Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-08
.FORESTERS H BRIDGEPORT
Annual Convention Opened at
 Park City To-Day.

der in Connecticut-The Race for
 Grand Secretary the Chief Topic
 To-day Many Anxious to Go to the
 Supreme Convention.
 Bridgeport, May S.-The office of the Atlantic hotel presented an unusually lively appearance from early evening yesterday until late last night, during which time the delegates to the For esters' convention were lobbying for favorites for offices and for delegates to the supreme convention, to be held at Baltimore during the first week Ill September. Upon the arrival of q dele gate he was immediately buttonholed as to whether or not he had made choice for candidates. If not, quiet persuasion was brought to bear by those working for aspirants for hon. OTIS.
 While there will be hot contest for each and every office from grand chief ranger to Junior beadle. the chief in terest lies i'll the contest for the office of grand secretary and delegates to the supreme convention. w. O. Klein ecke of Waterbury and E A. Hager-8 ty of Hartford are in the field for the secretaiyship, while there is no dele gate who would object to being sent to Baltimore.
 New Haven, Hartford, Merlden and Bridgeport are among the large towns working for MT Hagerty, while Water bury and other up the valley towns support his opponent. MT Kleinecke atpresent holds the office and Is known through correspondence to many of the delegates. MT Hagerty, however, has q wide personal acquaintance and Is extremely popular. He has delivered speeches in various places i'll the inter- ests of the order and has done great work thereby.
 In Connecticut there are in the neigh borhood of 10000 Foresters. and to the supreme convention there will go one delegate for each 1000 members. The Bridgeport courts are out for but one office and three supreme representa- tives and there is but little doubt that their wishes will be gratified. k +. Garfield of this city is Il candidate for sub-chief ranger and his chances for election are very bright. The local Foresters desire that John E. Lyddy, Hugh Tolles and John Donnelly go to Baltimore and the visiting delegates seem to acquiesce to their desires. With the local degelates Dr +. II. Wheeler of New Haven will probably be chosen. The doctor may also be candidate for supreme chief ranger in September.
 Bridgeport, May S.--The eleventh convention of the grand court of Con- necticut, II. of A, is being held in this city to-day and will continue during the greater part of Thursday. The con- vention was called to order at 10:45 o'clock by c. c. R., w. Y. Delaney of New Britain, with 205 delegates from 132 courts present out of q total num- Der of 220 delegates from 136 courts in the state.
 The assembly hall ill Smiths theater where the convention is iii session was filled with the delegates and visiting members of the order. Grand Chief Ranger Delaney after calling Nae con- | ventfon to order asked that the com mittee to wait on the mayor be named r. G. c. R.. John E. Lyddy and F. C. l R., John Donnelly were appointed. l Mayor Stirling was escorted to the l platform and introduced by Mir Lyddy l to the grand ranger who extended n welcome and introduced him to the ! delegates. Mayor Stirling then ad- l dressed the delegates warmly welcom- l ing them and extending the freedom I of the city to them during their stay. Ee expressed appreciation of the work l done by the order and hoped that suc- I cess in the future would even exceed the former prosperity enjoyed by the | order. His remarks were greeted with enthusiastic applause and replied to i'll m appreciatiye manner by G. c. R.. l Delaney.
 The committee on credentials and re- l turns then made their report. The following delegates were present from Waterbury:
 I Fruitful Vine, Thomas Conlon, B.. | w Collins.
 Hancock, W. II. Dolan, P. J. Bres- nahan.
 Wolf Tone, D. F. Kelly. Edward OsNeil.
 Shields, F. r. Riordon, James Fitz- l gerald. William Powers.
 $. J. Meany. J. H. Pryor, Thomas l Conley.
 | Falcon, Joseph Garde, r. G. Egan. Linden, ID. J. Griffin. James Eaters. l Welch, Waterville, D. r. Lynch. Hellmann, M J. Smith, Thomas Colina
 America, William Mosgroye.
 Acme, D. J. Murphy.
 Vigilant. John NIcNulty.
 R. l.. Phelan, r. H. McKiernan, 1 John Duggan.
 I F. R. Crosby, Thomas Wagner, John O'Brien.
 Rose Hill, Mago sheehan, W. J. Clasby.
 Oregon. James IT. Freney, James
 Doolan. George Mcdonald. ! Richard Wagner. w, H. liver.
 The roll call of officers and commit teemen followed. Grand Chief Ranger Delaney then read his report, which 1 was followed by the report of the grand secretary. Grand Treasurer David Dickinson then followed with l his report. an abstract of which Is as follows: Balance on hand May l. 1889. $2, ,173, which with amounts collected l since that time makes the total amount $32, ,245.6U. There was paid out on
 511 cSders $2T.4se.s1. leaving balance
 on hand i'll the Home bank in Meriden
 of SI, I,75S.7o.
 SUICIDES ATTEMPT FATAL. l Middletown. May S.After q week l of suffering Charles c. Hurlburt, the