Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-14
DEMPSEY OF DANBURY.
He Was One of the Star Actors at
 Hartford Yesterday.

Hartford Yesterday.
 The turmoil in the constitutional convention at Hartford yesterday had it's amusing side as well. In it's re- port of the doings of the convention last evening the Hartford Times had the following:
 MT Dempsey (dem) of Danbury said he wanted to vote for the plans rom New Haven and Hartford, but he had been denied that privilege. It IS the fault of those two delegates that their propositions were not di- rectly voted on. The delegates from all the towns have been at the mercy or those reformers. He thought the resolutions from the delegate from Salisbury for equal representation in the house and for a senate based on population were good and he liked them. He (AIr Dempsey is n demo- crat and he thought that there was democratic blood in the veins of the gentleman from Salisbury. TLaugh- ter
 MT Osborn (dem) of New Haven asked MT Dempsey if he was serious when he said he was deprived of an opportunity to vote on his (NIr Os- born's) resolution.
 MT Dempsey replied that he was serious when he made that state ment
 You understand the convention will | consider all these matters," said MT ! Osborn.
 Up to the present I haven't had the opportunity to consider the raso- lutlons and the present is critical time," replied MT Dempsey. TAD. l plausc
 MT Dempsey, continuing, said the gentleman from Bridgeport would find that he was not "the only pebble on the beach" in Bridgeport. Laugh ter.l Neither would the gentlemau from New Haven find that hs was thf only pebble on the beach in New Ha. ven. Neither would the gentlemen from Hartford or New London find that they were ''the only pebbles or ] the beach" He (NIr Dempsey said he is a democrat and that he had voted twice for William Jennings | Bryan.
 MT Guilfoile (dem) of Waterbury asked MT Dempsey on what principle of government he favored the resolu ton of one representative from z town.
 "On the same principle as the com promise which provided that two rep resentatives should be sent from < state in the federal congress-" replied MT Dempsey. GApplause.1 MT Dempsey said the reformers hat misjudged the temper of the people
 In reply to MT Guilfoile, MT Demp sey said the propositions of the gen tlemen from New Haven and Hart ford are dead and buried. Laughter.
 MT Guilfoile intimated that tn plans of MT Osborn of New Havel and Mir Clark of Hartford had no been settled.
 "Oh! you are beside yourself" re piled Mir Dempsey.
 MT Dempsey said there was no us calling another convention. If thi convention could not give the peopl what they wanted, that ended conven tions. Referring to the criticism o Governor Walters proposition abou the senate, that s'it was uncivilized, MT Dempsey asked: Wouldn't tha jar your Laughter
 Next fall if any reformer sticks u his head he would hit whether tn reformer is a democrat or a republi can. He would dislike to have tn convention adjourn and have it's at tion fail when the people vote on i 3 The delegates who, on Lincoln day l surrendered one representative wer 1 noble men.
 II 'sWill the Hartford Courant g s against the republican party? Wi : the Hartford Courant bite the han l which has fed it for 100 years? Nc s on your life" Laughter and al f plause.l