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

Judges James A. Hovey, Augustus FL.
Fem and r. Jay Walsh lie was nomi-
mated for Secretary of State in 1890, the
election of State officers that year re-
sulting in what is known as the dead
lock-
I'm 1892, upon the recommendation
of the entire Connecticut Congress
sional delegation, President Harrison
appointed him United States Attorney
for the District of Connecticut. He
filed that office for four years and
filled it so well that he won for the
government every criminal case thaf
was tried, and every civil case except
one. He was counsel for the State
/ Comptroller four years and for the
State Treasurer two years, and repre-
scented the State in the action brought
by the corporation of Yale university
in 1898, seeking to enjoin the State
Treasurer from paying to Storrs Agri-
cultural college any part of the funds
accruing to the State of Connecticut
under certain Congressional enact
ments of 1862 and 1890, appropriating
moneys to the several States for the
benefit of agriculture and the mechan-
ical arts and to compel the payment
of all said funds to Yale; and he also
represented the State in the subsequent
controversy before the commission Gre
ated by enactment of the General AS
sembly of 1898, to decide upon the va
! lidity of Yale's claim for damages
| growing out of the provisions of the act
directing that in the future payment
of said Congressional funds should be
to Storrs instead of to Yale Mr. Nc
| Leans professional work in the con-
4 duct of those cases and in the prepa-
ration of the argument before the COM
mission was of the highest order, won
for him the commentator of the lead
| ing lawyers of the State, and resulted
in a substantial victory for his cause.
A large proportion of the money which
had accumulated was awarded to
Storrs (Which / venture to say needed
| 1t a good deal more than Yale, and
Storrs has ever since received and viii
continue to receive the income from the
Congressional grant, amounting an
nually to about 100000.
and thus sir, / have as concisely
as possible sketched the life-work of
George P. Mclean. I fear no contra
diction of the statement that its char
acter, extent and quality amply justi-
fled the Hartford Republicans in in
I structing their delegation to support
his candidacy as their unanimous
choice-amply justify me in asking you
to make him your unanimous choice
DO you want governor mindful of
the agricultural interests of the State?
Who more apt to be so than the farm
er's son, resident of a farming town,
who has fought for and won victory
for the farmers college?
do you want a governor who will
not be forgetful of our great indus
trial enterprises? Why, sir in four
fifths of the towns in Hartford coun-
ty tall factory chimneys belch forth.
their smoke at dawn; the rumbling of
great wheels, the whirling of busy
looms, the beating of mighty hammers
resound by day; and the furnace fires
CLEAN at night
DO you want a governor conversant
with State affairs? who more so than
the man who has served two terms in
the House and one in the Senate and
whose six years attorneyshfp for the
Treasurer and Comptroller has fla
miliarized him with the financial con-
dition and methods Of the State?
DO you want a governor apt in the
law and quick to comprehend the legal
significance of bills presented him for
approval? Who more so than the law
yer of notably successful career, part
of whose professional work has been in
bo st -
Acts of this State down to 1888: that
same revision with the facts since
passed constituting the statute law
of the State as it is today?
Do you want an upright Governor?
No man in all this world can point the
finger of shame at George Mclean or
truthfuly utter one word in aspersion
of his private life or public record
And so, Mr. President and delegates,
in obedience to the instructions Of my
constituents and for the sufficient rea-
sons which | have given, believing also
that in so doing / voice not only the
sentiments of my colleagues but those
of a large majority of the delegates to
this convention and also of the large
preponderance of the Republican voters
of the State, firmly persuaded that up
on the same day when the electors of
Connecticut indorse by an overwhem-
ing majority the prudent, prosperous,
progressive and patriotic admlnistra-
ton of William Mckinley they will
also triumphantly elect the nominees
Of this conventional name as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for the high office OF Governor of Con-
necticut, and as worthy thereof and
qualified therefore, the Honorable
George P. Mclean of Slmsbury."
Thomas T.. Norton Of Simsbury NOM
mated Donald t. Warner Mr.. Nortons
nominating speech was as follows:
MR.. NORTON'S SPEECH
1t is a republican maxim that he best
serves the party who best serves the
state, and we are met here as the SUI
preme council Of Connecticut republic
cans to select, after due elaboration,
those men who we believe will best
serve the interests of the state and so
best further the interests of the repub-
lcan party, We propose to follow the
example of our brethren in Philadel-
phia who chose for our national lead |
ers those men eminent in their services
to the nation and the state, William |
Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt [ |
rise to speak of a leader worthy to- be !
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