called to order by Chairman Martin of the town committee about 8 o'clock. James r. Guncheon was elected chair man and Walter J. Connor secretary. MT. Connor named for the nomination for senator Hon. James P. Bree, who represented New Haven in the legisla- tuer of 1899 as first representative. No other candidate was named and Mir. Bree was unanimously nominated. In response to a general call from the dele gates to the convention MT. Bree made brief speech in which he thanked the convention for the nomination.
 The representative convention Wos called to order soon after the adjourn ment of the senatorial convention. Ex- Fire Commissioner J. 5. Cunningham of the Tenth ward was elected chair man unanimously and Milton J. Well of the Sixth ward was unanimously elected secretary. After the commistea on credentials had reported nonlina- lions for first place on the representa- tive ticket were called for. Six names were placed in nomination. They were Terrence B, Kelly, Captain Jeremiah +, Donovan, Clifford I. Stoddard, Henry Donovan, Harrison Hewitt and Daniel s. Gilhuly.
 Only one ballot was necessary, 73 votes being cast, making 37 necessary for a choice. The ballot stood as fol- lows. Kelly '. Captain Donovan 46, stoddard 6, Henry Donovan 4, Hewitt E. Gilhuly 4. The nomination Of Cap- tain Donovan was made unanimous.
 Nominations for second representa- tive were then called for and the follow- ing were named; Charles Spreyer, Clifford I. Stoddard, l.. w. Housel, J. Edward Miller, Daniel S. Gilhuly, Har- flHOn t1pWlIJ. DIX pttaioeS NoAS tsAhSiA before the nominations were made. The ballot resulted as follows:
 First ballot-Spreyer 5, Stoddard 1e, Miller 1s ailhuly 1. Hewitt {, Housel 2A
 Second baliot--Spreyer 6, Stoddard ~, Miller IS, Housel 31.
 Third ballot-Stoddard 14, Miller 27, Housei S6.
 Fourth ballot-~stoddard 1o, Miller ls, Housel a8.
 Fifth ballot--Stoddard IT, Miller 23, Housel 32
 Sixth ballot--Miler 2s, Housel 43
 After the result of the fifth ballot had been announced Mir. Stoddard withdrew his name in favor of MT Housel, who received the nomination on the sixth and last ballot.
 At the senatorial convention a reso- lution was passed providing that rule No. 4 of the democratic primary rules be amended so as to provide that the terms of otrice or the members or the democratic town committee shall begin on June 1 following the election. Here tofore the members have taken oi1lce two days after the primaries.
 Tn the representative convention a resolution offered by Henry Donovan was endorsed The resolution favors legislation to provide for the placing of tax on trolley cars, that all eleo- tric cars shall be equipped with guard rails, that all electric cars shall hs pro- vided with vestibules in winter, that a license fee of $100 be placed on eacn trolley car, part of the fee to go to the state and part to the city, and that electric trolley car companies shall light the streets through which thelr tracks run.