The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-26
NELBERT B. GARY IS NAMED
WILL HEAD DEMOCRATIC STATE
 TICKET.


 fion All Through-The Platform Adopted-Reports of Committees Speeches by Mir. Cummings and NIT. Cary.
 The democratic state convention yes- terday afternoon nominated the follow ing state ticket to be put in the field at the November election:
 For governor-Melbert B. Cary of Ridgefeld.
 For lieutenant governor-E. Kent Hubbard, Jr., of Mfddletown.
 For secretary of state-Arthur B. Cal k!ns of East Lyme.
 For controllcr-E. G. KiIduff of Wa terbury
 For treasurer-Philip Hugo of New Haven.
 For attorney general-Noble E. Pierce of Bristol.
 For an-at-large-Homer S. Cummings of Stamford.
 Melbert B. Cary was nominated by a vote of 320 to 236 for Charles F. Thayer of Norwich, the other candidate for the nomination of governor. The vote was taken and counted amid great enthu- siasm, each side being in doubt until one of the delegates near the tellers' table whispered Its Cary" This re- mark spread through the Hyperion the ater as if by magic and there was a slight cheer. When it became known that MT. Cary was really nominated, and before the official vote was an- nounced there was great outburst of yelling, cheering and screaming lasting ten minutes fully. Chairman John J. Walsh decided to let the delegates have their yelling out and he sat back and rested for ten minutes, the first time since the opening of the convention, that he had had anything like a free minute to himself. Finally the dele gates yelled themselves out and a few moments later when the official figures were announced there was another out break which lasted fully as long as the first one.
 The balloting for the nomination for governor lasted exactly one hour and twenty-five minutes. The ballot was by roll call and as a delegtae's name was called by the secretary he would place the vote in the box at the end of the center aisle of the theater. Five hundred and fifty-six votes were cast and as could be expected the voting was very tedious. The senatorial dis tricts were taken separately beginning with the first until all of the twenty four had been called. After all of
 
 the lists had voted some delegates in the audience claiming that they were the official delegates from Scotland and Chaplan asked that their claim to vote be recognized. They said that their names were omitted from the official lists through some mistake and waved their credentials in the face of the chairman. A vote was taken on the matter and unanimous consent was given them to vote. Four votes was the total of the delegates from these towns and after they had been deposit ed the ballot box was declared closed and the vote taken. Six hundred and ten was the number of delegates en- titled to vote at the convention, but for ty-two of these were missing when the
 
 quite large number of missing dele gates, as usually the ranks from all the counties are nearly filled.
 The first delegate to drop in his vote did so at ten minutes before three and the ballot was declared closed at quar- ter after four o'clock, making just an hour and twenty-five minutes in taking the vote.
 When the votes were being counted a motion was made, seconded and passed that the convention proceed to make nominations for the lieutenant gover- norship. Judge J. D. Donahue of Mid dletown, a fellow townsman of MT. Hubbard in brief but forceful speech put the name of E. Kent Hubbard, Jr., before the convention, pointing out that the qualities of the man he named, say ing that he was one of the "best young democrats in the state of Connecticut" " The nomination was seconded by a number of delegates and a motion was made to nominate MT. Hubbard by ac- clamation. This was passed and the nomination was 8 unanimous one. Great cheering followed the announce ment, and immediately Attorney Jere- miah F. Donovan took the floor and moved that the convention proceed with the nominations for secretary of state. The motion was passed and MT. Dono- van named Arthur B. Calkins of East Lyme for that place on the ticket. This also was seconded by a number of dele gates and MT. Calkins was declared nominated by exclamation.
 Somebody in the back of the theater kept the ball rolling by putting up a candidate for treasurer, but his voice was lost in the shuffle. David Fitzger- aid, of New Haven. however, yelled for recognition and he was recognized. In 8 neat speech he nominated Philip Hugo, the former director of public works of this city, and the nomination called for a good deal of applause. Ed ward Mullins, of Putnam, and Edward c. Pinney were also nominated. and it looked as though another long and tedi- ous ballot would have to be taken. MT. Pinney thanked the delegates for put ting up his name. but said that he would have to decline the honor, as he felt that his name might take a few votes from man who was deserving of every vote of the convention. A mo- ,nent later MT. Fitzgerald moved that the vote be by exclamation, and Mir,