The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-05
THE STATE CONVENTION
The Opening Session Held
in Hyperion Theater
Last Night.
BIG CONTEST COMES TO-DAY
N,LEAN MEN CLAIM MAJORITY or
FIFTY At LEAST.

Congressman Russell for Permanent
Chatrman-Tyyo Electors Named
Committees Appointed at Last Nights
sesston-No Test Vote Yet-Arrange-
ments for Permanent Organization
The Convention VIII Reassemble at
lOO,CIock This Morning.
The very air about the central part
of the city reeked with politics last
night. There were politicians every
where and any other topic OF CONVERSE
ton than politics was tabooed' hallS
Yesterday forenoon the delegates TO 'he
republican state convention began 10 ar
rive In the city and by noon every
room in all the principal hotels was ell
gagged. The New Haven house, the ION
tine and Davenport hotels were crowd
ed while the other hotels were Well
filed up. The New Haven house ana
the Tontine hotel were the headquar-
ters the former for the Mclean dele
gates and the latter for the warner
delegates. Not only were delegates ev-
erywhere in evidence, but there was
hardly republican politician in the
state who could not have been found
somewhere in New Haven last night.
All wore badges to designate their
preferences in the contest for the CUB
ernatorial nomination. The Mclean
men wore buttons bearing the picture
of their candidate, while the warner
men wore white ribbon badges contain
ing the inscription For Governor, Dom
aid T. Warner"
There was much speculation last
night as to the result of the vote Tor
candidates for governor to-day. Ihe
Warner men said that the vote would
be a close one, and that if Mr.. Mclean
received majority it would be major
ity of not more than fifteen. The Nc
Lean men, on the other hand, claimed
that their candidate would have ma
jority of at least fifty, and some were
willing to bet on it. Several bets We're
made in .he New Haven house corri-
dors last night One bet was $25 even
that Mr.. Mclean would get majority
of fifty at least. Representative IT'D
bIes of Milford bet $40 even money
with Senator Coffey that Mr. Mclean
would not receive that majority. Dairy
Commissioner Robert o. Eaton offered
odd of 2 to 1 that he would, and could
find no takers.
AS matters looked last night 1t would
seem that there could not be any doubt
about Mr.. Mclean receiving the nomi
nation. For the other places on the
state ticket with Mr. Mclean various
names mentioned were: For lieutenant
governor, Senator Keeler of NorWalk
and James D. Dewell of New Haven;
for secretary of state Judge Downs of
Derby; for comptroller. Charles w.
Grosvenor: for treasurer, Mr. Gallup of
Norwich, and Mr.. Chamberlain of Meri
den.
There was rumor about the city yes
terday that Senator Hanna would visit
New Haven to-day and appear al the
convention. Chairman Fyler of the
state committee said late last night
that he had received no notification
from Mr. Hanna that he would be here
and discredited the report
The opening session of the republican
state convention was called to order at
S:15 last evening in the Hyperion thea
ter. Long before that time the dele
gates began arriving at the theater and
filing down the aisles to the sections Of
the floor allotted to their respective del
egations Each county delegation was
placed together by itself, the various
counties being designated by indicating
signs The evening was hot and the
new shirt waist costume was boon to
the nerspiring delegates. First one and
then another doffed his coat until at the
time the convention opened the gather
ing presented the appearance of meet
ing of shirt waist exponents. Fully one
half of the men in the theater were in
their shirt sleeves.
The Hyperion has been especially and
appropriately decorated for the con-
yention. Red, white and blue bunting
is everywhere. Draped about the
front of the first gallery are yards on
Yards of bunting in the national colors,
while the front Of the second gallery
is swathed in small flags, between
which are placed the portraits of men
famous in the nations history and
great in the republican party, including
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garheld
and Rutherford B. Hayes. The center
niece is the national eagle, The boxes
are also handsomely decorated and at
their fronts are portraits of Mckinley
and Roosevelt.
Besides the delegates there were COM
paratively few spectators, only about a
hundred in the first gallery and as
many more standing in the rear on the
first floor while some occupied the
boxes Among the spectators was Alex
ander Troup director of pubic WORKS
MI r. known
democrats in the state.
At S:15 Chairman Fyler of the state
central committee stepped to the front
of the platform and was greeted with
vociferous and prolonged applause and
cheers. He said that the state central
committee had instructed him to pre-
sent as temporary chairman gentle
man who needed no introduction, the
Hon Charles A. Russell of Killingly
Congressman Russell was greeted with