The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
THE FYLER FORCES WIN
THE FIRST TEST VOTE IN THE RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION

THE FIRST TEST TOTE IN THE RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION
On a Question Raised by Samuel Fes-
senden-Hissed on the Convention
Floor Last Night-HOn. John II. Buck
Elected Temporary Chairman-Com-
mitiess NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Dele
gates-at-Large and Members of the
State Committee VIII Take Place To-
day.
Hartford was the Mecca Of republican
politicians Of the state yesterday, and
long before the state convention opened
In the Auditorium last evening all the
delegates and large majority of the
working leaders in the contest now on
had arrived in the Capitol city. The
Fyler headquarters are in the Allyn
House, and the corridors there were,
during the entire afternoon, crowded
with delegates and friends of the lead
ers of the opposing forces. Consulta-
tions and caucuses We're in progress on
all sides Among the prominent men
there were O. r. Fyler of Torrington,
Senator w. Fl. Hall Of Wilmington, State
Highway Commissioner James HI. Mac
donald of New Haven, Robert o. Eaton
of North Haven, Representative Patton
of North Haven, Representative Stew
ems of Northford, Senator Kee1er of
Norwalk, General e. S. Greeley of New
Haven, Senator Kendall, Senator Plimp-
ton of Hartford, Senator Mitchell, ex-
Senator Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia,
General George E. Keeney of Somers,
the Hon. Samuel Fessenden of Stam-
ford, H. s. Abel of Stafford, Lloyd Nash
of Westport, HI. r. Sherwood of West
port, j. A. Carpenter and Representa-
tives Pratt Of Toryington, G. e. Bald
win and c. W. Everett of Cornwall,
James B. Wilbur of Sharon, ex-senator
Herman of Winsted, Samuel A. Eddy of
Canaan, secretary of the state central
committee; j. HI. Roraback of Canaan,
"A. w. Sanford of Roxbury f. J. Steele
of Torrington, #. e. Knapp of New
Fairfield, ex-Speaker Allan w. Paige of
Bridgeport, ex-Secretary Charles e.
Searles of Thompson ex-Treasurer
Charles w. Grosvenor of Pomfret, T.
Earle Hopkins of Killingly, George A.
Hammond of Putnam, Charles N. Dan
iels Of Willimantic, w. A. Roraback of
Torrington.
The New Haven delegates made their
headquarters at the Hotel Heublein.
The Fyler adherents last night claim
ed that of the twenty-four members of |
ho cf1 10 mi fo oo oI,o
to-day, at least seventeen would be for |
Fyler for chairman of the state commit |
tee. From the talk last night of the |
Fyler men, who are in a majority in
the convention, it was evident that
Samuel Fessenden would not be re-eect-
ed a member of the national republican
committee For that position Hon.
Charles f. Booker was being talked of
to succeed Mr.. Fessenden. The men,
bers of the national committee will be
selected by the twelve delegates from |
the state to the national convention.
A list of delegates. at-large talked of |
last night and considered by conserva-
tive men as the probable list to be elect
ed Is G. F. Brooker Of Ansonia Senator
l.. B. Plimpton Of Hartford, ex-Speaker
of the House F. B. Brandegee of New
London and F, T. Maxwell of Rockville
Others spoken of for delegates-a t-large
are A. ]. Sloper of New Britain, w. F.
Rockwell of Meriden, J. Demine Per-
kins of Litchfield, E. e. Fuller of Toll
land Samuel Fessenden of Stamford
and G. E. Keeney of Somers.
Caucuses were held by all the district
delegations just before the convention
opened for the purpose of deciding upon
their representatives to serve upon the /
committee on credentials, resolutions
and permanent organization. So far as
could be learned last night the only
county delegation to caucus was that
from Middlesex county. The delegates
from that county voted to endorse C.
F. Brooker for delegate-at-large, NJ w.
Potter of Deep River for district dele
gate and S. G. Califf of Middletown for
alternate.
In the Twentieth district the uncon-
tested delegates are about evenly divid- I
I'd, and therefore considerable interest |
,enters in the contest in that district.
There are con ntesting delegations from ]
Bethlehem in that district and Witness
IS accompanied the delegation to Hart {
'ord yesterday to appear before the {
committee on credentials this morning {
% give evidence in relation to the con- t
est. One delegation, the one placed on |
he temporary list Of delegates, is in {
avor Of N. l.. Webster of Thomaston {
or member Of the state central com g
nittee, and the other favors s. Ford
seeley of Thomaston. Mr. Webster is a +
Tyler man, while Mr.. Seeley is opposed (
o the reelection of Mr.. Fyler as head G
# the state central committee. S
The first visible sign of the difference v
# opinion in this delegation was when l.
he caucus for members of regular con- o
rention credentials committee was he'd u
n the convention hall just before the S
convention was called to order. For t
member of the committee on creden- a
ials from the district f. T. Bridgman r
f Thomaston was nominated, strong S
'yler adherent. Against him E. O.
perry of Washington was nominated. Is
he vote was IA to in favor of Mr.. I;
,riogman. c
Ex-senator Mix of Wallingford will ii
Undoubtedly be reelected state central II
for the Sixth district. Il